ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,486, issued on June 17, was assigned to US Conec Ltd. (Hickory, N.C.).
"Ferrule seating features for a fiber optic connector" was invented by Jason Higley (Hickory, N.C.) and Darrell R. Childers (Hickory, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic connector housing has seating features in an internal opening that coordinate with a flange on a fiber optic ferrule to have a secure and precise position for the fiber optic ferrule. There are at least one pair of ramps that may be attached to an inner connector housing wall and an opening wall. The flange has contacts that engage the ramps, which direct the fiber optic ferrule in a...