ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,210, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Self-aligning modular electrical connection system with a common carrier" was invented by Jeffrey S. Campbell (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Wesley W. Weber (Lapeer, Mich.) and Christopher G. Reider (Canfield, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connection system is described which includes a common carrier. The common carrier includes a main channel configured to retain a cable bundle and a plurality of side channels that facilitate coupling of at least some cables of the cable bundle to an electronic control unit (ECU). The side cha...