ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,931, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Multilayer ceramic electronic component" was invented by Masaki Fukuda (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first multilayer ceramic capacitor main body including a first external electrode, a second multilayer ceramic capacitor main body including second external electrodes, a first bonding material bonding the first and second external electrodes, a first metal terminal and a second metal terminal respectively connectable to the first external electrode, and an exterior material covering the re...