ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,473, issued on April 14, was assigned to Wangs Alliance Corp..
"Inline connector" was invented by Gong Xingping (Qingxi Dongguan, China) and Lian Junhui (Qingxi Dongguan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, methods and systems for connecting segments of a light tape. The light tape may include a first segment extending along an axis. The first segment may include a first male connector connected to a first end of the segment. The first male connector may include a conductor pin, an extension defining a groove and a sealing ring seated in the groove. The first segment may include a first female connector connected to a se...