US Patent Issued to ODU on July 28 for "Plug or socket as a component for an electrical connector" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,251, issued on July 28, was assigned to ODU GmbH & Co. KG (Muhldorf a. Inn, Germany).

"Plug or socket as a component for an electrical connector" was invented by Stefan Seibuchner (Muhldorf a. Inn, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component for an electrical connector, comprising a housing and a plurality of electrical contact elements, the ends of which are accessible at one end of the housing for connection to a mating connector component. The electrical contact elements are arranged in at least two segments which are separated from and shielded against each other. The outer contour of each of the at least two segments has ...