ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,817, issued on July 7, was assigned to TRIPLE WIN TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN) CO.LTD. (Shenzhen, China).

"Test fixture and early warning system" was invented by Ying-Quan Zhao (Shenzhen, China), Cheng-An Lin (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Yu-Tsang Tu (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test fixture includes a fixed base for placing a module and probes. The fixed base defines threading needle holes, and the threading needle holes communicate with a surface of the fixed base adjacent to the module. The probes are connected with a tester and extend through the threading needle holes to contact with the module placed on the fixed base...