ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,831, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Electrical connectivity between detachable components" was invented by Paul Finkel (Redwood City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect of the present disclosure, a digital image capturing device (DICD) is disclosed that includes a device body with a printed circuit board (PCB), and an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that is configured for releasable connection to the device body. The PCB defines a plurality of openings that extend therethrough and includes a plurality of connector pins that are fixedly positioned within the openings. The IS...