Patents by Inventor Koichi SHUTA

Koichi SHUTA 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).

  • Publication number: 20180041839
    Abstract: A piezoelectric speaker (100, 200, . . . , or 500) includes a piezoelectric element (1), and a metal vibration part (2, 22, . . . , or 352) to which the piezoelectric element (1) is made to adhere through an adhesive part (3). The piezoelectric element (1) is a substantially rectangular plate. The metal vibration part (2, 22, . . . , or 352) includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped part (2, 12a, 32a, . . . , 132a, or the like) vibrated by the piezoelectric element. A frequency of a natural vibration mode of the piezoelectric element (1) and a frequency of a natural vibration mode of the metal vibration part (2, 12a, 32a, . . . , 132a, or the like) are set to be different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki ABE, Katsunori KUMASAKA, Koichi SHUTA, Osamu YAMAZAKl, Noriaki IKEZAWA, Masafumi KATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20180035200
    Abstract: A vibration transfer structure (300) and a piezoelectric speaker (400) capable of achieving excellent vibration characteristics even when a piezoelectric device (1) is used. A vibration transfer structure (300) according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a plate-like piezoelectric device (1) supported at both ends thereof, a diaphragm (3) disposed to be opposed to the piezoelectric device (1), a plurality of spacers (5) configured to connect the piezoelectric device (1) with the diaphragm (3), and an elastic body (24) disposed on a periphery (3a) of the diaphragm (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki ABE, Masafumi KATSUNO, Koichi SHUTA, Osamu YAMAZAKl, Noriaki IKEZAWA, Katsunori KUMASAKA
  • Publication number: 20170257706
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a main surface member which is used as a vibrating plate, a case which supports the main surface member and a sound generating unit which is attached to the case to generate sound by vibrating the main surface member. The sound generating unit is provided with a piezoelectric plate and a protective member. The piezoelectric plate has a longitudinal direction in a first horizontal direction and has an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The protective member has a supporting portion covering the lower surface of the piezoelectric plate and supporting the piezoelectric plate, a protective portion provided to the supporting portion to cover at least one of the side surfaces of the piezoelectric plate and an attached portion attached to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu YAMAZAKI, Noriaki IKEZAWA, Yoshiyuki ABE, Koichi SHUTA, Katsunori KUMASAKA, Masafumi KATSUNO