ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,112, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Electronic component" was invented by Kiyohiro Kashiuchi (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Toru Yaso (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Hirofumi Oie (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an electronic component capable of reducing a possibility that insulating layers covering from outer edge portions of electrodes to surrounding portions, around the electrodes, of a substrate are separated from the electrodes and the substrate. An electronic component includes: a substrate; an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate; a protective portion cover...