US Patent Issued to STMICROELECTRONICS on March 4 for "Probe device and spectroscopy system including a structure with a plurality of housings for lighting and detection devices" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,441, issued on March 4, was assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l. (Agrate Brianza, Italy).

"Probe device and spectroscopy system including a structure with a plurality of housings for lighting and detection devices" was invented by Vincenzo Vinciguerra (Biancavilla, Italy), Piero Fallica (Catania, Italy) and Mario Francesco Romeo (Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probe device includes an optical device including at least one of a photodetector or a first light source. A cover structure is included and is arranged in front of the optical device. The cover structure includes an electrode which contacts, in...