ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,914, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Benjamin K. Sharfi (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).

"High-speed input/output and high-power transmission connector and cable" was invented by Benjamin K. Sharfi (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Cory Steen (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Saul Gonzalez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) and Kadek W. Hemawan (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interconnection cable adapted to connect two or more electronic devices comprising one or more end connectors; at least one of the one or more connectors comprising one or more data plugs, each complying with the USB or the Thunderbolt specification, and one...