ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,931, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).
"Connector system for flat flexible cables" was invented by Christopher R. Raybold (Middletown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly for a flat flexible cable (FFC) includes a plug, an FFC, a cable stiffening element and a header. The plug retains a plurality of conductive terminals, each having a welding surface exposed on a first side of the plug, and a second contact surface exposed on a second side of the plug, opposite the first side. The FFC includes a plurality of conductors exposed on at least one side thereof. The cable s...