ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,364, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to HIROSE ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Flat conductor electric connector" was invented by Shoichiro Tamaki (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flat conductor electric connector to hold a flat conductor inserted in a front-back direction includes: terminals arrayed in the flat conductor width direction; a housing holding the terminals; and a slider. The housing includes a receiving portion receiving the flat conductor and a locking protruding portion upwardly protruding in the receiving portion and lockable to the flat conductor. The slider is attached to the housing and movabl...