ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,161, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Recording element unit and method for manufacturing recording element unit" was invented by Naoya Tsukamoto (Kanagawa, Japan) and Hiroyuki Kigami (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording element unit includes a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, and a wire for electrically connecting the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad. The wire has a plurality of bending points at which the wire is bent in the direction of extension of the wire between a first connection point and a second connection point. The plurality of bending points inclu...