ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,425, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Chicago).

"Radio frequency communications using laser optical breakdowns" was invented by Wayne R. Howe (Irvine, Calif.) and Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, apparatus, and system for transmitting data. A radio frequency communications system comprising a computer system and a communications manager in the computer system. The communications manager is configured to identify data for transmission using radio frequency noise signals or other electromagnetic spectrum. The communications manager is configured to control an emission of ...