ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,221, issued on July 28, was assigned to HIROSE ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Electrical connector for flat conductor" was invented by Shoichiro Tamaki (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an electrical connector for flat conductor which includes: a housing, terminals, a slider, and a movable member, the slider is attached to the housing such that the slider is movable in the longitudinal direction between a retreat position and a forward position the movable member is attached to the housing such that the movable member is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the movable member has ...