ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,740, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Phased antenna array calibration station" was invented by Brian J. Harkins (Westford, Mass.), Dmitrios Kolokithas (Billerica, Mass.), Kevin R. O'Donnell (South Grafton, Mass.) and Christopher J. Yafrate (Coopersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phased antenna array calibration station comprising an enclosure comprising a first rectangular interior room comprising at least one exterior door, a power source device, a cooling device, and a controller device configured to control power, cooling, and testing within a second interior room and an antenna unde...