ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,946, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).

"Dual directional coupler with multiple couplings for symmetrical performance" was invented by Tommaso Fant (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual directional coupler with multiple couplings for symmetrical performance is provided. The dual directional couplers implemented in radio frequency (RF) front-end modules often deliver different RF performance in terms of coupling factor and directivity between the forward and reverse modes. The performance asymmetry between these modes generally has multiple origins, where the two most relevant can be ascribed ...