ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,200, issued on July 28, was assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Planar surface features for achieving antenna coverage" was invented by Mingjian Li (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This document describes techniques and systems for planar surface features for achieving antenna coverage. A structure is configured to provide a feed network for propagating electromagnetic energy along an energy path formed under a planar surface. The planar surface includes a recessed cavity with walls surrounding a cavity floor embedded within the planar surface. The cavity floor is shaped to form radiatin...