ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,877, issued on April 14, was assigned to ANYCOM TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Multipurpose fiber-optic connector and fiber-optic adapter" was invented by Bingli Liu (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a multipurpose fiber-optic connector and a fiber-optic adapter. The connector comprises: a tube, a detachable fastener and a connecting member. A cavity of the tube axially runs through a first end and a second end of the tube. The detachable fastener can slide back and forth between the first and second ends, but cannot reach the second end. The detachable fastener is provided with a first thread a...