Haruo Suda

Title: Haruo Suda and His Piezoelectric Timepiece Invention.

Introduction

Haruo Suda is an inventor associated with Tokorozawa, Japan, and Citizen Watch Company, Ltd. His recorded patent concerns a hermetically sealed mount for a piezoelectric tuning fork, a component designed for use in a timepiece.

Latest Patents

Suda’s listed patent is titled “Hermetically Sealed Mount for a Piezoelectric Tuning Fork.” It describes a mechanical timepiece vibrator in which a ceramic supporting substrate is secured to the inner wall of an evacuated housing. Conducting metal layers on the substrate connect the piezoelectric element’s exciting electrodes to leads that project outside the housing and can connect to the timepiece’s printed circuit. The design provides a mounting and electrical connection for the vibrating element within the sealed housing. The supplied information lists 1 patent for Suda.

Career Highlights

Suda’s documented invention reflects work on the mechanical and electrical integration of piezoelectric components in timekeeping devices. The patent identifies Citizen Watch Company, Ltd. as his company affiliation.

Collaborations

Fujio Ishida is identified as Suda’s coworker. The available information does not specify whether Ishida collaborated on the patent.

Conclusion

Haruo Suda’s recorded patent addresses a sealed, electrically connected mounting structure for a piezoelectric tuning fork in a timepiece.