ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,877, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto-fu, Japan).
"Coil component" was invented by Yukinobu Masuda (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Shingo Nakamoto (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Kaori Takezawa (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component has a structure capable of suppressing disconnection of a center wire material of a wire and reducing inconvenience due to deterioration of an insulating film. A slope is provided at a boundary portion between a mounting surface and an inner end face of a flange portion. A terminal electrode includes a first electrode portion provided along the mounting su...