ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,860, issued on July 8, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).
"Laminated piezoelectric element" was invented by Shuto Ono (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric body containing a piezoelectric ceramic material, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The piezoelectric body includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposing each other. The first electrode includes an external electrode formed on the first main surface. The second electrode includes an internal electrode formed inside the piezoelectric body to oppose the external electrode. The piezoelectric body in...