ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,372, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to LRT Sensors LLC (Philadelphia).

"Temperature insensitive inductor" was invented by Leonard Goldman (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inductor for use as a passive electronic component. The inductor has a hollow ceramic tube, a metal target rod located inside the hollow ceramic tube, a coil wound on the outside of the hollow ceramic tube and including a first end and a second end, and a first terminal engaging the first end of the coil and a second terminal engaging the second end of the coil. The metal target rod is fixed relative to the coil at a position so that the induct...