US Patent Issued to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration on June 23 for "Smart piston" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,232, issued on June 23, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).

"Smart piston" was invented by Jeffrey A. Gensler (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart piston for a countermeasure expendable. The smart piston may include a main body, a gasket that operably engages with the main body, and an electronic system that is carried by the main body. Upon assembly, the electronic system of the smart piston is positioned between the main body and the gasket. The electronic system of the smart piston is configured to provide electrical communication to a payload of counterm...