US Patent Issued to SEIKO EPSON on July 28 for "Physical quantity sensor and inertial measurement unit" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,308, issued on July 28, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).

"Physical quantity sensor and inertial measurement unit" was invented by Satoru Tanaka (Chino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A physical quantity sensor includes a fixed portion, a support beam, a movable body, a first fixed electrode portion, and a second fixed electrode portion. The movable body includes a first coupling portion, a first base portion, a first movable electrode portion, a second coupling portion, a second base portion, and a second movable electrode portion. The first base portion is coupled to the first coupling portion. A first movable electr...