ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,371, issued on March 18, was assigned to Optisys Inc. (Salt Lake City).
"Waveguide switch with isolation posts" was invented by Michael C. Hollenbeck (West Jordan, Utah) and Robert Smith (West Jordan, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention include waveguide switch rotors, stators, waveguide switch housings and meander clamping mechanisms. Embodiments of a meander clamping mechanism may be used to connect arbitrary objects to one another. A meander clamping mechanism is particularly useful for connecting a rotor to a motor shaft and also for securing a bearing between a stator and rotor."
The patent was fil...