ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,412, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER Ltd. (Dublin).
"Modular plug" was invented by Erik Garcia Canseco (Ixtapaluca, Mexico), Elias Martinez Velerio (Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico) and Alejandro Garcia (Tultitlan, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug for use in an electrical connector system includes a handle body assembly comprising a handle body and a flange disposed on an end of the handle body. The flange defines a plurality of openings. A sleeve assembly includes a sleeve and a flange disposed on an end of the sleeve. The flange on the sleeve defines a plurality of openings. The openings in the flange ...