US Patent Issued to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS on March 24 for "Self-passivating metal circuit devices for use in a submerged ambient environment" (Maryland, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,737, issued on March 24, was assigned to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Self-passivating metal circuit devices for use in a submerged ambient environment" was invented by Gary E. Mastenbrook (Ann Arbor, Mich.), James Richard Windgassen (Chester, Md.) and Patrick Anthony Green (Glenwood, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One example includes a circuit device for use in a submerged ambient environment. The circuit device includes at least one input electrical contact configured to receive an electrical input. The circuit device also includes at least one output contact configured to provide an electrical output....