ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,938, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).

"Covered connector, electronic unit, and connector unit" was invented by Toshihiro Ito (Mie, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A covered connector includes housings that are disposed so as to be aligned, and a first wire cover, a second wire cover, and a third wire cover that are attached to the housings. The first wire cover, the second wire cover, and the third wire cover include a first wire exit port, a second wire exit port, and a third wire exit port that are open in the same direction. The second electric wire exit port and the third electric...