ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,415, issued on July 7, was assigned to QUALCOMM Inc. (San Diego).

"Dual-band antenna" was invented by Marios Patriotis (San Diego) and Jorge Fabrega Sanchez (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual-band antenna includes: first and second overlaying patch radiators configured to operate at first and second frequency bands and first and second polarizations that are orthogonal, wherein the first frequency band is lower than the second frequency band; a first ground plane between the patch radiators; a first energy coupler having a first signal path and a second signal path electrically coupled to a first coupling portion of the ...