ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,343, issued on March 17, was assigned to FCI USA LLC (Etters, Pa.).
"High speed, ruggedized connector" was invented by Koen Maddens (Hofstade, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular connector system with components that can be economically assembled to provide high signal integrity in a harsh environment, such as an automobile. In some connectors, electrical conductors serving as signal conductors may be at least partially encircled by a conductive sheet formed into a tube. The tube may be formed by joining opposite edges of the sheet with tab portions extending from the edges. The tab portions may be bent to extend radial...