US Patent Issued to Koninklijke Philips on March 3 for "Electrical connection for use in cryogenic applications" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,226, issued on March 3, was assigned to Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Electrical connection for use in cryogenic applications" was invented by Alexander James Pyne (Latham, N.Y.) and Kevin Grace (Latham, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for making an electrical connection between a superconducting component disposed in a cryogenic chamber and an electrical device disposed outside the cryogenic chamber is described. The apparatus includes a coil comprising a plurality of helical loops and disposed in the cryogenic chamber; and an actuator configured to compress and expand the coil between a first ...