Patents by Inventor Yasutoshi Furukawa

Yasutoshi Furukawa 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).

  • Contact sensor unit, electronic device, and method for producing a contact sensor unit
    Patent number: 8183873
    Abstract: A contact sensor unit includes: a flexible substrate having a conductive pattern; a sensor element having a detecting surface for detecting a fingerprint of a test subject, the sensor element having a terminal electrically connected to the conductive pattern, and the sensor element mounted on the flexible substrate to be covered with the flexible substrate; and a reinforcing member fixed on the flexible substrate and surrounding the sensor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toru Okada, Yasutoshi Furukawa
  • CONTACT SENSOR UNIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACT SENSOR UNIT
    Publication number: 20100097080
    Abstract: A contact sensor unit includes: a flexible substrate having a conductive pattern; a sensor element having a detecting surface for detecting a fingerprint of a test subject, the sensor element having a terminal electrically connected to the conductive pattern, and the sensor element mounted on the flexible substrate to be covered with the flexible substrate; and a reinforcing member fixed on the flexible substrate and surrounding the sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kobayashi, Toru Okada, Yasutoshi Furukawa
  • Waveguide-optical fiber connection structure and waveguide-optical fiber connection method
    Patent number: 5784509
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved simplified waveguide-optical fiber connection structure for connecting a waveguide and an optical fiber. The waveguide-optical fiber connection structure comprises an optical fiber, a waveguide substrate having a waveguide integrally formed thereon and having a first guide groove formed thereon adjacent an end portion of the waveguide for positioning the optical fiber therein, and a fiber substrate provided in an opposing relationship to the first guide groove for cooperating with the first guide groove to hold the optical fiber thereon. The waveguide-optical fiber connection structure can be applied to a waveguide circuit which is employed for optical communication, optical information management and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yamane, Yasuhiko Omori, Shinya Sawae, Yasutoshi Furukawa, Hironao Hakogi
  • Waveguide-optical fiber connection structure and waveguide-optical fiber connection method
    Patent number: 5557695
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved simplified waveguide-optical fiber connection structure for connecting a waveguide and an optical fiber. The waveguide-optical fiber connection structure comprises an optical fiber, a waveguide substrate having a waveguide integrally formed thereon and having a first guide groove formed thereon adjacent an end portion of the waveguide for positioning the optical fiber therein, and a fiber substrate provided in an opposing relationship to the first guide groove for cooperating with the first guide groove to hold the optical fiber thereon. The waveguide-optical fiber connection structure can be applied to a waveguide circuit which is employed for optical communication, optical information management and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yamane, Yasuhiko Omori, Shinya Sawae, Yasutoshi Furukawa, Hironao Hakogi