ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,244, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FCI USA LLC (Etters, Pa.).
"Fully assembled high temperature connector" was invented by Charles M. Gross (Dillsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high temperature electrical connector, which may be used to connect a temperature sensor mounted in a combustion chamber of an automotive engine to a cable. The connector has a housing made of high temperature material, such as alumina ceramic. Connector terminals may be retained within the housing but may float relative to the housing, to reduce stresses associated with differential thermal expansion of the housing and terminals and reduce tran...