US Patent Issued to TE Connectivity Solutions on Feb. 18 for "Bi-directional header for multi-direction connector mating" (Michigan, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,922, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).

"Bi-directional header for multi-direction connector mating" was invented by Thomas Robert DeWitte (Troy, Mich.), Adam Price Tyler (Troy, Mich.), Lindsey Gatesman (Winston Salem, N.C.) and David James Rhein (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical header for use in an electrical connector assembly includes a body adapted to mount to an object and having an opening formed therethrough for receiving an electrical terminal. The body further defines a plug on a first side thereof and adapted to engage with a mating electrical connector ...