ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,288,638, issued on April 29, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Coil component" was invented by Hyun Ju Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component includes a body; a coil portion disposed in the body and including a lead-out pattern; an external electrode disposed on a first surface of the body; and a plurality of connection vias disposed in the body, connecting the external electrode to the lead-out pattern, and integrated with each other, wherein, in each of the plurality of connection vias, a size of an end surface area of a lower portion adjacent to the externa...