ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,309, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to ASK Industries S.p.A. (Monte San Vito, Italy).

"Antenna for motor vehicles, and motor vehicle comprising such an antenna" was invented by Matteo Cerretelli (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy), Stefano Lenzini (Modena, Italy), Fabio Casoli (Reggio Emilia, Italy), Andrea Notari (Scandiano, Italy) and Stefano Scorcioni (Serramazzoni, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna for a motor vehicle having a mounting base for connection to a mounting surface of the motor vehicle. An electronic circuit is arranged on the mounting base. A first radiating element receives first signals emitted in a first fr...