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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Zachary T. Dunn, Wylie, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/16 (2021.01); G01D 7/00 (2006.01); G01K 11/12 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/16 (2013.01); G01D 7/005 (2013.01); G01K 11/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an absorbing material configured to absorb electromagnetic energy. The apparatus also includes a thermochromic material in or on the absorbing material, where the thermochromic material is configured to change one or more visible characteristics based on the absorbing material being heated above a specified temperature threshold. The absorbing material may be configured to absorb radio frequency signals or microwave signals. The one or more visible characteristics may include at least one of: color and opacity.