ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,667, issued on June 17, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Terminal unit and connector" was invented by Masato Kamemura (Mie, Japan) and Ryota Sakai (Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a terminal unit and a connector capable of suppressing the contact of a worker's hand a terminal body over a wide range. A terminal unit is provided with a plate-like terminal fitting including a connection region used for electrical connection to a mating terminal, and an insulating member to be mounted on the terminal fitting. The terminal fitting has a sid...