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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7557493 | Vibrator module A vibrator module includes a frame having an outer frame and an inner frame. A vibrator unit is formed inside the inner frame. The frame and the vibrator unit are formed of a piezoelectric ceramic or the like as one piece. On one side of the vibrator unit, an IC is ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7345404 | Electronic device The microelectromechanical system (MEMS) element (101) comprises a first electrode (31) that is present on a surface of substrate (30) and a movable element (40). This overlies at least partially the first electrode (31) and compri... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7259499 | Piezoelectric bimorph actuator and method of manufacturing thereof An actuator is disclosed, which includes a piezoelectric bimorph. The actuator also includes a substantially moisture impervious and electrically insulating packaging having a cavity around the bimorph providing for a clearance around the bimorph. The packaging incl... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253703 | Air-gap type FBAR, method for fabricating the same, and filter and duplexer using the same An air-gap type thin film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) and method for fabricating the same. Also disclosed are a filter and a duplexer employing the air-gap type FBAR. The air-gap type FBAR includes: a first substrate having a cavity part at a predetermined region... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7233218 | Air-gap type FBAR, and duplexer using the FBAR An air-gap type film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) is created by securing two substrate parts, one providing a resonance structure and the other providing a separation structure, i.e., a cavity. When the two substrate parts are secured, the resonance structure is o... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7196405 | Silicon package with integral heater A hermetic package for electronic components which is made of metallic silicon is disclosed. The package includes a plurality of silicon elements which are bonded together. A metallic layer of platinum or gold is bonded to an internal surface of the hermetically sea... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186379 | Continuous real-time measurement of aqueous cyanide This invention provides a method and system capable of the continuous, real-time measurement of low concentrations of aqueous free cyanide (CN) using an on-line, flow through system. The system is based on the selective reactivity of cyanide anions and the character... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7164222 | Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) with high thermal conductivity The specification discloses embodiments of an apparatus comprising a film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) filter comprising a piezoelectric membrane having a portion thereof sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode, the piezoelectric membrane being... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7061086 | Silicon package for piezoelectric device A hermetic package for electronic components which is made of metallic silicon is disclosed. The package creates a cavity for receiving the electronic component, preferably a piezoelectric device, which provides a evacuated environment in the range of 1×10−5... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7034434 | Surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device includes a sealing resin for sealing a gap between a surface acoustic wave element and a mounting board. The sealing resin is prevented from flowing so as to reach a vibrating portion of the surface acoustic wave element. In the surfac... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6992420 | Film bulk acoustic resonator and method of forming the same A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) includes an insulation layer on a substrate to prevent a signal from being transmitted to a substrate. The FBAR includes a portion of a membrane layer corresponding to an activation area to adjust a resonance frequency band and ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6960870 | Piezo-electric resonator and manufacturing method thereof A compact and thin piezo-electric resonator is provided having a high air-tightness and available at a low cost, in which a piezo-electric resonator element is provided in a housing having a structure which permits adjustment of the frequency after sealing the housi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958566 | Mechanical resonator device having phenomena-dependent electrical stiffness A mechanical resonator device which has a phenomena-dependent electrical stiffness is provided. The phenomena may be temperature or acceleration, for example. The device includes a substrate and a resonator supported above the substrate by supports. The device furth... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6940367 | Forming film bulk acoustic resonator filters A film bulk acoustic resonator may be formed with a piezoelectric film having improved quality. The piezoelectric film may be deposited directly onto a single crystal silicon substrate. That substrate may be removed and selectively replaced with a lower electrode to... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6903629 | Electrode-free resonator structures for frequency control, filters and sensors Double-sided, single-sided and ring electrode mesa resonators are provided that operate in the difficult 3 GHZ frequency with an electrode-free resonator area that serves as an energy-trapping area. The double-sided electrode-free resonator device is a double-sided ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6870445 | Thin film bulk acoustic wave resonator The present invention is intended to provide a thin film bulk acoustic wave resonator, which has a resonant excitation portion free from damage caused by etching, a high electromechanical coupling coefficient kt2 and a high quality coefficient ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6849475 | Thin film resonator and method for manufacturing the same A thin film resonator having enhanced performance and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The thin film resonator includes a supporting means, a first electrode, a dielectric layer and a second electrode. The supporting means has several posts and a suppor... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6842089 | Film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device Disclosed are a film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device and a method for fabricating the film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device. The film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device comprises a membrane layer having a plurality of active regions and provides differ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6784599 | Piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric actuator for actuating a mechanical component includes a piezoelectric element, for subjecting an actuating element to a tensile force or compressive force, and a compensating element, with the piezoelectric element and the compensating element havin... