US Patent Issued to TDK on March 4 for "Vibration device and electronic apparatus" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,514, issued on March 4, was assigned to TDK Corp. (Tokyo).

"Vibration device and electronic apparatus" was invented by Kazuki Saito (Tokyo) and Kaoru Kijima (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration device includes a vibration plate, a piezoelectric element, and a wiring member. The vibration plate has conductivity. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the vibration plate. The wiring member is disposed to oppose the vibration plate via the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element includes a piezoelectric element body, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. The piezoelectric element body has a...