ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,980, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Ceramic electronic component including dielectric layers having different dielectric compositions" was invented by Tae Hyung Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hee Sun Chun (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyo Ju Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyeg Soon An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hui Sun Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jeong Wook Seo (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jin Woo Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Seok Hyun Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceramic electronic component includes: a body including an active portion, including a ...