ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,381, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Switzerland).
"Hinged connector" was invented by Matthew Steven Houser (Middletown, Pa.), Brooke Glassman (Winston Salem, N.C.), John Wesley Hall (Middletown, Pa.) and Galen Martin (Middletown, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector or connector assembly includes a first body hingedly connected to a second body and movable between a first and second position with respect thereto. The first body includes a first terminal position assurance (TPA) device, a first terminal space receiving a first terminal, and a first terminal latch engaging with the first term...