ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,689,140, issued on July 21, was assigned to Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, Germany).
"Press-fit connector and receptacle" was invented by Regina Nottelmann (Bad Sassendorf, Germany) and Alexander Herbrandt (Soest, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes an electronics carrier, an electrically conductive receptacle attached to a first pad of the electronics carrier, and an electrically conductive press-fit connector including a flange and a base portion extending from the flange to a first end of the press-fit connector, wherein the press-fit connector is in a secured position whereby the base portion ...