ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,128, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to TAIYO YUDEN Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Coil component" was invented by Natsuko Sato (Tokyo) and Tomoo Kashiwa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component according to one embodiment includes a base body, a coil conductor provided in the base body, and an external electrode electrically connected to the coil conductor. The base body may have a rectangular shape, as viewed from one axial direction. The base body has a first long side and a first short side shorter than the first long side, as viewed from one axial direction. The coil conductor includes a winding portion. The winding portion in...