Patents by Inventor Masaru Asai
Masaru Asai 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: 12109812Abstract: An ink jet printing method includes a metallic ink application step of ejecting a metallic ink composition containing a metallic pigment from an ink jet head to apply the metallic ink composition onto a printing medium, a heating step of heating the metallic ink composition applied on the printing medium with an infrared heater, and a coloring ink application step of ejecting a coloring ink composition containing a coloring material from an ink jet head to apply the coloring ink composition onto the metallic ink composition on the printing medium. Each of the metallic ink composition and the coloring ink composition is a water-based ink or a solvent-based ink.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Ushiyama, Kei Hiruma, Hiroaki Kida, Shintaro Asai, Masaru Terada, Mitsunobu Nakatani
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Patent number: 10425057Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 25.93?W/T?27.07, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 10418964Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 20.78?W/T?22.10, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 10411673Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 16.21?W/T?17.71, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 10361675Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 25.90?W/T?27.17, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180212587Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 16.21?W/T?17.71, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180212585Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 25.93?W/T?27.07, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180212584Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 20.78?W/T?22.10, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180212588Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the center region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and 25.90?W/T?27.17, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: HIROYUKI YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 10027309Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 16.18?W/T?16.97, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 10009005Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 13.92?W/T?14.44, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Asai, Hiroaki Kaida
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Patent number: 9985603Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 12.26?W/T?13.02, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180097504Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 12.26?W/T?13.02, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180097503Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 16.18?W/T?16.97, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kaida, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20180076792Abstract: A rectangular quartz crystal blank having long sides substantially parallel to a Z? axis of the quartz crystal blank, and short sides substantially parallel to an X axis of the quartz crystal blank. The quartz crystal blank includes a first center region, a second region and a third region that are adjacent to the first region along a long-side direction, and a fourth region and a fifth region that are adjacent to the first region along a short-side direction. A thickness of the second region and a thickness of the third region are smaller than a thickness of the first region, and/or a thickness of the fourth region and a thickness of the fifth region are smaller than the thickness of the first region, and 13.92?W/T?14.44, where W is a length of a short side and T is a thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: MASARU ASAI, Hiroaki Kaida
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Patent number: 9905747Abstract: A crystal vibration device where a crystal unit is supported on a case substrate in a cantilever manner by first and second conductive adhesive layers. The crystal unit has a length direction and is formed using a rectangular-plate-shaped crystal substrate and A>4.30t+0.16, where A (mm) represents a shorter distance among distances between a central axis of the crystal substrate and end portions of the first and second conductive adhesive layers on a central axis side, and t (?m) represents a thickness of the crystal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masaru Asai
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Patent number: 9509275Abstract: A quartz vibrating device that includes a quartz vibrator supported upon a case board in a cantilever state. The quartz vibrator is electrically connected to first and second mount electrodes by first and second conductive adhesive layers. A total S (mm2) of bonding surface areas of portions bonding the quartz vibrator to the case board by the first and second conductive adhesive layers is in a range of S??0.001t+0.22 when a thickness of a quartz substrate is t (?m).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masaru Asai
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Publication number: 20160027990Abstract: A crystal vibration device where a crystal unit is supported on a case substrate in a cantilever manner by first and second conductive adhesive layers. The crystal unit has a length direction and is formed using a rectangular-plate-shaped crystal substrate and A>4.30t+0.16, where A (mm) represents a shorter distance among distances between a central axis of the crystal substrate and end portions of the first and second conductive adhesive layers on a central axis side, and t (?m) represents a thickness of the crystal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMAMOTO, Masaru ASAI
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Publication number: 20150365068Abstract: A quartz vibrating device that includes a quartz vibrator supported upon a case board in a cantilever state. The quartz vibrator is electrically connected to first and second mount electrodes by first and second conductive adhesive layers. A total S (mm2) of bonding surface areas of portions bonding the quartz vibrator to the case board by the first and second conductive adhesive layers is in a range of S??0.001t+0.22 when a thickness of a quartz substrate is t (?m).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: HIROYUKI YAMAMOTO, Masaru Asai