Patents Examined by Angelica McKinney
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 9197966
    Abstract: The electronic device can effectively suppress a reduction in sound pressure and an increase in the distortion factor. The electronic device (1) includes a piezoelectric element (30), a panel (10) supporting the piezoelectric element (30), and a housing (60) holding the panel (10). The electronic device (1) causes the panel (10) to generate air-conducted sound and vibration sound that is transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body. A buffer material (90) is disposed between the panel (10) and the housing (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Umehara, Motonori Imamura