US Patent Issued to John Mezzalingua Associates on April 29 for "Quarter turn transition clip for RF cable installation in an antenna" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,934, issued on April 29, was assigned to John Mezzalingua Associates LLC (Liverpool, N.Y.).

"Quarter turn transition clip for RF cable installation in an antenna" was invented by Thomas Urtz (North Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna has a plurality of dipoles disposed on a reflector plate. Mounted to the reflector plate is a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) having a plurality of keyed slots, one per radiator of the plurality of dipoles. Disposed within each keyed slot is a transition clip holding an RF (Radio Frequency) cable in place. The transition clip has a shape that holds it in place with a quarter turn, obviati...