Patents by Inventor Kogo Endo
Kogo Endo 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: 9863918Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, an ultrasonic transducer device, and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic element array has a plurality of ultrasonic elements arranged on the substrate. The ultrasonic transducer device is formed on the substrate and having a plurality of signal electrode lines electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array. The integrated circuit device has a plurality of terminals to output a transmission signal to the ultrasonic element array. Each of the signal electrode lines includes an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements is formed to extend on the substrate. The integrated circuit device is mounted on the substrate, and each of the terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal electrode lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kogo Endo
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Patent number: 9788814Abstract: An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that has a first channel group and a second channel group that are arranged on the substrate, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, such that a long-side direction coincides with a second direction that intersects the first direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel group and signal reception from the first channel group, and a second integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, such that the long-side direction coincides with the second direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the second channel group and signal reception from the second channel group.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kogo Endo
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Patent number: 9513263Abstract: An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that is arranged on the substrate, a first channel terminal group arranged at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, a second channel terminal group arranged at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, a first flexible substrate provided on the one edge portion side and having arranged thereon a first wiring group that is connected to the first channel terminal group, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the first flexible substrate and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel terminal group and signal reception from the first channel terminal group, a second flexible substrate provided on the other edge portion side and having arranged thereon a second wiring group that is connected to the second channel terminal group, and a second integraType: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kogo Endo
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Patent number: 9508916Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate on which a plurality of openings are arranged; a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, each of the ultrasonic transducer elements being provided to each of the openings of the plurality of openings, on a first surface of the substrate; and a member fixed to a second surface of the substrate, which is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the substrate. Provided to the member are a plurality of first groove sections, and a second groove section for bundling together the plurality of the first groove sections.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Nakamura, Yasunori Onishi, Kazuki Yoshida, Kogo Endo
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Publication number: 20160329482Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate on which a plurality of openings are arranged; a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, each of the ultrasonic transducer elements being provided to each of the openings of the plurality of openings, on a first surface of the substrate; and a member fixed to a second surface of the substrate, which is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the substrate. Provided to the member are a plurality of first groove sections, and a second groove section for bundling together the plurality of the first groove sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Yasunori ONISHI, Kazuki YOSHIDA, Kogo ENDO
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Patent number: 9448101Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes an ultrasonic transducer device, a flexible substrate and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic transducer device has a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, a plurality of signal electrode lines formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array, and a plurality of signal terminals arranged on the substrate. In the flexible substrate, a plurality of signal lines are formed along a first direction. Each of the signal electrode lines has an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements extends on the substrate. A long side direction of the integrated circuit device extends along a second direction which intersects with the first direction, and each of terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal lines of the flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kogo Endo
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Publication number: 20150198564Abstract: An ultrasonic device which includes a substrate, a first ultrasonic transducer element and a second ultrasonic transducer element. The substrate is provided with a plurality of first openings and a second opening having a larger opening area than the first opening. The first ultrasonic transducer element is provided on a first vibration film which has a first area and closes the first openings for each first opening, and includes two electrodes with a piezoelectric body being interposed therebetween. The second ultrasonic transducer element is provided on a second vibration film which has a second area larger than the first area and closes the second opening, and includes two electrodes with a piezoelectric body being interposed therebetween. The first openings are disposed in an array form. The second opening is disposed between an outer periphery of the substrate and regions where the first opening parts are disposed in an array form.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20150027228Abstract: An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that is arranged on the substrate, a first channel terminal group arranged at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, a second channel terminal group arranged at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, a first flexible substrate provided on the one edge portion side and having arranged thereon a first wiring group that is connected to the first channel terminal group, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the first flexible substrate and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel terminal group and signal reception from the first channel terminal group, a second flexible substrate provided on the other edge portion side and having arranged thereon a second wiring group that is connected to the second channel terminal group, and a second integraType: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20150029818Abstract: An ultrasonic measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer device having a substrate and an ultrasonic transducer element array that has a first channel group and a second channel group that are arranged on the substrate, a first integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at one edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in a first direction, such that a long-side direction coincides with a second direction that intersects the first direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the first channel group and signal reception from the first channel group, and a second integrated circuit apparatus that is mounted on the substrate, at the other edge portion of the ultrasonic transducer element array in the first direction, such that the long-side direction coincides with the second direction, and performs at least one of signal transmission to the second channel group and signal reception from the second channel group.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20150018679Abstract: An ultrasonic measuring device including: an ultrasonic transducer device; a force sensor that measures pressing force; an emission unit that performs processing for emitting an ultrasonic beam; a reception unit that performs processing for receiving an ultrasonic echo obtained from the ultrasonic beam being reflected by a test subject; and a processing unit that performs analysis processing based on a reception signal from the reception unit and detection information from the force sensor, wherein the processing unit obtains elasticity information of a biological tissue layer of the test subject based on thickness information and pressing force information, the thickness information being thickness information of the biological tissue layer acquired based on the reception signal from the reception unit, and the pressing force information being pressing force information regarding the pressing force applied to the test subject from the force sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20140284481Abstract: An optical position detection system includes a light output unit that outputs lights toward a first detection target and a second detection target, and a first light receiving unit that receives a first reflected light from the first detection target and a second light receiving unit that receives a second reflected light from the second detection target having different wavelengths, wherein the first detection target has a first reflection filter that reflects the first reflected light and the second detection target has a second reflection filter that reflects the second reflected light.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Kanechika KIYOSE, Kogo ENDO
