ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,741, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Spring, Texas).

"Electronic port having a locking assembly to lock an electronic plug" was invented by Yuying Chen (Beijing) and Yuhai Guo (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic port includes a receptacle and a locking assembly having a clamping module and a fastener. The receptacle includes first, and second retainer members being configured to releasably hold a connector of an electronic plug. The clamping module includes a first clamp member having first engagement members, and a second clamp member movably coupled to the first clamp mem...