ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,783, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to X-Celeprint Ltd. (Dublin).

"Micro-transfer-printable component modules with a module tether and micro-component on a flexible, polymer, or organic module substrate" was invented by Antonio Jose Marques Trindade (Cork, Ireland), Ronald S. Cok (Rochester, N.Y.) and Pierluigi Rubino (Cork, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micro-component module comprises a module substrate, a component disposed on the module substrate, and at least a portion of a module tether in contact with the module substrate. The module substrate can be flexible or can comprise an organic material, or both. The module t...