ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,102, issued on March 17, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).

"Cap assembly for an electrical pass-through" was invented by Chao Fang (Shanghai) and Jianwei Guo (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap assembly for an electrical pass-through includes a cap portion and a claw portion. The cap portion has a cap base that defines a cable axis. The cap portion has a plurality of angled lock surfaces and twist surfaces adjacent to the lock surfaces. The claw portion has a claw body with a claw opening that the cable axis extends through. The claw portion also has fingers that extend from the claw body towards the cap por...