ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,738, issued on May 5, was assigned to FCI USA LLC (Etters, Pa.).
"Low-profile electrical connector" was invented by Thomas A. Brungard (Lewisberry, Pa.) and Steven E. Pressel (Harrisburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and conductive power and signal terminals. The housing has a mating interface that engages with a mating connector. The power terminals and signal terminals are attached to the housing and exposed at the mating interface. The housing is configured to be mounted on a circuit board such that a side housing surface is aligned with an edge of the circuit board. The c...