ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,650,453, issued on June 9, was assigned to International Business Machines Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.).

"EMC scattering apparatus" was invented by John S. Werner (Fishkill, N.Y.), Arthur J. Higby (Cottlekill, N.Y.) and Samuel R. Connor (Apex, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) scattering apparatus comprising an attachment component, a scattering cape, and a brace. The attachment component is configured to permit the EMC scattering apparatus to attach to a second object such as a drawer, cable outlet, cable connector, etc. The scattering cape is attached to the attachment component and is configured to scat...