Patents by Inventor Naru Yasuda
Naru Yasuda 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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Publication number: 20110222815Abstract: This invention provides an optical transmission module that is of low cost and that can be mounted even in a narrow space. An optical transmission module of the present invention includes a light reception processing section for converting an optical signal transmitted by an optical wiring to an electric signal, a reception side substrate part including an electric wiring for transmitting the electric signal, and a reception side connector section for providing the electric signal to the light reception processing section and the reception side substrate part. The light reception processing section and the reception side connector section are mounted on a same substrate surface of the reception side substrate part, and the reception side substrate part includes a bending portion bent so that the substrate surfaces oppose each other at the back in the normal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Hamana, Ryo Yamamoto, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20110217005Abstract: A light transmission module includes a reinforcement component for reinforcing a substrate. The reinforcement component is arranged on a surface mounted with the optical element of the substrate. The reinforcement component includes at least two structural portions longer than a maximum length portion of the optical element when seen from a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. The two structural portions are arranged facing each other with a region, where at least the optical element is arranged, in between when seen from the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Hiroshi Sameshima, Takayoshi Koike, Naru Yasuda
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Publication number: 20110186717Abstract: A light transmission module includes a light transmission path for transmitting light, an optical element including a light emitting and receiving surface for optically coupling with the light transmitted by the light transmission path, and being formed with a light emitting and receiving point having a function of photoelectric conversion and an electrode pad on the light emitting and receiving surface. The light transmission module further includes a substrate mounted with the optical element and an electrical wiring and an electrical connecting member for electrically connecting the electrode pad and the electrical wiring. The substrate includes a wiring exposed surface where the electrical wiring is exposed. The electrical connecting member is made of solidified object of a liquid conductive material arranged to contact the electrical wiring, which is exposed at the wiring exposed surface, and the electrode pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda
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Publication number: 20110135249Abstract: An optical transmission module has an optical transmission path in which optical transmission is performed between a first circuit board and a second circuit board disposed opposite the first circuit board. The optical transmission path has a folded structure having a bending radius. A circumferential portion drawn by the bending radius is provided substantially perpendicular to board surfaces of the first circuit board and the second circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hayami Hosokawa, Naru Yasuda, Kentaro Hamana
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Publication number: 20110123147Abstract: An optical transmission module has an optical wiring for transmitting light, and an optical element for irradiating a light incidence plane of the optical wiring with light and a control circuit component for driving light emission of the optical element based on an externally input electric signal, or an optical element for receiving light emitted from a light emitting surface of the optical wiring and converting to an electric signal and a control circuit component for amplifying the electric signal output from the optical element and outputting to the outside. A plurality of boards overlapped and stacked so as to form a step with each other is arranged. A first board stacked at one end in a stacking direction of the plurality of boards is mounted with the optical wiring and the optical element so as to sandwich both surfaces in the stacking direction, and a board surface on the first board side of a second board stacked at another end is mounted with the control circuit component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda
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Publication number: 20110123201Abstract: A serializer is equipped with a plurality of input terminals into which a plurality of binary signals are input in parallel, and converts the plurality of input binary signals into serial binary signals and transmits the serial binary signals to an optical transmission module. One input terminal out of the plurality of input terminals is assigned as an input terminal for preventing bit continuation by inserting “1” signals or “0” signals into the serial binary signals so that a predetermined number of bits of the same value may not be inserted continuously. Due to this structure, bit continuation can be prevented even for a signal generating source with no coding function by a simple configuration without increasing cost and size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Nosaka, Kentaro Hamana, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7907802Abstract: An optical module has an optical element which transmits or receives an optical signal, an optical transmission line optically