ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,763, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Resonance device" was invented by Yoshiyuki Higuchi (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Masakazu Fukumitsu (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Fumiya Endo (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resonance device includes a resonator including a vibration part, a frame disposed at at least a part of a circumference of the vibration part, and a supporting arm connecting the vibration part to the frame; and a first substrate including a first bottom plate configured to have a first gap from o the vibration part in a thickness direction, a first side wall, and a f...