Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Shiraishi

Masayoshi Shiraishi 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: 6996884
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a piezo-electric vibrator, a vibrator is provided having a vibrator piece and a frame surrounding a periphery of the vibrator piece. A first exciting electrode is formed on the vibrator piece. A weight is disposed on the vibrator piece in spaced-apart relation to the first exciting electrode. A characteristic of the vibrator is then adjusted. The first exciting electrode is removed and a metal film is formed on a surface of the vibrator. The metal film is patterned and a second exciting electrode is formed on the vibrator piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6686219
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a piezoelectric vibrator comprises providing a piezoelectric oscillating plate having a piezoelectric vibrator piece and frame integrally connected to a base end portion of the piezoelectric vibrator piece and surrounding the piezoelectric vibrator piece. A pair of excitation electrodes is disposed on surfaces of two sides of the piezoelectric vibrator piece for vibrating the piezoelectric vibrator piece. Bond films are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the frame and are connected to the excitation electrodes. Shortcircuiting electrodes are disposed on the piezoelectric oscillating plate for causing a shortcircuit to electrically connect the bond films to each other. The piezoelectric vibrator piece is covered to seal the piezoelectric vibrator piece in an airtight manner via the bond films without hampering vibration of the piezoelectric vibrator piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20030154584
    Abstract: A piezo-electric vibrator having an electrode structure enabling to avoid unevenness of junction is to be provided. Plural electrode patterns 160 consisting of a pair of exciting electrode films 80 and 81 formed on a crystal vibrator 110 and frame electrodes 38 and 39 formed on each frame-shaped portion 100 and connected to a pair of exciting electrode films 80 and 81 are formed, and course adjusting of frequency is carried out. After that, plural electrode patterns consisting of a pair of exciting electrodes 80 and 81 formed on each crystal vibrator piece 110 and joining films 40 and 41 formed on each frame-shaped portion 100 and connected to the pair of exciting electrode films 80 and 81 in which each of them is shorted is formed on a crystal wafer 130 forming plural vibrators 20 consisting of the crystal vibrator piece 110 and the frame-shaped portion 100 again so as to carry out anode junction by making applying voltage possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6606772
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a piezoelectric vibrator without degrading vibration characteristics. The piezoelectric vibrator has a vibration plate formed with a piezoelectric vibration portion and a frame portion integrally connected with a base portion of the piezoelectric vibration portion and surrounding the piezoelectric vibration portion. Opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric vibration plate are provided with a pair of lid members bonded to hermetically seal the piezoelectric vibration portion without interfering with vibration thereof. To achieve the bonding, a metal film is coated over substantially the entire area of opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric vibration plate. The metal film is patterned to form oscillation electrode films on opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric vibration portion and to form bonding films on opposite surfaces of the frame portion for bonding the frame portion to the pair of lid members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nohara, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6504290
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrator has a piezoelectric oscillating plate having a piezoelectric vibrator piece and a frame integrally connected to a base end portion of the piezoelectric vibrator piece and surrounding the piezoelectric vibrator piece. A pair of excitation electrodes are disposed on surfaces of two sides of the piezoelectric vibrator piece for vibrating the piezoelectric vibrator piece. Bond films are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the frame and are connected to the excitation electrodes. A pair of lids seal the piezoelectric vibrator piece in an airtight manner via the bond films without hampering vibration of the piezoelectric vibrator piece. Shortcircuiting electrodes are disposed on the piezoelectric oscillating plate for causing a shortcircuiting to electrically connect the bond films to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20020185939
    Abstract: To provide a piezoelectric vibrator having an electrode structure capable of bonding a large area, on a quartz wafer formed with a plurality of vibrators each comprising a quartz vibrator piece and a frame, there are formed electrode patterns each including a pair of excitation electrode films on the respective quartz vibrator piece and bond films formed on the respective frame and connected to the pair of excitation electrode films and the electrode patterns are connected to each other by sputter films for shortcircuiting constituting metal films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6417478
