US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Oct. 21 for "Three-dimensional graphene network electrode for a high-power switch circuit" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,672, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Three-dimensional graphene network electrode for a high-power switch circuit" 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: "One disclosed example provides a high-power switch circuit, comprising a cathode and an anode. One or more of the cathode and the anode comprises a three-dimensional graphene network. The high-power switch circuit further comprising a gap separating the cathode and the anode, a high-power voltage source electrically connected to the cathode and the anode, and a trig...