ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,800, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Eagle Technology LLC (Melbourne, Fla.).

"Baffle and shutter assembly for extreme environment" was invented by Ian D. Peterson (Rochester, N.Y.), James A. Throckmorton (Rochester, N.Y.), Christopher Sullivan (Rochester, N.Y.) and Andrew Bucossi (Irondequoit, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Baffle and shutter assembly (BSA) includes a baffle defined by a tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therethrough. A baffle cover disposed at the distal end extends across a major aperture defined by the lumen and includes a cover aperture. A shutter system disposed wi...