ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,569, issued on May 13, was assigned to US Conec Ltd. (Hickory, N.C.).
"Guide pin holder for guide pins in an adapter" was invented by Jason Higley (Hickory, N.C.), Darrell R. Childers (Hickory, N.C.) and Craig M. Conrad (Hickory, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide pin insert for an adapter to align two fiber optic connectors includes a central body having an opening configured to allow two fiber optic ferrules to mate therethrough, the opening having a longitudinal axis therethrough, a first guide pin holder in communication with the opening on a first side of the central body to engage a first guide pin, a second guide pin ...