ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,362, issued on March 25.

"Feedback protocols for near-real-time 5G/6G transmission optimization" was invented by David E. Newman (Poway, Calif.) and R. Kemp Massengill (Palos Verdes, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In 5G and expected 6G networks, beam control is a crucial requirement. Disclosed are methods for user devices to assist a base station in correctly aiming downlink beams toward each user device, and to compensate for Doppler-effect frequency offsets, and to properly adjust the transmission power for adequate reception without generating unnecessary background radiation, among many other transmission parameters to be...