ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,999, issued on June 10, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Transient voltage absorbing element and transient voltage absorbing circuit" was invented by Tatsuya Ohara (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transient voltage absorbing element is provided that connected in shunt between a signal line on which inductors are connected in series and a reference potential. A first path connected in shunt between the signal line and the reference potential includes a diode including a first stray capacitance, a first parasitic inductor, and a first parasitic resistance that are connected in serie...