ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,755, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to FCI USA LLC (Etters, Pa.).

"Power connector for compact electronic systems" was invented by Thomas A. Brungard (York, Pa.) and Steven E. Pressel (Harrisburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flexible and low cost power interconnects. The interconnect includes a plug with an insulative support and a plurality of electrical contacts mounted to exterior surfaces of the insulative support. The plug may be simply formed with molding and stamping operations. In use, the plug may be connected in an electrical assembly to support one or multiple power circuits in a compact space. A receptacle for rec...