ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,166, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Cable connection structure" was invented by Takuma Hibino (Mie, Japan) and Harald Lutsch (Wolfsburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication cable connection structure is provided with a relay member for electrically connecting a first communication cable and a second communication cable. The relay member includes a signal pin for electrically connecting female terminals provided in the respective communication cables, a shield pin for electrically connecting shield members provided in the respective communication cables, and a tubular ...