ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,038, issued on July 15, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Transmission apparatus, measurement system, and camera system" was invented by Takeaki Itsuji (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of transmission units each including a plurality of oscillation elements configured to oscillate terahertz waves and connection lines configured to connect the plurality of oscillation elements, and an optical unit disposed on the plurality of transmission units and including a plurality of optical elements, wherein each of the plurality of transmission units has a surface provided close t...