Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Sugita
Hiroshi Sugita 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).
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Patent number: 11972084Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel, a cover member overlapping the touch panel, and a controller. The controller includes a position detection unit configured to detect a position of a pointer, based on a signal value obtained from a position detection electrode, an amplification processing unit configured to perform amplification processing on at least one signal value in a pressing force detection range corresponding to the position of the pointer detected by the position detection unit among signal values obtained from a pressing force detection electrode, and a pressing force detection unit configured to calculate magnitude of a pressing force generated by the pointer, based on a signal value after the amplification processing being a signal value in the pressing force detection range including a signal value obtained by amplification by the amplification processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Shinji Yamagishi, Takenori Maruyama, Kazutoshi Kida, Takuma Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sugita, Hiroshi Fukushima
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Patent number: 11960182Abstract: Provided is a light absorption anisotropic film capable of preparing an image display device having excellent display performance and excellent durability, and a laminate and an image display device formed of the light absorption anisotropic film. The light absorption anisotropic film is used for an image display device, which is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which in a signal derived from the dichroic substance detected by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, a relationship between a maximum intensity Imax of the light absorption anisotropic film in a thickness direction and an intensity Isur1 in a surface of the light absorption anisotropic film on a viewing side of the image display device satisfies Expression (I-1) 2.0?Imax/Isur1.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yumi Kato, Naoki Koito, Hiroshi Matsuyama, Akihiro Sugita, Takehiro Kasahara, Naoyoshi Yamada
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Publication number: 20240087918Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus has a treatment tank, a holder to hold the substrate while in the treatment tank, a chemical discharge pipe below a position of the holder for supplying a chemical solution to the treatment tank, a bubble discharge pipe below the position of the holder for discharging a gas. The first bubble discharge pipe is closer along a horizontal direction to a centerline of the treatment tank than is the chemical discharge pipe. A rectifying plate is disposed below the position of the holder and extends from a position above the chemical discharge pipe to a position above the first bubble discharge pipe at an incline with respect to the first direction horizontal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomohiko SUGITA, Hiroshi FUJITA, Tatsuhiko KOIDE, Katsuhiro SATO
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Publication number: 20230101914Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a flying object information acquiring unit configured to acquire flying object information including manager identification information of managers of flying objects and information about flight locations from the flying objects; a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the flight locations of the flying objects on the basis of the acquired flying object information; a selection accepting unit configured to accept selection of a target flying object from among one or more flying objects of which the flight locations are displayed in the display unit; and a communication control unit configured to transmit the manager identification information of the manager of the selected target flying object and a message for the manager or a chatting start request for chatting with the manager to a management device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: KDDI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SUGITA, Kazuma HARADA
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Patent number: 10035341Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a capacitive load includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, and a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toru Kashimura, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9822452Abstract: A conduction structure includes a device substrate (third substrate) including a conductive portion, an IC (second substrate) including an upper surface, an end surface inclined toward the upper surface, and a conductive portion (second conductive portion), a sealing plate (first substrate) including an upper surface, an end surface (first side wall portion) inclined toward the upper surface, and a conductive portion (first conductive portion), and plating layers that respectively form electrical connections between a conductive portion and a conductive portion and between a conductive portion and the conductive portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Yoda, Hiroshi Sugita, Ikuya Miyazawa
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Patent number: 9815280Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a control unit; and a head unit, in which the control unit includes a data generation unit, and a drive signal generation unit, the head unit includes a discharge unit, residual vibration detection unit, and an amplification unit, the data generation unit generates and outputs discharge control data for controlling discharge of liquid and gain data for defining an amplification rate of an amplification unit, the drive signal generation unit generates and outputs a drive signal including a plurality of waveforms, the discharge unit discharges the liquid by applying a waveform assigned by the discharge control data among the plurality of waveforms, the residual vibration detection unit detects residual vibration of the discharge unit and outputs a residual vibration signal, and the amplification unit amplifies the residual vibration signal with the amplification rate defined by the gain data and outputs the amplified signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kyohei Date, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9796179Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a controller, a drive signal generation unit, a discharge unit, a residual vibration detection unit, and an amplification unit, in which the controller generates discharge control data for controlling discharge of liquid and controls an amplification rate of an amplification unit, the drive signal generation unit generates and outputs a drive signal including a plurality of waveforms driving the discharge unit, the discharge unit discharges the liquid by applying a waveform assigned by the discharge control data among the plurality of waveforms included in the drive signal, the residual vibration detection unit detects residual vibration of the discharge unit and outputs a residual vibration signal indicating the residual vibration, after the discharge unit is driven by the drive signal, and the amplification unit amplifies the residual vibration signal with the amplification rate controlled by the controller and outputs the amplified signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kyohei Date, Masashi Kamiyanagi, Ryota Furukawa, Kazuhito Fujisawa, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9656461Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a modulation circuit that generates a modulated signal obtained by performing pulse modulation on a source signal; a transistor that amplifies the modulated signal to generate an amplified modulated signal; a lowpass filer that smoothes the amplified modulated signal to generate a driving signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced when the driving signal is applied; and a circuit substrate on which the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the lowpass filter are mounted. The transistor includes a die, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a conductive die pad, a first lead which is electrically connected to the second electrode by a bonding wire, and a second lead which is electrically connected to the third electrode by a bonding wire. The die pad, the first lead, and the second lead are electrically connected to different wiring patterns of the circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akira Abe, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9654099Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit for driving a capacitive load which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulation signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal, a transistor which generates an amplified modulation signal by amplifying the modulation signal, a low pass filter which generates a drive signal by smoothening the amplified modulation signal, a piezoelectric element which is displaced by receiving the drive signal, and a circuit substrate on which the transistor is mounted. The transistor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a clip which has conductivity, is electrically connected to the first electrode. Furthermore, the circuit substrate has a first land corresponding to the first electrode, a second land corresponding to the second electrode, and a third land corresponding to the third electrode. In addition, a part of the clip is connected to the third land.