ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,294,138, issued on May 6, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"RFID module" was invented by Kengo Matsumoto (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An RFID module is provided that includes a substrate having first and second main surfaces; an RFIC chip and a coil conductor on the first main surface; and a first conductor pattern within the substrate. The coil conductor includes a plurality of coil elements each having a pair of legs and a bridge connecting first ends of the pair of legs. The coil elements are arranged in a row across a predetermined winding axis; and a second conductor pattern is ...