ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,073, issued on Oct. 21.

"Hydronic pipe penetration waveguide" was invented by Steven A. Carlin (Chantilly, Va.) and David R. Pendergraph (Chantilly, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The current disclosure relates to Hydronic Waveguide pipe penetration assembly. The pipe penetration assembly provides protection from the penetration of EMI and RF emission into a shielded enclosure. The Hydronic Waveguide passes through a wall of the shielded enclosure utilizing a gasket between the wall and the waveguide and is fastened securely utilizing a number of bolts and nuts forming a mechanical fastening to the shielding perimeter. The gasket...