ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,241, issued on June 17, was assigned to TAIYO YUDEN Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Coil component" was invented by Takanori Yoshizawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component according to one or more embodiments of the invention includes a base body, a coil conductor embedded in the base body, and an external electrode provided on the base body. The base body has on its surface a first region that has a first reflectance, a second region that has a second reflectance lower than the first reflectance, and a third region that is surrounded by the second region and has a third reflectance higher than the second reflectance. The third ...