Patents by Inventor Teruo Takizawa

Teruo Takizawa 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: 11953324
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes a substrate, a fixed section fixed to the substrate, a driving section configured to perform driving along an X axis parallel to a principal plane of the substrate, a mass section coupled to the driving section and displaced along the X axis, a detecting section coupled to the mass section, capable of turning around a Z axis crossing the X axis, and capable of being displaced along the Z axis by a Coriolis force acting on a turning motion horizontal to the substrate, and an elastic section coupling the detecting section and the fixed section. The fixed section is disposed between the center of gravity of the detecting section and the mass section in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11892464
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a functional element disposed on a principal plane of the substrate, a lid body, the functional element being housed in a space covered by the lid body and the substrate, the lid body including a recess at a side opposed to the functional element, an outer surface at the opposite side of the recess, a first hole section including an inclined surface and a bottom surface on the outer surface, and a second hole section piercing through the lid body between the recess and the bottom surface and having an inner wall surface, a joining section of the inclined surface and the bottom surface in the first hole section being a curved surface, the lid body containing silicon, and a sealing member that seals the first hole section communicating with the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Atsuki Naruse
  • Publication number: 20240003933
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes: a substrate; an insulating film provided on a main surface of the substrate; a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer which are provided on an opposite-side surface of the insulating film from the substrate; a first oxide film provided on a first side surface of the first semiconductor layer on a second semiconductor layer side; a second oxide film provided on a second side surface of the second semiconductor layer on a first semiconductor layer side; a planarization insulating film provided above the first oxide film and the second oxide film and between the first oxide film and the second oxide film; and a wiring provided on the planarization insulating film and electrically coupled to the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Kazunori Ueno, Taiki Goto
  • Publication number: 20230349945
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes: a base body; a sensor element provided at the base body; and a lid body covering the sensor element. The sensor element includes a anchor fixed to the base body, a movable body swingable about a first axis, which is horizontal to the base body, as a swing axis, a first rotation spring and a second rotation spring coupling the anchor and the movable body, a movable comb electrode group provided at the movable body, a fixed comb electrode group provided at the base body and facing the movable comb electrode group, a first inspection electrode provided at the movable body, and a second inspection electrode provided at the base body or the lid body and overlapping the first inspection electrode in a plan view. In the plan view, the first inspection electrode is provided with a plurality of damping adjustment holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Shota Kigure
  • Publication number: 20230304798
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes a substrate, a fixed section fixed to the substrate, a driving section configured to perform driving along an X axis parallel to a principal plane of the substrate, a mass section coupled to the driving section and displaced along the X axis, a detecting section coupled to the mass section, capable of turning around a Z axis crossing the X axis, and capable of being displaced along the Z axis by a Coriolis force acting on a turning motion horizontal to the substrate, and an elastic section coupling the detecting section and the fixed section. The fixed section is disposed between the center of gravity of the detecting section and the mass section in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11754594
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes: a spring having an inner span beam connected to an outer span beam via a turnaround beam; and a fixed driver that laterally faces the outer beam. A first beam is provided to the structure side of the outer beam so as to face the outer beam. T1 is a width of a space between the outer beam and the structure, T2 is a width of a space between the inner and outer beams, and T2<T1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11754396
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes a substrate, a fixed section fixed to the substrate, a driving section configured to perform driving along an X axis parallel to a principal plane of the substrate, a mass section coupled to the driving section and displaced along the X axis, a detecting section coupled to the mass section, capable of turning around a Z axis crossing the X axis, and capable of being displaced along the Z axis by a Coriolis force acting on a turning motion horizontal to the substrate, and an elastic section coupling the detecting section and the fixed section. The fixed section is disposed between the center of gravity of the detecting section and the mass section in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20230280366
    Abstract: Provided is a physical quantity sensor including: a movable body; a base body; and a lid body, in which the movable body is accommodated in a space between the base body and the lid body, the space is sealed with a melt portion obtained by melting a through hole provided in the lid body, the lid body and the melt portion contain silicon, and the melt portion has a continuous curved surface having unevenness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230266126
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor detects a physical quantity in a third direction, and includes a fixer fixed to a substrate, a support beam having one end coupled to the fixer, and a movable body. The movable body includes a movable electrode unit and a frame unit. The fixed electrode unit includes a first fixed electrode group and a second fixed electrode group. The movable electrode unit includes a first movable electrode group and a second movable electrode group. A first recess recessed in the third direction is provided in the first movable electrode group, a second recess recessed in the third direction is provided in the second fixed electrode group, and a third recess recessed in the third direction is provided in a region of the frame unit on a second movable electrode group side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Teruo TAKIZAWA, Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230243864
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes: a spring having an inner span beam connected to an outer span beam via a turnaround beam; and a fixed driver that laterally faces the outer beam. A first beam is provided to the structure side of the outer beam so as to face the outer beam. T1 is a width of a space between the outer beam and the structure, T2 is a width of a space between the inner and outer beams, and T2<T1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11714101
