TE Connectivity was granted a patent for a power receptacle assembly.

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  "detected_at": "2026-09-23T15:14:37+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "TE Connectivity",
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    "summary": "TE Connectivity was granted a patent for a power receptacle assembly.",
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    "inventors": [
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    "grant_date": "2026-09-22",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12744347",
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    "patent_title": "Power receptacle assembly and method of assembling a power receptacle assembly",
    "patent_number": "US12744347",
    "uspto_assignee": "TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH",
    "patent_abstract": "A power receptacle assembly includes a receptacle housing holding a power terminal including a socket at a mating end and a crimp barrel crimped to a power cable. The power receptacle assembly includes a rear cover coupled to the rear of the receptacle housing. Optionally, the rear cover includes a TPA element received in the cavity to interface with and assure proper positioning of the power terminal in the cavity. Optionally, the rear cover is fed on a carrier strip with a plurality of the rear covers with connecting strips therebetween, wherein the rear cover is singulated from the connecting strips to separate the rear cover from the carrier strip for coupling to the rear of the receptacle housing.",
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    "invention_explanation": "A power connector that combines a socket, crimped cable terminal, and rear positioning cover to hold the electrical contact correctly inside its housing.",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"te.com","limit":20}'