ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,059, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Bullet Tape LLC (Pine Lake, Ga.).

"Flexible imaging apparatus" was invented by Patrick Rippman (Pine Lake, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a flexible elongated body including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface may be disposed opposite to the second surface. The flexible elongated body may further include a channel formed in the first surface. A channel longitudinal axis may be parallel to a flexible elongated body longitudinal axis. The apparatus may further include a plurality of channel connectors disposed in...