ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,657, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Electrical component and method of forming same" was invented by Chunho Kim (Phoenix), Mark E. Henschel (Phoenix) and Songhua Shi (Tempe, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of an electrical component and a method of forming such component are disclosed. The electrical component includes a substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface, and an opening disposed in the substrate. The opening extends between the first major surface and the second major surface. Tantalum material is disposed within the opening. Further, the tantalum ...