ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,935, issued on May 13, was assigned to Latelec (Labege, France).

"Fool-proofing device, electrical connection assembly comprising said improved fool-proofing device and associated assembly method" was invented by Guillaume Vachon (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved poka-yoke device for an electrical connection assembly having a first part (3) and a second part (4) which can be removably coupled via a mechanical link along a main axis (X). The first part (3) having a first poka-yoke member (31) and the second part (4) having a second poka-yoke member (41). The first part (3) having interlocking securing device...