ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,697, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto-fu, Japan).
"Coil component" was invented by Kenichi Araki (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Keiichi Ishida (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Minoru Gibu (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A highly reliable coil component having reduced electric resistance and improved bonding strength in a connection portion between a coil conductor and an external electrode. A coil component includes an element body including a coil conductor including a wound conductive wire coated with an insulating film, a magnetic portion containing metal magnetic particles and resin, and an ...