Patents by Inventor Shuichi Tanaka

Shuichi Tanaka 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: 10323415
    Abstract: A pregrouted PC steel material (10) includes a 19-wire-twisted PC strand (1), a pregrouted layer (2) disposed on an outer periphery of the PC strand (1), and a sheath (3) configured to cover an outer periphery of the pregrouted layer (2). A filling resin (4) is filled between steel wires (side wires) (1b, 1c, 1d). Since the filling resin (4) does not exude to the pregrouted layer (2) before tensioning of the PC strand (10), an operation of tensioning the PC strand (1) is not hindered by curing of the pregrouted layer (2). In contrast, since the gap between the steel wires is reduced when the PC strand (1) is tensioned, the filling resin (4) flows out (exudes) from between the steel wires to the pregrouted layer (2) to cure the pregrouted layer (2) only after the reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo (SEI) Steel Wire Corp.
    Inventors: Katsuhito Oshima, Masato Yamada, Yoshiyuki Matsubara, Kiminori Matsushita, Shuichi Tanaka, Jun Sugawara, Shingo Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20190131515
    Abstract: A mounting structure includes: a first substrate that has a first surface on which a functional element is provided; a wiring portion that is provided at a position, which is different from a position of the functional element on the first surface, and is conductively connected to the functional element; a second substrate that has a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; and a conduction portion that is provided on the second surface, is connected to the wiring portion, and is conductively connected the functional element. The shortest distance between the functional element and the second substrate is longer than the longest distance between the second substrate and a position where the wiring portion is connected to the conduction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Koji OHASHI, Chikara KOJIMA, Hiroshi MATSUDA, Hironori SUZUKI, Shuichi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10272686
    Abstract: There is provided an MEMS device in which a first substrate provided with a driving element and a second substrate protecting the driving element are bonded to each other with an adhesive, in which the driving element is formed inside the space surrounded by the adhesive between the first substrate and the second substrate, an open hole which communicates with the space and the outside of the adhesive is formed on the adhesive, and an end of the outside of the open hole is provided to be with an end of the first substrate and an end of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Naganuma, Shuichi Tanaka, Eiju Hirai, Toshiaki Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10259215
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet head with which the size-reduction can be achieved, while the resistance of wiring formed on a wiring plate such as a sealing plate is lowered, and a method for manufacturing the liquid jet head. The liquid jet head includes: a sealing plate 33 having a first surface 41 to which a pressure chamber-forming plate 29 including multiple piezoelectric elements 32 is joined and a second surface 42 which is on a side opposite from the first surface 41 and to which a drive IC 34 that outputs signals for driving the piezoelectric elements 32 is joined, wherein a lower surface-side embedded wire 51 connected to a common wire 38 common to the driving elements 32 are formed on the first surface 41 of the sealing plate 33, and the lower surface-side embedded wire 51 is at least partially embedded in the sealing plate 33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10245833
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head and a method of manufacturing the liquid ejecting head are provided. The liquid ejecting head has a pressure-chamber-forming substrate that includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements and that is connected to a first surface of a sealing plate, a driver IC that outputs signals that drive the piezoelectric elements and that is provided on a second surface of the sealing plate that is on the opposite side to the first surface, and a power supply wire that supplies electrical power to the piezoelectric elements, that is formed in the second surface of the sealing plate, and that has at least one portion thereof embedded in the sealing plate and a surface thereof exposed on the second surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10220619
    Abstract: Provided are an MEMS device, a head, and a liquid jet device in which substrates are inhibited from warping, so that a primary electrode and a secondary electrode can be reliably connected to each other. Included are a primary substrate 30 provided with a bump 32 including a primary electrode 34, and a secondary substrate 10 provided with a secondary electrode 91 on a bottom surface of a recessed portion 36 formed by an adhesive layer 35. The primary substrate 10 and the secondary substrate 30 are joined together with the adhesive layer 35, the primary electrode 34 is electrically connected to the secondary electrode 91 with the bump 32 inserted into the recessed portion 36, and part of the bump 32 and the adhesive layer 35 forming the recessed portion 36 overlap each other in a direction in which the bump 32 is inserted into the recessed portion 36.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180326455
    Abstract: A mounting structure includes a first substrate that has a first surface on which a functional element is provided, a wiring that is provided at a position which is different from a position of the functional element on the first surface, and is connected to the functional element, a second substrate that has a second surface facing the first surface, and a conductor that is provided on the second surface, and is connected to the wiring and the functional element, in which the shortest distance between the functional element and the second substrate is longer than a distance between a position where the wiring is connected to the conductor, and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Koji OHASHI, Chikara KOJIMA, Hiroshi MATSUDA, Hironori SUZUKI, Shuichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180277736
