ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,133, issued on June 3, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Choked microwave antenna" was invented by Joseph D. Brannan (Lyons, Colo.) and Kyle R. Rick (Washington).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween. A radiating portion is also included having an unbalanced dipole antenna including a proximal portion and a distal portion that are of different lengths. The proximal portion includes at least a portion of the inner conductor and the inner insulator and the d...