ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,789, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Female connector and connector assembly" was invented by Cong Cao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a female connector and a connector assembly. The female connector includes a female connector shell and a snap-fit fastener. The retaining portion is elastically deformable and the retaining portion and the locking portion are configured to enter the receiving channel through the retaining channel and the locking channel, respectively, wherein the snap-fit fastener has a first position and a second position, and is...