ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,243, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).

"Connector protection device and circuit board module" was invented by Chih-Ming Lai (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Yung-Shun Kao (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector protection device includes a protective shell top wall, protective shell side walls, and two position-limiting structures. The protective shell top wall covers a connector top surface and includes a slot corresponding to a connector slot. The slot extends along a first direction. The protective shell side walls are connected to each other and to the protective s...