ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,727, issued on March 24, was assigned to Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. (Tokyo).

"Photoelectric composite module, camera head, and endoscopic device" was invented by Kei Tomatsu (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a photoelectric composite module according to the present disclosure including: a first connecting member having an outer frame having a tubular shape, and a plurality of contacts provided in an interior of the outer frame; a first printed board on which a photoelectric conversion element configured to convert an electrical signal into an optical signal is mounted, and which is configured to act as...