ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,035, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Inc. (Dallas).

"Rate and antenna selection using single TXOP" was invented by Yuval Matar (Hod Hasharon, Israel) and Yaron Alpert (Hod Hasharon, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example, a method includes obtaining, in a probing Wi-Fi device a transmit opportunity (TXOP) on a Wi-Fi channel. The method also includes transmitting a probe packet from the probing Wi-Fi device to a receiving Wi-Fi device during the TXOP with a first antenna. The method includes receiving first feedback responsive to transmitting the probe packet with the first antenna. The method also in...