Patents by Inventor Tomoki Kawabata
Tomoki Kawabata 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: 11948748Abstract: A film capacitor that includes a dielectric resin film containing a cured product of a first organic material and a second organic material; and a metal layer on at least one surface of the dielectric resin film. The first organic material contains an organic polymer having a hydroxy group and a benzene ring in a repeating unit; the second organic material contains 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, a modified product of 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or a mixture thereof; and 400 ppm to 700 ppm of chlorine ions and 300 ppm to 500 ppm of phosphorus ions are present inside the dielectric resin film.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., INC.Inventors: Tomoki Inakura, Tomomichi Ichikawa, Atsushi Kawabata
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Publication number: 20230035605Abstract: A radiation detector according to an embodiment includes a housing, an array substrate that is located inside the housing and includes multiple detecting parts detecting radiation directly or in collaboration with a scintillator, a circuit board that is located inside the housing and electrically connected with the array substrate, and a conductive part located between a ground and a plate-shaped body inside the housing, wherein the ground is film-shaped and is located in the circuit board, and the plate-shaped body is conductive and is located in the housing. The conductive part is conductive and includes a softer material than a material of the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoki KAWABATA, Ryo MIBUKA
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Patent number: 11061522Abstract: An input device includes a pressure-sensitive sensor including a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, and a pressing unit that is disposed on the pressure-sensitive sensor and undergoes buckling deformation. A bottom of the pressing unit is disposed on the first sensing unit, and a top of the pressing unit is disposed on the second sensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiteru Taka, Tomoki Kawabata, Takeshi Koizumi, Takuya Goto
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Patent number: 11029221Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a first surface and a second surface; a support body supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the exterior body faces the first surface; and a first deformation layer disposed at least either between the first surface and the exterior body or between the second surface and the support body. The pressure-sensitive sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode unit including a sensing unit, a reference electrode layer, and a second deformation layer disposed between the reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode unit. The first deformation layer and the second deformation layer satisfy a predetermined relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Kei Tsukamoto, Taizo Nishimura, Tetsuro Goto, Tomoki Kawabata, Makoto Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11009986Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing; a sensor provided on an inner surface of the housing and configured to detect deformation of the housing; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of the sensor. The sensor has a first sensing unit configured to detect a prescribed user operation and a second sensing unit configured to compensate for a malfunction.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoki Kawabata, Yasushi Itoshiro, Toshiaki Nishikawa, Munetake Ebihara, Akira Fujisawa, Kei Tsukamoto, Hiroaki Yamana, Makoto Yamaguchi, Keisuke Kinokuni
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Publication number: 20210132704Abstract: A sensor includes: a sensor layer including a capacitive sensing section; and a metal layer facing a surface on one side of the sensor layer, in which the metal layer has projected portions provided at peripheral edges of regions facing the sensing sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoki Kawabata, Hiroshi Mizuno, Ken Kobayashi, Akira Ebisui, Taizo Nishimura
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Publication number: 20200293151Abstract: An input device includes a pressure-sensitive sensor including a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit, and a pressing unit that is disposed on the pressure-sensitive sensor and undergoes buckling deformation. A bottom of the pressing unit is disposed on the first sensing unit, and a top of the pressing unit is disposed on the second sensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Yoshiteru TAKA, Tomoki KAWABATA, Takeshi KOIZUMI, Takuya GOTO
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Publication number: 20200159359Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing; a sensor provided on an inner surface of the housing and configured to detect deformation of the housing; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of the sensor. The sensor has a first sensing unit configured to detect a prescribed user operation and a second sensing unit configured to compensate for a malfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Tomoki KAWABATA, Yasushi ITOSHIRO, Toshiaki NISHIKAWA, Munetake EBIHARA, Akira FUJISAWA, Kei TSUKAMOTO, Hiroaki YAMANA, Makoto YAMAGUCHI, Keisuke KINOKUNI
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Patent number: 10620757Abstract: An input device includes a casing having a recess in its inner surface, and a pressure-sensitive sensor disposed in the recess. The pressure-sensitive sensor is fixed in the recess so that a sensing surface of the pressure-sensitive sensor and a bottom surface of the recess are in contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiteru Taka, Takeshi Koizumi, Tomoki Kawabata, Munetake Ebihara, Tatsuya Nakazawa, Machiko Endo, Takuya Goto, Keiichi Nakamura, Yukio Sakakibara
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Publication number: 20190376852Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an exterior body; a pressure-sensitive sensor having a first surface and a second surface; a support body supporting the pressure-sensitive sensor such that the exterior body faces the first surface; and a first deformation layer disposed at least either between the first surface and the exterior body or between the second surface and the support body. The pressure-sensitive sensor includes a capacitive sensor electrode unit including a sensing unit, a reference electrode layer, and a second deformation layer disposed between the reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode unit. The first deformation layer and the second deformation layer satisfy a predetermined relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Ken KOBAYASHI, Akira EBISUI, Kei TSUKAMOTO, Taizo NISHIMURA, Tetsuro GOTO, Tomoki KAWABATA, Makoto YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180275790Abstract: An input device includes a housing and a capacitive sensor provided in the housing, in which the sensor includes: a flexible conductive layer; two rows of sensing units provided in a manner facing the conductive layer; and a structural body which is provided between the two rows when viewed from a thickness direction of the sensor, and separates the conductive layer from the two rows of the sensing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Yoshiteru TAKA, Takeshi KOIZUMI, Tomoki KAWABATA, Munetake EBIHARA, Akira FUJISAWA
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Publication number: 20180039353Abstract: An input device includes a casing having a recess in its inner surface, and a pressure-sensitive sensor disposed in the recess. The pressure-sensitive sensor is fixed in the recess so that a sensing surface of the pressure-sensitive sensor and a bottom surface of the recess are in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiteru Taka, Takeshi Koizumi, Tomoki Kawabata, Munetake Ebihara, Tatsuya Nakazawa, Machiko Endo, Takuya Goto, Keiichi Nakamura, Yukio Sakakibara
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Patent number: 5241436Abstract: A magnetic disc drive apparatus in which a magnetic disc rotating section and a head arm having a magnetic head are accommodated within a casing and a main printed circuit board is attached to a bottom surface side of the casing is comprised of an auxiliary printed circuit board having at least a recording/playback amplifier, a playback side frequency characteristic circuit and a playback side pulse shaping circuit and which is accommodated within the casing, the auxiliary printed circuit board being connected to the magnetic head and the main printed circuit board. Thus, recording/reproducing signals can be prevented from being deteriorated by inside or extraneous noise and space for assembly parts on the main printed circuit board can be saved.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1992Date of Patent: August 31, 1993Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomoki Kawabata, Toru Tanaka, Hitoshi Taniguchi
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Patent number: 5196970Abstract: A magnetic disc apparatus having at least one magnetic disc having a plurality of track groups thereon at different distances from the center of the disc each of which groups comprises plural data tracks having plural data sectors, each of the track groups having a different number of the data sectors therein in such a manner that the outer track group has more data sectors, a transducer head for reading and writing data signals from and on the data tracks, an actuator for positioning the transducer head over a desired one of the data tracks, a position sensor for sensing the position of the transducer head relative to the magnetic disc, and for generating at least two periodic position signals each of which is out of phase with each other, and a controller for controlling the actuator according to the periodic position signals so that the transducer head is positioned over the desired one of the data tracks.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1989Date of Patent: March 23, 1993Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoru Seko, Yoshiyuki Kunito, Takayasu Muto, Tomoki Kawabata