US Patent Issued to Murata Manufacturing on Oct. 27 for "Electronic component" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,450, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto-fu, Japan).

"Electronic component" was invented by Yosuke Matsushita (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic component includes a body having a first surface, a base electrode disposed on the first surface, and a plating film covering the base electrode. The first surface has a reference plane and a recess more recessed than the reference plane. The base electrode is disposed inside the recess so as not to more protrude than the reference plane. A surface of the plating film that is farthest from the body is flush with the reference p...