ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,440, issued on May 13, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Multi-layer ceramic electronic component and board for mounting the same" was invented by Byeong Chan Kwon (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ji Hun Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode a first external electrode and a second external electrode, wherein the ceramic body includes a capacitance formation portion including a first internal electrode and a second intern...