ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,035, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ALARIS ANTENNAS (PTY) LTD (Centurion, South Africa).

"Direction finding system and antenna array" was invented by Christopher Alfred Wolfgang Vale (Senderwood, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A direction finding antenna array comprises at least a first dipole antenna element 14, a second dipole antenna element 16 and a third dipole antenna element 18. The dipole elements comprise respective first ends 14.1, 16.1, 18.1, respective second ends 14.2, 16.2, 18.2 and a respective feed-point 14.3, 16.3, 18.3. The first, second and third dipole elements are arranged in spaced relationship ...