ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,334, issued on March 17, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).
"Front load connector system for flat flexible cables" was invented by Christopher Ryan Raybold (Middletown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly for a flat flexible cable (FFC) comprises a header and a plug receivable within the header. The header includes conductive contacts arranged therein. The plug includes conductive terminals and defines first openings and second openings. The first openings are defined on a first side of the plug and expose a weld pad of each of the terminals for electrically connecting each terminal to ...