ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,240, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Fridolfing, Germany).

"Small pitch contact assembly with integrated guide element" was invented by Ludwig Huber (Fridolfing, Germany) and Michael Sommerauer (Teisendorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly comprising a first plurality of contacts and at least one guide, wherein the at least one guide and each contact of the first plurality of contacts comprises a portion belonging to a common layer of metal, and each contact of the first plurality of contacts is rigidly affixed to the at least one guide."

The patent was filed on April...