ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,785, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hirschmann Car Communication Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Antenna mount assembly" was invented by Sumit Bongir (Pune, India), Yassine Borkadi (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Alan Miller (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna mount assembly includes a baseplate having a bolt hub with a threaded bore and a sliding ramp. A vehicle mounting bracket is coupled to the baseplate with rooftop latches latchably coupled to an interior surface of a rooftop of a vehicle. A lock assembly is located below the baseplate and includes mounting legs coupled to the interior surface of the rooftop. The...