ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,091, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).

"Cap housing, cap, and semiconductor device" was invented by Koki Matsunaga (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap housing includes a tubular part, and a top plate, extending from one end toward a center axis of the tubular part, and having an opening. The top plate includes an annular first surface facing the opening, an annular second surface continuous with the first surface and perpendicular to the center axis, and an annular third surface continuous with the second surface and inclined from the second surface. The third surf...