Patents by Inventor Minehiro Imamura

Minehiro Imamura 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: 10189259
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Minehiro Imamura, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kei Tadachi
  • Publication number: 20170334207
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TSUCHIYA, Yasuhide MATSUO, Kenji OTSUKA, Minehiro IMAMURA, Tomohiro HAYASHI, Kei TADACHI
  • Patent number: 9789691
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Minehiro Imamura, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kei Tadachi
  • Publication number: 20150239223
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TSUCHIYA, Yasuhide MATSUO, Kenji OTSUKA, Minehiro IMAMURA, Tomohiro HAYASHI, Kei TADACHI
  • Patent number: 8182641
    Abstract: A method includes: preparing a transfer base material to have repellency against a silicone material- and conductive particle-containing liquid material; applying the liquid material to a transfer base material surface to form a liquid coating, and drying the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface thereof, bonding the transfer base material to a first base material, and then separating the transfer and first base materials to transfer the bonding film to the first base material; thereafter imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near another surface of the bonding film, and bonding the first base material to a second base material to obtain a temporarily bonded structure; and applying pressure to the temporarily bonded structure to finalize the bonding and electrically connect a first terminal and a second terminal via the conductive particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Minehiro Imamura, Kazuhiro Gomi
  • Publication number: 20100304157
    Abstract: A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, wherein R1 each independently represents a methyl group or a phenyl group, and X represents a siloxane residue; drying and/or curing the liquid coating to obtain the bonding film
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru SATO, Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Nobuhiro NAITO, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100304156
    Abstract: A bonding method includes: preparing a first base material and a second base material to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of the first base material and the second base material, the polyester-modified silicone material being a product of dehydrocondensation reaction between a polyester resin obtained by esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with terephthalic acid and a silicone material that has a branched polyorganosiloxane backbone having a unit structure represented by chemical formula (1) below at a branched portion, a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (2) and (3) below at a linking portion, and a unit structure represented by at least one of chemical formulae (4) and (5) below at a terminal portion, wherein R1 each independently represents a methyl group or a phenyl group, and X represents a siloxane residue; drying and/or curing t
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru SATO, Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Nobuhiro NAITO, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100243134
    Abstract: A method includes: preparing a transfer base material to have repellency against a silicone material- and conductive particle-containing liquid material; applying the liquid material to a transfer base material surface to form a liquid coating, and drying the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface thereof, bonding the transfer base material to a first base material, and then separating the transfer and first base materials to transfer the bonding film to the first base material; thereafter imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near another surface of the bonding film, and bonding the first base material to a second base material to obtain a temporarily bonded structure; and applying pressure to the temporarily bonded structure to finalize the bonding and electrically connect a first terminal and a second terminal via the conductive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minehiro IMAMURA, Kazuhiro GOMI
  • Publication number: 20100243145
    Abstract: A bonding method includes: preparing a first base material to have liquid repellency against a silicone material-containing liquid material; applying the liquid material to a surface of the first base material to form a liquid coating in a predetermined shape, and drying the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film with the predetermined shape; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface of the bonding film, and bonding the first base material to a second base material via the bonding film, and then separating the first and second base materials from each other to transfer the bonding film to the second base material; and imparting energy to the bonding film after the transfer to develop adhesion near a surface of the bonding film, and bonding the second base material to a third base material via the bonding film to obtain a bonded structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Minehiro IMAMURA, Kazuhiro GOMI
  • Publication number: 20100206474
    Abstract: A bonding method includes: forming a liquid coating by supplying a polyester-modified silicone material-containing liquid material onto at least one of a first base material and a second base material prepared beforehand to be bonded to each other via a bonding film; drying and curing the liquid coating to obtain a bonding film on at least one of the first base material and the second base material; imparting energy to the bonding film to develop adhesion near a surface of the bonding film; and contacting the first base material and the second base material via the bonding film so as to obtain a bonded structure in which the first base material and the second base material are bonded to each other via the bonding film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuru SATO, Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Nobuhiro NAITO, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100092767
