US Patent Issued to Raytheon on Oct. 14 for "Monolithic waveguide and supporting waveguide bridge" (Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,818, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Monolithic waveguide and supporting waveguide bridge" was invented by James Benedict (Chelmsford, Mass.), Lawrence A. Binek (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Erika Klek (Medford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio frequency (RF) waveguide comprising a channel, a filter, and a support bridge. The channel can comprise an outer wall defining an inner cavity configured to propagate electromagnetic waves. The filter can be disposed in the inner cavity of the channel and can comprise a perimeter edge and an aperture. The support bridge can comprise a first interface c...