ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,243, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to MITSUI KINZOKU COMPANY Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Carrier-attached metal foil and method for producing same" was invented by Toshimi Nakamura (Ageo, Japan), Mikiko Komiya (Ageo, Japan) and Yoshinori Matsuura (Ageo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a carrier-attached metal foil in which the metal layer is less likely to be released at the ends of the carrier-attached metal foil or in the cutting place(s) of a downsized carrier-attached metal foil, and moreover a decrease in the strength of the carrier is effectively suppressed. This carrier-attached metal foil includes a carrier; a rel...