Patents by Inventor Hiromi Tagata

Hiromi Tagata 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).

  • Image pickup apparatus and image pickup unit
    Patent number: 7750279
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device including a pixel region and an electrode; an electric board including the image pickup device arranged to cover an opening and a connection pattern arranged in the vicinity of an edge portion of the opening, in which a first adhesive is applied between the image pickup device and the electric board from the outer edge of the image pickup device at least to an electric connection portion between the connection pattern and the electrode and applied annularly with a first band along an outer edge of the image pickup device; and a protective cover fixed by a second adhesive so as to cover the opening on the other surface of the electric board, wherein the second adhesive is applied annularly with a second band so that the first band width overlaps within the second one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Hiromi Tagata, Hiroshi Takasugi, Takayuki Chiba
  • Image pickup apparatus and image pickup unit
    Publication number: 20070195187
    Abstract: The image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device including a pixel region and an electrode; an electric board including the image pickup device arranged to cover an opening and a connection pattern arranged in the vicinity of an edge portion of the opening, in which a first adhesive is applied between the image pickup device and the electric board from the outer edge of the image pickup device at least to an electric connection portion between the connection pattern and the electrode and applied annularly with a first band along an outer edge of the image pickup device; and a protective cover fixed by a second adhesive so as to cover the opening on the other surface of the electric board, wherein the second adhesive is applied annularly with a second band so that the first band width overlaps within the second one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hiromi Tagata, Hiroshi Takasugi, Takayuki Chiba