ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,054, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC. (Leonia, N.J.).

"Waterproof pressure sensing device with improved reliability and performance" was invented by Alexander A. Ned (Kinnelon, N.J.), Scott Goodman (Wayne, N.J.) and Andrew Bemis (Upper Saddle River, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure transducer assembly configured for low-pressure measurements in water or high humidity environments, the pressure transducer assembly having a non-corrosive housing, an upside-down mounted pressure sensor chip comprising silicon and contact glass, and an electrically insulating and stress-absorbing spacer la...