ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,643, issued on May 12, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Fixing of a sensor to a body part for measurement of a body parameter" was invented by Eduard Gerard Marie Pelssers (Panningen, Netherlands), Hans Willem Van Kesteren (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Jens Muehlsteff (Aachen, Germany), Ralph Wilhelm Christianus Gemma Rosa Wijshoff (Munstergeleen, Netherlands) and Anthonius Petrus Gerardus Emanuels Janssen (Berghem, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is for measuring a body parameter for a subject. The device comprises a sensor for measuring the body parameter, a housing element for posi...