US Patent Issued to Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) on June 23 for "Water resistant electrical connector" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,346, issued on June 23, was assigned to Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Water resistant electrical connector" was invented by Fei Wu (Shenzhen, China) and Zhimin Qin (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical connectors with improved water resistance. A connector may have an outer shell and an inner shell disposed in the outer shell. The inner shell may extend beyond the outer shell in a mating direction. A portion of the inner shell that extends beyond the outer shell in the mating direction may have a surface roughness higher than portions of the inner shell such that...