ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,146, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto-fu, Japan).

"Structure body and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Minoru Hatase (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Yoshihito Otsubo (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure body includes a ceramic substrate including a first surface, a first conductor pattern arranged on the first surface, and a first columnar conductor connected to the first conductor pattern and extending in a direction of thickness in an orientation away from the ceramic substrate. The first columnar conductor is provided with a recess in an end surface on a side...