ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,545, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to KYOCERA Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Multilayer electronic component" was invented by Tatsuya Suzuki (Kirishima, Japan), Hirotoshi Kii (Kirishima, Japan), Atsushi Miyabayashi (Aira, Japan), Kenta Nakashima (Kirishima, Japan) and Satoru Naokawa (Yasu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer electronic component includes an effective portion and a cover. The effective portion includes a dielectric layer and an inner electrode that are stacked alternately in a stacking direction. The cover overlaps the effective portion in the stacking direction. The cover includes multiple insulating layers and...