ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,293,875, issued on May 6, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Ceramic electronic component" was invented by Hirofumi Oie (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Ai Sasaki (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body having a first surface; an external electrode disposed at least on the first surface; an internal electrode disposed inside the ceramic body; and a connection conductor connected to the external electrode and extending through a surface or an interior of the ceramic body to electrically connect to the internal electrode. The external electrode includes an...