ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,247, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Transmission line and electronic device" was invented by Nobuo Ikemoto (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission line includes a laminated body, a first signal conductor layer in the laminated body and extending in a longitudinal direction, and a first ground conductor layer in the laminated body and provided above the first signal conductor layer to overlap the first signal conductor layer in a vertical direction. A first hollow portion is located above the first signal conductor layer and below or adjacent to the first ground...