ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,331, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Electrical connector assembly for a terminal-less sealed in-line connection system" was invented by Hyoun Lee (Rochester, Mich.), Jomary Quemado Ledesma (Lap-lapu, Philippines), Samson Pasicaran (Cebu, Philippines) and Mark Neil Janulgue Pecaoco (Lap-lapu, Philippines).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly quickly and easily provides mechanical and electrical connections between two flat flexible conductors, each having multiple electrically conductive traces provided thereon, in a sealed environment that resists the entry of contaminant...