ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,418, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Lumentum Operations LLC (San Jose, Calif.).
"Pluggable optical module" was invented by Chieh-Tse Huang (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pluggable optical module includes a socket interface, a frame, two guide members, and a plug. The frame surrounds the socket interface and is provided with an engagement slot at each side. The two guide members are disposed parallel to each other at the two sides of the frame and define an opening. The two guide members each include a guide rail piece, an elastic arm, and a locking piece. The guide rail piece is provided with a guide rail ...