ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,785,019, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to VOLVO TRUCK Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Component for high-voltage system of a vehicle" was invented by Ringolds Jargans (Trollhattan, Sweden) and Diego Santos Pereira Netto (Askim, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A component for a high-voltage electric system of a vehicle includes a hollow body having a circular cross section; a first contact arranged circumferentially in the body and configured to be externally exposed and to reach an interior of the body; a second contact arranged circumferentially in the body and configured to be externally exposed and to reach an interior of the body,...