US Patent Issued to Raytheon on Sept. 1 for "Structural support beams used as electrical conductors in cooled infrared camera housings" (California, New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,691, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Structural support beams used as electrical conductors in cooled infrared camera housings" was invented by Stephen Marinsek (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Brendan E. O'Rorke (Santa Barbara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes an infrared camera sensor. The infrared camera sensor includes at least one electrical interface connection and a platform. The system also includes a cryocooler thermally coupled to the platform and at least one support strut mechanically supporting the platform. The at least one support strut includes at least one electrically...