ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,294, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH (Waldkraiburg, Germany).

"Plug connector, device, and method for producing a secondary lock for a plug connector" was invented by Alexander Andert (Waldkraiburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug connector for a cable includes a housing having at least one opening and at least one cavity, wherein the cable is insertable into the at least one cavity through the at least one opening. At least one undercut is formed on a circumference of the at least one cavity. A secondary lock is releasably engageable with at least one the undercut. The cable is fastenable in the h...