ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,099, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ROCKWELL COLLINS INC. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

"Time delayed signal splitter and booster" was invented by Kassidy L. Carson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Matthew H. Hartman (Peyton, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ejection system is provided and includes a lead mating connector receptive of a single firing signal, a splitter disposed in series with the lead mating connector and configured to generate first and second event firing signals from the single firing signal and first and second splitter lines connected to the splitter to be receptive of the first and second event firing signals, ...