ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,883, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. KG (Germany).
"Snap-in terminal for conductor" was invented by Xuefeng Ge (Henrico, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A snap-in terminal connector for a conductor includes a housing having a first opening for receiving the conductor and a second opening arranged at an angle, and preferably perpendicular, relative to the first opening for an actuator for the connector. The connector includes a bus bar, a clamping spring, and a rotatable lever operable by the actuator. The clamping spring is mounted on the housing and includes integral clamping and support legs. T...