ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,676, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Communication apparatus" was invented by Kaoru Sudo (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Kengo Onaka (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication apparatus includes: an antenna module provided with an antenna element having a flat plate shape; a housing that accommodates the antenna module; a heat dissipation plate; and an electrode. The heat dissipation plate is disposed between the housing and the antenna module, and provided with an opening that faces the antenna element. The electrode faces the antenna element in a direction normal...