Patent ID: 8159313

Claim:
An electrical signal filtering device comprising: a dielectric medium; a first continuous conductive path carried by the dielectric medium that forms a first circuitous route for connecting a first pair of points on the dielectric medium, the first continuous conductive path comprising a first conductive layer formed of a conductive metal having a first resistance and a first dissipative layer formed of a conductive metal having a second resistance that is higher than the first resistance, the first conductive layer and the first dissipative layer plated one on top of the other such that the first conductive layer provides a path through which an electrical signal flows and the first dissipative layer provides dissipation of unwanted signal frequencies; and a second continuous conductive path that establishes a second circuitous route for connecting a second pair of points, the second continuous conductive path spaced from the first continuous conductive path by at least a portion of the dielectric medium, wherein the first continuous conductive path is galvanically coupled to the second continuous conductive path by a via connection extending through at least a portion of the dielectric medium.