ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,566, issued on May 20, was assigned to DINKLE ENTERPRISE Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan), DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) Co. LTD. (Jiangsu, China) and LI YANG ELECTRIC MACHINERY (DONGGUAN) Co. LTD. (Dong Guan, China).

"Plug connector" was invented by Shang-Tsai Wu (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug connector includes an insulating housing, a conductive terminal and a lock release assembly. The insulating housing includes a main body part and a hollow plunger. The conductive terminal is contained in the insulating housing. The lock release assembly is installed in the insulating housing and includes a locking p...