ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,845, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Clamps for operably coupling an optical component to a mounting block, and methods and systems for using the same" was invented by Jason Bradley Ersepke (San Jose, Calif.) and Andrew Saul Klassen (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Clamps for operably coupling one or more optical components to a mounting block are provided. Clamps of interest include a frame and one or more flexure tabs attached to the frame. Light detection modules and systems including one or more clamps are also provided. Aspects of the disclosure additionally in...