ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,223, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SKYWORKS GLOBAL PTE. LTD. (Singapore).

"Radio frequency acoustic device with laterally distributed reflectors" was invented by Jiansong Liu (Fremont, Calif.), Kwang Jae Shin (Yongin, South Korea) and Alexandre Augusto Shirakawa (Cardiff By The Sea, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bulk acoustic wave resonator comprises a piezoelectric material layer, a first metal layer disposed on the upper surface of the piezoelectric material layer, a second metal layer disposed on the lower surface of the piezoelectric material layer, and a laterally distributed raised frame including a first raised ...