ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,687, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to HIROSE ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Housing and connector" was invented by Shinnosuke Miwa (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a housing which includes: a housing portion; a cover portion; and an attachment structure, the attachment structure has an engagement groove provided in the housing portion and an engagement piece provided in the cover portion, the engagement groove has a first and a second inner end surface, the second inner end surface is positioned on a back side of the engagement groove, the engagement piece has a first and a second outer end surfa...