ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,686, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to YAZAKI Corp. (Tokyo).

"Connector" was invented by Yuki Mori (Tochigi, Japan), Shigeo Mori (Shizuoka, Japan) and Shinsuke Aoshima (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector includes a power terminal, an LA terminal, a second housing portion, a heat storage member, and a cover. The power terminal is to be electrically connected to a mating terminal. The LA terminal is to be electrically connected to a cable. The heat storage member is erected at a connection portion between the power terminal and the LA terminal. The second housing portion includes a second housing space that h...