Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Matsushima

Tomoaki Matsushima 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).

  • Publication number: 20130285507
    Abstract: A vibration power generating element comprises: a substrate provided with a supporting part and a cantilever that is swingably supported by the supporting part; and a power generation part formed at the cantilever and generating AC power in response to swing of the cantilever. The power generation part is provided with first and second piezoelectric converters apposed at a region that overlaps the cantilever at one surface side of the substrate. The vibration power generating element is further provided with a common electrode and individual electrodes. The common electrode is electrically connected to a lower electrode shared by the first and second piezoelectric converters. The individual electrodes are individually connected to upper electrodes of the first and second piezoelectric converters, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamauchi, Junya Ogawa, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizawa
  • Patent number: 8551863
    Abstract: A seed layer having a predetermined pattern is formed on a side of one surface of a second substrate, and a ferroelectric layer is formed on the side of the one surface of the second substrate. A lower electrode is formed on the ferroelectric layer, and the lower electrode and a first substrate are bonded via a bonding layer. A laser beam with a predetermined wavelength is irradiated from a side of other surface of the second substrate to transfer a ferroelectric film, which overlaps with the seed layer, of the ferroelectric layer and the seed layer onto the side of said one surface of the first substrate. The laser beam passes through the second substrate, is reflected by the seed layer, and is absorbed by a second portion of the ferroelectric layer. The second portion does not overlap with the seed layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Matsushima, Norihiro Yamauchi, Junya Ogawa, Koichi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20130162106
    Abstract: A vibration power generation element includes a base substrate having a support portion and a cantilever portion, and a power generation unit for generating alternating current power in response to vibration of the cantilever portion. The power generation unit includes: a lower electrode formed on one surface side of the base substrate so as to overlap the cantilever portion; a first piezoelectric layer formed on an opposite side of the lower electrode from the cantilever portion; an intermediate electrode formed on an opposite side of the first piezoelectric layer from the lower electrode; a second piezoelectric layer formed on an opposite side of the intermediate electrode from the first piezoelectric layer; and an upper electrode formed on an opposite side of the second piezoelectric layer from the intermediate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamauchi, Junya Ogawa, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20130155631
    Abstract: The power generating device has a power generating section including a piezoelectric body; and a plurality of electrode pairs each constituted by a pair of electrodes placed on opposite sides of the piezoelectric body with regard to a thickness direction thereof to define a functional section therebetween, each of the functional sections is cooperated with the related electrode pair to define a power generating element. A plurality of the power generating elements includes a first and second power generating elements that give a polarization orientation opposite to each other in the thickness direction. The first and second power generating elements have the corresponding electrodes that are connected to each other by means of a wiring member on the same surface of the piezoelectric body with regard to the thickness direction thereof, such that all of the plurality of the power generating elements are connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro Yamauchi, Junya Ogawa, Kouji Goto, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizawa
  • Patent number: 8390173
    Abstract: The MEMS switch comprises a substrate with signal-lines having fixed-contacts, a movable-plate with a movable-contact, a flexible support-member supporting the movable-plate, a static-actuator and a piezoelectric-actuator configured to contact the movable-contact with the fixed-contact. The movable-contact is provided at its longitudinal center with the movable-contact, and its both the longitudinal ends with static-movable-electrode-plate. The support-member is four strips disposed on portions outside of the both width ends of the movable plate. The strip extends along the longitudinal direction of the movable plate, provided with a first end fixed to the movable plate, and provided with a second end fixed to the substrate. The piezoelectric-element is disposed on an upper surface of the strip to be located at a portion outside of the width ends of the movable-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Yoshihara, Yoshiki Hayasaki, Takeo Shirai, Tomoaki Matsushima, Hiroshi Kawada, Yousuke Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20130038175
    Abstract: A vibration power generation device comprising: a frame section; a weight section, a flexure section; and a power generation section. The weight section is provided inside the frame section. The flexure section is joined between the frame section and the weight section, and is configured to bend in response to a vibration of the weight section. The power generation section is composed of a laminate on one surface of the flexure section. The laminate has a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer and an upper electrode which are laminated in this order from the abovementioned one surface. The power generation section is configured to generate an alternating-current voltage in response to an oscillation of the weight section. A resonance frequency adjustment means is provided between the frame section and the weight section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Ogawa, Norihiro Yamauchi, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20130032906
    Abstract: A ferroelectric device comprises: a silicon substrate (a first substrate); a lower electrode (a first electrode) formed on one surface side of first substrate; a ferroelectric film formed on a surface of lower electrode opposite to first substrate side; and an upper electrode (a second electrode) formed on a surface of ferroelectric film opposite to lower electrode side. The ferroelectric film is formed of a ferroelectric material with a lattice constant difference from silicon. The ferroelectric device further comprises a shock absorbing layer formed of a material with better lattice matching with ferroelectric film than silicon and provided directly below the lower electrode. The first substrate is provided with a cavity that exposes a surface of shock absorbing layer opposite to lower electrode side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Ogawa, Norihiro Yamauchi, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20130020910
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vibration power generation device which is provided with: a frame section; a weight section provided inside the frame section; a flexure section that is joined between the frame section and the weight section and is configured to bend in response to a displacement of the weight section; and a power generation section that is located at least at the flexure section and configured to generate an alternating-current voltage in response to a vibration of the weight section. The frame section and the weight section are formed of a silicon substrate. The power generation section comprises, at its own surface, an elastic film formed of a resin material. The flexure section comprises the elastic film formed of the resin material having a Young's modulus smaller than that of silicon forming the frame section and the weight section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Ogawa, Norihiro Yamauchi, Tomoaki Matsushima, Koichi Aizwa
