Patents by Inventor AKI YAZAWA

AKI YAZAWA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9509303
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive switch includes a first substrate, a conductive structure provided on the first substrate, and an electrode unit disposed to face the first substrate with the conductive structure located therebetween. The conductive structure includes an electrode layer on the first substrate, and an elastic component having conductivity and extending to protrude from the electrode layer toward the electrode unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Tetsuyoshi Ogura, Aki Yazawa
  • Patent number: 9508504
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive switch includes a first substrate, a conductive structure provided on the first substrate, and an electrode unit disposed to face the first substrate with the conductive structure interposed therebetween. The conductive structure includes an elastic component extending to protrude from the first substrate toward the electrode unit, and an electrode layer covering the elastic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Tetsuyoshi Ogura, Aki Yazawa
  • Publication number: 20150277646
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive element of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a conductive component, an elastic electrode portion, and an electrode supporting component. The conductive component extends from the substrate. The elastic electrode portion opposes a tip of the conductive component. The electrode supporting component opposes the substrate with the conductive component and the elastic electrode portion interposed therebetween, supports the elastic electrode portion, and has flexibility. In the pressure-sensitive element, the conductive component has a higher elastic modulus than that of the elastic electrode portion. In the pressure-sensitive element, the elastic electrode portion has a flat surface which opposes the conductive component and which is capable of being brought into contact with the conductive component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: TETSUYOSHI OGURA, AKI YAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150277647
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive element of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a conductive structure, an elastic electrode portion, and an electrode supporting component. The conductive structure extends from the substrate. The elastic electrode portion opposes a tip of the conductive structure. The electrode supporting component opposes the substrate with the conductive structure and the elastic electrode portion interposed therebetween, supports the elastic electrode portion, and has flexibility. In the pressure-sensitive element, the conductive structure includes a structural component which extends from the substrate and which has a higher elastic modulus than that of the elastic electrode portion, and a conductive layer which is coated on a surface of the structural component. In the pressure-sensitive element, the elastic electrode portion has a flat surface which opposes the conductive structure and which is capable of being brought into contact with the conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: TETSUYOSHI OGURA, AKI YAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150114814
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pressure-sensitive switch including a support substrate, a conductive structure provided on the support substrate, and an electrode unit disposed to face the support substrate with the conductive structure interposed therebetween. The conductive structure includes an elastic component extending to protrude from the support substrate toward the electrode unit, and an electrode layer covering the elastic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: TAKESHI SUZUKI, TETSUYOSHI OGURA, AKI YAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150116073
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pressure-sensitive switch including a support substrate, a conductive structure provided on the support substrate, and an electrode unit disposed to face the support substrate with the conductive structure interposed therebetween. The conductive structure includes an electrode layer on the support substrate, and an elastic component having conductivity and extending to protrude from the electrode layer toward the electrode unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: TAKESHI SUZUKI, TETSUYOSHI OGURA, AKI YAZAWA