ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,417, issued on April 15, was assigned to DISH Wireless LLC (Englewood, Colo.).

"Apparatus for mounting a transceiver radio unit to a component of a cellular communication system" was invented by Brandon Raybern (Castle Rock, Colo.) and Richard Ripp Jr. (Castle Rock, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal mounting apparatus suitable for use with a cellular communication system is disclosed here. The mounting apparatus can be used to mount a transceiver radio unit to an antenna structure. The mounting apparatus includes a first mounting plate compatible with the antenna structure, a second mounting plate couplable to the first...