ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,567, issued on April 7, was assigned to KYOCERA AVX Components Corp. (Fountain Inn, S.C.).

"Single layer capacitor" was invented by Ronald S. Demcko (Raleigh, N.C.), Cory Nelson (Simpsonville, S.C.), Marianne Berolini (Greer, S.C.) and Jeff Borgman (Myrtle Beach, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single layer capacitor can include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A resistive layer can be formed over at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate. A first conductive layer can be formed over at least a portion of the resistive layer. A second conductive layer can be forme...