US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on May 20 for "Spring-actuated electrical connector for high-power applications" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,550, issued on May 20, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Spring-actuated electrical connector for high-power applications" was invented by Slobodan Pavlovic (Novi, Mich.) and Mohamad Zeidan (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an electrical connector assembly for use in a high-power application, such as with motor vehicle electronics, that exposes the connector assembly to elevated temperatures and thermal cycling. The connector assembly includes a first electrically conductive connector formed from a first material, an internal spring member formed from a second...