US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, KUM on Oct. 6 for "Connector locking device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,756,141, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and KUM Co. LTD. (Ulsan, South Korea).

"Connector locking device" was invented by Minseok Kang (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Seungmyeon Bae (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Hyeongrak Kim (Ulsan, South Korea) and Dongwook Kim (Ulsan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector locking device includes a first connector, a second connector coupled to the first connector and including a guide hole having a locking protrusion and a locking groove on an outer side thereof, a connector position assurance (CPA) member fastened to the...