Patents by Inventor Juichiro Matsuzawa

Juichiro Matsuzawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11112424
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor element (acceleration sensor element) and a substrate (package) to which the sensor element is attached using a bonding material (resin adhesive), in which, when an elastic modulus of the bonding material is e, 2.0 GPa<e<7.8 GPa is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Juichiro Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20190064204
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor element (acceleration sensor element) and a substrate (package) to which the sensor element is attached using a bonding material (resin adhesive), in which, when an elastic modulus of the bonding material is e, 2.0 GPa<e<7.8 GPa is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Juichiro MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190049483
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a sensor element, and a container (package) that stores the sensor element on a bottom plate (first base material). An outer edge of the container has a rectangular shape in a plan view. Lengths of each side of the rectangular shape are 2.0 mm or more and 7.0 mm or less, a thickness of the container is 0.50 mm or more and less than 1.85 mm, and when a thickness of the bottom plate is t, 0.4 mm?t?1.1 mm is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Juichiro MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 9706673
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device, that accommodates a gyro element as an electronic component in an inner space formed by a base and a lid as a lid body, includes: preparing the lid in which a groove is provided on the rear surface which is welded with the base, and an opening area of the groove on the inner space side which is greater than an opening area on the outer periphery side of the lid; welding, first, the base and the lid at a portion excluding an unwelded portion that includes at least apart of the groove, of a planned welding portion of the base and the lid; and welding, second, the base and the lid at the unwelded portion such that the groove is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Kawauchi, Shinya Aoki, Juichiro Matsuzawa, Masaru Mikami
  • Patent number: 9644962
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device, that accommodates a gyro element as an electronic component in an inner space formed by a base and a lid as a lid body, includes: preparing the lid in which a groove is provided on a surface which is welded with the base, and an opening area of the groove on the inner space side which is smaller than an opening area on the outer periphery side of the lid; welding, first, the base and the lid at a portion excluding an unwelded portion that includes at least apart of the groove, of a planned welding portion of the base and the lid; and welding, second, the base and the lid at the unwelded portion such that the groove is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Osamu Kawauchi, Juichiro Matsuzawa, Masaru Mikami
  • Patent number: 9516773
    Abstract: A lid body includes: a first surface; a second surface having a top-bottom relation with the first surface; an outer peripheral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface; a groove provided in the first surface from the outer peripheral surface toward an interior of the first surface; and first and second marks arranged at positions that do not overlap with an outer peripheral edge of the second surface in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Juichiro Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 9363895
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes a base substrate provided with a first pad and a second pad which are electrically connected to an electronic component, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, a first terminal electrically connected to the first pad and a second terminal electrically connected to the second pad which are disposed on the first lateral face, and a third terminal and a fourth terminal which are disposed on the second lateral face. The first terminal and the fourth terminal are located at point-symmetric positions to a center of the base substrate. The second terminal and the third terminal are located at point-symmetric positions to the center of the base substrate. The third terminal and the fourth terminal are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Juichiro Matsuzawa, Masaru Mikami, Toshiya Usuda
  • Patent number: 9291457
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device in which an inner space for housing a gyro element is formed between a base and a lid and the base and the lid are bonded includes bonding the base and the lid in which a groove is provided on a surface to be bonded with the base so that the inner space communicates with the outside by not bonding the inner surface of the groove to the base and to position the groove around a concave portion provided on a side surface of the base, and closing a communication portion by irradiating a laser beam to the lid in the communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Juichiro Matsuzawa, Osamu Kawauchi, Masaru Mikami
  • Publication number: 20150130548
    Abstract: A lid body includes: a first surface; a second surface having a top-bottom relation with the first surface; an outer peripheral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface; a groove provided in the first surface from the outer peripheral surface toward an interior of the first surface; and first and second marks arranged at positions that do not overlap with an outer peripheral edge of the second surface in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Juichiro MATSUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150116974
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device in which a gyro element as an electronic component is accommodated in an internal space provided by a base and a lid as a lid body, includes: preparing the lid as the lid body in which a groove is provided in the surface which is a surface on the opposite side to the rear surface which is a surface on a side which is joined to the base; seam-welding the base and the lid at a site except for an unwelded site which includes a site corresponding to at least a portion of the groove, of a site planned to join the base and the lid; and welding the base and the lid at the unwelded site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Osamu KAWAUCHI, Shinya AOKI, Masaru MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20150116951
