ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,671, issued on June 17, was assigned to Yazaki North America Inc. (Canton, Mich.).
"Retractable seal shroud" was invented by Alexander Joseph Advey (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first locking mechanism. The second connector includes a housing and a seal shroud. The housing includes a seal positioned along an exterior surface of the housing. The seal shroud surrounds the housing and includes a second locking mechanism configured to mate with the first locking mechanism. The seal shroud is movable between a first po...