ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,347, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Power receptacle assembly and method of assembling a power receptacle assembly" was invented by Brian Keith Weaver (Harrisburg, Pa.), Matthew William Broadbent (Millerstown, Pa.) and William James Moyer II (Selinsgrove, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power receptacle assembly includes a receptacle housing holding a power terminal including a socket at a mating end and a crimp barrel crimped to a power cable. The power receptacle assembly includes a rear cover coupled to the rear of the receptacle housing. Optionally, the rear ...