ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,482, issued on May 26, was assigned to Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC (Cheswick, Pa.).

"Spoiler antenna" was invented by David Dai (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band-pass filter may include a first electrical conductor extending a first distance; a second electrical conductor extending from the first electrical conductor, the second electrical conductor may extend a second distance at least partially parallel to the first distance; and a third electrical conductor extending a third distance parallel to and between the first electrical conductor and the second electrical conductor. The first and third electrical conductors ...