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akira Abe, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9586397Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulation signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal, a transistor which generates an amplified modulation signal by amplifying the modulation signal, a low pass filter which includes an inductor and a capacitor and generates a drive signal by smoothening the amplified modulation signal, a piezoelectric element which is displaced by receiving the drive signal, a cavity of which the internal volume changes in accordance with the displacement of the piezoelectric element, a nozzle through which liquid in the cavity is discharged in accordance with change in the internal volume of the cavity, and a circuit substrate on which the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the low pass filter are mounted, in which the capacitor is a leadless type capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akira Abe, Hiroshi Sugita
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Publication number: 20170021615Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a controller, a drive signal generation unit, a discharge unit, a residual vibration detection unit, and an amplification unit, in which the controller generates discharge control data for controlling discharge of liquid and controls an amplification rate of an amplification unit, the drive signal generation unit generates and outputs a drive signal including a plurality of waveforms driving the discharge unit, the discharge unit discharges the liquid by applying a waveform assigned by the discharge control data among the plurality of waveforms included in the drive signal, the residual vibration detection unit detects residual vibration of the discharge unit and outputs a residual vibration signal indicating the residual vibration, after the discharge unit is driven by the drive signal, and the amplification unit amplifies the residual vibration signal with the amplification rate controlled by the controller and outputs the amplified signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Kyohei DATE, Masashi KAMIYANAGI, Ryota FURUKAWA, Kazuhito FUJISAWA, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Publication number: 20170021616Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a control unit; and a head unit, in which the control unit includes a data generation unit, and a drive signal generation unit, the head unit includes a discharge unit, residual vibration detection unit, and an amplification unit, the data generation unit generates and outputs discharge control data for controlling discharge of liquid and gain data for defining an amplification rate of an amplification unit, the drive signal generation unit generates and outputs a drive signal including a plurality of waveforms, the discharge unit discharges the liquid by applying a waveform assigned by the discharge control data among the plurality of waveforms, the residual vibration detection unit detects residual vibration of the discharge unit and outputs a residual vibration signal, and the amplification unit amplifies the residual vibration signal with the amplification rate defined by the gain data and outputs the amplified signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Kyohei DATE, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Publication number: 20170008279Abstract: A driving circuit for driving a capacitive load includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, and a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Toru KASHIMURA, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Publication number: 20160355015Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that deforms when the drive signal is applied thereto, a cavity that expands or contracts due to deformation of the piezoelectric element, and a nozzle that communicates with the cavity and ejects a liquid in accordance with increase and decrease of a pressure inside the cavity. The coil is a metallic alloy type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Toru KASHIMURA, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Publication number: 20160352332Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit for driving a capacitive load which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulation signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal, a transistor which generates an amplified modulation signal by amplifying the modulation signal, a low pass filter which generates a drive signal by smoothening the amplified modulation signal, a piezoelectric element which is displaced by receiving the drive signal, and a circuit substrate on which the transistor is mounted. The transistor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a clip which has conductivity, is electrically connected to the first electrode. Furthermore, the circuit substrate has a first land corresponding to the first electrode, a second land corresponding to the second electrode, and a third land corresponding to the third electrode. In addition, a part of the clip is connected to the third land.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Akira ABE, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Publication number: 20160339691Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a modulation circuit that generates a modulated signal obtained by performing pulse modulation on a source signal; a transistor that amplifies the modulated signal to generate an amplified modulated signal; a lowpass filer that smoothes the amplified modulated signal to generate a driving signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced when the driving signal is applied; and a circuit substrate on which the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the lowpass filter are mounted. The transistor includes a die, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a conductive die pad, a first lead which is electrically connected to the second electrode by a bonding wire, and a second lead which is electrically connected to the third electrode by a bonding wire. The die pad, the first lead, and the second lead are electrically connected to different wiring patterns of the circuit substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Akira ABE, Hiroshi SUGITA
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Patent number: 9475282Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that deforms when the drive signal is applied thereto, a cavity that expands or contracts due to a deformation of the piezoelectric element, and a nozzle that communicates with the cavity and ejects a liquid in accordance with an increase/decrease of a pressure inside the cavity. The coil is a ferrite core-type coil, and a core gap is provided to be equal to or wider than 1.1 mm.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toru Kashimura, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9446584Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal, a piezoelectric element that deforms when the drive signal is applied thereto, a cavity that expands or contracts due to a deformation of the piezoelectric element, and a nozzle that communicates with the cavity and ejects a liquid in accordance with an increase/decrease of a pressure inside the cavity. A core material of the coil is made of a Mn—Zn-based ferrite.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toru Kashimura, Hiroshi Sugita
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Patent number: 9440433Abstract: Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulation signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal, a transistor which generates an amplified modulation signal by amplifying the modulation signal, a low pass filter which generates a drive signal by smoothening the amplified modulation signal, a piezoelectric element which is displaced by receiving the drive signal, and a circuit substrate on which the transistor is mounted. The transistor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a clip which has conductivity, is electrically connected to the first electrode. Furthermore, the circuit substrate has a first land corresponding to the first electrode, a second land corresponding to the second electrode, and a third land corresponding to the third electrode. In addition, a part of the clip is connected to the third land.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akira Abe, Hiroshi Sugita