ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,637, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to TMEIC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Ultrasonic atomization apparatus" was invented by Takahiro Hiramatsu (Tokyo) and Hiroyuki Orita (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic atomization apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a non-contact mist supply pipe that is provided above an atomization container without being in contact with the atomization container including a mist output pipe and a leakproof tank that is connected to the mist output pipe without being in contact with the non-contact mist supply pipe. The leakproof tank contains a sealing proper liquid. In this case, the seal...