ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,508, issued on April 21, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).
"Piezoelectric interferometer" was invented by Ville Kaajakari (Helsinki).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interferometer is provided that includes a reflection region, a support region and two or more actuation regions. Each of the two or more actuation regions extend from the support region to the reflection region. A first reflector is fixed to the substrate at least in the reflection region. The interferometer includes a piezoelectric layer at least in the two or more actuation regions. Moreover, a second reflector is attached to the piez...