ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,932, issued on March 24, was assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm).
"Proximity RF connector (PRF)" was invented by Marthinus Willem Da Silveira (Ottawa), Neil McGowan (Stittsville, Canada) and Francis Marion (Gatineau, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one or more embodiments, a proximity radio frequency connector for electromagnetically coupling a first circuit board with a second circuit board is provided. The proximity radio frequency connector includes: a housing defining an exterior mounting surface and an interior void opposite the exterior mounting surface where the housing is mountab...