ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,784, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

"Inductor device" was invented by Hsiao-Tsung Yen (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inductor device includes a first trace, a second trace, and a connection member. The first inductor includes a first trace and a second trace. The shape of one of the first trace and the second trace is spiral. The second inductor includes a third trace and a fourth trace. The connection member is configured to couple the first inductor and the second inductor."

The patent was filed on Jan. 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/647,466.

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