ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,221, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).

"Size expandable dual polarized antenna array" was invented by Alexander D. Johnson (Waltham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are provided for fabricating an expandable tightly coupled dipole array (TCDA) antenna with dual-linear linear polarization. An antenna implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes an array of the electrically coupled antenna elements. The antenna elements comprise a horizontally polarized planar dipole antenna disposed on a first foldable substrate and a grou...