ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,718,980, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Coil component" was invented by Young Ji Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jin Ho Ku (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Min Jeong Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component includes a body having first to fourth side surfaces, a coil disposed in the body, and an insulating member disposed on at least one of the first to fourth side surfaces of the body and including first to third insulating layers. The insulating member may include first and second insulating members respectively disposed on the third and fourth s...