Patent 11982353 was granted and assigned to TDK Electronics AG on May, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In an embodiment a device includes a housing with at least a first housing part, a second housing part and an interior space at least partially surrounded by the first and second housing parts and a sealing element, wherein the first housing part includes a first sealing surface and the second housing part includes a second sealing surface, wherein the sealing element abuts the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface, wherein the sealing element has an inner surface in contact with the interior space and an outer surface in contact with a surrounding atmosphere of the housing, and wherein the sealing element includes a material through which gas is exchangeable between the interior space and the surrounding atmosphere.