ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,390, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH (Waldkraiburg, Germany).

"Plug connector and plug connector system" was invented by Thomas Kirschner (Egglkofen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plug connector for transmitting high-frequency signals includes an inner-conductor and an outer-conductor contact, and an insulator arranged therebetween. A receptacle is formed by the outer-conductor contact and is configured to receive a mating plug connector to establish a connection. A catch basket is: formed by the outer-conductor contact, and/or arranged in the receptacle and is configured to produce contacting between t...