ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,595, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Interconnect system for high current conductor to circuit board" was invented by Sara Lorene Simbeck (Marlborough, Mass.), Glenn Arthur Gage (Marlborough, Mass.) and Roy Emerson Martin III (Marlborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical interconnect including slotted lug with a receiving end for connecting to a flat electrical conductor and a fastening end for connecting to a surface mount terminal extending from the surface of a circuit, such as an integrated metal substrate (IMS) circuit board or a circuit card assembly. The interconnect provid...