Patents by Inventor Seiichiro Ogura

Seiichiro Ogura 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: 9362483
    Abstract: A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9341643
    Abstract: A vibrator element includes a pair of first and second drive vibrating arms that extend in opposite directions from a base portion; a first weight that is spaced from a tip of at least one of the first and second drive vibrating arms toward the base portion and is provided in a first region of the at least one of the drive vibrating arms; and a second weight that is provided in a second region that is a region between a tip of the first weight and the tip of the at least one of the drive vibrating arms. When an area of the first region is represented as A1, a mass of the first weight is represented as B1, an area of the second region is represented as A2, and a mass of the second weight is represented as B2, B1/A1>B2/A2 is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamaguchi, Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi, Ryuta Nishizawa, Seiji Osawa
  • Publication number: 20160116285
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a detection signal electrode provided in a detection vibrating arm, a detection signal terminal which is provided in a support portion and electrically connected to the detection signal electrode, and a detection ground terminal provided in the support portion, and the detection ground terminal is disposed between a first connection portion which is a connection portion with a beam portion of the support portion and a second connection portion which is a connection portion with a beam portion, and is provided to extend to the outside of the first connection portion, and the detection signal terminal is provided between the detection ground terminal and an end portion of the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20150222244
    Abstract: A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150221860
    Abstract: A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9083307
    Abstract: A flexural vibrator element has a vibrator arm extending from a base section and having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, the vibrator arm having first and second step sections composed of step surfaces intersecting respectively with a left side surface and a right side surface, and step side surfaces intersecting respectively with an upper surface and a lower surface, between the lower surface, the upper surface and the left side surface, the right side surface, and first and fourth detection electrodes on the left and right side surfaces and second and third detection electrodes on the step side surfaces are respectively separated in a thickness direction of the vibrator arm. The first through fourth detection electrodes are patterned with accuracy by exposure from the upper surface and the lower surface using a common exposure device by existing photo etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuta Nishizawa, Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150162522
    Abstract: A vibration element includes a vibrating portion, a support portion that supports the vibrating portion, and a suspension arm that couples the vibrating portion to the support portion. In addition, the suspension arm includes a meandering portion extending out the support portion and an inclination portion that couples the meandering portion to the vibrating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Seiichiro OGURA, Keiichi YAMAGUCHI, Ryuta NISHIZAWA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 9030082
    Abstract: A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9013093
    Abstract: A vibrating reed includes a vibrating body (a base portion, a vibrating arm, and a detection arm) and a support portion that supports the vibrating body via a plate-like coupling portion. In both principal surfaces of the coupling portion, grooves (a first groove and a second groove) are disposed. The first groove arranged in one of the principal surfaces of the coupling portion and the second groove arranged in the other principal surface are arranged at positions different from each other in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamaguchi, Seiji Osawa, Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20140077664
    Abstract: A gyro element as a vibrator element fulfills the relationship: |fd?fy1|>|fd?fy2|, where fd is a drive vibrational frequency of first through fourth drive vibration arms, fy1 is a y1-mode vibrational frequency of a y1 mode, in which a base section and the first through fourth drive vibration arms vibrate in the same direction along a first direction (a y-axis direction) in which the first drive vibration arm extends, and fy2 is a y2-mode vibrational frequency of a y2 mode in which the base section vibrates along the first direction and the first through fourth drive vibration arms vibrate along the first direction in an opposite direction to a direction in which the base section vibrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi, Keiichi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140020503
    Abstract: A vibrator element includes a pair of first and second drive vibrating arms that extend in opposite directions from a base portion; a first weight that is spaced from a tip of at least one of the first and second drive vibrating arms toward the base portion and is provided in a first region of the at least one of the drive vibrating arms; and a second weight that is provided in a second region that is a region between a tip of the first weight and the tip of the at least one of the drive vibrating arms. When an area of the first region is represented as A1, a mass of the first weight is represented as B1, an area of the second region is represented as A2, and a mass of the second weight is represented as B2, B1/A1>B2/A2 is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Keiichi YAMAGUCHI, Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI, Ryuta NISHIZAWA, Seiji OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20130320812
    Abstract: A vibrating reed includes a vibrating body (a base portion, a vibrating arm, and a detection arm) and a support portion that supports the vibrating body via a plate-like coupling portion. In both principal surfaces of the coupling portion, grooves (a first groove and a second groove) are disposed. The first groove arranged in one of the principal surfaces of the coupling portion and the second groove arranged in the other principal surface are arranged at positions different from each other in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Keiichi YAMAGUCHI, Seiji OSAWA, Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120326570
