US Patent 7982373 Piezoelectric multilayer component

Patent 7982373 was granted and assigned to Epcos Ag on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Epcos Ag

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7982373

Date of Patent

July 19, 2011

Patent Application Number

12616576

Date Filed

November 11, 2009

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thomas M. Dougherty

Patent abstract

A piezoelectric multilayer component has a base body including a stack of dielectric layers, electrode layers and at least one predetermined breaking layer. The predetermined breaking layer is arranged at least for the most part in an inactive zone of the multilayer component and cracks under specific tensile loads.