ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,232, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Rakuten Symphony Inc. (Tokyo).
"Right angled blind mate interconnection" was invented by Gerard MacManus (Surrey, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit board connection system is provided having a first circuit board having a first connector and a second circuit board having a second connector for mating with the first connector. A chassis is provided for mounting the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and when assembled, the first circuit board and the second circuit board lie parallel to a mounting surface of the chassis. At least one first alignment feature is f...