US Patent Issued to AMPHENOL on March 17 for "Spring loaded electrical connector" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,339, issued on March 17, was assigned to AMPHENOL Corp. (Wallingford, Conn.).

"Spring loaded electrical connector" was invented by Ronald I. Frank (Sharon, Mass.), James R. Meszaros (Middleboro, Mass.), George L. Goulart (Dighton, Mass.), Braden J. Ishaug (Porter Ranch, Calif.), Robert G. Hennemuth III (Franklin, Mass.), Michael D. Smith (North Easton, Mass.), Michael A. Yashin (Cranston, R.I.), Gordon J. Udall (North Attleboro, Mass.), Daniel R. McNevin (Norton, Mass.) and James Joseph Moriarty (Brockton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical connectors and assemblies may include a housing and a contact member therein. Th...