Patents by Inventor Tomoyoshi Tai
Tomoyoshi Tai 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: 11888462Abstract: A bonded body includes a supporting substrate; a piezoelectric material substrate; a first bonding layer provided on the supporting substrate and having a composition of Si(1-x)Ox (0.008?x?0.408); a second bonding layer provided on the piezoelectric material substrate and having a composition of Si(1-y)Oy (0.008?y?0.408); and an amorphous layer provided between the first bonding layer and second bonding layer. The oxygen ratio of the amorphous layer is higher than the oxygen ratio of the first bonding layer and oxygen ratio of the second bonding layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yudai Uno, Masashi Goto, Tomoyoshi Tai
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Patent number: 11815751Abstract: A composite substrate for an electro-optic element includes: an electro-optic crystal substrate having an electro-optic effect; a support substrate bonded to the electro-optic crystal substrate at least via an amorphous layer; and a low-refractive-index layer located between the electro-optic crystal substrate and the amorphous layer and having a lower refractive index than the electro-optical crystal substrate. The amorphous layer is constituted of one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from one side and one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from another side.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Jungo Kondo
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Patent number: 11637541Abstract: A bonded body having a supporting substrate and piezoelectric material layer is provided. The supporting substrate is composed of mullite, and the material of the piezoelectric material layer is LiAO3 where A represents one or more element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum. An interface layer is present along an interface between the supporting body and piezoelectric material layer, and a supporting substrate-side intermediate layer is present between the interface layer and supporting substrate. Each of the interface layer and supporting substrate-side intermediate layer contains oxygen, aluminum, silicon and one or more element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum as main components.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Goto, Tomoyoshi Tai, Mai Minoura
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Publication number: 20230118353Abstract: A composite substrate for an electro-optic element includes: an electro-optic crystal substrate having an electro-optic effect; a support substrate bonded to the electro-optic crystal substrate at least via an amorphous layer; and a low-refractive-index layer located between the electro-optic crystal substrate and the amorphous layer and having a lower refractive index than the electro-optical crystal substrate. The amorphous layer is constituted of one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from one side and one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from another side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Jungo KONDO
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Patent number: 11632093Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric material substrate, an intermediate layer on the piezoelectric material substrate and composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum nitride and sialon. A bonding layer is on the intermediate layer and is composed of one or more materials selected from the group consisting of tantalum pentoxide, niobium pentoxide, titanium oxide, mullite, alumina, and a high resistance silicon and hafnium oxide. A supporting body is composed of a polycrystalline ceramic and is bonded to the bonding layer by direct bonding, and an electrode is on the piezoelectric material substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Yudai Uno, Ryosuke Hattori, Keiichiro Asai
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Publication number: 20230112992Abstract: Provided is a photonic crystal element, which shows small delay of an electric signal, shows a small propagation loss, and has uniform characteristics over its entirety. The photonic crystal element includes a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab having holes periodically formed in a substrate made of a ceramics material, the photonic crystal element being configured to guide an electromagnetic wave having a frequency of 30 GHz or more and 20 THz or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Jungo KONDO, Makoto IWAI, Keiichiro ASAI, Tomoyoshi TAI, Kentaro TANI
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Publication number: 20230103702Abstract: Provided is an optical scanning element, which has a large scan angle, is quickly responsive, and can be downsized. The optical scanning element includes: a photonic crystal layer having holes periodically formed in an electro-optical crystal substrate; a line-defect optical waveguide formed in the photonic crystal layer; a diffraction grating arranged in at least one portion selected from an upper portion, a left side surface portion, and a right side surface portion of the optical waveguide; and electrodes arranged on a left side and a right side of the optical waveguide. The optical scanning element is configured so that an emission angle of light emitted from an upper surface of the optical waveguide is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Jungo KONDO, Kentaro TANI, Keiichiro ASAI, Tomoyoshi TAI
