US Patent Issued to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS on Aug. 19 for "Superconducting device including set of circuits having different operational temperature requirements with multiple thermal sinks and multiple ground planes" (Maryland, District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,688, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Superconducting device including set of circuits having different operational temperature requirements with multiple thermal sinks and multiple ground planes" was invented by Aaron Ashley Hathaway (Baltimore), Gregory R. Boyd (Washington) and John X. Przybysz (Severna Park, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a first thermal sink layer, a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, a first thermally conductive via that couples...