ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,448, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Deformation detection sensor" was invented by Shingo Harada (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Hidekazu Kano (Nagaokakyo, Japan), Mei Watanabe (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Hiroaki Kitada (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deformation detection sensor is provided that includes a detection electrode, a first ground electrode, a piezoelectric film sandwiched between the detection electrode and the first ground electrode, a substrate on which the detection electrode and a second ground electrode are formed, a wiring connected to the detection electr...