ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,215, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Cyclone Biosciences LLC (Phoenix).

"Optical fiber termination, related devices, and fabrication of same" was invented by Stephen E. Griffin (Peoria, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process of formation of an optical fiber termination includes intentionally introducing gas vent gaps within the optical fiber termination, as a result of which fabrication process related mechanical stresses in the termination are greatly or at least substantially reduced. Optical fiber terminations formed with such process. Methodologies of using such optical fiber terminations."

The patent was filed on Mar...