ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,337, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG (Mulfingen, Germany).

"Mechanically fixing circuit boards in a motor" was invented by Manuel Walter (Schwabisch Hall, Germany) and Tobias Letter (Bad Mergentheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for fixing a printed circuit board within a housing of an electric motor, comprising a first housing part, a second housing part, and an insulation part. The insulation part is arranged between the first housing part and the second housing part, such that the housing parts are spaced apart from one another at least in certain portions by the insulation...