ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,389, issued on March 25, was assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH (Bensheim, Germany).
"Electrical plug-type connection and electrical connector" was invented by Gregor Panitz (Bensheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical plug-type connection comprises a first connector including a connector housing and at least one electrical terminal arranged therein, and a mating connector for coupling to the first connector. The mating connector includes at least one mating electrical terminal extending in an axial direction, and a mating terminal touch protection device movable from an initial position into a final positio...