Patents by Inventor Ken Kitamura

Ken Kitamura 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: 11942569
    Abstract: In various embodiments, degradation of epoxy within packages for ultraviolet light-emitting devices is reduced or substantially eliminated via package venting, prevention of transmission of ultraviolet light to one or more regions of epoxy utilized in the package, and/or utilization of packaging schemes that reduce or avoid utilization of epoxy and/or specific metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CRYSTAL IS, INC.
    Inventors: Masato Toita, Satoshi Yamada, Ken Kitamura, Craig Moe, Amy Miller
  • Patent number: 11656582
    Abstract: A radio wave watch includes: an exterior case; a dial plate disposed within the exterior case; a substrate disposed on a rear side of the dial plate within the exterior case; a first ground layer disposed on the substrate; an antenna that has a planar emitting electrode disposed between a center of the exterior case and an inner wall surface of the exterior case and opposed to the first ground layer, a planar short-circuit part electrically connecting an end part of the emitting electrode to the first ground layer, and a connecting part connecting the emitting electrode to a receiving circuit of the substrate; and a second ground layer disposed on an opposite side to the emission electrode side across the short-circuit part on the substrate and having a width equal to or greater than a width of the short-circuit part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Watanabe, Ken Kitamura, Shuji Naka, Akira Kato
  • Patent number: 11515455
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a layer of organic encapsulant is provided over a surface of an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting semiconductor die, and at least a portion of the encapsulant is exposed to UV light to convert at least some of said portion of the encapsulant into non-stoichiometric silica material. The non-stoichiometric silica material includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and a carbon content of the non-stoichiometric silica material is greater than 1 ppm and less than 40 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CRYSTAL IS, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Kitamura, Masato Toita, Hironori Ishii, Yuting Wang, Leo J. Schowalter, Jianfeng Chen, James R. Grandusky
  • Publication number: 20220364952
    Abstract: A medical lighting device according to the present invention includes a light source unit that emits light, an optical fiber that guides and emits the light having emitted from the light source unit and having entered inside the optical fiber, first and second detection units that are provided in the vicinity of an emission end including an emission end for the light of the optical fiber and detect the light in the optical fiber, and a control unit that determines, based on detection values of the light detected by the first and second detection units, normality/abnormality in the detection values of the respective detection units and outputs determined results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 11262061
    Abstract: A storage case includes: a casing having an opening bottom and configured to internally store a functional unit electrically connected to perform a function; a power supply configured to supply power to the functional unit; a drive module including a drive board arranged on an upper surface or side surface of the casing and configured to drive the functional unit; a connector configured to electrically connect the power supply and the drive module; and a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the casing, wherein the drive board is arranged on a surface in a removal direction of the casing, and a connection/disconnection direction of the connector is different from the removal direction of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Ken Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11150612
    Abstract: A portable radio-controlled watch includes a watch glass, an antenna that is formed on a backside of a circumference of the watch glass so as to be along the circumference, a feeder electrode adjacent to the antenna, a receiving circuit, an antenna connecting line that is at least a part of a connection circuit connecting the feeder electrode with the receiving circuit, where the antenna connecting line is directly connected to a back surface of the feeder electrode and extends in a direction away from the watch glass, and a dielectric that is disposed below the antenna and covers at least a part of the antenna in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Naka, Ken Kitamura, Akira Kato, Yohsuke Noma
  • Publication number: 20210278070
    Abstract: A storage case includes: a casing having an opening bottom and configured to internally store a functional unit electrically connected to perform a function; a power supply configured to supply power to the functional unit; a drive module including a drive board arranged on an upper surface or side surface of the casing and configured to drive the functional unit; a connector configured to electrically connect the power supply and the drive module; and a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the casing, wherein the drive board is arranged on a surface in a removal direction of the casing, and a connection/disconnection direction of the connector is different from the removal direction of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Ken KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210111317
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a layer of organic encapsulant is provided over a surface of an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting semiconductor die, and at least a portion of the encapsulant is exposed to UV light to convert at least some of said portion of the encapsulant into non-stoichiometric silica material. The non-stoichiometric silica material includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and a carbon content of the non-stoichiometric silica material is greater than 1 ppm and less than 40 atomic percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ken KITAMURA, Masato TOITA, Hironori ISHII, Yuting WANG, Leo J. SCHOWALTER, Jianfeng CHEN, James R. GRANDUSKY
  • Patent number: 10854797
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a layer of organic encapsulant is provided over a surface of an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting semiconductor die, and at least a portion of the encapsulant is exposed to UV light to convert at least some of said portion of the encapsulant into non-stoichiometric silica material. The non-stoichiometric silica material includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and a carbon content of the non-stoichiometric silica material is greater than 1 ppm and less than 40 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: CRYSTALIS, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Kitamura, Masato Toita, Hironori Ishii, Yuting Wang, Leo J. Schowalter, Jianfeng Chen, James R. Grandusky
  • Publication number: 20200319605
