ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,429, issued on April 15, was assigned to u-blox AG (Thalwil, Switzerland).

"Antenna comprising multiple elements" was invented by Thomas Kaufmann (Thalwil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna (100) comprising a plurality of like antenna elements (10) is disclosed. Each antenna element comprises: a radiating element (12, 13); a feed point (14); and a short to ground (16). The elements are spaced apart in different positions and oriented in different directions. Also provided are a GNSS receiver module (150) comprising the antenna, and a method of manufacturing the antenna. The antenna may be used, in particular, for r...