ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,345, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Re-workable socketed space saving magnetics" was invented by James B. Mayfield (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Andre G. Moorman (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including a power component that is configured to be removably couplable to a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly is disclosed. The power component may include a power sub-component coupled to a plurality of wire leads and a carrier. The carrier may include a body defining a recess configured to receive the power sub-component and support legs extending from the body. The...