ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,801, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
"Electric harness manufacturing system and test apparatus" was invented by Marek Manterys (Cracow, Poland) and Marcin Jakub Godlewski (Cracow, Poland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test apparatus for verifying plugging force of an electrical component having sockets for receiving one or more corresponding plugs in a push fit arrangement. The test apparatus includes a load plate with a support surface orthogonal to first and a second axes. A holder retains the first electrical component on the load plate. A plurality of load cells supports the...