ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,287, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to CRISI Medical Systems Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Flow sensor system including spring contacts" was invented by Shawn Wayne DeKalb (San Diego) and Mark Raptis (Valley Center, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flow sensor sub-assembly for sensing flow of a fluidic medicament is disclosed. The flow sensor sub-assembly includes a first spring contact and a second spring contact. The spring contacts are secured to a base that has a circuit for conducting an electrical signal to and from the spring contacts to a microprocessor. The first spring contact is in electrical communication with a...