ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,536, issued on May 26, was assigned to SCHOTT AG (Mainz, Germany).
"Housing, optionally a transistor outline housing, socket for housing, and assembly including such a housing and/or socket" was invented by Artit Aowudomsuk (Bangkok) and Reinhard Ecker (Landshut, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket for an electronic component includes: an electrically insulating material; a base body including at least one opening configured for accommodating an electrically conductive pin configured for being electrically connected to the electronic component, the at least one opening being sealed with the electrically insulating material...