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6710681 | Thin film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) and inductor on a monolithic substrate and method of fabricating the same An apparatus having both a resonator and an inductor fabricated on a single substrate and a method of fabricating the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a resonator and an inductor that is connected to the resonator. Both the resonator and the inductor ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6628178 | Radio frequency module parts including surface acoustic wave elements and manufacturing method thereof The surface acoustic wave elements and the other surface mounting elements are mounted on a ceramic multi-layer substrate. The surface acoustic wave elements may be flip chips face-down-bonded to the gold coated mounting electrodes of the multi-layer cera... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6483229 | Method of providing differential frequency adjusts in a thin film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) filter and apparatus embodying the method A method for fabricating a resonator, and in particular, a thin film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR), and a resonator embodying the method are disclosed. An FBAR is fabricated on a substrate by mass loading piezoelectric (PZ) layer between two electrodes. ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6424237 | Bulk acoustic resonator perimeter reflection system A bulk acoustic resonator having a high quality factor is formed on a substrate having a depression formed in a top surface of the substrate. The resonator includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric material and a second electrode. The first electrode is... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6380662 | Piezoelectric oscillator A compact quartz oscillator includes a quartz vibrator that is integrally mounted on a circuit substrate. In the quartz oscillator, flux residue can be easily washed away. A cavity is defined in the approximate center of the circuit substrate. Within the ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6366005 | Tuning fork type vibration gyro A tuning fork type vibrator including two arms and a base is supported by a supporting substrate mounted on a stem, and an oscillation limiting member formed from a ring-shaped rubber-like elastic body is mounted with its one face secured to the stem so a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6204593 | Resonator and piezoelectric resonance device with grooved lead terminals thereof A resonator including a piezoelectric element; a lead terminal comprised of an electroconductive wire material formed by press working with a tapered receiving groove for holding an end of the piezoelectric element at its top end; and a capacitor connecte... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6064282 | Piezoelectric filter having a capacitance electrode extending onto a substrate side surface A piezoelectric filter has a significantly reduced size and a sufficient coupling capacitance while avoiding an uneven outer configuration of an overall shape of the filter. The piezoelectric filter includes a first resonating unit and a second resonating... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060818 | SBAR structures and method of fabrication of SBAR.FBAR film processing techniques for the manufacturing of SBAR/BAR filters An acoustical resonator and a method for making the same. A resonator according to the present invention includes a layer of piezoelectric material sandwiched between first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes a conducting sheet having a RM... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6011451 | Chip type piezoelectric filter having internal common electrodes or a shield electrode A chip type filter reduces a required mount space while facilitating achievement of impedance matching and also enhancing the stability of filter characteristics. The chip type filter includes a first piezoelectric substrate, a filter section with resonan... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6002308 | Piezoelectric filter with a capacitor on a substrate having an unpolarized portion A piezoelectric filter is arranged to suppress unnecessary vibrations caused by wiring patterns such as lead-out electrodes to improve filter characteristics. The filter includes a filter section having a pair of resonant electrodes located on an upper su... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5982077 | Piezo-electric transducer unit An insulating substrate (1) is a laminate of a first insulating substrate (1a) and a second insulating substrate (1b) on which wires and electrodes are formed previously. In this case a concavity is formed on the insulating substrate (1) by a hollow part ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5949305 | Saw filter encapsulated in a ceramic package with capacitance incorporated therein In a ceramic package for encapsulating a SAW (surface acoustic wave) filter, a metal pad is formed on the bottom of a recess formed in the package. A SAW filter chip is mounted to the package such that propagation paths formed on the chip face the bottom ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945774 | Open package for crystal oscillator chips An improved crystal oscillator package is described in which the crystal oscillators are attached to ceramic substrates by means of connectors, formed from materials such as silver-platinum and silver, using thick film techniques. An optional opening in t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5910756 | Filters and duplexers utilizing thin film stacked crystal filter structures and thin film bulk acoustic wave resonators There is provided a Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator-Stacked Crystal Filter (BAWR-SCF) filtering circuit or device. The BAWR-SCF circuit comprises a first pair of ports, a second pair of ports, a first lead that is connected between a first and a second one o... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5780958 | Piezoelectric vibrating device A piezoelectric vibrating device is disclosed. The device includes a case having a first compartment with a first compartment height. A bender element, fabricated from an piezoelectric material, is disposed within the first compartment. A motion limiter i... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5722303 | Mixed-mu superconducting bearings A mixed-mu superconducting bearing including a ferrite structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet structure. The ferrite structure is levitated by said stationary permanent mag... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5640887 | Low-loss, high-speed, high-Tc superconducting bearings A flywheel energy storage device including an iron structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet. The stationary permanent magnet levitates the iron structure while the supercondu... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5604667 | Mounting structure for mounting a piezoelectric element An opening is formed in a region of a circuit board opposite a vibration region E of a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element is mounted to the circuit board, and electrical connections extend between and support the piezoelectric element from t... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5596239 | Enhanced quality factor resonator A high quality factor resonator (15) including a substrate (110) and a resonator layer (150). The resonator layer includes a first electrode (157). The resonator layer (150) is disposed on a surface of the substrate (110). The first electrode (157) is dis... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5540116 | Low-loss, high-speed, high-TC superconducting bearings A flywheel energy storage device including an iron structure disposed for rotation adjacent a stationary superconductor material structure and a stationary permanent magnet. The stationary permanent magnet levitates the iron structure while the supercondu... | 07/30/1996 |
