ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,703, issued on March 3, was assigned to Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Connector assembly" was invented by Takahiro Takeshita (Tokyo) and Hiroatsu Nakajima (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first housing. The first housing is provided with an engaged portion. The second connector comprises a second housing, a lock lever and a spring. The second housing is provided with a first axis portion. The lock lever is provided with a second axis portion and an engaging portion. The engaging portion is positioned beyo...