US Patent Issued to US Conec on June 10 for "Alignment structure for a fiber optic ferrule and mechanical-optical interface" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,601, issued on June 10, was assigned to US Conec Ltd. (Hickory, N.C.).

"Alignment structure for a fiber optic ferrule and mechanical-optical interface" was invented by Daniel D. Kurtz (Huntersville, N.C.), Darrell R. Childers (Hickory, N.C.) and Brent D. Henley (Newton, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new fiber optic ferrule has an alignment structure on a surface through which light passes. The alignment structure is preferably in the shape of a dog bone, allowing the alignment structure to align the fiber optic ferrule in a receptacle while reducing the influence of temperature on the alignment."

The patent was filed on Oct....