Patents by Inventor Ryuji Kihara

Ryuji Kihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125813
    Abstract: An inertial sensor unit includes a first board on which a plurality of inertial sensor modules are mounted, and a second board on which a processing circuit configured to process signals from a plurality of inertial sensor modules is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ryuji Kihara, Mikimoto Jin, Ryoichi Nozawa
  • Patent number: 11372018
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a substrate, an inertial sensor module mounted at the substrate, a container including a storage space for storing the substrate and the inertial sensor module, and a coupling member that couples the container and the substrate in a state in which the substrate and the container are in non-contact with each other. The coupling member has elasticity, and an elastic modulus of the coupling member is smaller than an elastic modulus of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Ryuji Kihara, Kentaro Yoda
  • Publication number: 20210197836
    Abstract: An inertial measurement device includes a sensor unit having an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor, an elastic member that has a first portion, a second portion facing the first portion, and a third portion coupled to the second portion, and sandwiches the sensor unit between the first portion and the second portion, a fixing portion on which the sensor unit and the elastic member are disposed and which is in contact with the second portion, and a fixing member that fixes the sensor unit and the elastic member to the fixing portion. The fixing member passes through the sensor unit and the elastic member, and presses and fixes the elastic member. The third portion of the elastic member is positioned between the sensor unit and the fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuji Kihara, Kentaro Yoda, Shogo Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20210165010
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a substrate; an inertial sensor module mounted at the substrate; a container including a storage space for storing the substrate and the inertial sensor module; and a gel material disposed in the storage space, in which the gel material is located between the container and the substrate, and disposed to overlap with the inertial sensor module, in plan view of the substrate, and the substrate is kept in a non-contact state with the container by interposition of the gel material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Kentaro YODA, Ryuji KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210165018
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a substrate, an inertial sensor module mounted at the substrate, a container including a storage space for storing the substrate and the inertial sensor module, and a coupling member that couples the container and the substrate in a state in which the substrate and the container are in non-contact with each other. The coupling member has elasticity, and an elastic modulus of the coupling member is smaller than an elastic modulus of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuji KIHARA, Kentaro YODA
  • Patent number: 10900784
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a pivoting mass having a first plate on one side of a rotation axis, a second plate on the other side of the rotation axis, and a link connecting the first plate to the second plate. The link includes a first slit, a second slit on one side of the first slit toward the first plate, and a third slit on the other side of the first slit toward the second plate. The second and third slits are also deviated toward a peripheral edge of the link with respect to the first slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Ryuji Kihara
  • Publication number: 20200378764
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a sensor module having an inertial sensor installed therein and having a bottom wall and a sidewall; abase where the sensor module is provided; a first bonding member bonding the base and the sidewall together; and a second bonding member bonding the base and the bottom wall together. The sensor module is a polygon as viewed in a plan view of the bottom wall. The base and the sidewall are bonded together via the first bonding member at a part of at least one side of the polygon except corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Ryuji KIHARA, Kentaro YODA
  • Patent number: 10712157
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a base, a suspension beam facing the base, a fixing anchor fixing the suspension beam to the base, a fixed electrode extending orthogonally from the suspension beam, and a movable electrode facing the fixed electrode at an interval. The width of a distal end of the suspension beam distant from the fixing anchor is narrower than the width of a proximal end adjacent to the fixing anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuji Kihara
  • Publication number: 20190234991
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an element assembly, a fixed portion fixed to the substrate, a movable member that is displaced with respect to the fixed portion, a beam connecting the fixed portion and the movable member, and a structure that is fixed to the substrate. The structure has a first structure in which the first structure and the movable member are arranged in a first direction with a first gap therebetween, and a second structure in which the second structure and the movable member are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first and a third direction with a second gap larger than the first gap therebetween. A spring constant of the beam when the movable member is displaced around an axis along a third direction is smaller than a spring constant of the beam when the movable member is displaced in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Ryuji KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190234990
