ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,420, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, N.C.), CommScope Connectivity Spain S.L. (Alcobendas, Spain) and CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA (Kessel-Lo, Belgium).

"Connector including a disengagement feature" was invented by Longinos De Dios Martin (Barcelona, Spain), Danny Thijs (Zonhoven, Belgium) and Sheldon Muir (Whitsett, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a connector (1) for data connections, in particular of the RJ type, with a latch element (6) for securing a connection to a counter-connector. In order to simplify a disconnection of the connector (1) and the count...