ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,318, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Brunswick Corp. (Mettawa, Ill.).
"Connectors for electric marine devices" was invented by Brad E. Taylor (Stillwater, Okla.) and Phillip J. Niemann (Howards Grove, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pair of connectors for electric marine devices is disclosed. The first connector comprises a first housing, a plug provided within the first housing, a sleeve surrounding the first housing, and an asymmetrical key. The second connector comprises a second housing, a receptacle located within the second housing, and an asymmetrical keyway. The first housing of the first connector is configured to rec...