ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,528, issued on July 15, was assigned to ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA LLC (Fort Worth, Texas).

"Replaceable hot shoe electrical connector interposer" was invented by Kenneth J. Page (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical interposer devices and systems include a body and a plurality of pins. The plurality of pins are disposed within the body. The plurality of pins extend beyond a first side of the body. Similarly, the plurality of pins extend beyond a second side of the body. The plurality of pins are configured to provide electrical communication between a first electrical component and a second electrical component....