US Patent Issued to US Conec on Sept. 15 for "Ultra-small form factor fiber optic connector and adapter with stubbing prevention features" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,755, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to US Conec Ltd. (Hickory, N.C.).

"Ultra-small form factor fiber optic connector and adapter with stubbing prevention features" was invented by Scott Mendenhall (Hickory, N.C.), Darrell R. Childers (Hickory, N.C.) and Jason Higley (Hickory, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified housing and adapter prevent unwanted contact during the mating of fiber-optic connectors by using positive features and negative features in the housing, while the modified adapter presents negative features and positive features in mating of the two structures."

The patent was filed on Sept. 25, 2023, under App...