ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,442, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to KYOCERA AVX Components Corp. (Fountain Inn, S.C.).

"Surface mountable ultracapacitor device including a resin layer having vents" was invented by Laurent Desclos (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface mountable ultracapacitor device is disclosed. The device comprises: a package including sidewalls extending in a direction generally perpendicular to a base to define an upper end wherein an interior cavity is defined between an inner surface of the base and the sidewalls; first and second conductive members disposed on the inner surface of the base; first and second external terminat...