ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,972, issued on July 1, was assigned to HIROSE ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Connector device" was invented by Kenta Kusaka (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a connector device including: a first connector; and a second connector connected to the first connector. The first connector includes a first terminal, a first lock member, and a first housing. The second connector includes a second terminal, a second lock member, and a second housing. The first housing has a first plate portion, a first inner protruding portion, a first outer protruding portion, a first inner space, and a first outer space. The ...