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device, that accommodates a gyro element as an electronic component in an inner space formed by a base and a lid as a lid body, includes: preparing the lid in which a groove is provided on the rear surface which is welded with the base, and an opening area of the groove on the inner space side which is greater than an opening area on the outer periphery side of the lid; welding, first, the base and the lid at a portion excluding an unwelded portion that includes at least apart of the groove, of a planned welding portion of the base and the lid; and welding, second, the base and the lid at the unwelded portion such that the groove is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Osamu KAWAUCHI, Shinya AOKI, Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Masaru MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20150116915
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an electronic device, that accommodates a gyro element as an electronic component in an inner space formed by a base and a lid as a lid body, includes: preparing the lid in which a groove is provided on a surface which is welded with the base, and an opening area of the groove on the inner space side which is smaller than an opening area on the outer periphery side of the lid; welding, first, the base and the lid at a portion excluding an unwelded portion that includes at least apart of the groove, of a planned welding portion of the base and the lid; and welding, second, the base and the lid at the unwelded portion such that the groove is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya AOKI, Osamu KAWAUCHI, Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Masaru MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20140305687
    Abstract: A circuit substrate includes a base substrate provided with a first pad and a second pad which are electrically connected to an electronic component, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, a first terminal electrically connected to the first pad and a second terminal electrically connected to the second pad which are disposed on the first lateral face, and a third terminal and a fourth terminal which are disposed on the second lateral face. The first terminal and the fourth terminal are located at point-symmetric positions to a center of the base substrate. The second terminal and the third terminal are located at point-symmetric positions to the center of the base substrate. The third terminal and the fourth terminal are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Masaru MIKAMI, Toshiya USUDA
  • Publication number: 20140306582
    Abstract: An oscillator as an electronic component includes external connection terminals as terminals disposed on a reverse side of a substrate constituting a package, and connection electrodes connected respectively to the external connection terminals, and penetrating through the substrate, and the center of the connection electrode as a second connection electrode in the three connection electrodes adjacent to each other is disposed at a position out of an imaginary line passing through the center of the connection electrode as a first connection electrode and the center of the connection electrode as a third connection electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Masaru MIKAMI, Toshiya USUDA
  • Publication number: 20140211384
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device in which an inner space for housing a gyro element is formed between a base and a lid and the base and the lid are bonded includes bonding the base and the lid in which a groove is provided on a surface to be bonded with the base so that the inner space communicates with the outside by not bonding the inner surface of the groove to the base and to position the groove around a concave portion provided on a side surface of the base, and closing a communication portion by irradiating a laser beam to the lid in the communication portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya AOKI, Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Osamu KAWAUCHI, Masaru MIKAMI
  • Patent number: 7969072
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a package including a lid and a package base, the package being formed by bonding the lid to a joint surface of the package base using a bonding material; and a resin portion covering the package. The resin portion covers at least the package base and the bonding material, and at least a part of the resin portion has a section outline. The section outline has an outermost portion thereof in a direction parallel with a mount surface of the electronic device. The outermost portion is located below a lower surface of the lid in a direction perpendicular to the mount surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Juichiro Matsuzawa, Kazuhiko Shimodaira
  • Publication number: 20100079035
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a package including a lid and a package base, the package being formed by bonding the lid to a joint surface of the package base using a bonding material; and a resin portion covering the package. The resin portion covers at least the package base and the bonding material, and at least a part of the resin portion has a section outline. The section outline has an outermost portion thereof in a direction parallel with a mount surface of the electronic device. The outermost portion is located below a lower surface of the lid in a direction perpendicular to the mount surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juichiro MATSUZAWA, Kazuhiko SHIMODAIRA
  • Patent number: 7218036
    Abstract: The invention provides a piezoelectric oscillator that allows for fine adjustment of the frequency after resin molding, a manufacturing method therefor, and a mobile phone and an electronic apparatus using the piezoelectric oscillator. The piezoelectric oscillator can include a resonator package, in which a piezoelectric resonator element is housed, and a semiconductor device, in which an oscillation circuit that is electrically connected to the resonator package is incorporated. The resonator package and the semiconductor device can be fixed to corresponding different surfaces of an island portion of a lead frame, and resin molding is performed so that a transparent lid of the resonator package is exposed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shimodaira, Yugo Koyama, Juichiro Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20060022319
    Abstract: An airtight package has an insulating base having an opening approximately in the center and a recessed portion penetrating the insulating base in a thickness direction on a circumferential surface of the insulating base. The airtight package also has a lid sealed against the insulating base so as to block the opening. The lid is bonded to the insulating base in a manner that an edge of the lid overlaps the recessed portion exposed on an opening-side surface of the insulating base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juichiro Matsuzawa, Kazuhiko Shimodaira
  • Patent number: D532758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shimodaira, Juichiro Matsuzawa, Yugo Koyama