CommScope was granted a patent for sensing occupancy at shuttered ports.

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    "uspto_assignee": "CommScope Technologies LLC",
    "patent_abstract": "The presence of a plug connector with a port is detected through a detection circuit activated by a port shutter. Transitioning the port shutter between the closed (i.e., blocking the port) position and the open position actuates and deactuates the detection circuit.",
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