ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,118, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DISH Network LLC (Englewood, Colo.).
"Antenna packaging methods" was invented by William Roberts (Centennial, Colo.) and Matthew Bailey (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna includes a folding mechanism for configuring the antenna into at least one of a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the antenna is configured for operational use. When in the second configuration, the antenna is configured for shipping in a package. A locking apparatus secures the antenna in either configuration. The folding mechanism and the locking mechanism configu...