ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,188, issued on April 7, was assigned to POWDERTECH Co. LTD. (Chiba, Japan).

"Ferrite powder, ferrite resin composite material, and electromagnetic shielding material, electronic material, or electronic component" was invented by Koji Aga (Chiba, Japan), Takashi Kojima (Chiba, Japan), Takao Sugiura (Chiba, Japan), Tadashi Tsuduki (Chiba, Japan), Satomi Konno (Chiba, Japan) and Sho Kuwahara (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are: a ferrite powder whereby, when the ferrite powder is applied in a composite material, dropping out of ferrite particles is suppressed without moldability and filling ability being compromise...