US Patent Issued to UNM Rainforest Innovations on July 14 for "Monolithic microfabricated vibrating mesh atomizer" (New Mexico Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,871, issued on July 14, was assigned to UNM Rainforest Innovations (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Monolithic microfabricated vibrating mesh atomizer" was invented by Nathan Morrow Jackson (Rio Rancho, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, an apparatus can comprise one or more integrated mesh membranes operable to vibrate based on an integrated structure with a piezoelectric material. The integrated mesh membrane can be implemented in an atomizer, which can be constructed as a monolithic vibrating mesh atomizer. A portable vibrating mesh atomizer can be implemented in a number of applications including, but not limited to...