Patents by Inventor Kohei OTO

Kohei OTO 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: 11950051
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker (10) includes: a piezoelectric film (35); a fixing face (17) for fixing the piezoelectric film (35) to a support; and an interposed layer (40) disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the fixing face (17). The interposed layer (40) has a holding degree of 5×108 N/m3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Komoto, Tomoaki Hishiki, Kohei Oto, Saori Yamamoto, Yuka Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20230360627
    Abstract: An active noise control system (500) includes a structure (80) and a plurality of piezoelectric speakers (10). The piezoelectric speakers (10) are disposed on a surface (80s) of the structure (80). The piezoelectric speakers (10) each have a radiation surface extending along a first direction (D1) and a second direction (D2). The first direction (D1) is a direction along which centers of the radiation surfaces of the piezoelectric speakers (10) are arranged so that the piezoelectric speakers (10) are adjacent to each other. The second direction (D2) is a direction orthogonal to the first direction (D1). The radiation surface of each of the piezoelectric speakers (10) is shorter in a dimension (L1) in the first direction (D1) than in a dimension (L2) in the second direction (D2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei OTO, Yusuke KOMOTO, Yoshinobu KAJIKAWA, Yusuke MAKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220223136
    Abstract: A speaker (10) includes a radiation surface (15). The radiation surface (15) has a first region (15a), a second region (15b), and a third region (15c) between the first region (15a) and the second region (15b). When an axis passing through the third region (15c) and extending away from the radiation surface (15) is defined as a reference axis (10X), the speaker (10) forms a first wavefront (16a) propagating from the first region so as to approach the reference axis (10X) and a second wavefront (16b) propagating from the second region (15b) so as to approach the reference axis (10X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei OTO, Yusuke KOMOTO, Ryohei OBAN, Saori YAMAMOTO, Yoshinobu KAJIKAWA, Shun HIROSE
  • Patent number: 11252510
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker-forming laminate (10) includes: a piezoelectric film (35); a pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17); an interposed layer (40) being a porous body layer and/or a resin layer disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17); and a release layer (20) joined to the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17). The pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) is disposed in such a manner that at least a portion of the piezoelectric film (35) overlaps the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) when the piezoelectric film (35) is viewed in plan. The piezoelectric film (35) and the interposed layer (40) are allowed to be fixed to a support (80) as a piezoelectric speaker or a portion of a piezoelectric speaker by sticking the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) from which the release layer (20) has been removed to the support (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Komoto, Tomoaki Hishiki, Kohei Oto, Saori Yamamoto, Yuka Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210029468
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker-forming laminate (10) includes: a piezoelectric film (35); a pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17); an interposed layer (40) being a porous body layer and/or a resin layer disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17); and a release layer (20) joined to the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17). The pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) is disposed in such a manner that at least a portion of the piezoelectric film (35) overlaps the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) when the piezoelectric film (35) is viewed in plan. The piezoelectric film (35) and the interposed layer (40) are allowed to be fixed to a support (80) as a piezoelectric speaker or a portion of a piezoelectric speaker by sticking the pressure-sensitive adhesive face (17) from which the release layer (20) has been removed to the support (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke KOMOTO, Tomoaki HISHIKI, Kohei OTO, Saori YAMAMOTO, Yuka SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200351594
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker (10) includes: a piezoelectric film (35); a fixing face (17) for fixing the piezoelectric film (35) to a support; and an interposed layer (40) disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the fixing face (17). The interposed layer (40) has a holding degree of 5×108 N/m3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke KOMOTO, Tomoaki HISHIKI, Kohei OTO, Saori YAMAMOTO, Yuka SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200332518
    Abstract: A sound reducing system (500) includes at least one sound reducing speaker for radiating a sound wave for sound reduction. The at least one sound reducing speaker includes a piezoelectric speaker (10). The piezoelectric speaker (10) includes a piezoelectric film (35), a fixing face (17) in contact with a support supporting the piezoelectric speaker (35), and a film holding portion (55) disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the fixing face (17). (i) The film holding portion (55) includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and the fixing face (17) is formed of a surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and/or (ii) the film holding portion (55) includes a porous body layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke KOMOTO, Tomoaki HISHIKI, Kohei OTO, Saori YAMAMOTO, Yuka SEKIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200287125
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker (10) includes a piezoelectric film (35), a first joining layer (51), and an interposed layer (40). The piezoelectric film (35) includes a first electrode (61), a second electrode (62), and a piezoelectric body (30) sandwiched by the first electrode (61) and the second electrode (62). The first joining layer (51) is a layer having pressure-sensitive adhesiveness or adhesiveness. The interposed layer (40) is disposed between the piezoelectric film (35) and the first joining layer (51). Both principal surfaces of the piezoelectric film (35) vibrate up and down as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke KOMOTO, Kohei OTO, Saori YAMAMOTO, Ryohei OBAN, Tomoaki HISHIKI