Patents by Inventor Kiyotaka Mutoh

Kiyotaka Mutoh 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: 6774445
    Abstract: The invention aims at suppressing an amount of deformation of a central portion of a movable part in a micro-miniature semiconductor actuator. A boundary portion is provided between a central portion and an edge of a movable part which is axially supported in a rotatable manner by torsion bars of an actuator, the boundary portion suppressing transmission of a warp due to an influence of air resistance at the edge of the movable part or moment of inertia, or heat generated by a driving force generating portion at the edge of the movable part, to a central portion of the movable part, to suppress deformation of the central portion of the movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Mutoh, Yuzuru Ueda, Norihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20020149072
    Abstract: The invention aims at suppressing an amount of deformation of a central portion of a movable part in a micro-miniature semiconductor actuator. A boundary portion (10) is provided between a central portion and an edge of a movable part (3), which is axially supported in a rotatable manner by torsion bars (4, 4) of an actuator (1), the boundary portion (10) being for suppressing transmission of a warp due to an influence of air resistance at the edge of the movable part (3) or moment of inertia, or heat generated by a driving force generating portion (6) at the edge of the movable part, to a central portion of the movable part, to suppress deformation of the central portion of the movable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Mutoh, Yuzuru Ueda, Norihiro Asada