Patents by Inventor Tooru Takahashi
Tooru Takahashi 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: 20160345085Abstract: A composite electronic device includes an electronic device; and a speaker cartridge. The speaker cartridge includes a vibration body, an exciter, a first housing, and a first connector. The vibration body has a first main surface and a second main surface. A first space is defined by the first main surface and the first housing, and a second space is defined by the second main surface and the first housing. The electronic device includes an electronic circuit, a second housing, and a second connector. A third space surrounded by the second housing is provided. The exciter and the electronic circuit are electrically connected to each other. The first space is in communication with an outer space via a first opening of the first housing. The second space is in communication with the third space via a second opening of the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tooru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi FUKUOKA
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Publication number: 20160337758Abstract: An acoustic generator includes a vibration body; a first exciter and a second exciter which are disposed on the vibration body; a first damping material disposed on the vibration body and having a first portion which overlaps the first exciter; and a second damping material disposed on the vibration body and having a second portion which overlaps the second exciter. The first damping material is disposed so as to straddle at least a portion of a first segment which is a portion of a contour of the first exciter which portion does not face the second exciter, and the second damping material is disposed so as to straddle at least a portion of a second segment which is a portion of a contour of the second exciter which portion does not face the first exciter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Kushima, Kentarou Miyazato, Tooru Takahashi, Shuichi Fukuoka
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Publication number: 20160337759Abstract: There are provided an acoustic generator capable of generating a high-quality sound having little distortion, and an acoustic generation device and an electronic apparatus using the same. An acoustic generator has a vibration body, a first exciter, a second exciter, a first damping material and a second damping material. The vibration body has two surfaces which are positioned with a gap therebetween in a first direction. The first exciter and the second exciter are disposed on the vibration body. The first damping material is disposed on the vibration body and has a first portion which overlaps the first exciter when viewed in the first direction. The second damping material is disposed on the vibration body and has a second portion which overlaps the second exciter when viewed in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Noriyuki KUSHIMA, Kentarou MIYAZATO, Tooru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi FUKUOKA, Kenji YAMAKAWA, Masato MURAHASHI, Hiroshi NINOMIYA
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Patent number: 9398378Abstract: An acoustic generator according to an embodiment includes a film-shaped vibrating body, a flame, and an exciter. The frame is configured to fix at least both ends of the vibrating body in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction that is a thickness direction of the vibrating body. The exciter is disposed on the vibrating body, and is configured to vibrate itself to vibrate the vibrating body. The vibrating body has a value of an average coefficient of linear expansion during a temperature change from 90° C. to 40° C. set to be not less than a value of the average coefficient of linear expansion of the vibrating body during a temperature change from 40° C. to 90° C., and set to be not less than a value of an average coefficient of linear expansion of the flame during a temperature change from 90° C. to 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Kentarou Miyazato, Shuichi Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kushima, Takeshi Hirayama, Tooru Takahashi, Masato Murahashi
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Patent number: 9392373Abstract: An acoustic generator according to one embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a vibrating portion, and a plurality of dampers. The piezoelectric element receives an input of an electrical signal and is caused to vibrate. The piezoelectric element is mounted on the vibrating portion, and the vibrating portion is caused to vibrate by the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The dampers are integrated with the vibrating portion. The dampers are asymmetrically provided with respect to an axis of symmetry of a shape delineated by the outline of the vibrating portion, in a plan view of the vibrating portion from a side on which the piezoelectric element is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Shuichi Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kushima, Takeshi Hirayama, Tooru Takahashi, Yutaka Makino, Hiroshi Ninomiya
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Patent number: 9392372Abstract: An acoustic generator according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a vibrating body. The piezoelectric element receives an input of an electrical signal and is caused to vibrate. The piezoelectric element is mounted on the vibrating body, and the vibrating body is caused to vibrate by the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The acoustic generator includes at least one pair of two adjacent portions with different stiffnesses in a plan view, and has at least one damper provided contacting with both of the two adjacent portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Shuichi Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kushima, Takeshi Hirayama, Tooru Takahashi, Yutaka Makino, Atsushi Ishihara, Hiroshi Ninomiya, Kenji Yamakawa, Kentarou Miyazato
