ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,581,587, issued on March 17, was assigned to Lake Effect Consortium LLC (Lehi, Utah).

"Electromagnetic pulse apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Matthew Steele (Lakewood, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, system, and method for generating a targeted electromagnetic pulse is presented. The apparatus includes a plasma generation apparatus including a housing element, a plasma reaction chamber, multiple electrode rings, and a power supply. The plasma reaction chamber is defined by an inner surface of the housing element and is configured to generate an electromagnetic field. Multiple electrode rings are disposed...