ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,012, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Connector" was invented by Tomoyuki Kondo (Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector is provided which can be mounted on a case without bolt fastening. A connector (C) to be mounted on a case (100) is provided with a housing (10) to be passed through a mounting hole (101) formed in the case (100), a terminal fitting (40) held in the housing (10), an inner harness (60) to be connected to the terminal fitting (45) inside the case (100), and a C-ring (70) mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the housing (10). The outer peripheral surface...