ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,671,295, issued on June 30, was assigned to MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH (Germany).

"Electric scroll compressor with motor connector assembly and motor connector assembly for electric scroll compressor" was invented by Abian Bautista Rodriguez (La Laguna, Spain), David Ayza Parra (Banicassim, Spain), Vicente Balaguer Garin (Meliana, Spain), Justo Lapiedra Castano (Valencia, Spain) and Francisco Moya Torres (Valencia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric compressor includes a housing, refrigerant inlet port, a refrigerant outlet port, an inverter section, a motor section, a compression device and a front cover. The housing defines...