ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,148, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Filter apparatus" was invented by Hiroto Motoyama (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter apparatus includes input and output terminals, a ground terminal, a ground electrode connected to the ground terminal, a plate electrode, and first to four lines. A multilayer body of the filter includes a first and second main surface. The input and output terminals and the ground terminal are provided on the second main surface. The plate electrode is closer to the first main surface than the ground electrode. The first line is electricall...