ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,462, issued on April 21, was assigned to HIROSE ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Cable holding member, cable holding device including cable holding member, and cable connector device including cable holding device" was invented by Makoto Yasuda (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a cable holding device including: a housing includes a terminal having a crimping portion, a cable holding member includes an insertion hole and a guide portion, the crimping portion is insertable into the cable holding member through the insertion hole, the guide portion is provided in the insertion hole, has such a recessed sh...