ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,076, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Cleaning method of electronic component and manufacturing method of element chip" was invented by Shogo Okita (Hyogo, Japan), Akihiro Itou (Kyoto, Japan) and Atsushi Harikai (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic component cleaning method including: a preparation step of preparing an electronic component having a first surface covered with a protective film, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a sidewall between the first and second surfaces, and an adhering matter adhering to the sidewall; and ...