ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,249,887, issued on March 11, was assigned to NIDEC Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Vibrating motor with notch in case" was invented by Atsunori Hirata (Kyoto, Japan), Tomohiro Kobayashi (Kyoto, Japan) and Masanobu Takada (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibrating motor includes a stationary portion, a movable element having a magnet member and capable of vibrating in a first direction, and an elastic member. The stationary portion has a coil that applies a driving force to the magnet member when the coil is energized, and a case that accommodates the movable element and the coil therein. The movable element has a holder member that...