ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,796, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).
"Electronic component" was invented by Toshihiro Iguchi (Tokyo), Hisashi Kobayashi (Tokyo), Norihisa Ando (Tokyo) and Kenya Tamaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic component includes a component body, a metal terminal, and a bonding material. The component body includes an element body and an external electrode. The metal terminal includes a first main surface and a second main surface, and a side surface. The bonding material electrically and physically connects the external electrode and the metal terminal. The metal terminal includes a first metal layer ...