ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,637, issued on April 14, was assigned to Daishinku Corp. (Kakogawa, Japan).

"Piezoelectric vibration device and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Manabu Ohnishi (Kakogawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Metal films for first and second mounting terminals are formed at ends on both sides of a piezoelectric vibration plate across a vibrating portion, and first and second mounting terminals connected to these metal films are formed on outer surfaces of resin films adhered to the piezoelectric vibration plate. In case the metal films for first and second mounting terminals on both sides of the vibrating portion are de...