ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,947, issued on May 13.
"Audio plug" was invented by Karim Messadek (Chanteloup-les-Vignes, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An audio plug which comprises a head and a body, a through opening through the body having a rotational symmetry and being configured to allow the passage of at least two cables through the body, a shoulder being formed on the inner surface of the body to form a first cylindrical section on the upstream side and a second cylindrical section on the downstream side on the body, the audio plug further comprising a ring presenting a shoulder on its outer surface to form a first section with a diameter correspon...