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Publication number: 20160021464Abstract: A sound generator 30 includes a piezoelectric element 1, a vibrating body 3a, a reflection member 81, a reflection member 82, an opening 21, and an opening 22. The vibrating body 3a vibrates due to vibration of the piezoelectric element 1 and generates a sound. The reflection member 81 is disposed in a first direction from the vibrating body 3a so as to be inclined with respect to the vibrating body 3a. The reflection member 82 is disposed in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, from the vibrating body 3a so as to face the reflection member 81 with the vibrating body 3a therebetween and so as to be inclined with respect to the vibrating body 3a. The opening 21 faces in a third direction. The opening 22 faces in a fourth direction, which is different from the third direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Shuichi FUKUOKA, Noriyuki KUSHIMA, Kentarou MIYAZATO, Tooru TAKAHASHI, Yutaka MAKINO, Atsushi ISHIHARA
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Patent number: 9219222Abstract: A low-profile vibration device capable of generation of great vibration and a portable terminal employing the vibration device. The vibration device includes: a support body; a vibration member supported so that its periphery is connected to the support body, the vibration member having a first portion which is connected to the support body, and a second portion which is located inside the first portion and is not connected to the support body; and a vibration element whose one surface in a first direction is connected to one main surface of the second portion in the vibration member, bending vibration of the vibration element in the first direction whose amplitudes vary along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction being caused by electrical signal input.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru Iwasaki, Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhito Fujii, Harumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20150358738Abstract: An acoustic generator according to an embodiment includes a film-shaped vibrating body, a flame, and an exciter. The frame is configured to fix at least both ends of the vibrating body in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction that is a thickness direction of the vibrating body. The exciter is disposed on the vibrating body, and is configured to vibrate itself to vibrate the vibrating body. The vibrating body has a value of an average coefficient of linear expansion during a temperature change from 90° C. to 40° C. set to be not less than a value of the average coefficient of linear expansion of the vibrating body during a temperature change from 40° C. to 90° C., and set to be not less than a value of an average coefficient of linear expansion of the flame during a temperature change from 90° C. to 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kentarou MIYAZATO, Shuichi FUKUOKA, Noriyuki KUSHIMA, Takeshi HIRAYAMA, Tooru TAKAHASHI, Masato MURAHASHI
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Publication number: 20150282071Abstract: A mobile phone 10 comprises a display 14 provided with an LED (46) that functions as a backlight, a display driver (42), etc. The display driver has a CABC (Content Adaptive Brightness Control) function to adjust illuminance of the backlight, an image quality of an image to be displayed, etc. based on the image that is displayed on the display 14. If a residual battery quantity of a secondary battery (58) becomes equal to or less that a first threshold value, for example, the CABC function is rendered in an enabled state. Furthermore, if the residual battery quantity becomes equal to or less that a second threshold value, an image parameter such as brightness, contrast, a gamma value, chroma saturation, etc. is changed such that the image that is output to the display driver becomes darker.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Keisuke Nakaya, Kenji Wakisaka, Toshiaki Nade, Yasuhiro Miki, Tooru Takahashi
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Publication number: 20150195657Abstract: An acoustic generator according to one embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a vibrating portion, and a plurality of dampers. The piezoelectric element receives an input of an electrical signal and is caused to vibrate. The piezoelectric element is mounted on the vibrating portion, and the vibrating portion is caused to vibrate by the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The dampers are integrated with the vibrating portion. The dampers are asymmetrically provided with respect to an axis of symmetry of a shape delineated by the outline of the vibrating portion, in a plan view of the vibrating portion from a side on which the piezoelectric element is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Ishihara, Shuichi Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kushima, Takeshi Hirayama, Tooru Takahashi, Yutaka Makino, Hiroshi Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20150172823Abstract: An acoustic generator according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a piezoelectric element (exciter), a vibrating body. The piezoelectric element receives an input of an electrical signal and is caused to vibrate. The piezoelectric element is mounted on the vibrating body, and the vibrating body is caused to vibrate by the vibration of the piezoelectric element. The acoustic generator includes at least one pair of two adjacent portions with different stiffnesses in a plan view, and has at least one damper provided contacting with both of the two adjacent portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Shuichi Fukuoka, Noriyuki Kushima, Takeshi Hirayama, Tooru Takahashi, Yutaka Makino, Atsushi Ishihara, Hiroshi Ninomiya, Kenji Yamakawa, Kentarou Miyazato
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Patent number: 9012028Abstract: The invention provides an optical resin composition being transparent, having suitable adhesion and necessary impact absorption for protection of an image display device etc., not affecting constituent materials of a image display panel, and being excellent in reliability, and an optical resin material using the same. Disclosed is an optical resin composition containing (A) a first acrylate derivative that is a compound having one polymerizable unsaturated bond in its molecule, (B) a second acrylate derivative that is a compound having two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in its molecule, and (C) an acrylate derivative polymer, and an optical resin material produced by curing reaction of the optical resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ishida, Hisashige Kanbara, Hidekazu Kondou
