ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,567, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Multilayer ceramic capacitor including via-conductors and outer electrodes" was invented by Yukihiro Fujita (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Yohei Yamaguchi (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Seiji Hidaka (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor body, first and second via-conductors, first and second extended electrode portions, first and second outer electrodes, and an insulative resin. The capacitor body includes first and second inner electrodes. The first and second via-conductors are inside the capacitor b...