ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,483, issued on May 19, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Sensor and sensor processing device" was invented by Kenichi Mori (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Toru Tominaga (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor is provided that includes a piezoelectric body; an electric resistor disposed on a first principal surface of the piezoelectric body; a vibration detection electrode disposed on a second principal surface of the piezoelectric body; a resistance voltage dividing circuit that has a first input terminal and a voltage dividing point; and a feedback processing circuit that has a second inpu...