ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,252, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Electrical junction box" was invented by Kiyofumi Kawaguchi (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Takumi Ejima (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical junction box provided with a component unit having an electronic component housed in a recess and connecting members connecting terminals of the electronic component to mounts outside of the recess includes a positioning portion provided on a long-side sidewall and a short-side sidewall ...