ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,676, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Global Technology Inc. (Ningbo, China).

"Bi-directional and multi-channel optical module with single cavity accommodating both optical transmitter and receiver assemblies" was invented by Jian-Hong Luo (Ningbo, China), Fu Chen (Ningbo, China) and Di Wang (Ningbo, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bi-directional and multi-channel optical module incudes a casing, an optical transmitter assembly, an optical receiver assembly and an optical fiber adaptor. The optical transmitter assembly is disposed in an accommodation space of the casing. The optical transmitter assembly includes a plurality ...