ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,859, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Balun" was invented by Takuya Sato (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A balun includes: an unbalanced terminal; a first and a second balanced terminals; a first and a second main lines; a first and a second sub-lines; and a first line. The first main line has a first end connected to the unbalanced terminal. The second main line has a first end connected to a second end of the first main line, and a second end that is open. The first sub-line is connected between the first balanced terminal and a reference potential, and is coupled to the...