US Patent Issued to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES on March 24 for "Multi-fiber fiber optic connector assembly with a snap-in multi-fiber ferrule dust cap" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,073, issued on March 24, was assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Claremont, N.C.).

"Multi-fiber fiber optic connector assembly with a snap-in multi-fiber ferrule dust cap" was invented by Cyle D. Petersen (Belle Plaine, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a multi-fiber ferrule dust cap for use on a multi-fiber fiber optic connector. The multi-fiber ferrule dust cap is configured to cover an end face of a multi-fiber ferrule to protect ends of optical fibers mounted within the multi-fiber ferrule from contamination and/or damage. No portion of the multi-fiber ferrule dus...