ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,868, issued on June 2, was assigned to Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Vienna).

"Connection system comprising a cable shoe with an elastomer overmolded thereon, a fixation element forming a section of a locking unit, and a cap element at least sectionally covering the fixation element" was invented by Samuel Stelzl (Vienna), Harald Wernert (Gaweinstal, Austria), Manuel Heindl (Grosskrut, Austria) and Georg Langmann (Alberndorf im Pulkautal, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection system for electrically connecting a cable to a device connector includes a terminal lug having a connecting section having an ...