ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,533, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FieldLine Inc. (Boulder, Colo.).

"Rigid flexible magnetic imaging mount" was invented by Svenja Knappe (Boulder, Colo.) and Orang Alem (Erie, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments disclosed herein comprise systems and methods to conform magnetic field sensors to a target geometry. In some examples, an apparatus is configured to conform to a target geometry. The apparatus comprises a sensor mount and a sensor array. The sensor mount comprises a flexible state for a first environmental condition and a rigid state for a second environmental condition. The sensor mount transiti...