    Abstract: A bonding method includes applying a liquid material containing silicone materials to at least one of the first base member and the second base member so as to form a liquid film, drying the liquid film so as to obtain a bonding film on the at least one of the first base member and the second base member, heating the bonding film so as to cross-link the silicone materials contained in the bonding film to each other, and applying energy to the bonding film so as to develop adhesiveness around a surface of the bonding film so as to obtain a bonded body in which the first base member and the second base member are bonded to each other with the bonding film interposed between the first base member and the second base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro NAITO, Mitsuru SATO, Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100092788
    Abstract: A bonding method includes: a) applying a liquid material containing a silicone material to at least one of the first base member and the second base member so as to form a liquid film on the at least one of the base members; b) drying the liquid film so as to obtain the bonding film on the at least one of the first base member and the second base member; c) bringing plasma into contact with the bonding film so as to develop adhesiveness around a surface of the bonding film; and d) bringing the first base member and the second base member into contact with each other in a manner to interpose the bonding film on which adhesiveness is developed therebetween so as to obtain a bonded body in which the first base member and the second base member are bonded to each other with the bonding film interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro NAITO, Mitsuru SATO, Takatoshi YAMAMOTO, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 7599415
    Abstract: A light source device includes a light source section for supplying a laser beam, a wavelength conversion element for converting a wavelength of the laser beam from the light source section, a temperature measuring section for measuring temperature, a temperature adjusting section for adjusting the temperature of the wavelength conversion element in accordance with a result of the measurement by the temperature measuring section, and a thermal diffusion section for diffusing heat to be conducted to the wavelength conversion element, wherein the thermal diffusion section is provided with a first surface disposed on a side of the wavelength conversion element and a second surface disposed on an opposite side to the first surface, and the temperature measuring section is provided to a part of the thermal diffusion section, which is located on a side of the second surface and has higher thermal conductivity of the thermal diffusion section between the side of the first surface and the side of the second surface t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takagi, Minehiro Imamura, Akira Egawa
  • Patent number: 7561612
    Abstract: A laser source device provided with a light source, a wavelength conversion element, an external resonator, and an optical path conversion element. The wavelength conversion element is disposed inside the resonance structure, the second laser beam is taken out on the second optical path by the optical path conversion element and is led to a direction substantially the same as the proceeding direction of the first laser beam, and is used with the first laser beam as the output light beam. The selectively reflective film and the reflective surface for taking out the second laser beam are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiko Kumagai, Minehiro Imamura
  • Publication number: 20080187014
    Abstract: A light source device includes a light source section for supplying a laser beam, a wavelength conversion element for converting a wavelength of the laser beam from the light source section, a temperature measuring section for measuring temperature, a temperature adjusting section for adjusting the temperature of the wavelength conversion element in accordance with a result of the measurement by the temperature measuring section, and a thermal diffusion section for diffusing heat to be conducted to the wavelength conversion element, wherein the thermal diffusion section is provided with a first surface disposed on a side of the wavelength conversion element and a second surface disposed on an opposite side to the first surface, and the temperature measuring section is provided to a part of the thermal diffusion section, which is located on a side of the second surface and has higher thermal conductivity of the thermal diffusion section between the side of the first surface and the side of the second surface t
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunihiko TAKAGI, Minehiro IMAMURA, Akira EGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080080185
    Abstract: A laser source device provided with a light source, a wavelength conversion element, an external resonator, and an optical path conversion element. The wavelength conversion element is disposed inside the resonance structure, the second laser beam is taken out on the second optical path by the optical path conversion element and is led to a direction substantially the same as the proceeding direction of the first laser beam, and is used with the first laser beam as the output light beam. The selectively reflective film and the reflective surface for taking out the second laser beam are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiko KUMAGAI, Minehiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20060175938
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device includes: packages, each of which having therein a piezoelectric element having a predetermined direction of detection, wherein the packages are connected to each other so that the directions of detection of the piezoelectric elements intersect each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Minehiro Imamura, Shinji Mizuno