ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,946, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Receptacle coupler for communication system" was invented by Randall Robert Henry (Lebanon, Pa.) and Brandon Michael Matthews (McAlisterville, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle coupler includes a coupler contact assembly having upper and lower contacts each having a front mating beam configured to mate with a front module circuit board and a rear mating beam configured to mate with a rear module circuit board with an intermediate portion therebetween. The coupler contact assembly includes a contact holder holding the upp...