ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,760, issued on April 21, was assigned to Spectroma Ltd. (Chipping Norton, Great Britain).

"Microwave imaging system" was invented by Charlotte Elizabeth Edwards (Chipping Norton, Great Britain) and David John Edwards (Chipping Norton, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwave imaging system and method are disclosed for generating a 3-D map of a body. The system comprises a source of coherent microwave radiation for irradiating the body, at least one microwave detector for detecting at a plurality of locations around the body the amplitude and phase of radiation that has passed through, or has been reflected by, the bo...