Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Komiya

Hirofumi Komiya 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: 20240111945
    Abstract: An experiment support apparatus includes: one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that include an instruction; and one or more processors that execute the instruction. The instruction is configured to cause the one or more processors to execute an operation, the operation includes: causing a display device to display a condition table TB that indicates an experiment condition for measurement, in response to an input of the experiment condition; and causing the display device to display at least one of a measurement result based on measurement data, or an analysis result of the measurement data, in a cell of the condition table TB, in response to an input of the measurement data, the measurement data being obtained using a measurement apparatus under the experiment condition corresponding to the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Evident Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke TANI, Hirofumi HORI, Takahiro FURUKAWA, Tsukasa NITTONO, Takayuki KOMIYA
  • Patent number: 10921940
    Abstract: In a touch sensor in which a touch sensor body is attached to a cover member, the cover member includes: a first member made of a glass plate and having a first surface and a second surface that is an opposite surface of the first member from the first surface; and a resin film made of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and formed on the second surface. The resin film is located between the first member and the touch sensor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Fujii, Hirofumi Komiya, Keisyu Muraoka, Keishiro Murata
  • Patent number: 10838528
    Abstract: A first member of a cover member includes an operation portion disposed so as to correspond to a position where a sensor body is attached and having a sensor region (T) of substantially the same size as a sensor unit on the front side of the operation portion, and a design connection portion that is continuous with a side part of the operation portion and that has a surface formed so as to be continuous with a contoured surface of a wall and curved with a smaller radius of curvature than a surface shape of the operation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Fujii, Keishiro Murata, Hirofumi Komiya, Keisyu Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20200057514
    Abstract: A first member of a cover member includes an operation portion disposed so as to correspond to a position where a sensor body is attached and having a sensor region (T) of substantially the same size as a sensor unit on the front side of the operation portion, and a design connection portion that is continuous with a side part of the operation portion and that has a surface formed so as to be continuous with a contoured surface of a wall and curved with a smaller radius of curvature than a surface shape of the operation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shoji FUJII, Keishiro MURATA, Hirofumi KOMIYA, Keisyu MURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20200019261
    Abstract: In a touch sensor in which a touch sensor body is attached to a cover member, the cover member includes: a first member made of a glass plate and having a first surface and a second surface that is an opposite surface of the first member from the first surface; and a resin film made of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and formed on the second surface. The resin film is located between the first member and the touch sensor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji FUJII, Hirofumi KOMIYA, Keisyu MURAOKA, Keishiro MURATA
  • Patent number: 7777733
    Abstract: Proving a touch panel having a superior transparent visibility, easy to manufacture and of low cost, to be used for various electronic devices. In manufacturing, forming a notch with an adhesive layer formed on an undersurface of an under substrate, under a connecting portion of the under substrate with a wiring substrate. After applying rollers for short a period of time for almost completely removing bubbles between the under substrate and the adhesive layer, adhering such under substrate to an upper substrate. Finally heating and pressing the connecting portion, connecting the wiring substrate to the substrates, obtaining the touch panel having a superior transparent visibility, easy to manufacture and of low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasutaka Yamamoto, Hirofumi Komiya
  • Patent number: 7679608
    Abstract: The touch panel has a light-transmissive upper substrate, a light-transmissive lower substrate, and a bonding layer. The lower surface of the upper substrate is formed thereon with an upper conductive layer. The top surface of the lower substrate is formed thereon with a lower conductive layer facing the upper conductive layer with an air gap. The bonding layer is formed on at least one of inner edges of the lower surface of the upper substrate and the top surface of the lower substrate, and additionally has an open groove communicating with the air gap. The makeup provides a touch panel reliably operable with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Murakami, Nobuhiro Yamaue, Akira Nakanishi, Hirofumi Komiya, Yoshiharu Abe
  • Patent number: 7298366
