ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,777, issued on April 22, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).

"Electrostatic discharge protection in medical devices with isolated signal ports" was invented by Godwin Christopher Selvi (Bengaluru, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a circuit board disposed in a frame. The circuit board has at least one signal input parts/signal output parts (SIP/SOP) port. The frame includes a fascia cover disposed over the at least one SIP/SOP port. The fascia cover has an opening aligned with the at least one SIP/SOP port. The door is movable from an open position to a closed position across the ope...