ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,419, issued on April 14, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Barrier layer for an electrical device" was invented by Sandeep Laxman Maut (Charlotte, N.C.) and Nikhil Pokkandath Swaminadhan (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical device including an electrical assembly and a barrier layer. The electrical assembly includes a substrate and an electrical component that is coupled to the substrate. The electrical component is positioned between the substrate and the barrier layer. The barrier layer includes a first layer that includes a first epoxy and a second layer that includes a seco...