ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,272,890, issued on April 8, was assigned to SHENZHEN EVERWIN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Socket strengthener, board-to-board socket, and board-to-board connector assembly" was invented by Xiaoshuo Chen (Guangdong, China) and Yiping Shi (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket strengthener, a board-to-board socket, and a board-to-board connector assembly. The socket strengthener (60) comprises a main body part (61), top surface cover parts (66) and lateral outer peripheral wall cover parts (64) formed by extending from the main body part (61), elastic arm parts (65) curving backwards from the ends o...