ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,922, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Parsec Technologies Inc. (Plano, Texas).

"Emergency portable hot spot with antennas built into cover" was invented by Michael A. Neenan (Plano, Texas) and Richard Smith (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna unit includes a case having a base and a lid. An antenna assembly is located within the lid and is IP67 compliant, being waterproof. The antenna assembly can provide antennas located on one or more baseplates that are positioned within the top cover of the box. A baseplate can act as a heatsink, a reflector, and/or a ground plane, for the antennas while the cover is closed and in...