ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,332, issued on July 14, was assigned to A. Raymond et Cie (Grenoble, France).

"Device for connecting an electrical conductor to an electrical connector, the device being provided with a visual indicator of proper assembly" was invented by Yoann Garapon (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for connecting an electrical conductor to an electrical connector, the electrical conductor being provided with a pair of notches, comprises a lock formed by two arms that are able to be moved away from one another and close back over the second element in order to be accommodated in the notches thereof and to place the lock in ...