ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,137, issued on May 27, was assigned to NuCurrent Inc. (Chicago).

"Area-apportioned wireless power antenna for maximized charging volume" was invented by Md. Nazmul Alam (Glendale Heights, Ill.) and Alberto Peralta (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna for wireless power transfer includes a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion. The first antenna portion includes a first antenna terminal, a second antenna terminal, at least one first inner turn, at least one first outer turn, and a first wire crossover electrically connecting the at least one first inner turn with the at least one second outer turn. The anten...