ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,942, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).

"Connector assembly" was invented by Ikki Sago (Mie, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly is provided with a first connector to be fixed to a metal case and a second connector connectable to the first connector. The first connector includes a first housing and a first terminal. The second connector includes a second housing connectable to the first housing by being relatively moved along a connection direction with respect to the first housing, a second terminal connected to the first terminal in a housing connected state where the...