US Patent Issued to The Boeing on June 30 for "Diagnostic apparatus" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,556, issued on June 30, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Diagnostic apparatus" was invented by Ian M. Dayton (Arlington, Va.) and Mark Edward Nowakowski (Arlington, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic apparatus includes a first array of superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). Each SQUID of the first array is configured to be coupled respectively to a test circuit of a second array of test circuits such that an electronic noise present in the test circuit induces a first current that flows through the SQUID. The diagnostic apparatus also includes a current source configured to provide a seco...