ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,833, issued on May 19, was assigned to Senko Advanced Components Inc. (Hudson, Mass.).
"Fiber optic connection system and fiber optic connector" was invented by Siu Kei Ma (Kowloon, Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a fiber optic connection system, an adapter has an expandable wall portion that snaps onto a connector and latches with a latch knob of the connector housing. A lock and an extractor are disposed on the connector housing. During insertion, the extractor is in a forward position as the connector housing is inserted into the adapter. The adapter moves the lock backward relative to the housing and extractor, toward ...