ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,159, issued on June 17, was assigned to TATSUTA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE Co. LTD. (Higashiosaka, Japan).

"Electromagnetic wave shielding film" was invented by Takahiko Katsuki (Kizugawa, Japan), Hiroshi Tajima (Kizugawa, Japan), Sougo Ishioka (Kizugawa, Japan) and Kenji Kamino (Kizugawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic wave shielding film with high bending resistance and high electromagnetic wave-shielding characteristics, even when used with high-frequency signal transmission, is disclosed. The electromagnetic wave shielding film includes an adhesive layer; a shielding layer placed on the adhesive layer; and an ...