US Patent Issued to AFL Telecommunications on Nov. 3 for "Fiber optic connector kit for butt closure" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,663, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to AFL Telecommunications LLC (Duncan, S.C.).

"Fiber optic connector kit for butt closure" was invented by Kelvin Turner (Williamston, S.C.), Jacob David Hrobak (Greenville, S.C.) and Jonathan McAbee (Inman, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector collar for a fiber optic closure. The connector collar is insertable into a cavity at a base of the fiber optic closure. The connector collar includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the shaft forming a passage extending from a first end and a second end. The passage is configured to r...