coupled to the optical element to transmit the optical signal, and a board to which at least one end portion including an incident and outgoing port of the optical signal in the optical transmission line and the optical element are fixed. A wall facing a side surface of the optical transmission line is provided in the board. A first space is provided between the board and the optical transmission line, and a second space is provided between the side surface of the optical transmission line and the wall. The first and second spaces are filled with a bonding agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Akihiko Sano, Junichi Tanaka, Toshiaki Okuno, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20110052130Abstract: An organic device has a substrate made of polymer, and a polymer layer adhered on the substrate. A crystallization degree of an adhesive surface with the polymer layer in the substrate is smaller than a crystallization degree of an interior of the substrate. In a manufacturing method for manufacturing an organic device including a substrate made of polymer; and having a polymer layer adhered on the substrate, the manufacturing method includes performing a low crystallization process on an adhesive surface with the polymer layer in the substrate to have a crystallization degree lower than a crystallization degree of an interior of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Yoshitake, Yoshitaka Tatara, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7865046Abstract: A connection member electrically connects an optical element configured to convert an electric signal to an optical signal or to convert an optical signal to an electric signal, a first substrate including an incident/releasing port of an optical transmission path for an optical signal at least one end portion thereof, and a second substrate to each other. The optical transmission path is optically coupled with the optical element to transmit the optical the connection. The connection member includes a connection unit connected to the second substrate and a holding unit having elasticity and holding the first substrate. The holding unit is provided with an electrode at a connecting position to the first substrate, and the holding unit holds the first substrate by connecting the first substrate to the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Akihiko Sano, Toshiaki Okuno, Yoshihisa Ishida, Akira Enami, Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100303412Abstract: An optical transmission module has a light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, and an optical path for optically coupling the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, and transmitting a optical signal. The optical path has a core part, a clad part surrounding the core part, and a support board for supporting the optical path itself and the light-receiving element. A resin part formed of resin having a refractive index higher than air outside the optical path is arranged at a part of a surface area of the clad part along an optical transmission direction to which optical signals are transmitted. The resin part has an inclined surface in which the surface on the opposite side of the clad part is tilted relative to the optical transmission direction. The inclined surface forms an acute angle with the surface of the clad part at the opposite side of the light-receiving element in the resin part.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiaki Okuno, Junichi Tanaka, Hiroto Nozawa, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100221016Abstract: A light transmission module has a light transmission path for transmitting light, an optical element including a light emitting and receiving surface for emitting or receiving an optical signal transmitted by the light transmission path, and having a light emitting and receiving point with a function of photoelectric conversion and an electrode pad formed on the light emitting and receiving surface, a substrate mounted with the optical element and an electrical wiring, a bonding wiring for electrically connecting the electrode pad and the electrical wiring, and a sealing portion for sealing the optical element. The electrical wiring and the electrode pad are reverse wire-bonded by the bonding wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100215315Abstract: An optical cable module is mainly provided with: an optical waveguide (10), a light-receiving element (11) and a supporting substrate (14) at its end portion of the light releasing side. The end portion of the optical waveguide (10) is fixed in its relative positional relationship with the light-receiving element (11). The end face of the optical waveguide (10) is not made perpendicular to the light axis (X-axis), and is diagonally cut so as to form an optical path conversion mirror (10D). Assuming that a light ray (indicated by a solid line in the Figure) that passes through the center of the light-axis cross section of a core (10A), and is reflected by the optical path conversion mirror (10D), and then reaches a light-receiving face at a light axis reflection position, the center of the light-receiving element (11) is placed with a gap from the light axis reflection position, in the optical cable module (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Hamana, Akira Enami, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100202732Abstract: In a package (5) formed by a supporting portion (5a) for supporting a light emitting portion (7) or a light receiving portion (9) for emitting or receiving an optical signal, and a lid (5b) for covering the supporting portion (5a); the supporting portion (5a) or the lid (5b) includes a light guide mounting surface (22) for supporting at least one end including