ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,215, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Electromagnetic wave sensor" was invented by Shinji Hara (Tokyo), Naoki Ohta (Tokyo), Kazuya Maekawa (Tokyo), Susumu Aoki (Tokyo) and Maiko Shirokawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic wave sensor has electromagnetic wave absorbers disposed side by side in first and second directions, temperature detection portions held by the respective electromagnetic wave absorbers and sets of two arm portions connected to each of the electromagnetic wave absorbers at two connection portions. In a plan view, the arm portions have two first extending portions extendin...