ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,489, issued on July 15, was assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm).

"Very efficient 5G/6G antenna array system (AAS) feed" was invented by Marthinus Da Silveira (Ottawa) and Neil McGowan (Stittsville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a radio frequency feedline structure. A first printed circuit board (PCB) includes upper and lower metal layers and at least one cutout defining an upper portion of an open channel. The upper and lower metal layers are electrically connected by vias on opposite walls of the cutout. A second PCB includes upper and lower metal layers and elongated slots defining ...