ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,260,984, issued on March 25, was assigned to SUMIDA Corp. (Japan).

"Coil component" was invented by Masami Tanifuji (Natori, Japan), Kaito Suzuki (Natori, Japan), Toshimasa Monma (Natori, Japan) and Sho Maesawa (Natori, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component includes a first core, a second core, and a base unit in which a housing recess is formed. The second core includes a flat plate section and a leg. The leg extends from one end portion of the flat plate section toward the bottom surface of the housing recess in the axial direction of a coil. The housing recess includes a first space and a second space. A winding core ...