ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,131, issued on June 17, was assigned to Flex Ltd. (Singapore).
"Industrial internet of things (IIOT) in-situ stress real-time monitoring system" was invented by Rodimir N. Vilale (Tracy, Calif.), Raymundo Alatorre Mercado (Tracy, Calif.), William L. Uy (San Jose, Calif.) and Murad M. Kurwa (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure provide sensors inside an In-Circuit Tester (ICT) that measure stress on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) every time the ICT runs through a manufacturing process. This ICT can comprise an Internet of Things (IoT) device which can measure, monitor, record, and show s...