ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,324, issued on March 17, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Antenna module with dielectric lens" was invented by Kaoru Sudo (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna module includes a mounting board with a flat plate shape, and a power supply circuit to supply a radio frequency signal. The power supply circuit is mounted on the mounting board, and a radiating electrode is arranged on the power supply circuit. A dielectric fills a region around the power supply circuit and the radiating electrode. A conductive layer covers at least part of the dielectric. In the dielectric, a lens p...