Patent ID: 9379311
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G11B,H01L,H02N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for peripherally encapsulating a plurality of piezoelectric elements, the apparatus comprising: a first fixture including a first fixture base and a first plurality of protrusions extending from the first fixture base, each of the first plurality of protrusions including a distal support surface that is facing and approximately the same size as an exposed portion of a first side of a corresponding one of the plurality of piezoelectric elements; a first alignment comb including a plurality of first tines, the first tines being spaced to position each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements between respective ones of the first tines; and a second alignment comb including a plurality of second tines, the second tines being spaced to position each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements between respective ones of the second tines, the second tines being oriented approximately orthogonally relative to the first tines.