ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,469, issued on March 31, was assigned to VEGA Grieshaber KG (Wolfach, Germany).

"Dielectric waveguide for propagating high-frequency waves" was invented by Christian Weinzierle (Wolfach, Germany) and Steffen Waelde (Niedereschach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dielectric waveguide for propagating high-frequency waves is provided, the dielectric waveguide including a first section having a substantially uniform cross-section; and a second section having a larger cross-section than the first section. A method of manufacturing a dielectric waveguide is also provided. A dielectric waveguide assembly is also provided. A radar ...