US Patent Issued to Murata Manufacturing on April 7 for "Actuator, pump, method for manufacturing actuator" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,788, issued on April 7, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Actuator, pump, method for manufacturing actuator" was invented by Nobuhira Tanaka (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator includes a vibrating member, a frame, and an adhesive. The vibrating member includes a main surface and a main surface, and a piezoelectric element is mounted on the main surface. The vibrating member has a plate shape and includes an outer edge portion having a greater shape than the piezoelectric element in plan view and not abutting the piezoelectric element). The frame has an outer edge shape that is smalle...