ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,605, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ZHUHAI CRYSTAL RESONANCE TECHNOLOGIES Co. LTD. (Zhuhai, China).

"Packaged electronic components" was invented by Dror Hurwitz (Zhuhai, China), BawChing Perng (Zhuhai, China) and Duan Feng (Zhuhai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package for an electronic component, the package comprising a front end, a back end, and an active membrane layer sandwiched between front and back electrodes of conducting material; wherein front electrode has a surface that extends beyond an adjacent surface of the active membrane layer, the active membrane mechanically supported by the front end and covered by...