Erik Peeters: 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award—Patent

U.S. Patent Number 6,504,986 “Optical Fiber Assembly” received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award—Patent. This award was presented in recognition of the patent that has significant commercial impact for CommScope based on its overall financial and strategic contribution to the company. Erik Peeters, Engineer II, Research and Development, Product Development for CommScope’s Connectivity Solutions, accepted the award for this patent granted in January 2003. In this video, Peeters talks about what it means to accept the award for this patent and how important innovation is to the industries we serve.