ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,434, issued on April 21, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Antenna structures for spatial power-combining devices" was invented by John Kitt (Camarillo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power-combining devices and, more particularly, antenna structures for spatial power-combining devices are disclosed. Spatial power-combining devices include amplifier assemblies with amplifiers and antenna structures supported by body structures. Body structures may include inner surfaces that are closer to a center axis of the spatial power-combining device where the inner surfaces have peripheral edges that are inset from rem...