ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,026, issued on March 18, was assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Electrolytic capacitor" was invented by Yuji Miyachi (Saga Ken, Japan) and Takayuki Matsumoto (Saga Ken, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disclosed electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a cathode lead terminal. The capacitor element includes an anode body and a cathode part. The cathode lead terminal includes a connection part that is connected to the cathode part via a conductive member. The connection part includes a plate-shaped part, and first and second side walls standing from the plate-shaped p...