    Abstract: A piezoelectric device (an actuator unit) includes the following: a first substrate (a pressure chamber forming substrate, a diaphragm) having a piezoelectric layer and a first wiring conductor (a top electrode layer) that is at least partially stacked on the piezoelectric layer; and a second substrate (a sealing substrate) having a second wiring conductor (a bottom wiring conductor) that faces and is separated from the first wiring conductor (a top electrode layer) and to which an electrical signal different from an electrical signal that is applied to the first wiring conductor (a top electrode layer) is applied. At least one of the first wiring conductor (a top electrode layer) and the second wiring conductor (a bottom wiring conductor) is at least partially covered with an electrically insulating protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Katsutomo TSUKAHARA, Eiju HIRAI, Motoki TAKABE, Daisuke YAMADA, Yasuyuki MATSUMOTO, Shuichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180250935
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electronic device which is capable of suppressing deformation due to a restoring force of a bump electrode. The electronic device includes a pressure chamber forming substrate (29) which is provided with a piezoelectric element (32) causing a driving region (a1) to be deformed on the driving region (a1) capable of being bent and deformed, a sealing plate (33) which is disposed at intervals with respect to the pressure chamber forming substrate (29) in a state of interposing a bump electrode (40) having elasticity therebetween, and an adhesive (43) which bonds the pressure chamber forming substrate (29) and the sealing plate (33) in a state of maintaining the interval, and the adhesive (43) is provided on at least a region between the bump electrode (40) and the driving region (a1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi Tanaka, Naoya Sato, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Toshinari Nanba
  • Publication number: 20180216213
    Abstract: This invention provides a high-strength PC steel wire having a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.90 to 1.10%, Si: 0.80 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.30 to 0.70%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, N: 0.0010 to 0.010%, Cr: 0 to 0.50%, V: 0 to 0.10%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ni: 0 to 1.0%, Cu: 0 to 0.50%, and the balance: Fe and impurities. A ratio between the Vickers hardness (HvS) at a location (surface layer) that is 0.1D [D: diameter of steel wire] from the surface of the steel wire and the Vickers hardness (HvI) of a region on the inner side relative to the surface layer satisfies the formula [1.10<HvS/HvI?1.15]. An average carbon concentration in a region from the surface to a depth of 10 ?m (outermost layer region) of the steel wire is 0.8 times or less a carbon concentration of the steel wire. The steel micro-structure in the region on the inner side relative to the outermost layer region contains, in area %, a pearlite structure: 95% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto OKONOGI, Daisuke HIRAKAMI, Masato YAMADA, Katsuhito OSHIMA, Shuichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180216208
    Abstract: This invention provides a high-strength PC steel wire having a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.90 to 1.10%, Si: 0.80 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.30 to 0.70%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, N: 0.0010 to 0.010%, Cr: 0 to 0.50%, V: 0 to 0.10%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ni: 0 to 1.0%, Cu: 0 to 0.50%, and the balance: Fe and impurities. A ratio between the Vickers hardness (HvS) at a location (surface layer) that is 0.1D [D: diameter of steel wire] from the surface of the steel wire and the Vickers hardness (HvI) of a region on the inner side relative to the surface layer satisfies the formula [1.10<HvS/HvI?1.15]. The steel micro-structure in the region from the surface of the steel wire to 0.01D (outermost layer region) consists of, in area %, a pearlite structure: less than 80%, and the balance: a ferrite structure and/or a bainitic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto OKONOGI, Daisuke HIRAKAMI, Masato YAMADA, Katsuhito OSHIMA, Shuichi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180117912
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head and a method of manufacturing the liquid ejecting head are provided. The liquid ejecting head has a pressure-chamber-forming substrate that includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements and that is connected to a first surface of a sealing plate, a driver IC that outputs signals that drive the piezoelectric elements and that is provided on a second surface of the sealing plate that is on the opposite side to the first surface, and a power supply wire that supplies electrical power to the piezoelectric elements, that is formed in the second surface of the sealing plate, and that has at least one portion thereof embedded in the sealing plate and a surface thereof exposed on the second surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Shuichi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9956780
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first substrate including a structure body protruded from one surface; and a second substrate stacked and disposed facing the one surface through a spacer, in which the first substrate and the spacer are bonded to each other by an adhesive, and in which the adhesive is extended up to the structure body along the one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinari Nanba, Tomoyoshi Saito, Shuichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9941460
