ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,695, issued on June 17, was assigned to FURUKAWA ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Tokyo) and FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC. (Inukami-gun, Japan).
"Rotary connector device" was invented by Masaya Araki (Inukami-gun, Japan) and Satoshi Kitao (Inukami-gun, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary connector device includes a first case, a second case, an electrical cable, and a stopper structure. The stopper structure includes a movable member, a rotation restricting portion, and a guide portion. The movable member is movable relative to the second case between a first radial position and a second radial position in a radial direction. The rota...