Patents by Inventor Akira Ebisui
Akira Ebisui 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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Patent number: 11867580Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a sensing face; and a support supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that inner faces the exterior body is opposed to the sensing face.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoko Katsuhara, Akira Ebisui, Taizo Nishimura, Ken Kobayashi, Tetsuro Goto, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Kei Tsukamoto, Hayato Hasegawa, Manami Miyawaki
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Publication number: 20230408355Abstract: A sensor apparatus and a robotic apparatus that can detect a distribution of a shearing force. A sensor apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a sensor section, a separation layer, and a first viscoelastic body layer. The sensor section includes a first pressure sensor on a front side of the sensor section that faces and a second pressure sensor on a rear side of the sensor section, the sensor section detecting a force applied in an in-plane direction. The separation layer is between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor, and is made of a viscoelastic material that is deformed by a load applied to the first pressure sensor. The first viscoelastic body layer is on a front surface of the first pressure sensor, and is made of a viscoelastic material that is deformable on the first pressure sensor in the in-plane direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Ken KOBAYASHI, Kei TSUKAMOTO, Yoshiaki SAKAKURA, Tetsuro GOTO, Akira EBISUI
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Patent number: 11725992Abstract: A sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode layer, a reference electrode layer, and an elastic layer provided between the sensor electrode layer and the reference electrode layer. A thickness of the elastic layer is 100 ?m or less, and a weight per unit area of the elastic layer is less than 3 mg/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Tomoko Katsuhara, Hayato Hasegawa, Manami Miyawaki
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Patent number: 11592941Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a pressed body as either a housing or a display, a pressure-sensitive sensor, a support configured to support the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the pressure-sensitive sensor is opposed to the pressed body, and a filler provided between the pressed body and the pressure-sensitive sensor. The filler has a thickness that changes with distance between the pressed body and the pressure-sensitive sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Ebisui, Ken Kobayashi, Hayato Hasegawa, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Manami Miyawaki
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Publication number: 20220390303Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a sensing face; and a support supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that inner faces the exterior body is opposed to the sensing face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoko KATSUHARA, Akira EBISUI, Taizo NISHIMURA, Ken KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro GOTO, Yoshiaki SAKAKURA, Kei TSUKAMOTO, Hayato HASEGAWA, Manami MIYAWAKI
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Patent number: 11520446Abstract: Provided is a sensor including a sensor electrode unit including: a sensing unit of a capacitance type that detects pressing; and a temperature detection sensing unit of a capacitance type provided in an area corresponding to the sensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuro Goto, Tomoko Katsuhara, Akira Ebisui
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Patent number: 11481080Abstract: A sensor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of detection electrode sections of a capacitive type, a reference electrode layer disposed at a position that faces each of the detection electrode sections, and a pressing transmission layer that causes locations, of the reference electrode layer, that face the respective detection electrode sections to be deformed locally in response to pressing performed from outside.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Ken Kobayashi, Kei Tsukamoto, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Akira Ebisui
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Patent number: 11402283Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a sensing face; and a support supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that inner faces the exterior body is opposed to the sensing face.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoko Katsuhara, Akira Ebisui, Taizo Nishimura, Ken Kobayashi, Tetsuro Goto, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Kei Tsukamoto, Hayato Hasegawa, Manami Miyawaki
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Patent number: 11397499Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology such as a pressure-sensitive sensor that can sufficiently ensure tolerances. [Solving Means] A pressure-sensitive sensor according to the present technology includes a sensor section, a clearance layer, and a push-in layer. The sensor section includes a sensor electrode layer, a first reference electrode layer, and a first deformable layer that is situated between the sensor electrode layer and the first reference electrode layer. The clearance layer is situated outside of the sensor section to face the first reference electrode layer. The push-in layer is situated between the first reference electrode layer and the clearance layer, and pushes the first reference electrode layer toward the sensor electrode layer in response to an external force to deform the first deformable layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Ebisui, Ken Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Hayato Hasegawa, Manami Miyawaki
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Publication number: 20220066598Abstract: A sensor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of detection electrode sections of a capacitive type, a reference electrode layer disposed at a position that faces each of the detection electrode sections, and a pressing transmission layer that causes locations, of the reference electrode layer, that face the respective detection electrode sections to be deformed locally in response to pressing performed from outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: KEN KOBAYASHI, KEI TSUKAMOTO, YOSHIAKI SAKAKURA, AKIRA EBISUI
