ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,988, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).

"Electrical terminal including rocker lock" was invented by Galen M. Martin (Middletown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body, a plurality of terminals arranged within the connector body, and a rotatable terminal lock. The plurality of terminals each include an elastic terminal latch fixing the terminal in an installed position within the connector body. The terminal lock is rotatably connected to the connector body between an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked position a...