ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,664, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LG Energy Solution Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Connector" was invented by Sang-Ok Seon (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a connector in which fastening and separation may be effectively performed. A connector electrically connected to a mating connector including a magnetic body includes a housing formed of an electrically non-conductive material, and including a coupling portion to which the mating connector is fastened, a conductor unit formed of an electrically conductive material, and configured to provide an electrical path, wherein at least a part of the c...