ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,932, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).
"Coil component" was invented by Hyun Ju Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Tae Ryung Hu (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coil component includes: a body; a coil portion disposed in the body and including a lead-out pattern exposed on one end surface of the body; an insulating layer disposed on the one end surface of the body and having an opening disposed on the lead-out pattern; an external electrode including a connection portion, disposed to be in contact with the lead-out pattern, and a pad portion extending fro...