ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,308, issued on June 24, was assigned to Advantest Corp. (Tokyo).

"Apparatus for testing a component, method of testing the component, computer-readable storage device for implementing the method, and test arrangement using a magnetic field" was invented by Frank Mielke (Willich, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure describes an apparatus for testing a component, wherein the apparatus is configured to apply a magnetic field with a magnetic field orientation from a set of magnetic field orientations to the component. The apparatus is further configured to perform a test on the component in the presence of the respectiv...