Patent ID: 8269579

Claim:
A filter adapted to be mounted to a circuit board and comprising: a block of dielectric material including: one or more through-holes; a plurality of surfaces including a top surface; one or more walls of dielectric material extending upwardly from the top surface; a region of conductive material on the block of dielectric material extending onto the one or more of the walls of the block and defining at least a first electrode on one of the walls of the block; and a plate of dielectric material including: first and second opposed surfaces; an area of conductive material on one of the first and second opposed surfaces of the plate defining at least a first connection pad; a pattern of conductive material on one of the first or second opposed surfaces of the plate coupled to the first connection pad on the one of the first or second opposed surfaces of the plate; the plate being seated on one or more of the walls of the block in a spaced relationship from the top surface of the block, the at least a first electrode on the one of the walls of the block coupled to the first connection pad on the plate.