ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,362,254, issued on July 15, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Electronic component mounting base and electronic device" was invented by Kouichirou Sugai (Kyoto, Japan) and Kazuki Nishimoto (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic component mounting substrate includes: a metal base including a first surface and a recessed portion having a frame-like shape, the recessed portion opening to the first surface and including a bottom surface, an inner side surface, and an outer side surface; and an insulation base plate bonded via a bonding material to a position surrounded by the recessed portion on the first sur...