    Abstract: To provide an anodic bonding method which can favorably bond between members different in thermal expansion coefficient. In an anodic bonding method of applying a voltage to and bonding between a first member 10 having a bonding film 11 on a bonding surface and a second member 12 closely put on the bonding surface of the first member 10 through the bonding film 11 in a manner that the first member 10 is rendered as an anode, characterized in that: the bonding film 11 is of a metal film and the second member 12 is of a soda-lime glass, and a bonding temperature is at 100-200° C. and an application voltage is at 0.5-5.0 kV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Shiraishi, Kiyoshi Aratake, Yasuhiro Nohara
  • Patent number: 6402314
    Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus comprises an inkjet recording device for discharging recording ink according to a recording signal and for recording on a recording medium, and a coating device for coating a coating material on the recording medium prior to recording by the inkjet recording device. The inkjet recording device comprises at least one first orifice for discharging the recording ink on the recording medium, a first passage in communication with the first orifice for receiving a supply of the recording ink, and a first heating device for heating the recording ink supplied to the first passage. The coating device has at least one second orifice for discharging the coating material on the recording medium, a second passage in communication with the second orifice for receiving a supply of the coating material, and a second heating device for heating the coating material supplied to the second passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuru Sato, Katsuhiko Sato, Masayoshi Shiraishi, Hiroshige Ikeno
  • Publication number: 20010017505
    Abstract: To provide a piezoelectric vibrator having an electrode structure capable of bonding a large area, on a quartz wafer formed with a plurality of vibrators each comprising a quartz vibrator piece and a frame, there are formed electrode patterns each including a pair of excitation electrode films on the respective quartz vibrator piece and bond films formed on the respective frame and connected to the pair of excitation electrode films and the electrode patterns are connected to each other by sputter films for shortcircuiting constituting metal films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aratake, Masayoshi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 6031318
    Abstract: A crystal oscillating device comprises an outer case having a longitudinal axis, a cavity, a pair of first surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis, a pair of second surfaces extending in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, a first opening portion in one of the first surfaces for providing access into the cavity, a second opening portion in one of the second surfaces, and a groove in the other of the second surfaces. A crystal oscillator is disposed in the cavity of the outer case and has lead terminals extending through the second opening portion of the outer case for electrically connecting the crystal oscillator to a circuit board. A bonding material is disposed in the cavity of the outer case for bonding the crystal oscillator to the outer case. A connecting member is disposed in the groove of the outer case for connecting the outer case to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sunaga, Hideo Hoshi, Masayoshi Shiraishi, Kishirou Nakamura, Takashi Konno
  • Patent number: 5793402
    Abstract: An image recording method and apparatus employing a thermal head capable of making a sublimation type thermal transfer recording and a fusion type thermal transfer recording by means of the same thermal head. This apparatus sets its vertical printing pitch at different values in the sublimation type recording mode and the fusion type recording mode. In the sublimation type recording mode, after making a first printing, this apparatus feeds a recording paper by a distance which is an integral multiple of the vertical printing pitch and makes a second printing using the same printing data as the first printing. In the fusion type recording mode, after making a 1-line printing, this apparatus feeds the recording paper by a 1-line spacing and makes a printing by means of printing data of the next line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sadaki, Masayoshi Shiraishi, Naoki Kawawada, Koji Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 5467120
    Abstract: An image recording method and apparatus employing a thermal head capable of making a sublimation type thermal transfer recording and a fusion type thermal transfer recording by means of the same thermal head. This apparatus sets its vertical printing pitch at different values in the sublimation type recording mode and the fusion type recording mode. In the sublimation type recording mode, after making a first printing, this apparatus feeds a recording paper by a distance which is an integral multiple of the vertical printing pitch and makes a second printing using the same printing data as the first printing. In the fusion type recording mode, after making a 1-line printing, this apparatus feeds the recording paper by a 1-line spacing and makes a printing by means of printing data of the next line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sadaki, Masayoshi Shiraishi, Naoki Kawawada, Koji Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: D416236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Masayoshi Shiraishi, Osamu Tanabe
  • Patent number: D428604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: SII Quartz Techno Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Shiraishi, Toru Igarashi, Akio Ogasawara, Hideoki Kanazawa