an incident/exit port of the optical signal in a film light guide (4) for optically coupling with the light emitting portion (7) or the light receiving portion (9) and transmitting the optical signal; and a length (D) in a Z-direction serving as a perpendicular direction with respect to the light guide mounting surface (22) from the light guide mounting surface (22) of the supporting portion (5a) or the lid (5b) to the lid (5b) or the supporting portion (5a) facing the light guide mounting surface (22) is longer than a length (d) in the Z-direction in a region of the film light guide (4) supported by the light guide mounting surface (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100172654Abstract: A light emitting element circuit has a light emitting element, a drive circuit that supplies a current to the light emitting element, and a signal circuit that autonomously supplies a signal according to an ambient temperature. The signal adjusts the current such that the current corresponds to a temperature characteristic of the light emitting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Enami, Toshiaki Okuno, Akihiko Sano, Yoshihisa Ishida, Junichiro Yamada, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100129073Abstract: A light transmission system has a light transmission module having a light transmission path that transmits a data signal as an optical signal, wherein the light transmission module converts the optical signal transmitted through the light transmission path to an electrical signal and outputs the converted optical signal as a binarization signal, an electrical transmission path that outputs a clock signal as a binarization signal, a reception processing unit that performs a reception process on each of the data signal and the clock signal, and a first delay unit that delays a rise start time of the clock signal with respect to a rise start time of the data signal for the binarization signal. A delay amount of the clock signal by the first delay unit is a time less than or equal to a maximum value of a data dependency jitter (DDJ).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kentaro Hamana, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100119238Abstract: A light transmission path package includes first and sealing surface adjustment members, which are arranged with facing each other by way of a light emitting/receiving element on a lead frame substrate, having a length in a normal direction of the substrate surface from the substrate surface of H2; wherein a relational expression H3<H2<H1 is satisfied where the height H1 is a distance in the normal line direction from the substrate surface to a surface of the light guide facing the substrate surface, and the height H3 is a length in the normal line direction from the substrate surface in the light emitting/receiving element. The sealing resin is filled so as to cover the first and second sealing surface adjustment members and so as not to come in contact with the light transmission path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Hayami Hosokawa, Naru Yasuda, Yukari Terakawa
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Publication number: 20100104240Abstract: An integrally molding die for manufacturing a package includes a supporting portion for supporting at least one end including an incident/exit port of a light signal in a light transmission path, and a lead frame for mounting an optical element. The integrally molding die includes a recess for forming the supporting portion, a first projection, which comes into contact with an optical element mounting surface of the lead frame, and a second projection, which comes into contact with a back surface of the optical element mounting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Sano, Hiroto Nozawa, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20100054672Abstract: A connection member (21), which electrically connects a package (14) on which an optical element that converts an electric signal to an optical signal or converts an optical signal to an electric signal and at least one end portion including an incident/releasing port for an optical signal of an optical waveguide (11) that is optically coupled with the optical element to transmit the optical signal are mounted, and a second substrate (2) to each other, is provided with a holding unit having elasticity, which holds the package (14), and a connection unit that is connected to the substrate (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Tanaka, Akihiko Sano, Toshiaki Okuno, Yoshihisa Ishida, Akira Enami, Hiroshi Sameshima, Naru Yasuda, Hayami Hosokawa
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Patent number: 7657140Abstract: An optical cable module has an optical waveguide formed by surrounding a core with a clad layer and a light-receiving/emitting element, installed on a supporting substrate. A light-releasing face of the optical waveguide or a light-incident face to the optical waveguide is aligned so as to face a light-receiving face or a light-emitting face of the light-receiving/emitting element. The optical waveguide is formed into a film shape having flexibility, and provided with a reinforcing member that prevents a deflection from occurring in the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is placed on a protruding portion from a supporting face of the optical waveguide on the supporting substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Okuno, Hayami Hosokawa, Naru Yasuda, Akihiko Sano, Junichi Tanaka, Hiroto Nozawa, Hirokatsu Nakayama
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Patent number: D605127Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Naru Yasuda, Hiroto Nozawa, Hiroshi Sameshima, Akira Enami, Yoshihisa Ishida