ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,719, issued on July 15, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Resonant device comprising plane electrodes arranged in an extending direction, where the plane electrodes include overlapping projecting portions" was invented by Akira Tanaka (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a resonant device, a third plane electrode is located between a first plane electrode and a second plane electrode. A first via electrode connects the first plane electrode and the third plane electrode. A second via electrode, a third via electrode, and a fourth via electrode connect the first plane electrode and the seco...