ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,395, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Electronic component" was invented by Hirofumi Oie (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide an electronic component capable of achieving both adhesion and visibility of a mark to an element body. An electronic component includes an element body and a mark formed on the element body. A main material of the mark is different from a material of the element body. The mark includes a first portion that constitutes a part of the mark and a second portion located at a position different from the first portion and connected to the first...