US Patent Issued to Bourns on June 23 for "Surface mount electrical devices and methods" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,155, issued on June 23, was assigned to Bourns Inc. (Riverside, Calif.).

"Surface mount electrical devices and methods" was invented by Kelly C. Casey (Corinth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical device can include a body having a shape and including one or more components, and first and second electrodes implemented at respective locations of the body and configured to provide first and second engagements with a mounting surface and to allow a settling motion when the electrical device is positioned on the mounting surface. The electrical device can further include a third electrode implemented at a respective locati...