ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,662, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FEP Fahrzeug Electrik Pira GmbH & Co KG (Pima, Germany) and Hanon Systems (Daejeon, South Korea).
"Shielding element and plug connector" was invented by Anke Schops (Pirna, Germany), Christian Hohn (Dresden, Germany), Bernd Lucius (Bad Gottleuba-Berggiesshugel, Germany), Oliver Gormanns (Monchengladbach, Germany) and Eric Rooks (Leichlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shielding element and a plug connector providing reliable shielding as well as reduced assembly effort and assembly and savings on material, weight and material costs. Inner spring elements are arranged at a first ...