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an element assembly having a movable member that is displaced relative to the substrate, a beam connecting the fixed portion and the movable member, and a structure fixed to the substrate. The structure has first and second structures. The first structure and the movable member are arranged in a first direction and are separated by a first gap. The second structure and the movable member are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first and third direction, and are separated by a second gap smaller than the first gap. A spring constant of the beam when the movable member is displaced around an axis is smaller than a spring constant of the beam when the movable member is displaced in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Ryuji KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190162539
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a pivoting mass having a first plate on one side of a rotation axis, a second plate on the other side of the rotation axis, and a link connecting the first plate to the second plate. The link includes a first slit, a second slit on one side of the first slit toward the first plate, and a third slit on the other side of the first slit toward the second plate. The second and third slits are also deviated toward a peripheral edge of the link with respect to the first slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Ryuji KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180292210
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a base, a suspension beam facing the base, a fixing anchor fixing the suspension beam to the base, a fixed electrode extending orthogonally from the suspension beam, and a movable electrode facing the fixed electrode at an interval. The width of a distal end of the suspension beam distant from the fixing anchor is narrower than the width of a proximal end adjacent to the fixing anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Ryuji KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9331602
    Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extends in a direction that intersects with a normal line of the substrate from the base portion. In a planar view, when a length of the vibration portion in a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is L, and a length of the vibration portion in a direction that intersects with a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is W, a dimension ratio (L/W) of the vibration portion satisfies a relationship in which 0.2?(L/W)?7.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nagata, Ryuji Kihara
  • Patent number: 9312789
    Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extend in directions different from each other from the base portion. The MEMS vibrator has a curved surface between the adjacent vibration portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuji Kihara
  • Publication number: 20160087550
    Abstract: To reduce concentration of stress near a connection of a connection portion between a support portion and a fixed base portion of a vibration section of a MEMS vibrator and to achieve a reduction in vibration leakage, a structure of the vibrator includes a portion which extends from a fixed base portion and supports a vibration section and of which a width decreases in a direction directed from the fixed base portion to the vibration section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuyuki NAGATA, Ryuji KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9233833
    Abstract: A MEMS element includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed above the substrate; and a second electrode having a support portion and a beam portion, the support portion being formed above the substrate, the beam portion extending from the support portion, being formed in a state of having a gap between the first electrode and the beam portion, and being capable of vibrating in a thickness direction of the substrate. The width of the beam portion decreases with distance from a base of the beam portion toward a tip of the beam portion. The central length of the beam portion is larger than the lengths of ends of the beam portion. The width of the base of the beam portion is larger than the central length of the beam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuji Kihara
  • Publication number: 20150102865
    Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extends in a direction that intersects with a normal line of the substrate from the base portion. In a planar view, when a length of the vibration portion in a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is L, and a length of the vibration portion in a direction that intersects with a direction in which the vibration portion extends from the base portion is W, a dimension ratio (L/W) of the vibration portion satisfies a relationship in which 0.2?(L/W)?7.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuyuki NAGATA, Ryuji KIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150102866
    Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes: a substrate; a base portion which is disposed on the substrate; and a plurality of vibration portions which extend in directions different from each other from the base portion. The MEMS vibrator has a curved surface between the adjacent vibration portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Ryuji KIHARA
  • Patent number: 8912031
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a vibrator disposed within a cavity on a substrate and electrically driven; an enclosure wall which has electric conductivity and sections the cavity from an insulation layer surrounding the circumference of the cavity; a first wiring and a second wiring which connect with the vibrator and penetrate the enclosure wall; and a liquid flow preventing portion disposed at the position where the first wiring and the second wiring penetrate the enclosure wall to prevent flow of etchant dissolving the insulation layer from the cavity toward the insulation layer and insulate the first wiring and the second wiring from the enclosure wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Kanemoto, Ryuji Kihara
  • Publication number: 20140312733
    Abstract: A MEMS vibrator includes: a vibrating portion; an electrode portion provided to face the vibrating portion with a gap therebetween; and a support portion extended in a first direction from the vibrating portion. The vibrating portion includes a functional portion having a different thickness viewed from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji KIHARA, Osamu IWAMOTO