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Patent number: 8772703Abstract: An optical position detection system includes a light output unit that outputs lights toward a first detection target and a second detection target, and a first light receiving unit that receives a first reflected light from the first detection target and a second light receiving unit that receives a second reflected light from the second detection target having different wavelengths, wherein the first detection target has a first reflection filter that reflects the first reflected light and the second detection target has a second reflection filter that reflects the second reflected light.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kanechika Kiyose, Kogo Endo
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Patent number: 8748820Abstract: A projection type display system having a position detection function which projects an image from an image projection device and optically detects a position of a target object between a surface on which the image is projected and the image projection device, includes: a position detection light source unit disposed on the image projection device to emit position detection light toward the target object; alight detector which detects the position detection light reflected by the target object in a detection area; and a position detection unit which detects the position of the target object based on a light reception result obtained by the light detector, wherein an intensity distribution of the position detection light is produced in an area to which the position detection light is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masaki Takahashi, Kogo Endo
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Publication number: 20140116147Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes an ultrasonic transducer device, a flexible substrate and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic transducer device has a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, a plurality of signal electrode lines formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array, and a plurality of signal terminals arranged on the substrate. In the flexible substrate, a plurality of signal lines are formed along a first direction. Each of the signal electrode lines has an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements extends on the substrate. A long side direction of the integrated circuit device extends along a second direction which intersects with the first direction, and each of terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal lines of the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20140116139Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes a substrate, an ultrasonic element array, an ultrasonic transducer device, and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic element array has a plurality of ultrasonic elements arranged on the substrate. The ultrasonic transducer device is formed on the substrate and having a plurality of signal electrode lines electrically connected to the ultrasonic element array. The integrated circuit device has a plurality of terminals to output a transmission signal to the ultrasonic element array. Each of the signal electrode lines includes an electrode layer in which at least one signal electrode among some of the ultrasonic elements is formed to extend on the substrate. The integrated circuit device is mounted on the substrate, and each of the terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal electrode lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20140116148Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes an ultrasonic transducer device, a flexible substrate, and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic transducer device has an ultrasonic element array, and a plurality of signal terminals. In the flexible substrate, a plurality of signal lines are formed along a first direction. The integrated circuit device is mounted on the flexible substrate such that a long side direction is along a second direction. The integrated circuit device has a plurality of terminals arranged along the second direction, and a transmission circuit provided for each of the terminals to output a transmission signal. Each of the terminals of the integrated circuit device is connected to a corresponding one of the signal lines of the flexible substrate. A plurality of the transmission circuits are arranged along the second direction in a state in which the integrated circuit device is mounted on the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kogo Endo
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Publication number: 20140116140Abstract: An ultrasonic measurement device includes a substrate, an ultrasonic transducer device, and an integrated circuit device. The ultrasonic transducer device has an ultrasonic element array arranged on the substrate. The integrated circuit device is mounted on the substrate. The ultrasonic element array is rectangle, and when a long side direction of the rectangle is defined as a first direction, the integrated circuit device is mounted on the substrate so as to form the long side direction of the integrated circuit device along the first direction. The integrated circuit device is arranged along the first direction and has a plurality of transmission circuits that output transmission signals to the ultrasonic element array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20140103781Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer device includes a substrate on which a plurality of openings are arranged; a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, each of the ultrasonic transducer elements being provided to each of the openings of the plurality of openings, on a first surface of the substrate; and a member fixed to a second surface of the substrate, which is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the substrate. Provided to the member are a plurality of first groove sections, and a second groove section for bundling together the plurality of the first groove sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Yasunori ONISHI, Kazuki YOSHIDA, Kogo ENDO
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Publication number: 20120235019Abstract: An optical position detection system includes a light output unit that outputs lights toward a first detection target and a second detection target, and a first light receiving unit that receives a first reflected light from the first detection target and a second light receiving unit that receives a second reflected light from the second detection target having different wavelengths, wherein the first detection target has a first reflection filter that reflects the first reflected light and the second detection target has a second reflection filter that reflects the second reflected light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kanechika Kiyose, Kogo Endo
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Publication number: 20110080575Abstract: A projection type display system having a position detection function which projects an image from an image projection device and optically detects a position of a target object between a surface on which the image is projected and the image projection device, includes: a position detection light source unit disposed on the image projection device to emit position detection light toward the target object; alight detector which detects the position detection light reflected by the target object in a detection area; and a position detection unit which detects the position of the target object based on a light reception result obtained by the light detector, wherein an intensity distribution of the position detection light is produced in an area to which the position detection light is supplied.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki TAKAHASHI, Kogo ENDO