ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,887, issued on April 14, was assigned to BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC (London).
"Telecommunications apparatus" was invented by Robert Coombs (London), Ian Pippard (London) and James Harriott-Gadd (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telecommunications interconnection terminal can include a housing including a first set of ports for coupling to a connectorized multi-fiber cable; a second set of ports for coupling to a connectorized single-fiber cable; a third set of ports, including an aperture and an engagement for receiving and engaging a non-connectorized fiber optic cable; and a splice distributor for receiving and accommod...