ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,658,220, issued on June 16, was assigned to Kioxia Corp. (Tokyo).

"Magnetic memory" was invented by Yoshihiro Ueda (Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan), Nobuyuki Umetsu (Kawasaki Kanagawa, Japan) and Masaki Kado (Kamakura Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory includes first magnetic-members extending in a first direction and having a first and s second end portions. Second magnetic-members are provided corresponding to the first magnetic-members, and extend in the first direction from an inside of cylinders of the first magnetic-members on a side of the second end portions. Third magnetic-members are provided above the second mag...