ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,363, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NTT INC. (Tokyo).

"High-frequency line connection structure" was invented by Hiromasa Tanobe (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high-frequency line connecting structure includes microstrip lines, and a connecting part which bends an extension direction of the line at a place where the microstrip lines are connected. Spaces from which the substrate is removed are formed on the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the connecting part. The total volume of the space on the inner peripheral side is smaller than the total volume of the space on the outer peripheral side."

The ...