ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,299, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Fermi Research Alliance LLC (Batavia, Ill.).

"Epoxy-based infrared filter assembly and associated fabrication devices and method" was invented by Gabriel Spahn (Rapid City, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Epoxy-based inline infrared (IR) filter assembly, and manufacture and use of the same. Co-axial infrared filter assemblies comprise a substantially cylindrical filter body forming a central cavity characterized by opposing holes at each end. The filter body forms an outer conductor, and SMA connectors coupled to the opposing holes at each end of the body are electrically coupled to form an i...