ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,774, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD. (Woodbridge, Great Britain).
"Fiber splice closure" was invented by Shaun Trezise (Aldeburgh, Great Britain) and Kim Leeson (Ipswich, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber splice closure for housing an optical connection between a distribution cable and at least one drop cable of an optical network includes a base and an insert. The base includes round drop cable ports configured to receive a drop cable containing a first optical fiber. Screw holes are arranged in a radial side wall of the drop cable ports and receive a fixing device to secure the drop ca...