    Abstract: A touch panel and an electronic device using the touch panel have satisfactory, reliable operability. The touch panel is used for an operating section of the electronic device. In this touch panel, upper and lower substrates 21 and 22 have upper and lower electrode layers, respectively, and face with an established spacing. Respective center portions of the substrates 21 and 22 protrude upward like a dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Komiya, Nobuhiro Yamaue, Toshiharu Fukui, Yoshiharu Abe
  • Publication number: 20070249107
    Abstract: Proving a touch panel having a superior transparent visibility, easy to manufacture and of low cost, to be used for various electronic devices. In manufacturing, forming a notch with an adhesive layer formed on an undersurface of an under substrate, under a connecting portion of the under substrate with a wiring substrate. After applying rollers for short a period of time for almost completely removing bubbles between the under substrate and the adhesive layer, adhering such under substrate to an upper substrate. Finally heating and pressing the connecting portion, connecting the wiring substrate to the substrates, obtaining the touch panel having a superior transparent visibility, easy to manufacture and of low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Yamamoto, Hirofumi Komiya
  • Publication number: 20060132466
    Abstract: The touch panel has a light-transmissive upper substrate, a light-transmissive lower substrate, and a bonding layer. The lower surface of the upper substrate is formed thereon with an upper conductive layer. The top surface of the lower substrate is formed thereon with a lower conductive layer facing the upper conductive layer with an air gap. The bonding layer is formed on at least one of inner edges of the lower surface of the upper substrate and the top surface of the lower substrate, and additionally has an open groove communicating with the air gap. The makeup provides a touch panel reliably operable with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Tetsuo Murakami, Nobuhiro Yamaue, Akira Nakanishi, Hirofumi Komiya, Yoshiharu Abe
  • Patent number: 6777626
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compact input device that offers a wide space for input operation and portable equipment using the device. The input operation section of the input device is not only for data entry by users, but also for transmitting sound vibration. The coupling section of the device is coupled to the input operation section to form a closed cavity between the two sections. The sound vibration transmitting section, which is formed adjacent to the closed cavity, conveys sound vibration, via the closed cavity, from the input operation section to the sound vibration transmitting section (or vice versa). The portable equipment includes the aforementioned input device and a sound vibration element. In the equipment, the sound vibration element is coupled to the sound vibration transmitting section of the input device. Sound vibration is transmitted, via the closed cavity and sound vibration transmitting section of the input device, from input operation section to the vibration element (or vice versa).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenicni Takabatake, Toshiharu Fukui, Kenichi Matsumoto, Koji Tanabe, Hirofumi Komiya
  • Publication number: 20040069605
    Abstract: Disclosed are a compact input device that offers a wide space for input operation and portable equipment using the device. The input operation section of the input device is not only for data entry by users, but also for transmitting sound vibration. The coupling section of the device is coupled to the input operation section to form a closed cavity between the two sections. The sound vibration transmitting section, which is formed adjacent to the closed cavity, conveys sound vibration, via the closed cavity, from the input operation section to the sound vibration transmitting section (or vice versa). The portable equipment includes the aforementioned input device and a sound vibration element. In the equipment, the sound vibration element is coupled to the sound vibration transmitting section of the input device. Sound vibration is transmitted, via the closed cavity and sound vibration transmitting section of the input device, from input operation section to the vibration element (or vice versa).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Kenichi Takabatake, Toshiharu Fukui, Kenichi Matsumoto, Koji Tanabe, Hirofumi Komiya
  • Publication number: 20030122792
    Abstract: A touch panel and an electronic device using the touch panel have satisfactory, reliable operability. The touch panel is used for an operating section of the electronic device. In this touch panel, upper and lower substrates 21 and 22 have upper and lower electrode layers, respectively, and face with an established spacing. Respective center portions of the substrates 21 and 22 protrude upward like a dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Yuichi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Komiya, Nobuhiro Yamaue, Toshiharu Fukui, Yoshiharu Abe
  • Patent number: 5588092
    Abstract: A printer controller for use with a thermal printer. A thermal printer used as a computer terminal printer requires a high printing speed and high print-quality in addition to reducing the load on the computer terminal. The printer controller of the present invention integrates the complicated control functions of the electrical components of a thermal printer, (i.e. thermal-head, motor, and various sensors) into an integrated circuit or a one-chip IC. Printers incorporating this controller attain highly improved and simplified operability and miniaturized dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Komiya, Keita Sakai, Kazumine Koshi, Noriyuki Saito