ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,753, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH (Waldkraiburg, Germany).
"Circuit board having an optical fiber" was invented by Helmut Pritz (Ampfing, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit board includes a first side and an opposite second side, and at least one optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal, the at least one optical fiber extending in the circuit board between the first and second sides. A recess in the circuit board extends from the first side toward the second side at least to the at least one optical fiber. A lens system is disposed in the recess such that the optical signal is transmit...