Patents by Inventor Noriaki Hanada

Noriaki Hanada 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: 8605919
    Abstract: A microphone has a housing (9) defining an acoustic hole (99) and having inner faces. The microphone includes a MEMS capacitor (1) secured to and electrically connected with a first face (6) of the inner faces of the housing (9), the first face defining the acoustic hole (99), a detecting circuit (7) secured to and electrically connected with a second face (8) of the inner faces of the housing (9), the second face (8) being not adjacent the first face (6), the detecting circuit (7) detecting at least a change in the electrostatic capacity of the MEMS capacitor (1). The microphone further includes a flexible substrate (4) secured to the first face (6) and the second face (8) and disposed under a bent state inside the housing (9). The flexible substrate (4) establishes electrical connection between the MEMS capacitor (1) and the detecting circuit (7) via a wire electrically connecting the first face (6) and the second face (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Awamura, Noriaki Hanada, Kensuke Nakanishi, Tetsuo Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20110135122
    Abstract: A microphone has a housing (9) defining an acoustic hole (99) and having inner faces. The microphone includes a MEMS capacitor (1) secured to and electrically connected with a first face (6) of the inner faces of the housing (9), the first face defining the acoustic hole (99), a detecting circuit (7) secured to and electrically connected with a second face (8) of the inner faces of the housing (9), the second face (8) being not adjacent the first face (6), the detecting circuit (7) detecting at least a change in the electrostatic capacity of the MEMS capacitor (1). The microphone further includes a flexible substrate (4) secured to the first face (6) and the second face (8) and disposed under a bent state inside the housing (9). The flexible substrate (4) establishes electrical connection between the MEMS capacitor (1) and the detecting circuit (7) via a wire electrically connecting the first face (6) and the second face (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuji Awamura, Noriaki Hanada, Kensuke Nakanishi, Tetsuo Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20090003631
    Abstract: A condenser microphone comprises a casing body formed from a combination of a first plate member defining a top surface, a second plate member defining a bottom surface and an intermediate member provided between the first plate member and the second plate member, the top surface having an acoustic hole formed therein, a capacitor section including a diaphragm electrode, a fixed electrode, and an electret membrane provided in the diaphragm electrode or the fixed electrode, a converting circuit section for converting variations of capacitance of the capacitor section into electric signals for output, a conductive section for making the capacitor section electrically conductive with the converting circuit section, and conductive surface terminal elements extending from the top surface through side surfaces to the bottom surface among outer surfaces of the casing body to be conductive with the converting circuit section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiro Izuchi, Noriaki Hanada, Ryuji Awamura, Tsuyoshi Baba