ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,879, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
"Strain relief device for electrical connectors" was invented by John Morello (Warren, Ohio) and James M. Rainey (Warren, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal assembly includes a connector housing having an opening at a first end for receiving a cable and a strain relief device. The opening of the connector housing is defined by an inner surface. The strain relief device includes an annular base and a cylindrical portion extending from the annular base, wherein the cylindrical portion has an inner surface having a diameter selected to...