Patents by Inventor Katumi Kakimoto
Katumi Kakimoto 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: 9261530Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Yosida, Nobuyuki Ibara, Hideki Ueda, Takeshi Okada, Takeshi Mori, Masatosi Nomura, Katumi Kakimoto, Yuji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20160025768Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., LtdInventors: Hitoshi Yosida, Nobuyuki Ibara, Hideki Ueda, Takeshi Okada, Takeshi Mori, Masatosi Nomura, Katumi Kakimoto, Yuji Suzuki
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Patent number: 9244094Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO, LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Yosida, Nobuyuki Ibara, Hideki Ueda, Takeshi Okada, Takeshi Mori, Masatosi Nomura, Katumi Kakimoto, Yuji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150253350Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Hitoshi Yosida, Nobuyuki Ibara, Hideki Ueda, Takeshi Okada, Takeshi Mori, Masatosi Nomura, Katumi Kakimoto, Yuji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20120227494Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a weight portion having a recess section and a solid section, beam portions, a movable electrode provided on the opposite surface of the weight portion from an open surface of the recess section to extend over the recess section and the solid section, a first fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the recess section, and a second fixed electrode arranged at the opposite side of the movable electrode from the solid section. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration using a change in capacitance between the movable electrode and the fixed electrodes caused by rotation of the weight portion. The beam portions are shifted toward the recess section such that an angle between a perpendicular line extending from a gravity center position of the weight portion to the rotation axis and a surface of the movable electrode becomes equal to 45 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hitoshi Yosida, Nobuyuki Ibara, Hideki Ueda, Takeshi Okada, Takeshi Mori, Masatosi Nomura, Katumi Kakimoto, Yuji Suzuki