ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,272, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Wiser Systems Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas and related enclosures for the UWB antennas" was invented by Seth Edward-Austin Hollar (Raleigh, N.C.) and Scott Francis Fisher (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas are provided including a printed circuit board; a radiating element coupled to the printed circuit board and substantially perpendicular thereto; and radio frequency (RF) electronics associated with the antenna integrated with the printed circuit board. Related enclosures and systems are also provided."

The patent was filed on Ja...