  • Publication number: 20130023063
    Abstract: A seed layer having a predetermined pattern is formed on a side of one surface of a second substrate, and a ferroelectric layer is formed on the side of the one surface of the second substrate. A lower electrode is formed on the ferroelectric layer, and the lower electrode and a first substrate are bonded via a bonding layer. A laser beam with a predetermined wavelength is irradiated from a side of other surface of the second substrate to transfer a ferroelectric film, which overlaps with the seed layer, of the ferroelectric layer and the seed layer onto the side of said one surface of the first substrate. The laser beam passes through the second substrate, is reflected by the seed layer, and is absorbed by a second portion of the ferroelectric layer. The second portion does not overlap with the seed layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Matsushima, Norihiro Yamauchi, Junya Ogawa, Koichi Aizawa
  • Patent number: 8098118
    Abstract: A bandpass filter includes a combination of a BAW filter and a patterned planar filter with stubs. The BAW filter is composed of a plurality of piezoelectric resonators to give a specific frequency bandpass, while the planer filter is configured to attenuate frequencies near and outside the bandpass. The resonators are connected in a ladder configuration between a first signal transmission path and a ground. The planar filter includes a strip line formed on a dielectric layer to define a second signal transmission path. The BAW filter and the planar filter are formed on a common substrate with the first and second transmission paths connected to each other. The BAW filter, in combination with the patterned planar filter added with the stub, can improve a deep near-band rejection inherent to the BAW filter, exhibiting an excellent out-of-band rejection over certain adjacent frequency ranges outside of the bandpass, and therefore give a sharp and wide bandpass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Suwa, Koji Sasabe, Futoshi Nishimura, Yoshiki Hayasaki, Tomoaki Matsushima, Sibei Xiong, Takaaki Yoshihara, Norihiro Yamauchi, Takeo Shirai
  • Patent number: 8073295
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Publication number: 20110024274
    Abstract: The MEMS switch comprises a substrate with signal-lines having fixed-contacts, a movable-plate with a movable-contact, a flexible support-member supporting the movable-plate, a static-actuator and a piezoelectric-actuator configured to contact the movable-contact with the fixed-contact. The movable-contact is provided at its longitudinal center with the movable-contact, and its both the longitudinal ends with static-movable-electrode-plate. The support-member is four strips disposed on portions outside of the both width ends of the movable plate. The strip extends along the longitudinal direction of the movable plate, provided with a first end fixed to the movable plate, and provided with a second end fixed to the substrate. The piezoelectric-element is disposed on an upper surface of the strip to be located at a portion outside of the width ends of the movable-plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Takaaki Yoshihara, Yoshiki Hayasaki, Takeo Shirai, Tomoaki Matsushima, Hiroshi Kawada, Yousuke Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20100117763
    Abstract: A bandpass filter includes a combination of a BAW filter and a patterned planar filter with stubs. The BAW filter is composed of a plurality of piezoelectric resonators to give a specific frequency bandpass, while the planer filter is configured to attenuate frequencies near and outside the bandpass. The resonators are connected in a ladder configuration between a first signal transmission path and a ground. The planar filter includes a strip line formed on a dielectric layer to define a second signal transmission path. The BAW filter and the planar filter are formed on a common substrate with the first and second transmission paths connected to each other. The BAW filter, in combination with the patterned planar filter added with the stub, can improve a deep near-band rejection inherent to the BAW filter, exhibiting an excellent out-of-band rejection over certain adjacent frequency ranges outside of the bandpass, and therefore give a sharp and wide bandpass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Atsushi Suwa, Koji Sasabe, Futoshi Nishimura, Yoshiki Hayasaki, Tomoaki Matsushima, Sibei Xiong, Takaaki Yoshihara, Norihiro Yamauchi, Takeo Shirai
  • Publication number: 20080113168
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Publication number: 20080107881
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Patent number: 7330612
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Publication number: 20070189661
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.,
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Publication number: 20050238278
    Abstract: A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the light permeable resin layer, wherein a refractive index of a portion of the optical circuit forming layer is higher (or lower) than that of the light permeable resin layer when the material for the optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate is irradiated with an activating energy beam so that said portion is irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Tooru Nakashiba, Kouhei Kotera, Tomoaki Matsushima, Yukio Matsushita, Hideo Nakanishi, Shinji Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nemoto, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yuuki Kasai
  • Patent number: 6878969
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device gives a large radiation surface with an enhanced light radiating capability. A N-type GaN layer and a P-type GaN layer are stacked to define therebetween an interface where a light is generated upon application of voltage across the interface. A light guide on which the GaN layers are developed is utilized to give a wide radiation surface from which the light is given off. The radiation surface is formed with a refractor layer composed of an array of a first medium and a second medium which have individual refraction indexes different from each other and are arranged alternately across the radiation surface. Thus, the light guide can be best utilized to give a large radiation surface, yet formed with the refractor layer which reduces multiple reflections inside of the light guide for effectively passing or radiating the light transmitted through the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tanaka, Masao Kubo, Tomoaki Matsushima, Ryoichi Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20040016936
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device gives a large radiation surface with an enhanced light radiating capability. A N-type GaN layer and a P-type GaN layer are stacked to define therebetween an interface where a light is generated upon application of voltage across the interface. A light guide on which the GaN layers are developed is utilized to give a wide radiation surface from which the light is given off. The radiation surface is formed with a refractor layer composed of an array of a first medium and a second medium which have individual refraction indexes different from each other and are arranged alternately across the radiation surface. Thus, the light guide can be best utilized to give a large radiation surface, yet formed with the refractor layer which reduces multiple reflections inside of the light guide for effectively passing or radiating the light transmitted through the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tanaka, Masao Kubo, Tomoaki Matsushima, Ryoichi Terauchi