    Abstract: A flexural vibrator element has a vibrator arm extending from a base section and having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, the vibrator arm having first and second step sections composed of step surfaces intersecting respectively with a left side surface and a right side surface, and step side surfaces intersecting respectively with an upper surface and a lower surface, between the lower surface, the upper surface and the left side surface, the right side surface, and first and fourth detection electrodes on the left and right side surfaces and second and third detection electrodes on the step side surfaces are respectively separated in a thickness direction of the vibrator arm. The first through fourth detection electrodes are patterned with accuracy by exposure from the upper surface and the lower surface using a common exposure device by existing photo etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta NISHIZAWA, Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 8253505
    Abstract: A vibrating device includes: a package having an internal space; and a vibrating reed housed in the internal space of the package, wherein the package has a porous portion formed of a communication hole communicating between the internal space and the outside and a porous body buried in the communication hole, and a metal film closing the internal space is arranged on the outside side of the porous portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20120126664
    Abstract: A vibration gyro device has a base part and a pair of drive vibrating arms and a pair of detection vibrating arms respectively extended from both ends in a Y-axis direction of the base part. Further, adjustment vibrating arms extended from respective ends of connecting parts respectively extended from both ends in an X-axis direction of the base part in parallel to the drive vibrating arms are provided. At the end sides of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, spindle parts as wider parts are provided. On principal surfaces of the respective adjustment vibrating arms, adjustment electrodes as membranes for adjustment of leakage output of the vibration gyro device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110133847
    Abstract: A vibrating device includes: a package having an internal space; and a vibrating reed housed in the internal space of the package, wherein the package has a porous portion formed of a communication hole communicating between the internal space and the outside and a porous body buried in the communication hole, and a metal film closing the internal space is arranged on the outside side of the porous portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichiro OGURA, Takayuki KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 7412885
    Abstract: A vibrating gyro element includes in the same plane a base portion; a pair of vibrating arms for detection extended out of the base portion on both sides in a straight line shape; a pair of connecting arms extended-out from the base portion onto both sides in directions perpendicular to the vibrating arms for detection; a pair of vibrating arms for driving each extended-out from the tip portion of each of the connecting arms to both sides perpendicularly to this tip portion; two pairs of beams extended out of the base portion along the respective arms for detection; and a pair of support portions to which the respective beams extended out in the same direction are connected; wherein the support portion is arranged outside the vibrating arm for detection between the vibrating arms for driving in the extending-out direction of each of the vibrating arms for detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichiro Ogura
  • Patent number: 7348716
    Abstract: A piezoelectric gyro element including: a piezoelectric vibration body, which has a shape of a rectangular column with a rectangular section, the piezoelectric vibration body being fixed on one end; first driving electrodes formed on opposing first side faces of the piezoelectric vibration body; second and third driving electrodes formed separated from each other in the width direction of opposing second side faces of the piezoelectric vibration body; first detecting electrodes formed on the opposing first side faces of the piezoelectric vibration body; and second detecting electrodes formed on the opposing second side faces of the piezoelectric vibration body; wherein the piezoelectric vibration body is made to oscillate so that one end thereof rotates in a circular path, by applying driving currents with phase differentials to each of the driving electrodes; and a bend of the piezoelectric vibration body, the bend being generated by a torque operating orthogonally to a rotational central axis of the oscilla
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Ogura, Yoshihiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7255005
    Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrating gyro element is constructed by crystal and includes at least in the same plane a base portion; a pair of vibrating arms for detection extended out from the base portion to both sides in a straight line shape, and having groove portions; a weight portion connected to the tip of each of the vibrating arms for detection; a pair of connecting arms extended out from the base portion to both the sides in directions perpendicular to the vibrating arms for detection; pairs of vibrating arms for driving each extended out from the tip portion of each of the connecting arms to both the sides perpendicularly to this tip portion, and having groove portions; and a weight portion connected to the tip of each of the vibrating arms for driving; wherein, when the vibrating arm for driving is set to Ld in length and Wd in width, and the vibrating arm for detection is set to Lp in length and Wp in width, and the connecting arm is set to Lc in length and Wc in width, the piezoelectric vibrating gyro elem
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichiro Ogura
  • Patent number: 7210350
    Abstract: A vibrating gyro element includes in the same plane a base portion; a pair of vibrating arms for detection extended out of the base portion on both sides in a straight line shape; a pair of connecting arms extended-out from the base portion onto both sides in directions perpendicular to the vibrating arms for detection; a pair of vibrating arms for driving each extended-out from the tip portion of each of the connecting arms to both sides perpendicularly to this tip portion; four beams extended out of the base portion; and a support portion connected to the tip of each of the beams; wherein each of the beams is once extended out of the base portion in a direction approximately perpendicular to the extending-out direction of the vibrating arm for driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichiro Ogura