ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,621, issued on March 24, was assigned to SENSIO AMERICA LLC (Carol Stream, Ill.).

"Connector for integrated lighting and power for cabinetry" was invented by Gary B. Rutherford (Wheaton, Ill.), Paul Bardwell (Rexford, N.Y.) and Jeffery A. Conrady (Aurora, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for an integrated lighting and power system for cabinets includes: a body; a first port having a depth into the body, N number of electrical contacts therein, and an opening at a surface of the body; a second port having a depth into the body, N number of electrical contacts therein, and an opening at a surface of the body; and a thir...