Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Hirosawa

Nobuyuki Hirosawa 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: 6220093
    Abstract: An efficiently produced vibratory gyroscope having secure connections is provided. The vibratory gyroscope comprises a vibrator in which driving electrodes, grounding electrodes, and land sections electrically connected to the driving and grounding electrodes are formed. A holding member holds the vibrator, allowing it to vibrate. The vibratory gyroscope also comprises wiring patterns, vibrator-side end sections, a substrate-side end section and a wiring section positioned between the vibrator-side end sections and the substrate-side end section. The vibrator-side end sections are connected to a flexible wiring board comprising land sections electrically connected to the wiring sections and also electrically connected to the land sections of the vibrator and to the substrate-connection end section formed in the circuit-substrate-side end section of the flexible wiring board. A circuit substrate is electrically connected to the wiring patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 6199429
    Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope comprises a vibrator having a base part and provided with cantilever vibrating arms having vibrating free end parts, elastic vibration isolator having first and second elastic members pressed against the opposite surfaces of the base part of the vibrator, a vibrator holding case holding the elastic vibration isolator holding the vibrator by its base part, and a wiring board to which the vibrator holding case holding the elastic vibration isolator combined with the vibrator is attached. The base part of the vibrator is held firmly between the first and the second elastic members of the elastic vibration isolator, and the elastic vibration isolator thus holding the vibrator is compressed in the vibrator holding case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 6044708
    Abstract: The oscillation type gyroscope comprises an oscillator having electrodes for driving and for detection and also having oscillating arms adapted to oscillate in a cantilevered state, with front end portions of the oscillating arms being free ends; a support member for supporting a base end portion of the oscillator; a circuit board to which the support member is secured; a flexible printed circuit board with wiring patterns formed thereon and having oscillator-side end portions, a circuit board-side end portion and a wiring portion; first connecting portions provided in the oscillator-side end portions, conducted with the wiring patterns and connected to corresponding electrodes electrically by soldering at the base end portion of the oscillator; and a second connecting portion provided in the circuit board-side end portion, conducted with the wiring patterns and connected electrically to the circuit board at the circuit board-side end portion, wherein among the electrodes, those which lie in the same plane an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Hirosawa