ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,310, issued on Nov. 4.

"Phase shifting device with slidable plate for signal transmission path length adjustment, usable in an antenna unit or base station" was invented by Yuesong Wang (Beijing), Zhiming Tian (Beijing), Rui Ma (Beijing), Xinfeng Zhang (Beijing) and Jianlan Li (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phase shifting device, an antenna unit and abase station are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the phase shifting device comprises a power divider and a phase shifter. The power divider comprises an input inlet for an input signal, a first output outlet connected with an impedance member having a system impedance, a...