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Publication number: 20220027017Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology such as a pressure-sensitive sensor that can sufficiently ensure tolerances. [Solving Means] A pressure-sensitive sensor according to the present technology includes a sensor section, a clearance layer, and a push-in layer. The sensor section includes a sensor electrode layer, a first reference electrode layer, and a first deformable layer that is situated between the sensor electrode layer and the first reference electrode layer. The clearance layer is situated outside of the sensor section to face the first reference electrode layer. The push-in layer is situated between the first reference electrode layer and the clearance layer, and pushes the first reference electrode layer toward the sensor electrode layer in response to an external force to deform the first deformable layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: AKIRA EBISUI, KEN KOBAYASHI, YOSHIAKI SAKAKURA, HAYATO HASEGAWA, MANAMI MIYAWAKI
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Publication number: 20210181897Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a sensing face; and a support supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that inner faces the exterior body is opposed to the sensing face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoko KATSUHARA, Akira EBISUI, Taizo NISHIMURA, Ken KOBAYASHI, Tetsuro GOTO, Yoshiaki SAKAKURA, Kei TSUKAMOTO, Hayato HASEGAWA, Manami MIYAWAKI
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Patent number: 11029221Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a first surface and a second surface; a support body supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the exterior body faces the first surface; and a first deformation layer disposed at least either between the first surface and the exterior body or between the second surface and the support body. The pressure-sensitive sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode unit including a sensing unit, a reference electrode layer, and a second deformation layer disposed between the reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode unit. The first deformation layer and the second deformation layer satisfy a predetermined relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Kei Tsukamoto, Taizo Nishimura, Tetsuro Goto, Tomoki Kawabata, Makoto Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20210132704Abstract: A sensor includes: a sensor layer including a capacitive sensing section; and a metal layer facing a surface on one side of the sensor layer, in which the metal layer has projected portions provided at peripheral edges of regions facing the sensing sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoki Kawabata, Hiroshi Mizuno, Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Taizo Nishimura
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Publication number: 20210109627Abstract: Provided is a sensor including a sensor electrode unit including: a sensing unit of a capacitance type that detects pressing; and a temperature detection sensing unit of a capacitance type provided in an area corresponding to the sensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuro GOTO, Tomoko KATSUHARA, Akira EBISUI
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Publication number: 20210041973Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a pressed body as either a housing or a display, a pressure-sensitive sensor, a support configured to support the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the pressure-sensitive sensor is opposed to the pressed body, and a filler provided between the pressed body and the pressure-sensitive sensor. The filler has a thickness that changes with distance between the pressed body and the pressure-sensitive sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: AKIRA EBISUI, KEN KOBAYASHI, HAYATO HASEGAWA, YOSHIAKI SAKAKURA, MANAMI MIYAWAKI
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Patent number: 10871846Abstract: A sensor panel includes a sensor section that detects magnetic force of a contacting surface or a region in the vicinity of the contacting surface on a basis of a change in capacitance and is allowed to output a signal depending on the change in capacitance along with information on a position where the change in capacitance has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Taizo Nishimura, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Mizuno, Shogo Shinkai, Fumihiko Iida, Akira Ebisui, Kei Tsukamoto, Tomoko Katsuhara
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Publication number: 20200348191Abstract: A sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode layer, a reference electrode layer, and an elastic layer provided between the sensor electrode layer and the reference electrode layer. A thickness of the elastic layer is 100 ?m or less, and a weight per unit area of the elastic layer is less than 3 mg/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: KEN KOBAYASHI, AKIRA EBISUI, YOSHIAKI SAKAKURA, TOMOKO KATSUHARA, HAYATO HASEGAWA, MANAMI MIYAWAKI
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Patent number: 10671180Abstract: Provided are an input device and an electronic apparatus each including capacitive elements and being capable of allowing a plurality of information items to be separately input by simple operations. The input device includes: a capacitive element; a conductor that can be electrostatically coupled to the capacitive element; an operation portion that allows a load to be applied to the conductor; and a retaining portion that retains the conductor apart from the capacitive element. The retaining portion is capable of displacing the conductor with respect to the capacitive element in a stepwise manner in accordance with the load that is applied to the conductor through intermediation of the operation portion, and is capable of retaining the conductor at a plurality of positions with respect to the capacitive element.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Taizo Nishimura, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Mizuno, Takashi Itaya, Akira Ebisui, Tomoko Katsuhara, Yoshiteru Taka
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Patent number: 10627297Abstract: A sensor includes a base layer and a pressing unit protruding with respect to the base layer. The pressing unit includes a first structure unit and a hollow second structure unit disposed on the first structure unit and having a bottom side opened. The second structure unit has a shape portion on a surface facing the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Ebisui, Hiroshi Mizuno, Tomoko Katsuhara, Taizo Nishimura, Yoshiaki Sakakura, Toshio Kano, Toshiyuki Onodera, Takeshi Takahashi, Toru Takahashi, Tatsuo Suzuki