ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,480, issued on July 28.
"Push-pull type MPO connector" was invented by Xiao Zhang (Guangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a push-pull type multi-fiber push-on (MPO) connector, including a ferrule assembly, an inner housing, an outer housing, a stopper, a pull handle housing, and a tail sleeve. According to the connector, a fitting structure capable of sequentially transmitting a pulling force is disposed between adjacent two of the tail sleeve, the pull handle housing, and the outer housing. Meanwhile, a fitting structure capable of sequentially transmitting a pushing force is disposed betwee...