ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,620,539, issued on May 5, was assigned to OMRON Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Electromagnetic relay and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Ryota Minowa (Kyoto, Japan) and Shinichi Ogawa (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic relay includes a contact device; a driving device including a coil, a spool, and first and second yokes; and a coil terminal. The second yoke, which is attached to the first yoke, includes a first side portion, a second side portion, a center portion extending therebetween, and a notch. The center portion of the second yoke is disposed between the contact device and the spool. The notch...