ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,339, issued on July 14, was assigned to Tyco Electronics UK Ltd. (Swindon, Great Britain), TE Connectivity India Private Ltd. (Bangalore, India) and Deutsch India Power Connectors Private Ltd. (Bangalore, India).

"Panel mount connector having a snap-fit clip module" was invented by Vinesh K (Bangalore, India), Aravindh K (Bangalore, India), Ross McSherry (Swindon, Great Britain) and Jack Brown (Swindon, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel mount connector adapted to be mounted to a panel comprises a housing and snap-fit clip module. The housing includes a collar adapted to abut against the panel and a receptacle. The ...