ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,758, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Pressure wave generating element" was invented by Kohei Fukamachi (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure wave generating element that includes: a first solid insulating layer having a first principal surface; a first metal layer on the first principal surface of the first solid insulating layer; a second metal layer disposed at a distance from the first metal layer in a thickness direction of the first solid insulating layer such that the first solid insulating layer is located between the first metal layer and the second...