ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,955, issued on July 1, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Connector and electronic apparatus" was invented by Shunsuke Morita (Yokohama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes a fixed insulator (20), a movable insulator (30), and contacts (50). The fixed insulator (20) is in the shape of a frame. The movable insulator (30) is disposed inside the fixed insulator (20), and capable of moving relative to the fixed insulator (20). The movable insulator (30) mates with a connection object (60). The contacts (50) are attached to the fixed insulator (20) and the movable i...