ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,350, issued on June 23, was assigned to Onanon Inc. (Milpitas, Calif.).
"Electromagnetic electrical connector system" was invented by Dennis J. Johnson (Milpitas, Calif.) and Keyon Keshtgar (Milpitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector system for assisting in coupling and unmating electrical connectors. The system generally includes an electromagnet to assist in mating and, alternatively, unmating or uncoupling a first electrical connector with a second electrical connector. The system may include a first electrical connector having a first plurality of contacts, an electromagnet on the first electrical con...