Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Aizawa
Hiroyuki Aizawa 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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Publication number: 20240092630Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes at least one support member, a first anchor member, a second anchor member, a first connecting member, and a second connecting member. The first anchor member is fixed to only the first substrate of the first substrate and the second substrate. The second anchor member is fixed to the first substrate and the second substrate. The first connecting member is separate from the first substrate and the second substrate and connects the first anchor member to the movable member. The second connecting member connects the first anchor member to the second anchor member. The first connecting member includes a first elastic member which is elastically deformable. The second connecting member includes at least one second elastic member which is separate from the first substrate and the second substrate and which is elastically deformable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Chunzhi DONG, Hiroyuki AIZAWA
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Patent number: 11692826Abstract: An anchor member supports a frame-shaped member. A first input electrode is located outside the frame-shaped member and separate from the frame-shaped member and fixed to a substrate. A second input electrode includes an electrode portion located outside the frame-shaped member and connected to the frame-shaped member. The second input electrode is displaceable in a prescribed direction. A first reference electrode is inside the frame-shaped member and fixed to the substrate. A second reference electrode includes an electrode portion located inside of the frame-shaped member and connected to the frame-shaped member. The second reference electrode is displaceable in the prescribed direction. In the structural component, the first input electrode and the electrode portion of the second input electrode are located between the frame-shaped member and a weight member in the prescribed direction in plan view in a thickness direction defined with respect to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shoichi Taji, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Soichiro Hiraoka
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Patent number: 11680797Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an anchor portion, a surrounding portion, a detecting element, a moving portion, and a beam portion. The anchor portion is formed on the same side as a principal surface of the substrate and fixed to the substrate. The surrounding portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and surrounds the anchor portion. The detecting element detects a physical quantity as a target of detection. The moving portion is provided with at least a part of the detecting element, formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate, and connected to the surrounding portion. The beam portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and connects the anchor portion and the surrounding portion together.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Aoyagi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Chunzhi Dong, Shinichi Kishimoto
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Publication number: 20220178695Abstract: An anchor member supports a frame-shaped member. A first input electrode is located outside the frame-shaped member and separate from the frame-shaped member and fixed to a substrate. A second input electrode includes an electrode portion located outside the frame-shaped member and connected to the frame-shaped member. The second input electrode is displaceable in a prescribed direction. A first reference electrode is inside the frame-shaped member and fixed to the substrate. A second reference electrode includes an electrode portion located inside of the frame-shaped member and connected to the frame-shaped member. The second reference electrode is displaceable in the prescribed direction. In the structural component, the first input electrode and the electrode portion of the second input electrode are located between the frame-shaped member and a weight member in the prescribed direction in plan view in a thickness direction defined with respect to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Shoichi TAJI, Hiroyuki AIZAWA, Soichiro HIRAOKA
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Publication number: 20220155072Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an anchor portion, a surrounding portion, a detecting element, a moving portion, and a beam portion. The anchor portion is formed on the same side as a principal surface of the substrate and fixed to the substrate. The surrounding portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and surrounds the anchor portion. The detecting element detects a physical quantity as a target of detection. The moving portion is provided with at least a part of the detecting element, formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate, and connected to the surrounding portion. The beam portion is formed on the same side as the principal surface of the substrate and connects the anchor portion and the surrounding portion together.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Takanori AOYAGI, Hiroyuki AIZAWA, Chunzhi DONG, Shinichi KISHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10408618Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Patent number: 10191078Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a detection device, an opposed electrode, and a top lid. The detection device includes an active layer, a base layer, an oxide layer disposed between the active layer and the base layer, a first insulating layer, a contact portion, and a self-check electrode. The first insulating layer is disposed on the active layer at a side opposite to the oxide layer and provided with a first opening. The contact portion is disposed on a part of the first insulating layer at a side opposite to the active layer and includes a first metal layer connected to the active layer through the first opening. The opposed electrode is disposed at a location opposing the self-check electrode, and the top lid supports the opposed electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Fujii, Takashi Imanaka, Yuichi Miyoshi, Hiroyuki Aizawa
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Publication number: 20170131100Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Publication number: 20170089941Abstract: A sensor includes an upper lid layer, a lower lid layer, and a sensor layer disposed between the upper lid layer and the lower lid layer. One of the upper lid layer and the lower lid layer includes an insulative region mainly made of glass, a via-electrode covered with the insulative region, and an outer circumferential region mainly made of silicon and provided at an outer circumference of the insulative region. This sensor allows reducing outer dimensions of a wafer, which is a material for the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: TAKASHI IMANAKA, TAKANORI AOYAGI, TAKAMI ISHIDA, HIROYUKI AIZAWA
