ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,856, issued on June 9, was assigned to FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR Co. LTD. (Kushan, China) and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY Ltd. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands).

"Electrical connector having a shielding cover with integral locking arms" was invented by Ming-Ching Chen (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a body extending from the base; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing; and a shielding cover surrounding the insulative housing and having a plate and a peripheral wall, the plate corresponding to the base of the insulative ...