ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,010, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KOUMEICAN Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Flat cable having conductive thin plate covered with an insulating layer" was invented by Hitoshi Shibata (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flat cable having high performances in current-carrying, insulation, and safety is provided. The flat cable 1, comprises: a pair of conductive thin plates 2 of strip-shape arranged in parallel; an insulating layer 3 covering the conductive thin plates 3; and a sheath protective layer 4 covering the conductive thin plates 2 covered with the insulating layer 3. The conductive thin plate 2 has a thickness of 0.6...