ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,434, issued on July 7, was assigned to Zomedica Biotechnologies LLC (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Interconnect device and module using same" was invented by John Mark Tischer (Waseca, Minn.), Christopher Jennings Madsen (Waseca, Minn.) and Roger Paul Mann (Waseca, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of an interconnect device and modules and systems that utilize such interconnect device are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the interconnect device can include a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB can include a substrate forming a resiliently deflectable element, a conductive material disposed on the substrate, and an ...