Patents by Inventor Kyo Horie

Kyo Horie 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: 10715058
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Patent number: 9800224
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a heat generator having a terminal, a resonator which has an outer connection terminal and on which the heat generator is disposed, a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface with the resonator connected to the first surface, and a circuit part and other electronic parts disposed on the first surface or the second surface. The outer connection terminal of the resonator is connected to the first surface, and the terminal of the heat generator is connected to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shimodaira, Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20170264214
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Patent number: 9685889
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20160156330
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a heat generator having a terminal, a resonator which has an outer connection terminal and on which the heat generator is disposed, a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface with the resonator connected to the first surface, and a circuit part and other electronic parts disposed on the first surface or the second surface. The outer connection terminal of the resonator is connected to the first surface, and the terminal of the heat generator is connected to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMODAIRA, Kyo HORIE
  • Patent number: 9287881
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a heat generator having a terminal, a resonator which has an outer connection terminal and on which the heat generator is disposed, a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface with the resonator connected to the first surface, and a circuit part and other electronic parts disposed on the first surface or the second surface. The outer connection terminal of the resonator is connected to the first surface, and the terminal of the heat generator is connected to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Shimodaira, Kyo Horie
  • Patent number: 9176013
    Abstract: A sensor includes a flexible wafer substrate and an oscillator provided on a principal surface of the wafer substrate, and the oscillator deforms when an external force is applied to the wafer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Inaba, Kyo Horie
  • Patent number: 9160254
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Patent number: 9054604
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20140368283
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a heat generator having a terminal, a resonator which has an outer connection terminal and on which the heat generator is disposed, a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface with the resonator connected to the first surface, and a circuit part and other electronic parts disposed on the first surface or the second surface. The outer connection terminal of the resonator is connected to the first surface, and the terminal of the heat generator is connected to the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SHIMODAIRA, Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20140239773
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Patent number: 8754718
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20140125420
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20140102217
    Abstract: A sensor includes a flexible wafer substrate and an oscillator provided on a principal surface of the wafer substrate, and the oscillator deforms when an external force is applied to the wafer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Inaba, Kyo Horie
  • Publication number: 20130308286
    Abstract: A manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first step of providing a sheet substrate having a piezoelectric resonator element and an integrated circuit disposed on a mounting surface of each substrate region, having implementation electrodes that are electrically connected to the integrated circuit disposed the side facing away from the mounting surface, and disposing wiring lines on the sheet substrate, the wiring liens electrically connecting the piezoelectric resonator element disposed in a first substrate region to the implementation electrode in a second substrate region in the vicinity of the piezoelectric resonator element, a second step of inputting and outputting a signal to and from the piezoelectric resonator element in the first substrate region via the implementation electrodes connected to the wiring lines, and a third step of dividing the sheet substrate along the substrate regions to cut the wiring lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20130307560
    Abstract: A sheet substrate includes a plurality of substrate regions arranged in a matrix, an integrated circuit disposed in each of the substrate regions, and a first implementation electrode and a second implementation electrode disposed in each of the substrate regions and electrically connected to the integrated circuit. The sheet substrate according to an embodiment of the invention further includes first terminals to each of which the first implementation electrodes arranged in a row of part of the substrate regions are connected in parallel to each other and second terminals to each of which the second implementation electrodes arranged in a column of part of the substrate regions and can activate an arbitrary one of the integrated circuits that is specified by selected ones of the first terminals and the second terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20130300447
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an electronic component includes arranging, across boundaries of a first substrate region, wires for electrically connecting a piezoelectric resonator element arranged in the first substrate region and a lid arranged in a second substrate regions to a sheet substrate, performing, after arranging the piezoelectric resonator element and the lid in the substrate regions, input and output of a signal to and from the piezoelectric resonator element via the lid connected to the wires, and dividing the sheet substrate in each of the boundaries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20130257555
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Publication number: 20120229225
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kyo HORIE
  • Patent number: 7710002
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator for an oscillator contained in an upper concave portion of an insulating case that has a metal lid with which the upper concave portion is air-tightly closed comprises a GND electrode being conductively coupled to an earth pattern of the piezoelectric resonator and provided on an outer bottom face of the insulating case, a piezoelectric connecting electrode being conductively coupled to an excite electrode of the piezoelectric resonator and provided on the outer bottom face of the insulating case, and an adjustment electrode being conductively coupled to the metal lid and provided on the outer bottom face of the insulating case in such a way that a regulator circuit in an IC part conductively contacts with the adjustment electrode if the IC part including the oscillation circuit is attached to the outer bottom face of the insulating case, wherein the metal lid serves as an adjustment terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Kyo Horie, Makoto Komai