ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,142, issued on July 21, was assigned to HYPERTAC S.A..

"Non-aligned contact" was invented by Herve Puyraimond (Saint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical contact for a connector is provided. The electrical contact includes a conductive engaging part extending substantially along a first longitudinal axis, a conductive wiring part extending substantially along a second longitudinal axis, and a conductive junction part configured to electrically connect the engaging part and the wiring part, such that the first longitudinal axis of the engaging part is substantially parallel to and offset with respect t...