ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,720, issued on May 19, was assigned to FURUKAWA ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Submount, light emitting device, and optical module" was invented by Takahiro Tomiyasu (Tokyo), Eisaku Kaji (Tokyo) and Yutaka Ohki (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A submount includes a light emitting device mounted thereon. The submount includes: a base including a first surface extending in a first direction and in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction; a first electrode extending in the first direction and in the second direction on the first surface, the first electrode including a first end in the second direction, and a secon...