ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,836, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Radio-frequency module and communication device" was invented by Satoshi Sakurai (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Toshiki Matsui (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Yasunobu Yoshizaki (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Fuminori Morisawa (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio-frequency module includes a power amplifier, a first bias circuit connected to the power amplifier, and a second bias circuit connected to the power amplifier. The first bias circuit includes a register that receives a first digital control signal corresponding to a power mode of the power amp...