ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,843, issued on July 29, was assigned to Masimo Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Pogo pin connector" was invented by Stephen Scruggs (Newport Beach, Calif.), Ammar Al-Ali (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), John Schmidt (Lake Forest, Calif.), Yassir Kamel Abdul-Hafiz (Irvine, Calif.), Benjamin C. Triman (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) and William Jack MacNeish III (Newport Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various connector and sensor assemblies are described. In some embodiments, the connector and sensor assembly comprises a connector and a sensor assembly. The connector can have an opening that has a first surface and second surface ...