    Abstract: A radio wave watch includes: an exterior case; a dial plate disposed within the exterior case; a substrate disposed on a rear side of the dial plate within the exterior case; a first ground layer disposed on the substrate; an antenna that has a planar emitting electrode disposed between a center of the exterior case and an inner wall surface of the exterior case and opposed to the first ground layer, a planar short-circuit part electrically connecting an end part of the emitting electrode to the first ground layer, and a connecting part connecting the emitting electrode to a receiving circuit of the substrate; and a second ground layer disposed on an opposite side to the emission electrode side across the short-circuit part on the substrate and having a width equal to or greater than a width of the short-circuit part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu WATANABE, Ken KITAMURA, Shuji NAKA, Akira KATO
  • Publication number: 20200301371
    Abstract: Provided is a portable radio-controlled watch including: an antenna electrode; a receiving circuit arranged on a circuit board; a pair of connection pins, each of which has one end contacting the antenna electrode, and which are arranged in parallel to each other; intermediate wiring, which is connected to another end of each of the pair of connection pins, and extends in a direction separating from a case body; and RF connection wiring, which connects the intermediate wiring and the receiving circuit to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ken KITAMURA, Akira KATO, Shuji NAKA, Yohsuke NOMA
  • Patent number: 10777706
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an electrochemical process is utilized to remove at least a portion of a substrate from multiple singulated or unsingulated electronic-device or optoelectronic-device dies. The dies may be attached to a submount for the removal process, and the dies may be immersed in or non-immersively contact an electrolyte during the removal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CRYSTAL IS, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Kitamura, Jianfeng Chen, Leo J. Schowalter
  • Patent number: 10615786
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage, a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform, a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section, a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage, and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Sugiyama, Masaki Yoshioka, Ken Kikuchi, Masaru Chibashi, Ken Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20200089170
    Abstract: Provided is a highly sensitive radio-controlled watch which includes: a watch glass; a case into which the watch glass is fitted; a movement disposed inside the case; and an antenna body disposed between the watch glass and the movement, and also along an inner periphery of the case, the antenna body including: an antenna electrode; and an antenna base having a surface on which the antenna electrode is disposed, and the antenna base having a permittivity higher than a permittivity of other components around the antenna body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ken KITAMURA, Shuji NAKA, Akira KATO, Yoshiyasu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190348581
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a layer of organic encapsulant is provided over a surface of an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting semiconductor die, and at least a portion of the encapsulant is exposed to UV light to convert at least some of said portion of the encapsulant into non-stoichiometric silica material. The non-stoichiometric silica material includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and a carbon content of the non-stoichiometric silica material is greater than 1 ppm and less than 40 atomic percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Ken Kitamura, Masato Toita, Hironori Ishii, Yuting Wang, Leo J. Schowalter, Jianfeng Chen, James R. Grandusky
  • Publication number: 20190265655
    Abstract: A portable radio-controlled watch includes a watch glass, an antenna that is formed on a backside of a circumference of the watch glass so as to be along the circumference, a feeder electrode adjacent to the antenna, a receiving circuit, an antenna connecting line that is at least a part of a connection circuit connecting the feeder electrode with the receiving circuit, where the antenna connecting line is directly connected to a back surface of the feeder electrode and extends in a direction away from the watch glass, and a dielectric that is disposed below the antenna and covers at least a part of the antenna in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Shuji NAKA, Ken KITAMURA, Akira KATO, Yohsuke NOMA
  • Patent number: 10383963
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination device features an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting device at least partially surrounded by an encapsulant. A barrier layer is disposed between the light-emitting device and the encapsulant and is configured to substantially prevent UV light emitted by the light-emitting device from entering the encapsulant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: CRYSTAL IS, INC.
    Inventors: Masato Toita, Jianfeng Chen, Yuxin Li, Yuting Wang, Hironori Ishii, Ken Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10347805
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a layer of organic encapsulant is provided over a surface of an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting semiconductor die, and at least a portion of the encapsulant is exposed to UV light to convert at least some of said portion of the encapsulant into non-stoichiometric silica material. The non-stoichiometric silica material includes silicon, oxygen, and carbon, and a carbon content of the non-stoichiometric silica material is greater than 1 ppm and less than 40 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: CRYSTAL IS, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Kitamura, Masato Toita, Hironori Ishii, Yuting Wang, Leo J. Schowalter, Jianfeng Chen, James R. Grandusky
  • Publication number: 20190123730
    Abstract: A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage; a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform; a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section; a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage; and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: TAKAAKI SUGIYAMA, MASAKI YOSHIOKA, KEN KIKUCHI, MASARU CHIBASHI, KEN KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190115501
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an electrochemical process is utilized to remove at least a portion of a substrate from multiple singulated or unsingulated electronic-device or optoelectronic-device dies. The dies may be attached to a submount for the removal process, and the dies may be immersed in or non-immersively contact an electrolyte during the removal process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ken KITAMURA, Jianfeng CHEN, Leo J. SCHOWALTER