Patents by Inventor Suguru WADA
Suguru WADA 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).
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Patent number: 11300459Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a polymer layer, a relative permittivity of the polymer layer varying in accordance with temperature, the polymer layer being formed of a flexible material; at least one first electrode disposed on one surface of the polymer layer; at least one second electrode disposed on another surface of the polymer layer; and a measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of an object based on capacitance of at least one region between the first electrode and the second electrode that are separated by the polymer layer, the first electrode being closer than the second electrode to a surface of the object that contacts the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Suguru Wada
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Patent number: 11143526Abstract: A capacitive sensor has first electrodes, a second electrode, and a third electrode, which are disposed at places where a manipulating body that is part of a human body such as a finger is detected. The capacitive sensor also has a capacitance detecting means and a deciding means. The deciding means identifies the number of manipulating bodies and directions (positions) according to the capacitances of the first electrodes, second electrode, and third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Suguru Wada, Tomoki Yamada, Toru Takahashi
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Patent number: 11016626Abstract: An input device includes a detector that includes a base having a polyhedral shape and detection electrodes that are provided on some or all sides of the base and detect proximity of an operator, and a guide that has a shape surrounding the detector and guides an input operation performed by the operator.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Matsuda, Suguru Wada
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Patent number: 10761663Abstract: An input device includes a translucent base material having flexibility, translucent first electrode parts arranged in a sensing region on the base material in a first direction, translucent second electrode parts arranged in the sensing region on the base material in a second direction crossing the first direction, and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending from the sensing region on the base material to a peripheral region allocated outside the sensing region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible conductive member on the bent portion. A covering material is provided so as cover at least part of the flexible conductive member on the base material.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suguru Wada, Toru Sawada, Junji Hashida, Yoshifumi Masumoto, Takenobu Horino, Atsushi Matsuda, Akihiro Takeda, Koji Tsukamoto, Toru Takahashi, Minoru Sato
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Publication number: 20200257409Abstract: An input device includes a detector that includes a base having a polyhedral shape and detection electrodes that are provided on some or all sides of the base and detect proximity of an operator, and a guide that has a shape surrounding the detector and guides an input operation performed by the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Atsushi MATSUDA, Suguru WADA
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Publication number: 20200149978Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a polymer layer, a relative permittivity of the polymer layer varying in accordance with temperature, the polymer layer being formed of a flexible material; at least one first electrode disposed on one surface of the polymer layer; at least one second electrode disposed on another surface of the polymer layer; and a measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of an object based on capacitance of at least one region between the first electrode and the second electrode that are separated by the polymer layer, the first electrode being closer than the second electrode to a surface of the object that contacts the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Suguru WADA
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Patent number: 10409435Abstract: An input device that enables wires to be bent together with a base material without deteriorating translucency and conductivity of the wires has: a base material having translucency and flexibility; first electrode parts and second electrode parts, both having translucency, that are provided in a sensing region on the base material; and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending, on the base material, from the sensing region to a peripheral region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible laminated body provided on the bent portion. The flexible laminated body has a first amorphous ITO layer provided on the base material, a conductive layer provided on the first amorphous ITO layer, and a second amorphous ITO layer provided on the conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suguru Wada, Junji Hashida, Toru Sawada, Atsushi Matsuda, Toru Takahashi, Minoru Sato
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Publication number: 20190265072Abstract: A capacitive sensor has first electrodes, a second electrode, and a third electrode, which are disposed at places where a manipulating body that is part of a human body such as a finger is detected. The capacitive sensor also has a capacitance detecting means and a deciding means. The deciding means identifies the number of manipulating bodies and directions (positions) according to the capacitances of the first electrodes, second electrode, and third electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Suguru WADA, Tomoki YAMADA, Toru TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20190050083Abstract: An input device includes a translucent base material having flexibility, translucent first electrode parts arranged in a sensing region on the base material in a first direction, translucent second electrode parts arranged in the sensing region on the base material in a second direction crossing the first direction, and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending from the sensing region on the base material to a peripheral region allocated outside the sensing region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible conductive member on the bent portion. A covering material is provided so as cover at least part of the flexible conductive member on the base material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Suguru WADA, Toru SAWADA, Junji HASHIDA, Yoshifumi MASUMOTO, Takenobu HORINO, Atsushi MATSUDA, Akihiro TAKEDA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Toru TAKAHASHI, Minoru SATO
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Publication number: 20180046287Abstract: An input device that enables wires to be bent together with a base material without deteriorating translucency and conductivity of the wires has: a base material having translucency and flexibility; first electrode parts and second electrode parts, both having translucency, that are provided in a sensing region on the base material; and lead wires that are electrically continuous to the first electrode parts and second electrode parts, the lead wires extending, on the base material, from the sensing region to a peripheral region. A bent portion is provided in the peripheral region on the base material. Each lead wire has a flexible laminated body provided on the bent portion. The flexible laminated body has a first amorphous ITO layer provided on the base material, a conductive layer provided on the first amorphous ITO layer, and a second amorphous ITO layer provided on the conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Suguru WADA, Junji HASHIDA, Toru SAWADA, Atsushi MATSUDA, Toru TAKAHASHI, Minoru SATO