US Patent Issued to Fujikura on May 5 for "Efficient alignment structure for multiple connectors branching from a single optical cable" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,045, issued on May 5, was assigned to Fujikura Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Efficient alignment structure for multiple connectors branching from a single optical cable" was invented by Ryoichi Mitobe (Sakura, Japan) and Kansei Shindo (Sakura, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A housing structure includes: an optical cable including optical fibers; connector units branching off from the optical cable; and a housing body that houses the connector units. Each of the connector units includes: a first tube through which the optical fibers pass; second tubes through each of which the optical fibers branching off from the first tube pass; and a connecto...