US Patent Issued to Jameson on July 14 for "Method and universal apparatus for optical fiber installation" (North Carolina, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,256, issued on July 14, was assigned to Jameson LLC (Clover, S.C.).

"Method and universal apparatus for optical fiber installation" was invented by Blake Andrew Tomlinson (Statesville, N.C.) and Mark A. Turner (Arlington, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic installation device is disclosed for easily and efficiently installing fiber into an existing conduit in order to provide telecommunication and other services. The installation device includes a housing having first and second entry points. A first tube is releasably coupled to the first entry point, and configured for receiving a fiber cable, and a second tube is r...