ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,444, issued on April 21, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).
"Antenna for lightbulbs" was invented by Jan-Willem Zweers (Nieuwleusen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna in a lightbulb may include a conductive plane (e.g., a ground plane) that includes an edge-enabled void antenna (EEVA) with the EEVA including a corresponding edge-enabled void isolator (EEVI). Use of both the EEVA and the EEVI allows for a small antenna footprint for incorporation into a lightbulb. Optionally, two EEVAs, each with a corresponding EEVI may be used. Various arrangements are provided to illustrate possible compromises b...