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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Opterna Am, Inc., Sterling, VA (US);
Atikem Haile-Mariam, Alexandria, VA (US);
Ravindra K. Vora, Freehold, NJ (US);
Gerald J. Meier, Olathe, KS (US);
Bret Matz, Leesburg, VA (US);
Benoy Sarasan, Kochi, IN;
Biji Mathew Arakkakudy, Kochi, IN;
Anoop Murali, Kochi, IN;
Binoy Puthussery, Kochi, IN;
OPTERNA AM, INC., Sterling, VA (US);
Abstract
A fiber distribution system includes a fiber distribution terminal, an assembly separate from the fiber distribution terminal, a third fiber optic cable, and an end-user fiber optic device. The fiber distribution terminal includes a first fiber optic cable, a first rotatable spool storing a portion of the first fiber optic cable, and a first adapter optically coupled to the first fiber optic cable. The assembly includes a second rotatable spool storing a second fiber optic cable optically coupled to the first adapter, and a second adapter optically coupled to the second fiber optic cable. The third fiber optic cable is optically coupled to the second adapter. The end-user fiber optic device is optically coupled to the third fiber optic cable.