Patents by Inventor Toshinao Nakahara

Toshinao Nakahara 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: 9680083
    Abstract: A composite substrate 10 includes a piezoelectric substrate 12 and a support layer 14 bonded to the piezoelectric substrate 12. The support layer 14 is made of a material having no crystalline anisotropy in a bonded surface thereof and has a smaller thickness than the piezoelectric substrate 12. The piezoelectric substrate 12 and the support layer 14 are bonded together with an adhesive layer 16 therebetween. The composite substrate 10 has a total thickness of 180 ?m or less. The base thickness ratio Tr=t2/(t1+t2) is 0.1 to 0.4, where t1 is the thickness of the piezoelectric substrate 12, and t2 is the thickness of the support layer 14. The thickness t1 is 100 ?m or less. The thickness t2 is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Tomoyoshi Tai, Akira Hamajima, Toshinao Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20150091416
    Abstract: A composite substrate 10 includes a piezoelectric substrate 12 and a support layer 14 bonded to the piezoelectric substrate 12. The support layer 14 is made of a material having no crystalline anisotropy in a bonded surface thereof and has a smaller thickness than the piezoelectric substrate 12. The piezoelectric substrate 12 and the support layer 14 are bonded together with an adhesive layer 16 therebetween. The composite substrate 10 has a total thickness of 180 ?m or less. The base thickness ratio Tr=t2/(t1+t2) is 0.1 to 0.4, where t1 is the thickness of the piezoelectric substrate 12, and t2 is the thickness of the support layer 14. The thickness t1 is 100 ?m or less. The thickness t2 is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Hori, Tomoyoshi Tai, Akira Hamajima, Toshinao Nakahara
  • Patent number: 8847469
    Abstract: In a composite substrate, a back surface of a piezoelectric substrate and a front surface of a support substrate are bonded to each other with an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes a swelling portion at an outer peripheral area thereof, and the piezoelectric substrate is bonded to the support substrate in an area excluding the swelling portion 16a. Accordingly, air bubbles do not easily enter between the swelling portion of the adhesive layer and the piezoelectric substrate, and separations caused by the air bubbles can be prevented. As a result, the support substrate and the piezoelectric substrate can be reliably bonded to each other with the adhesive layer including the swelling portion in the outer peripheral area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshinao Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20120161585
    Abstract: In a composite substrate, a back surface of a piezoelectric substrate and a front surface of a support substrate are bonded to each other with an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes a swelling portion at an outer peripheral area thereof, and the piezoelectric substrate is bonded to the support substrate in an area excluding the swelling portion 16a. Accordingly, air bubbles do not easily enter between the swelling portion of the adhesive layer and the piezoelectric substrate, and separations caused by the air bubbles can be prevented. As a result, the support substrate and the piezoelectric substrate can be reliably bonded to each other with the adhesive layer including the swelling portion in the outer peripheral area thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Toshinao Nakahara