ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,902, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to VIASAT INC. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Antenna apparatus employing radiation shield for integrated circuits" was invented by Steven J. Franson (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna apparatus includes a radiation shield between an antenna element and at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) coupled to the antenna element. An antenna substrate includes a first dielectric layer having opposite first and second surfaces, and a first metallization layer attached to the second surface to form a ground plane. A base substrate includes at least one second dielectric layer...