ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,034, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Structural antenna component" was invented by Stoyan Hristov (Gilroy, Calif.), Ugur Olgun (Marina Del Rey, Calif.) and Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device having a riser forming both a structural component and a component of a multiband antenna, and an extension. The riser functions as a radiating leg of the multiband antenna and provides structural integrity to the device. The riser and extension each have a respective adjustable fastener, such as a screw, having a selectable length L extending from the respective ri...