ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,504, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Radio frequency module and communication device" was invented by Takanori Uejima (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Hiromichi Kitajima (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Kiyoshi Aikawa (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Yoshihiro Daimon (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Takashi Yamada (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio frequency module includes a module substrate that has main surfaces that face each other, a module substrate that has main surfaces that face each other. A first main surface faces a second main surface. Multiple electronic components are disposed between t...