ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,579, issued on May 20, was assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
"Receptacle cage" was invented by Richard James Long (Columbia, Pa.), Alex Michael Sharf (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Freddy R. Galindo Palomino (Harrisburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle cage includes cage walls including exterior walls and an interior wall. The exterior walls form a cavity and include a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a rear wall. The interior wall is received in the cavity and divides the cavity into a first module channel at a first side of the interior wall and a secon...