ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,733, issued on April 7, was assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY JAPAN G.K. (Kawasaki, Japan).

"Shield wire assembly" was invented by Seiji Komatsu (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shield wire assembly comprises a shield wire, a conductive ferrule, a wire seal and a stopper. The shield wire includes a central conductor and a braided shielding wire. The ferrule is conductively connected to, and adapted to ground, the braided shielding wire. The stopper is arranged between the ferrule and the wire seal, and includes a first stopper portion suppressing displacement of the ferrule in an inward radial direction and a second stopper ...