ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,757, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Huawei Technologies Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Dual-core connector and connection system" was invented by Jian Hu (Wuhan, China), Yida Wen (Leuven, Belgium) and Xiupeng Li (Wuhan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of dual core connectors and connection systems are disclosed. In an implementation, a dual core connector comprises a plug assembly and an engagement assembly, the plug assembly comprises a housing and ferrules. The housing has a through hole that penetrates through a first surface and an opposing second surface of the housing. The ferrules are both located within the ...