ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,167, issued on March 31, was assigned to Components Express LLC (Woodridge, Ill.).

"Enclosures for accommodating board stacks" was invented by John Berst (Woodridge, Ill.), Art Didyk (Chicago) and Nick DeFrancesco (Sugar Grove, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact and electrically grounded enclosure facilitates locating a board stack assembly camera inside and can be rated IP67 or higher. The enclosure has connectors integrated ended in the back bezel of the enclosure and a front lens mount that allows for the direct assembly of interchangeable lens covers. The purpose of the enclosure is to take an existing board stack and...