ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,670, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Antenna module and communication apparatus including the same" was invented by Kaoru Sudo (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Jumpei Takabayashi (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna module includes a ground electrode disposed in a dielectric substrate (and radiating elements and feed wiring lines. The radiating elements are disposed to face the ground electrode. The feed wiring lines transmit radio frequency signals to the radiating elements. The radiating element is disposed between the radiating element and the ground electrode. Th...