ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,764, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Stamford Devices Ltd. (Galway, Ireland).
"Vibrating aperture plate nebulizer" was invented by Diarmuid Connolly (Galway, Ireland), Colm Carmody (Galway, Ireland), Finbarr Maguire (County Clare, Ireland), Aidan Duffy (Galway, Ireland) and Michael Timothy (County Galway, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nebulizer has an aerosol generator, a reservoir, and an aerosol outlet. A piezoelectric vibration generator is on a downstream side of a support washer, and power to the piezo is provided by a spring contact assembly. The assembly has upstanding electrical terminals for contact with electric...