ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,184, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Connector with cable locator movably attached to the shell" was invented by Tetsuya Shiina (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Each of shell sidewall portions of a connector is provided with a first hole and a second hole which correspond to a locator. The locator is attached to a shell so that the locator is movable from a first position to a second position in a first direction. The locator is provided with receiving holes which receive ends of electric wires of a cable. The locator is provided with admitting portions communicating with the...