ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,173, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Ceramic electronic component including insulating layer" was invented by Jeong Mo Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jin Mo Ahn (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ji Hong Jo (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceramic electronic component, includes: a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes, the body having first and second surfaces, third and fourth surfaces, and fifth and sixth surfaces; a first external electrode disposed on the first surface of the body, and extending onto a portion of eac...