US Patent Issued to AFL Telecommunications on Feb. 24 for "Adaptor and method for mating a fiber optic connector" (Chinese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,768, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC (Duncan, S.C.).

"Adaptor and method for mating a fiber optic connector" was invented by Zidi Ye (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptor and a method for mating a fiber optic connector to an adaptor are provided. The adaptor includes a retaining clip including a slideable surface. A shutter spring is positioned along the slideable surface. A shutter is pivotally connected to the retaining clip from a first angle prior to insertion of the connector into the adaptor to a second angle after receiving the connector. A main body forms an opening through w...