ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,404, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co. Ltd. (Chengdu, China).
"Reliable card edge connector with narrow latch" was invented by Kui Yang (Chengdu, China) and Xiaodong Hu (Chengdu, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card edge connector that provides reliable performances while satisfying smaller dimensions required by industry standards. The connector has a housing holding terminals. The housing has a body, a tower narrower than the body, and a slot extending from the body to the tower. The tower has a tower body protruding from an end of the body of the housing and an extension protrudin...