ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,959, issued on March 24, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).
"Angled connector" was invented by Nicholas Lee Evans (Middletown, Pa.) and Kevin Stauffer (Middletown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector comprises a shield, a contact and a dielectric. The shield includes a first section extending in a first direction and a second section extending from the first section at a bend angle in a second direction. The dielectric is arranged within the shield and defines a first section extending in the first direction and a second section extending from the first section at the bend angle in the second di...