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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2023
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
William Richard Shaw, Westbrook, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Gurkan Gok, Milford, CT (US);
Joseph Zacchio, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Sharbel Elias Azzi, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Jonathan J. Gilson, West Hartford, CT (US);
Coy B. Wood, Ellington, CT (US);
Andre M. Ajami, Henderson, NV (US);
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a communication system having a node and includes a method of operating the aircraft with the communication system. The communication system includes a waveguide and the node. The node is located in a high temperature environment. The node includes a high temperature logic circuit, a power supply, wherein the high temperature logic circuit and the power supply are disposed on a first side of the node in a high temperature environment, and a transponder disposed on a second side of the node. A sensor and/or an actuator can be operated via communication with the node via the waveguide.