US Patent Issued to Verizon Patent and Licensing on Feb. 18 for "Protective structure for protecting antenna from damage" (North Carolina, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,875, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, N.J.).

"Protective structure for protecting antenna from damage" was invented by James Robert Hunter (Fleetwood, N.C.) and Kevin L. Martin (Azle, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective structure, to protect an antenna from damage, is provided. The protective structure includes a body. The body defines one or more prong-receiving apertures in a first surface of the body, wherein through each aperture of the one or more prong-receiving apertures, the body is configured to receive a prong of one or more prongs of the antenna. The body de...