ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,318, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).

"Charging inlet assembly having a power harness" was invented by Kevin John Peterson (Kernersville, N.C.), Nathan Philip Myer (Lancaster, Pa.) and Clara Marguerite Rhodes (Winston Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power harness for a charging inlet assembly includes a harness housing holding a power cable in a cable slot A ring insert of the power cable is aligned with a bore of a hub of the housing that receives a threaded bolt with an insulating cover and an insulating cap. A contact ring is received in the hub with a first end connecte...