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).

  • Publication number: 20220034658
    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: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220011339
    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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Teruo TAKIZAWA, Kazuyuki NAGATA, Satoru TANAKA, Seiji YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210405083
    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: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Teruo TAKIZAWA, Kazuyuki NAGATA, Seiji YAMAZAKI, Satoru TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11187529
    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: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20210341511
    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: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210278434
    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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11092617
    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: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Patent number: 11047875
    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: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20210033397
    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: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210025915
    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: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Teruo TAKIZAWA, Atsuki NARUSE
  • Publication number: 20200343213
    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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200309814
    Abstract: An inertial sensor includes: a substrate; a movable body swung around a swing axis with respect to the substrate; a detection electrode that is provided at the substrate and that overlaps with the movable body in a plan view; a dummy electrode that is provided on the substrate, that overlaps with the movable body in the plan view, and that has the same potential as that of the movable body; and a protrusion that is provided on the substrate, that overlaps with the first movable portion in the plan view, that protrudes toward the movable body, and that prevents the movable body from being displaced around the swing axis, in which the dummy electrode is located between the protrusion and the detection electrode, and surrounds at least a part of a periphery of the protrusion, and a contact portion of the protrusion with the movable body is formed of an insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Teruo TAKIZAWA, Satoru TANAKA, Shinichi KAMISUKI
  • Publication number: 20200278377
    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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200271688
    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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20200233010
    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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10670401
    Abstract: A gyro sensor includes: a substrate; a fixed portion that is fixed to the substrate; a driving portion that is driven in a first direction oriented along a first axis; a mass portion that is connected to the driving portion and is displaced in the first direction; and an elastic portion that is connected to the mass portion and the fixed portion. The mass portion includes a detection portion that is displaceable in a second direction oriented along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis by a Coriolis force to act. An outer circumference surface of the elastic portion includes a main surface, a side surface, and a connection surface connecting the main surface to the side surface. The connection surface has a curved surface portion with a curved surface shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Teruo Takizawa, Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20200166536
    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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10384931
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a functional element that is arranged on the substrate, a terminal that is arranged on the substrate and that is electrically connected to the functional element, and a bonding wire that is connected to the terminal. The terminal has an alloy portion that is alloyed to the bonding wire at a connection portion between the terminal and the bonding wire, and the thickness of the terminal is larger than the thickness of the alloy portion. Moreover, the terminal is formed of the same material (silicon) as the functional element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20190187171
    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: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Teruo TAKIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10119823
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes a substrate; a plurality of mass units which is disposed above the substrate; respective coupling units which couple the respective mass units (a first mass unit and a third mass unit, the third mass unit and a second mass unit, the second mass unit and a fourth mass unit, and a fourth mass unit and the first mass unit) adjacent to each other, among the plurality of mass units; and respective drive units which are disposed above the substrate and are connected to the respective coupling units, and the respective drive units drive the respective mass units (the first mass unit and the third mass unit, the third mass unit and the second mass unit, the second mass unit and the fourth mass unit, and the fourth mass unit and the first mass unit) adjacent to each other through the respective coupling units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Teruo Takizawa