US Patent Issued to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS on March 31 for "Quantum-based sensor having a hollow electromagnetic waveguide with non-metallic interior walls" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,468, issued on March 31, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).

"Quantum-based sensor having a hollow electromagnetic waveguide with non-metallic interior walls" was invented by Juan Herbsommer (Allen, Texas) and Baher S. Haroun (Allen, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quantum-based sensor includes a hollow electromagnetic (EM) waveguide having non-metallic layers and external metallic layers. The hollow EM waveguide encloses a gas having a pressure that is less than a threshold pressure, and all interior surfaces of the hollow EM waveguide in contact with the gas are non-metallic."

The patent was filed on June 30, ...