ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,695, issued on June 10, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Electrolytic capacitor having an anode electrode with flat particles" was invented by Katsutomo Aritomi (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Yoshimasa Yoshino (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrolytic capacitor that includes: a resin molded body that includes a stack including a capacitor element and a sealing resin sealing a periphery of the stack; and an anode external electrode and a cathode external electrode on an outer surface of the resin molded body. The capacitor element includes: a valve-action metal substrate having a cor...