ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,205, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MURATA MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

"Resonator and resonance device" was invented by Toshio Nishimura (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resonator is provided that includes a vibration part, a frame, and a support arm. The vibration part includes an Si substrate that has a principal surface with a width W in an X-axis direction and a length L in a Y-axis direction. The vibration part is configured to vibrate mainly in a contour vibration mode. The support arm extends in the Y-axis direction and connects the frame to one of two ends in the Y-axis direction of the...