ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,309,985, issued on May 20.

"Electromagnetic shielding receptacle formed from a composite laminate having interlaminar resonance chambers" was invented by Harry Richard Luzetsky (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Ellen Marie Phifer (Lincoln University, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle that houses electrical and electronic components and shields the components from harmful electromagnetic radiation uses a series of interspersed graphite layers with metal mesh and/or metal-coated carbon fiber layers in overlapping tape format that are fused together to form a laminate. In addition to the electromagnetic radiation absorption occasioned...