ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,451, issued on April 14, was assigned to Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Connector having plug and receptacle" was invented by Kenta Ashibu (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a connector with enhanced contact reliability.A connector includes a plug and a receptacle connected to the plug. The plug includes a plug main body having a plug surface including a first plug region, a second plug region, and a third plug region, a plurality of projecting parts including a first projecting part and a second projecting part projecting from the plug surface, and a plurality of plug terminals projecting lower th...