ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,443, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to X-Celeprint Ltd. (Dublin).

"Printed components in device pockets" was invented by Antonio Jose Marques Trindade (Cork, Ireland), Alexandre Chikhaoui (Kehl, Germany), Ronald S. Cok (Rochester, N.Y.), Robert R. Rotzoll (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Raja Fazan Gul (Cork, Ireland) and Lei Liu (Cork, Ireland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micro-device structure includes an insulating layer and a micro-device disposed on the insulating layer. A pocket is formed in the micro-device that extends from a surface of the micro-device opposite the insulating layer through the micro-device to the insulating l...