ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,760, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SeeScan Inc. (San Diego).
"Robust impedance controlled slip rings" was invented by Alexander L. Warren (Escondido, Calif.), Mark S. Olsson (La Jolla, Calif.) and Nicholas A. Smith (Chula Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slip ring for transferring electrical signals between rotating and static elements of a device includes a rotating element, a static element, an electrical contact assembly, including a plurality of subassemblies, contacting the rotating element and static element, one subassembly including a deformable PCB, and a spring element positioned to supply an axially alig...