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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Eda, Nara, JP;
Takashi Nagata, Ikeda, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310349 ; 310344 ; 310346 ; 310369 ;
Abstract
A piezoelectric vibrator includes a thin quartz plate portion for generating vibrations, and non-contact electrodes for applying an alternating electric field. The electrodes are arranged on opposing sides of the thin quartz plate portion so as to not contact with the thin quartz plate portion. The electrodes may be formed on a supporter which can be bonded directly to the thin quartz plate. The electrodes may also be formed above the thin quartz plate and supported by the plate outside the thin quartz plate portion. The piezoelectric vibrator has a superior Q of resonance at high frequencies.