ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,873, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Amphenol PCD (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).
"Charging socket with compact and secure protection for conductors against foreign objects" was invented by Jing Yu (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket with compact protection for conductors against foreign objects. The socket comprises a housing having channels extending in a mating direction, power conductors disposed in the channels, and assemblies disposed on the channels to block entrances into the channels. The assemblies are within a chamber of the housing surrounded by a wall. Each assembly comprises a cover and sh...