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sealing plate including a first surface connected to a pressure chamber formation substrate, and a second surface having a drive IC provided thereon. The sealing plate includes a first region in which a plurality of individual connection terminals are arranged, and a second region in a position different from the first region. A plurality of bump electrodes are arranged at a pitch different from a pitch of an individual connection terminals, in a region overlapping a second region, and a wiring group connecting the individual connection terminal and a bump electrode includes a first wiring of which a position of a pass-through wiring relaying the first surface and the second surface is within the first region. A second wiring of which a position of a pass-through wiring connecting the first surface and the second surface is within the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9925770
    Abstract: A wiring substrate is provided with a surface wiring on at least one surface, a through hole which passes through the wiring substrate, and a through wiring which is formed in the through hole and is connected to a surface wiring, in which an inner surface of the through hole is a rough surface, and electric resistance of the through wiring is equal to or less than the electric resistance of the surface wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Takabe, Shuichi Tanaka, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Koji Asada, Eiju Hirai
  • Patent number: 9902150
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head includes a first substrate in which a piezoelectric element is provided; and a second substrate on which the first substrate is connected to a first surface, in which the second substrate is provided with a penetration hole, which penetrates through the second substrate in a plate thickness direction, and penetration wiring, which is formed from a conductor that is formed in an inner portion of the penetration hole, the penetration wiring is formed from a first end portion, which is provided on a first surface side, a second end portion, which is provided on a second surface side, which is a surface that is on an opposite side to the first surface, and connection wiring, which connects the first end portion and the second end portion, and a cross-sectional area of the connection wiring in a planar direction of the first surface is smaller than cross-sectional areas of the first end portion and the second end portion in the planar direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Shuichi Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Yoda, Naohiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9889655
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting head and a method of manufacturing the liquid ejecting head are provided. The liquid ejecting head has a pressure chamber forming substrate that includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements and that is connected to a first surface of a sealing plate, a driver IC that outputs signals that drive the piezoelectric elements and that is provided on a second surface of the sealing plate that is on the opposite side to the first surface, and a power supply wire that supplies electrical power to the piezoelectric elements, that is formed in the second surface of the sealing plate, and that has at least one portion thereof embedded in the sealing plate and a surface thereof exposed on the second surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180036910
    Abstract: To provide a concrete-reinforcing shaped body containing concrete-reinforcing fibers and having a plate-like shape. The concrete-reinforcing fibers each preferably have a diameter of 0.3 mm smaller and a length of 5 mm or larger and 25 mm or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Masato Yamada, Yoshiyuki Matsubara, Kiminori Matsushita, Shuichi Tanaka, Masashi Oikawa
  • Publication number: 20180015717
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet head with which the size-reduction can be achieved, while the resistance of wiring formed on a wiring plate such as a sealing plate is lowered, and a method for manufacturing the liquid jet head. The liquid jet head includes: a sealing plate 33 having a first surface 41 to which a pressure chamber-forming plate 29 including multiple piezoelectric elements 32 is joined and a second surface 42 which is on a side opposite from the first surface 41 and to which a drive IC 34 that outputs signals for driving the piezoelectric elements 32 is joined, wherein a lower surface-side embedded wire 51 connected to a common wire 38 common to the driving elements 32 are formed on the first surface 41 of the sealing plate 33, and the lower surface-side embedded wire 51 is at least partially embedded in the sealing plate 33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180001639
    Abstract: Provided are an MEMS device, a head, and a liquid jet device in which substrates are inhibited from warping, so that a primary electrode and a secondary electrode can be reliably connected to each other. Included are a primary substrate 30 provided with a bump 32 including a primary electrode 34, and a secondary substrate 10 provided with a secondary electrode 91 on a bottom surface of a recessed portion 36 formed by an adhesive layer 35. The primary substrate 10 and the secondary substrate 30 are joined together with the adhesive layer 35, the primary electrode 34 is electrically connected to the secondary electrode 91 with the bump 32 inserted into the recessed portion 36, and part of the bump 32 and the adhesive layer 35 forming the recessed portion 36 overlap each other in a direction in which the bump 32 is inserted into the recessed portion 36.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Shuichi Tanaka