ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,378, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & Co. KG (Munich).
"Connector assembly" was invented by Thomas Cox (Ulverston, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly (30) for use in subsea environments comprises a plug (32) and a receptacle (34) generally arranged about a longitudinal axis (36). The plug (32) comprises a plug body (38) through which a down hole gauge cable (40) extends. The receptacle (34) comprises a receptacle body (42) and through which a supply cable (44) extends for connection with the down hole gauge cable (40). The plug (32) and the receptacle (34) are secured togeth...