Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Iwatate

Mitsuo Iwatate 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: 7948157
    Abstract: A piezoelectric oscillator which can conduct fine trimming adjustment and adjust frequencies highly precisely, particularly with no use of an expensive laser trimming apparatus with a small spot diameter, and a method of the same are provided. The method includes: a first step wherein a first spot train is formed on a mass adjustment film at a pitch smaller than the diameter of a film removal spot matched with the spot diameter of laser, and a second step wherein a train space to the first spot train is adjusted in accordance with the target frequency of a tuning fork crystal vibrating piece to form a second train and after, and these steps are in turn conducted, whereby fine trimming adjustment is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Iwatate, Yoshifumi Nishino
  • Publication number: 20090160295
    Abstract: A piezoelectric oscillator which can conduct fine trimming adjustment and adjust frequencies highly precisely, particularly with no use of an expensive laser trimming apparatus with a small spot diameter, and a method of the same are provided. The method includes: a first step wherein a first spot train is formed on a mass adjustment film at a pitch smaller than the diameter of a film removal spot matched with the spot diameter of laser, and a second step wherein a train space to the first spot train is adjusted in accordance with the target frequency of a tuning fork crystal vibrating piece to form a second train and after, and these steps are in turn conducted, whereby fine trimming adjustment is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Mitsuo Iwatate, Yoshifumi Nishino
  • Patent number: 6284073
    Abstract: A core slider mount apparatus and method wherein: a core slider picked up from a core slider container is positioned while clamped in X- and Y-axis directions by first positioning catches of a core slider positioner and second positioning catches of a core mount chuck; a positioning error between an adhering portion of a work and the core slider is corrected based on position information of the work set on a work table; and the core slider is thereafter mounted on the adhering portion of the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Nemoto, Masami Takahashi, Mitsuo Iwatate, Yoshibumi Asano, Nobuatsu Takami