ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,371, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Filter" was invented by Masaru Banju (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Shusuke Yokota (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Takashi Kondo (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter that includes: a filter base portion having a first main surface and a second main surface, the filter base portion defining a plurality of through-holes connecting the first main surface and the second main surface via an inner wall extending from the second main surface toward the first main surface; and a support portion that has a plurality of protruding portions located in ...