ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,372, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany).

"Magnetic current sensor integration into high current connector device with mounting for torque stabilization" was invented by Theodor Kranz (Sirnitz, Austria), Dietmar Spitzer (Volkermarkt, Austria), Sebastian Maerz (Neubiberg, Germany), Gaetano Formato (Villach, Austria) and Ramdas Rangnath Ugale (Villach, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power connector is provided that is configured to conduct a current. The power connector includes a base structure, an extension structure, and a connector head structure that define a current path for ...