US Patent Issued to PPC BROADBAND on Aug. 11 for "Printed circuit spark gap with enhanced spark over voltage to protect an electronic device connected to the spark gap" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,445, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to PPC BROADBAND INC. (East Syracuse, N.Y.).

"Printed circuit spark gap with enhanced spark over voltage to protect an electronic device connected to the spark gap" was invented by Paul Bailey (Camillus, N.Y.) and David Barany (Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spark gap is configured to provide an enhanced spark over voltage. The spark gap includes a non-smooth textured substrate surface, a first conducting electrode, a second conducting electrode, a gap configured to be disposed between the first and second conducting electrodes, and a conductive material configured to be disposed ...