ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,944, issued on July 15, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Sensor casing and method for potting an open receiving space of a sensor casing" was invented by Stephan Knackert (Haldenwang, Germany) and Thomas Breinlinger (Immenstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor casing is disclosed that has an open receiving space which has a peripheral edge as a creep barrier at the open end. The receiving space is filled with a potting compound. The cured potting compound forms a concave surface with respect to the peripheral edge. A method for potting an open receiving space of a sensor casing of this kind is ...