ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,418, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Composite electron beam vacuum tube" was invented by Michael K. Strahan (Ogden, Utah) and Kyle Eversole (Ogden, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electron beam vacuum tube assembly is provides. The electron beam vacuum tube assembly comprises an anode assembly and a cathode assembly. A composite insulator tube provides electrical isolation between the anode assembly and cathode assembly, wherein the anode assembly, cathode assembly, and composite insulator are detachably connected each other."

The patent was filed on March 14, 2023, under Application No. ...