US Patent Issued to TE Connectivity Solutions on Nov. 25 for "Integrally molded power connector housing having an insert held by a breakable bridge" (Pennsylvania, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,986, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).

"Integrally molded power connector housing having an insert held by a breakable bridge" was invented by John M. Myer (Middletown, Pa.), Daniel W. Fry Jr. (Middletown, Pa.), Hurley Chester Moll (Hershey, Pa.) and Joel H. Barnett (Winston Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power connector includes a housing including a terminal carrier and an insert matable to the terminal carrier. The terminal carrier includes terminal channels holding power terminals. The terminal carrier includes a pocket aligned with carrier openings. The insert is coupl...