ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,839, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Kohler illumination system for inspection of radiused end connectors" was invented by Abhilash Sukumari (Nepean, Canada), Kevin Cassady (Monroe, Wash.), Christopher Russell Wagner (Kanata, Canada), Nicklos Joseph Bulitka (Stittsville, Canada), Eugene Chan (Ottawa) and Christian Richard Comtois-Arnaldo (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and devices for providing Kohler illumination for inspection, under a microscope, of end connectors of fiber optic cables. In one aspect, a microscopy system provides Kohler illumination where a numer...