ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,978, issued on April 29, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
"Electromechanical mechanism for a spark-free electrical connection in an elevated oxygen environment" was invented by Russell James Kuzelka (McFarland, Wis.), Donald L. Beduhn (Madison, Wis.) and Chetankumar Amrutlal Modi (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a plurality of electro-mechanical connectors disposed on a first electrical system. The plurality of electro-mechanical connectors includes at least a ground connector, an output power connector, a return power connector, and at least one signal connector. A power...