ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,385, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Molex LLC (Lisle, Ill.).

"Plug connector and receptacle connector" was invented by Weng-Heng Liong (Jurong Town, Singapore) and Chee Kit Chew (Jurong Town, Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plug and receptacle connectors for improving crosstalk are provided. The plug connector includes a first set of plug terminals, a second set of plug terminals, a first plate-shaped shielding member, and a second plate-shaped shielding member. The first set of plug terminals include first ground terminals and first signal terminals, where the first plate-shaped shielding member is provided below the firs...