ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,604, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Connector assembly" was invented by Osamu Hashiguchi (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly is provided with a first connector and a second connector. In the first connector, a first contact point portion, a first indented portion, a first lock portion and a regulated portion of a first terminal are supported by a spring portion. A first holding member holding the first terminal has a regulating portion. The regulated portion is located downward of the regulating portion and faces the regulating portion. In the second connecto...