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes a substrate, a first inertial sensor element provided on the substrate, a lid bonded to the substrate so as to cover the first inertial sensor element, a first drive signal terminal that is provided outside the lid and is for a drive signal to be applied to the first inertial sensor element, and a first detection signal terminal that is provided outside the lid and is for a detection signal output from the first inertial sensor element, in which, in plan view of the substrate, the first drive signal terminal and the first detection signal terminal are provided with the lid interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20230221346
    Abstract: An inertial sensor 1 includes: a base body; a lid body facing the base body; a functional element disposed in a cavity between the base body and the lid body and including a semiconductor layer; an adhesive layer disposed in a peripheral region surrounding the cavity and adhering the base body and the lid body to each other; and a sealer configured to seal a hole which communicates the cavity with an outside and which is disposed in the peripheral region. The sealer is provided in contact with the lid body and the base body, and includes a material of the lid body and a material of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11698387
    Abstract: Provided is a physical quantity sensor including: a movable body; a base body; and a lid body, in which the movable body is accommodated in a space between the base body and the lid body, the space is sealed with a melt portion obtained by melting a through hole provided in the lid body, the lid body and the melt portion contain silicon, and the melt portion has a continuous curved surface having unevenness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11693023
    Abstract: In an inertial sensor, a first movable body configured to swing around a first rotation axisrotation axis along a first direction has an opening; the opening includes a second movable body configured to swing around a second rotation axisrotation axis along a second direction, a second support beam supporting the second movable body as the second rotation axisrotation axis, a third movable body configured to swing around a third rotation axisrotation axis along the second direction, and a third support beam supporting the third movable body as the third rotation axisrotation axis; and a protrusion is provided at a surface facing the second movable body and the third movable body, or at the second movable body and the third movable body, the protrusion protruding toward the second movable body and the third movable body or the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Kazuyuki Nagata, Satoru Tanaka, Seiji Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11674974
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes a substrate, a sensor element provided on the substrate, a lid that covers the sensor element and is bonded to the substrate, and a plurality of terminals positioned outside the lid and electrically coupled to the sensor element, in which the plurality of terminals include an input terminal to which an electrical signal is input and a detection terminal for detecting a signal from the sensor element, and L1>L2, where L1 is a distance between the input terminal and the lid, and L2 is a distance between the detection terminal and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11674975
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes a substrate, a first supporting beam being a first rotation axis extending along a first direction, a first movable member swingable around the first rotation axis, a second supporting beam being a second rotation axis extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, a second movable member swingable around the second rotation axis, a third rotation axis extending along a second direction, a third movable member swingable around the third rotation axis, and a projection, wherein the second and third movable members are line-symmetrically placed with a center line of the first movable member along the second direction as an axis of symmetry, a center of gravity of the second movable member is closer to the center line than the second supporting beam, and a center of gravity of the third movable member is closer to the center line than the third supporting beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Kazuyuki Nagata, Seiji Yamazaki, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11385255
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes a substrate and a structure disposed on the substrate. The structure includes a detection movable body which overlaps the substrate in a direction along a Z-axis and includes a movable detection electrode, a detection spring that supports the detection movable body, a drive portion that drives the detection movable body in a direction along an X-axis with respect to the substrate, a fixed detection electrode fixed to the substrate and facing the movable detection electrode, a first compensation electrode for applying an electrostatic attraction force having a first direction component different from the direction along the X-axis to the detection movable body, and a second compensation electrode for applying an electrostatic attraction force having a second direction component opposite to the first direction component to the detection movable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11320451
    Abstract: An acceleration sensor includes a substrate, a first movable body that includes a first movable portion and a second movable portion having a rotational moment around a first swinging axis smaller than that of the first movable portion, a second movable body that includes a third movable portion and a fourth movable portion having a rotational moment around a second swinging axis smaller than that of the third movable portion, a first fixed electrode that is disposed on the substrate and faces the first movable portion, a second fixed electrode that faces the second movable portion, a third fixed electrode that faces the third movable portion, a fourth fixed electrode that faces the fourth movable portion, and a coupling portion that couples the first movable body and the second movable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11282808
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes a support substrate, a sensor main body supported by the support substrate, and a bonding member that is located between the support substrate and the sensor main body and bonds the sensor main body to the support substrate. The sensor main body includes a substrate bonded to the support substrate via the bonding member and a capacitance-type sensor device provided at a side of the substrate opposite to the support substrate. The substrate has a side surface, a first principal surface facing the support substrate, and a recessed step section that is located between the side surface and the first principal surface and connects the side surface to the first principal surface. The bonding member extends along the first principal surface and the step section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20220082581
    Abstract: Provided is a physical quantity sensor including: a movable body; a base body; and a lid body, in which the movable body is accommodated in a space between the base body and the lid body, the space is sealed with a melt portion obtained by melting a through hole provided in the lid body, the lid body and the melt portion contain silicon, and the melt portion has a continuous curved surface having unevenness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA