ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,640, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Stackable terminal assembly" was invented by Mohammed M. Baydoun (Dearborn Heights, Mich.), Hassan A. Haidar (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) and Fawwaz Muraisi (Dearborn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stackable terminal assembly mounted to structure, including a first eyelet terminal body having a flat base portion, an upstanding wall extending from the base portion generally normal thereto, and a mounting feature for securing the first eyelet terminal body to the structure; and a second eyelet terminal body having a flat base and configured...