ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,609, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH (Regensburg, Germany).
"Device and method for replacing at least one chip" was invented by Tobias Meyer (Kelheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for replacing at least one chip or electronic element of an electronic component, in particular an LED package or an LED display, includes at least two standard electrical contacts to which a chip comprising at least two electrical contacts is electrically connectable. The device also includes an electronic switch electrically connecting the first standard electrical contact to an electrical power supply ...