ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,398, issued on July 7, was assigned to Hubbell Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Removable tray system for floor mounted antenna" was invented by Tim Ortel (Monkton, Md.), Stephen Powell (Baltimore) and Dennis Burrell (Cedar Park, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna tray system includes a first tray for being disposed in a recess in a floor; a second tray disposed in the first tray; and an antenna PCB disposed in the second tray, the antenna PCB including antenna leads extending through the first and second trays and the floor for connection to an access point."

The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/232,41...