ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,613, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to BELDEN INC. (St. Louis).

"Apparatuses and methods for modular optical fiber furcation" was invented by James John Zimnicki (Richmond, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes apparatuses and methods for separating and installing optical fibers into furcation tubing. A modular fiber optic furcation assembly can include one or more furcation bodies, each comprising a plurality of parallel conduits oriented in a single plane and extending from a first face of the furcation body to an opposing second face of the furcation body; and an attachment mechanism to removably at...