ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,583, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Power splitter and communication apparatus" was invented by Satoshi Shigematsu (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Kenichi Ishizuka (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power splitter includes a common port, a first port, a second port, a first phase shifter connected between the common port and the first port, and a second phase shifter connected between the common port and the second port. The first phase shifter includes a first capacitor, a first inductor, and a second inductor. The second phase shifter includes a second capacitor, a third i...