ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,708, issued on May 5, was assigned to YOKOWO Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Antenna device" was invented by Takeshi Sampo (Tomioka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna device comprising: a ground part; and an antenna provided at an end portion of the ground part, the antenna including a feeding portion and a first element extending from the feeding portion, the antenna supporting at least a first frequency band, wherein the ground part includes an arm portion defined by an outer edge of the ground part and a slit having an open end located at the outer edge and a closed end located inside the ground part, and the feeding portion is pro...