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Publication number: 20150028721Abstract: A low-profile vibration device capable of generation of great vibration and a portable terminal employing the vibration device. The vibration device includes: a support body; a vibration member supported so that its periphery is connected to the support body, the vibration member having a first portion which is connected to the support body, and a second portion which is located inside the first portion and is not connected to the support body; and a vibration element whose one surface in a first direction is connected to one main surface of the second portion in the vibration member, bending vibration of the vibration element in the first direction whose amplitudes vary along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction being caused by electrical signal input.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Satoru Iwasaki, Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhito Fujii, Harumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20150023530Abstract: There is provided a portable terminal capable of acquiring sound information successfully simply by being brought near to or into contact with the ear without the necessity of careful handling. The portable terminal includes at least a vibration member having a first surface exposed to an exterior, a vibration element operative to vibrate the vibration member in response to an electric signal corresponding to sound information, and electronic circuitry that outputs the electric signal, a difference in amplitude between individual places within the first surface of the vibration member in a vibrating state being less than or equal to 60 dB in terms of a ratio of maximum value to minimum value of amplitude. A portable terminal can be obtained that is capable of acquiring sound information successfully simply by being brought near to or into contact with the ear without the necessity of careful handling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2012Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tooru Takahashi, Satoru Iwasaki, Yasuhito Fujii, Harumi Hayashi
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Patent number: 8859683Abstract: An optical resin composition that is transparent, has suitable adhesion and necessary impact absorption for protection of an image display device etc., not affecting constituent materials of a image display panel, and being excellent in reliability, can be used to provide an optical resin material using the same. The optical resin composition contains (A) a first acrylate derivative that is a compound having one polymerizable unsaturated bond in its molecule, (B) a second acrylate derivative that is a compound having two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in its molecule, and (C) an acrylate derivative polymer, and an optical resin material produced by curing reaction of the optical resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ishida, Hisashige Kanbara, Hidekazu Kondou
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Patent number: 8743385Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes the following elements. A communication unit communicates with an external terminal apparatus. An operation unit is used by a user for performing an operation. A notification unit notifies a user of information. A login controller receives a login request of a user from the operation unit or from an external terminal apparatus via the communication unit, and determines whether to permit the login. Upon receipt of a login request from a second user when a first user has already logged in, the login controller notifies the first user of occurrence of the login request via the communication unit or the notification unit, and permits the login of the second user in accordance with a notification received from the first user via the communication unit or an operation performed by the first user with the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Kutoh, Koujirou Oishi, Hideharu Sakakibara, Atsushi Mikami, Tooru Takahashi
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Patent number: 8653200Abstract: The invention provides an optical resin composition being transparent, having suitable adhesion and necessary impact absorption for protection of an image display device etc., not affecting constituent materials of a image display panel, and being excellent in reliability, and an optical resin material using the same. Disclosed is an optical resin composition containing (A) a first acrylate derivative that is a compound having one polymerizable unsaturated bond in its molecule, (B) a second acrylate derivative that is a compound having two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in its molecule, and (C) an acrylate derivative polymer, and an optical resin material produced by curing reaction of the optical resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ishida, Hisashige Kanbara, Hidekazu Kondou
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Publication number: 20140023799Abstract: The invention provides an optical resin composition being transparent, having suitable adhesion and necessary impact absorption for protection of an image display device etc., not affecting constituent materials of a image display panel, and being excellent in reliability, and an optical resin material using the same. Disclosed is an optical resin composition containing (A) a first acrylate derivative that is a compound having one polymerizable unsaturated bond in its molecule, (B) a second acrylate derivative that is a compound having two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in its molecule, and (C) an acrylate derivative polymer, and an optical resin material produced by curing reaction of the optical resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tooru Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ishida, Hisashige Kanabara, Hidekazu Kondou
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Patent number: 8599090Abstract: Provided is a waveguide slot array antenna apparatus having a polarized wave plane in a direction oblique to a tube shaft of a waveguide, in which an excitation distribution of opening portions for radiating or receiving electromagnetic waves is appropriately attained.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tooru Takahashi, Masataka Otsuka, Hiroaki Miyashita