ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,234, issued on June 30, was assigned to ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Connecting arrangement" was invented by Guenter Gera (Leonberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting arrangement is disclosed. The connecting arrangement includes at least a first connecting partner and a second connecting partner, which are connected integrally together using a solidified solder layer, arranged between the connecting partners, with a solder layer thickness. Each connecting partner has a solder connection surface, which are wettable by the solder material in a molten state. The solder connection surfaces are arranged one a...