ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,146, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"LC filter, multiplexer, high frequency module, and communication device" was invented by Hiroto Motoyama (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Akira Tanaka (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Mitsutoshi Imamura (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an LC filter, a first inductor via, a second inductor via, and a third inductor via define a first inductor, a second inductor, and a third inductor, respectively. A first inductor pattern portion defines a fourth inductor. The first inductor pattern portion is connected to at least one of a first electrode, the fir...