ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,662, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to AutoNetworks Technologies Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd. (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).

"Fuse, composite fuse, and electrical connection box" was invented by Kenichi Mitani (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuse includes a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a fixing portion connected to the leading end of the second connection portion. The fixing portion includes a fixing hole passing therethrough along a fixing axis extending in a first direction. The fixing portion has a plurality of fixi...