ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,240, issued on July 28, was assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH (Bensheim, Germany) and TE Connectivity Nederland B.V. (s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands).
"Distribution automation device" was invented by Jeroen Jozef Maria De Bruijn ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) and Guenter Feldmeier (Bensheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distribution automation device for receiving a plug connector includes a housing having a socket at least partially receiving the plug connector. The socket has a locking feature engaging a complementary locking feature of the plug connector. The locking feature and the housing are formed integrally ...