US Patent Issued to Testron on May 12 for "Magnetic latching connector with electric unlatch" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,626,848, issued on May 12, was assigned to Testron Corp. (Livonia, Mich.).

"Magnetic latching connector with electric unlatch" was invented by John Paul Boudreaux (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and Brandon Dombrowski (Ferndale, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector system includes a connector base, a connector head, a latch, and a solenoid. The connector base and the connector head may be coupled together to establish an electrical connection therebetween. The connector base and connector head may be latched and unlatched using a combination of a magnet and the solenoid. The magnet facilitates latching and the solenoid facilitates unlatchi...