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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Gary E. Mastenbrook, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Richard Windgassen, Chester, MD (US);
Patrick Anthony Green, Glenwood, MD (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
One example includes a circuit device for use in a submerged ambient environment. The circuit device includes at least one input electrical contact configured to receive an electrical input. The circuit device also includes at least one output contact configured to provide an electrical output. The circuit device further includes at least one electrical conductor associated with an electrical function of the circuit device. Each of the at least one input electrical contact, the at least one output contact, and the at least one electrical conductor are formed at least in part from one of a variety of self-passivating metals. The at least one input electrical contact, the at least one output contact, and the at least one electrical conductor are exposed to the submerged ambient environment.