ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,054, issued on May 27, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Fluid control device" was invented by Yutoku Kawabata (Kyoto, Japan) and Nobuhira Tanaka (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first main plate has a first principal surface and a second principal surface. A second main plate has a third principal surface, a fourth principal surface, and an aperture. A piezoelectric element is provided on the first main plate and vibrates the first main plate. A first frame is disposed outside an outer peripheral end of the first main plate. First connecting portions connect the first main plate and the fir...