ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,688, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).

"Manufacturable metamaterials for active infrared systems" was invented by Ian B. Murray (Amherst, N.H.) and Jeremy B. Reeves (Chelmsford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active infrared system may include at least one metamaterial optical element. The active infrared system may also include at least one lens assembly optically aligned with the at least one metamaterial optical element. The active infrared system may also include at least one active camera optically aligned with the at least one metamaterial...