ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,407, issued on Dec. 16.
"Revolving tri-band tuning probe with single control" was invented by Christos Tsironis (Kirkland, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Triple band remotely configurable tuning probes for slide screw impedance tuners allow instantaneous larger frequency coverage beyond the capacity of existing tuning probes using the single horizontal and vertical axis mechanism of a prior art single probe, single band tuner. This is done by installing three slugs of different length and frequency coverage on a revolving disc-formed holder, which rotates inside the legs of a captive unit and locks in distinct angles. The capt...