US Patent Issued to Hitachi Astemo on Nov. 4 for "Electrical control unit with sealant between a cover, a base, and an electrical connector" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,464,668, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hitachi Astemo Ltd. (Hitachinaka, Japan).

"Electrical control unit with sealant between a cover, a base, and an electrical connector" was invented by Masato Saito (Hitachinaka, Japan) and Michihito Watarai (Hitachinaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic control unit that curbs overflow of a sealant at a three-way junction of the sealant in the vicinity of a connector. The electronic control unit includes a first seal part 51 that seals between a base member 40 and a cover member 30, a second seal part 52 that seals between the base...