ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,669, issued on July 1, was assigned to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Flash lamp" was invented by Tatsuaki Sasaki (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flash lamp includes a housing having a stem, a first conductive linear member extending so as to penetrate the stem, and a second conductive linear member extending so as to penetrate the stem. The first conductive linear member includes a first lead portion and a first electrode portion provided at a tip of the first lead portion. The second conductive linear member includes a second lead portion and a second electrode portion provided at a tip of the secon...