ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,215, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Viavi Solutions Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.).
"Antenna alignment apparatus" was invented by Raleigh Benton Stelle IV (Indianapolis) and Thomas Sevilla (Miramar, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna alignment apparatus may include magnetic field sensors as an alternative to or in addition to GNSS sensors. The magnetic field sensors may measure the earth's magnetic fields at corresponding locations, and a processor may use the measurements to calculate at least one of a roll, tilt, or azimuth of an antenna. For an optical alignment, the antenna alignment apparatus may, additionally or alternate...