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Patent number: 9605963Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Publication number: 20160258975Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a detection device, an opposed electrode, and a top lid. The detection device includes an active layer, a base layer, an oxide layer disposed between the active layer and the base layer, a first insulating layer, a contact portion, and a self-check electrode. The first insulating layer is disposed on the active layer at a side opposite to the oxide layer and provided with a first opening. The contact portion is disposed on a part of the first insulating layer at a side opposite to the active layer and includes a first metal layer connected to the active layer through the first opening. The opposed electrode is disposed at a location opposing the self-check electrode, and the top lid supports the opposed electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: ATSUHIRO FUJII, TAKASHI IMANAKA, YUICHI MIYOSHI, HIROYUKI AIZAWA
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Patent number: 9381738Abstract: A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention includes a drive waveform generator adapted to generate a drive waveform signal, a modulator adapted to execute pulse modulation on the drive waveform signal, a digital power amplifier adapted to power-amplify the modulated signal, on which the pulse modulation is executed by the modulator, with a pair of switching elements push-pull coupled with each other, a low pass filter adapted to smooth the amplified digital signal obtained by the power-amplification of the digital power amplifier, and a modulation period modification circuit adapted to modify a modulation period of the pulse modulation of the modulator based on data of the drive waveform signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka Ide, Kunio Tabata, Atsushi Oshima, Shinichi Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Seiichi Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20150122021Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Patent number: 8991248Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes a support body, a retaining portion connected to the support body, first to fourth weights, first to fourth arms, a drive unit for driving the first to fourth arms, and a monitor unit for detecting displacements of the first to fourth arms. An X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis that are perpendicular to each other are defined. The detector unit is symmetrical with respect to both an axis parallel to the X-axis and an axis parallel to the Y-axis. This angular velocity sensor can cancel an undesired signal caused by external disturbances, such as acceleration or impact, thus detecting an angular velocity accurately.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Imanaka, Hiroyuki Aizawa
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Publication number: 20150059430Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a fixed part, a beam connected to the fixed part, a plummet connected to another end of the beam and being displaceable due to inertial force to cause the beam to deform, a conductive part provided at the plummet, a strain-sensitive resistor provided at the beam for detecting a deformation of the first beam, first and second fault diagnostic electrodes provided at the fixed part, a first fault diagnostic wiring for connecting the first fault diagnostic electrode to the conductive part through the beam, and a second fault diagnostic wiring for connecting the second fault diagnostic electrode to the conductive part through the beam. The inertial force sensor does not continue to output an erroneous output signal when a crack occurs in the plummet, thus having high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Imanaka, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Takeshi Yokota
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Patent number: 8966976Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Patent number: 8844356Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori
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Publication number: 20140111571Abstract: A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention includes a drive waveform generator adapted to generate a drive waveform signal, a modulator adapted to execute pulse modulation on the drive waveform signal, a digital power amplifier adapted to power-amplify the modulated signal, on which the pulse modulation is executed by the modulator, with a pair of switching elements push-pull coupled with each other, a low pass filter adapted to smooth the amplified digital signal obtained by the power-amplification of the digital power amplifier, and a modulation period modification circuit adapted to modify a modulation period of the pulse modulation of the modulator based on data of the drive waveform signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka IDE, Kunio TABATA, Atsushi OSHIMA, Shinichi MIYAZAKI, Hiroyuki AIZAWA, Seiichi TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 8657399Abstract: A liquid jet apparatus according to the present invention includes a drive waveform generator adapted to generate a drive waveform signal, a modulator adapted to execute pulse modulation on the drive waveform signal, a digital power amplifier adapted to power-amplify the modulated signal, on which the pulse modulation is executed by the modulator, with a pair of switching elements push-pull coupled with each other, a low pass filter adapted to smooth the amplified digital signal obtained by the power-amplification of the digital power amplifier, and a modulation period modification circuit adapted to modify a modulation period of the pulse modulation of the modulator based on data of the drive waveform signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Noritaka Ide, Kunio Tabata, Atsushi Oshima, Shinichi Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Seiichi Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20140026657Abstract: An inertial force sensor includes a detecting device which detects an inertial force, the detecting device having a first orthogonal arm and a supporting portion, the first orthogonal arm having a first arm and a second arm fixed in a substantially orthogonal direction, and the supporting portion supporting the first arm. The second arm has a folding portion. In this configuration, there is provided a small inertial force sensor which realizes detection of a plurality of different inertial forces and detection of inertial forces of a plurality of detection axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa, Jiro Terada, Takami Ishida, Ichirou Satou, Hideo Ohkoshi, Yohei Ashimori