ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,390, issued on March 18, was assigned to Shure Acquisition Holdings Inc. (Niles, Ill.).
"Microphone antenna for wireless microphone applications" was invented by Mark Allen Kenkel (Schaumburg, Ill.) and Charles V. Wiseman (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless apparatus (such as a wireless microphone) utilizes an antenna comprising at least one element, which also supports a mechanical feature, an electrical circuit feature, or an ornamental feature. When an element is incorporated into an antenna, the element also continues to support its original feature. Embodiments may support different antenna types, including a hal...