ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,383, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR Co. LTD. (Kunshan, China) and FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY Ltd. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands).

"Chip connector with an improved rotating plate" was invented by Shan-Yong Cheng (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chip connector adapted for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board includes: an insulative housing loaded with plural terminals and mounted on the circuit board; a frame surrounding the insulative housing and mounted on the circuit board; and a rotating plate defining a first end and a second end opposite to the fi...