ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,615, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).
"Millimeter wave quantum sensor device" was invented by Juan Herbsommer (Allen, Texas) and Hassan Omar Ali (Murphy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device comprises a U-shaped cell configured to contain a quantum gas, a first waveguide coupled to an inlet of the U-shaped cell, and a second waveguide coupled to an outlet of the U-shaped cell. The device also comprises a multi-layer substrate including transmitter and receiver antennas that are aligned with the first and second waveguides, respectively, the substrate including a network of metal layers co...