ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,982, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, Texas).

"Base station antennas having an active antenna module(s) and related devices and methods" was invented by Peter J. Bisiules (LaGrange Park, Ill.), Haifeng Li (Richardson, Texas) and Samantha Merta (Richardson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Base station antennas include an externally accessible active antenna module releasably coupled to a rear of the housing. The base station antenna housing has a passive antenna assembly that cooperates with the active antenna module."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2024, under Application No. 18/63...