ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,608, issued on April 14, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).
"Oscillator" was invented by Tomohiro Uno (Chino, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oscillator includes a resonator element, an oscillation circuit configured to cause the resonator element to oscillate, a temperature control element configured to control a temperature of the resonator element, a plurality of temperature sensors, a failure detection circuit, and a container configured to accommodate the resonator element, the oscillation circuit, the temperature control element, the plurality of temperature sensors, and the failure detection circuit. The failu...