Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Hagiya

Ryuichi Hagiya 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: 7202855
    Abstract: An X electrode layer having X electrodes and a Y electrode layer having Y electrodes are formed on one side of a film board through an insulating film so that the X electrodes and the Y electrodes are arranged into a matrix. Ends of the X electrodes are led to the edge of the film board. The Y electrodes are led through through-holes formed in the insulating film to the edge of the film board in the same plane as the X electrode layer. The X and Y electrodes led to the edge of the film board are connected to a conductor portion formed on a control circuit board. The X and Y electrodes are bonded to the conductor portion by an insulating adhesive containing no conductive particles by heating and pressurization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shigetaka, Ryuichi Hagiya
  • Publication number: 20030052867
    Abstract: An X electrode layer having X electrodes and a Y electrode layer having Y electrodes are formed on one side of a film board through an insulating film so that the X electrodes and the Y electrodes are arranged into a matrix. Ends of the X electrodes are led to the edge of the film board. The Y electrodes are led through through-holes formed in the insulating film to the edge of the film board in the same plane as the X electrode layer. The X and Y electrodes led to the edge of the film board are connected to a conductor portion formed on a control circuit board. The X and Y electrodes are bonded to the conductor portion by an insulating adhesive containing no conductive particles by heating and pressurization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shigetaka, Ryuichi Hagiya
  • Patent number: 6184872
    Abstract: A coordinate data input device is fabricated by stacking a sensing board having a film provided with a plurality of parallel x-electrodes on its front surface, a plurality of parallel y-electrodes extending perpendicularly to the first electrodes on its back surface, and through holes formed at one end of each electrodes, and a printed wiring board provided with a plurality of through holes at positions corresponding to the through holes formed in the film of the sensing board at the ends of the first and the second electrodes, and a circuitry formed on its back surface, for driving and controlling the first and the second electrodes of the sensing board. Conductive films are formed on the side surfaces of the through holes of the sensing board and those of the printed wiring board so as to electrically connect the first and the second electrodes of the sensing board to the circuitry of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Matsufusa, Ryuichi Hagiya, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 6093477
    Abstract: A resist film and a bonding layer are disposed between a sensor substrate and a PCB, and a cutout is formed in the resist film and the bonding layer at the part where the through hole of the sensor substrate communicates with the through hole of a PCB to form an air vent communicating with the outside of the edge part of the laminated substrates. When the conductive material is filled in the through hole from the obverse surface of the sensor substrate, the air in the through hole is released from the air vent to thereby reliably fill the conductive material in the through hole, which can reliably bring the electrode and the land 28 into conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Matsufusa, Ryuichi Hagiya
  • Patent number: 5973282
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped switch including a first insulating sheet having a plurality of fixed electrodes formed on an upper surface thereof, a second insulating sheet having movable electrodes which are formed on a lower surface thereof such that the movable electrodes are opposed to the fixed electrodes, and an insulating spacer sandwiched between the upper surface of the first insulating sheet and the lower surface of the second insulating sheet, the insulating spacer defining through-holes which are aligned with the fixed electrodes and the movable electrodes such that each fixed electrode is able to contact an associated movable electrode through one of the through-holes. Protrusions in the form of elongated ridges are disposed between the first insulating sheet and the insulating spacer and/or between the second insulating sheet and the insulating spacer, and are formed around the through holes within 5 mm of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Takemori, Ryuichi Hagiya, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 5926171
    Abstract: A coordinate data input device comprises: a sensing board fabricated by forming a plurality of parallel first electrodes on the front surface of a film and forming a plurality of parallel second electrodes perpendicularly to the first electrodes on the back surface of the film, and capable of providing a current corresponding to an electrostatic capacitance between the respective groups of the first and the second electrodes; a resist layer of a thickness equal to that of the first electrodes, formed in regions in the front surface of the film in which the first electrodes are not formed; and a protective sheet adhesively bonded to the respective surfaces of the filling layer and the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Matsufusa, Ryuichi Hagiya, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 5896127
    Abstract: A coordinate data input device is fabricated by stacking a sensing board having a film provided with a plurality of parallel x-electrodes on its front surface, a plurality of parallel y-electrodes extending perpendicularly to the first electrodes on its back surface, and through holes formed at one end of each electrodes, and a printed wiring board provided with a plurality of through holes at positions corresponding to the through holes formed in the film of the sensing board at the ends of the first and the second electrodes, and a circuitry formed on its back surface, for driving and controlling the first and the second electrodes of the sensing board. Conductive films are formed on the side surfaces of the through holes of the sensing board and those of the printed wiring board so as to electrically connect the first and the second electrodes of the sensing board to the circuitry of the printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Matsufusa, Ryuichi Hagiya, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 5892191
    Abstract: A sheet-like switch is disclosed in which the migration of silver can be prevented without requiring the provision of an overcoat. An upper electrode sheet is formed by disposing upper contacts and upper conductive patterns electrically connected to each other on an insulating sheet. A lower electrode sheet is formed by disposing lower contacts and lower conductive patterns electrically connected to each other on an insulating sheet. The upper and lower electrode sheets are stacked on each other across a spacer film provided with a hole. The upper and lower contacts are placed to opposedly face each other within the hole, and the upper and lower conductive patterns located within the hole are extended to the exterior in different directions, so that the upper and lower conductive patterns positioned on the peripheral portion of the hole can be prevented from overlapping each other across the spacer film in the upward and downward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Hagiya, Satoru Takemori, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 5869790
    Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus has a film sensor substrate. An X electrode array having a plurality of electrodes in parallel to each other is disposed on the obverse surface of the sensor substrate. A Y electrode array having a plurality of electrodes in parallel to each other is disposed on the reverse surface of the sensor substrate in a direction orthogonal to the X electrode array. A first through hole is formed at one end of the X electrode array, while a first land is formed at one end of the Y electrode array. A second land is disposed on the sensor substrate so that it can be electrically connected to the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shigetaka, Hideto Matsufusa, Ryuichi Hagiya, Naoki Yamada