ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,754, issued on May 5, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Connector rear cover, connector system, and assembly method" was invented by Naoufal Yadine (Pontoise, France) and Francois Jodon De Villeroche (Pontoise, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector rear cover includes a middle portion having a first edge and a second edge, a first lateral portion having a first lateral edge, and a second lateral portion having a second lateral edge. The first lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a first hinge and the second lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a se...