ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,328, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Telescent Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Automated fiber optic interconnection system based on non repeating braid algorithm, robot, and fixed, identical length optical fibers" was invented by Anthony Stephen Kewitsch (Santa Monica, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic strand distribution system utilizing a fiber optic reconfiguration robot moving in xyz directions within a fiber interconnect zone. The system includes a multiplicity of substantially equal length, substantially straight-line fiber strands in an x-z plane within the fiber interconnect zone; each fiber strand having a fixe...