ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,077, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to NICHIA Corp. (Anan, Japan).

"Light-emitting device including support member with hole portion" was invented by Toru Hashimoto (Tokushima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light-emitting device includes a support member that includes a wiring layer comprising a connection portion, and a hole portion; a light source located on a first surface of the support member, the light source including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and a conductive member located in the hole portion, the conductive member connecting the connection portion and one of the positive electrode or the neg...