ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,935, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to J.S.T. Corp. (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
"Connector with terminal position assurance" was invented by Eric Blankinship (Lathrup Village, Mich.), Ping Chen (Novi, Mich.) and Gwendolyn Upson (Ypsilanti, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector can include a female housing and a terminal position assurance member forming a pre-installed assembly. The terminal position assurance member can include one or more lock arms to retain the terminal position assurance member in a final lock position, which can provide reinforcement or secondary locki...