ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,383, issued on July 8, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Pomezia, Italy).

"Isostatic mounting system" was invented by Emiliano Di Carmine (Pomezia, Italy), Luciano Gallazzi (Pomezia, Italy), Romano Giovanni Iazurlo (Pomezia, Italy), Stefano Beretta (Pomezia, Italy), Laura Boniotti (Pomezia, Italy), Stefano Foletti (Pomezia, Italy), Gianpiero Groppi (Pomezia, Italy) and Mauro Bracconi (Pomezia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An isostatic mounting system is described to support a sensor and to minimise the thermal conductivity between the sensor and a carrier thereof. An isostatic mounting system comprises at least one support foot...