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Publication number: 20230061055Abstract: A composite substrate (100) for a photonic crystal element includes: an electro-optical crystal substrate (10) having an electro-optical effect; an optical loss-suppressing and cavity-processing layer (20) arranged on one surface of the electro-optical crystal substrate (10); and a support substrate (30) integrated with the electro-optical crystal substrate (10) through the optical loss-suppressing and cavity-processing layer (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Jungo KONDO, Keiichiro ASAI, Tomoyoshi TAI
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Patent number: 11573435Abstract: A composite substrate for an electro-optic element includes: an electro-optic crystal substrate having an electro-optic effect; a support substrate bonded to the electro-optic crystal substrate at least via an amorphous layer; and a low-refractive-index layer located between the electro-optic crystal substrate and the amorphous layer and having a lower refractive index than the electro-optical crystal substrate. The amorphous layer is constituted of one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from one side and one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from another side.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Jungo Kondo
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Patent number: 11569434Abstract: A vibrating plate-bonded body includes a supporting substrate composed of silicon, a vibrating plate composed of a highly rigid ceramics and having a thickness of 100 ?m or smaller, and a bonding layer between the supporting substrate and vibrating plate, contacting a bonding surface of the vibrating plate and composed of ?-Si. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 0.01 nm or more and 10.0 nm or less, and the pit density of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 10 counts or more per 100 ?m2.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Yudai Uno, Tomoyoshi Tai, Keiichiro Asai, Masato Niwa
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Publication number: 20230006634Abstract: A composite substrate includes: a piezoelectric layer; and a reflective layer arranged on a rear surface side of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the reflective layer includes a high-impedance layer and a low-impedance layer containing silicon oxide, and wherein a ratio of a region of first structures in the high-impedance layer is more than 70%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Yudai UNO, Hiroyoshi INA, Keiichiro ASAI, Tomoyoshi TAI
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Publication number: 20220393094Abstract: A vibrating plate-bonded body includes a supporting substrate composed of silicon, a vibrating plate composed of a highly rigid ceramics and having a thickness of 100 ?m or smaller, and a bonding layer between the supporting substrate and vibrating plate, contacting a bonding surface of the vibrating plate and composed of ?-Si. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 0.01 nm or more and 10.0 nm or less, and the pit density of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 10 counts or more per 100 ?m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Yudai UNO, Tomoyoshi TAI, Keiichiro ASAI, Masato NIWA
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Publication number: 20220329230Abstract: A piezoelectric vibrating device includes a piezoelectric layer composed of a bulk piezoelectric material, a lower electrode on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer and a supporting substrate bonded with the lower electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Tomoyoshi TAI, Yudai UNO, Keiichiro ASAI, Ryosuke HATTORI, Masato NIWA, Masahiko NAMERIKAWA
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Patent number: 11456720Abstract: A piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate is composed of a material represented by LiAO3 (A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum), a bonding layer is compose of a material of an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum, and an interface layer is provided along an interface between the piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate 6 and bonding layer, and the interface layer has a composition of ExO(1-x) (E represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum and 0.29?x?0.89).Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Goto, Tomoyoshi Tai, Takahiro Yamadera, Yuji Hori, Keiichiro Asai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino
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Patent number: 11448907Abstract: A bonded body for an optical modulator includes a supporting substrate, an optical waveguide material provided on the supporting substrate and composed of lithium niobate, lithium tantalate and lithium niobate-lithium tantalate, and an optical waveguide in the optical waveguide material. The supporting substrate is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide and a magnesium-silicon composite oxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Yudai Uno, Jungo Kondo, Yoshimasa Kobayashi, Tatsuya Hishiki, Hiroharu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11411547Abstract: A bonded body includes a supporting substrate composed of a polycrystalline ceramic material or monocrystalline material, a piezoelectric single crystal substrate and a bonding layer provided between the supporting substrate and piezoelectric single crystal substrate. The bonding layer has a composition of Si(1-x)Ox (x represents an oxygen ratio). The oxygen ratio is increased or decreased from an end part of the bonding layer on the side of the piezoelectric single crystal substrate to an end part of the bonding layer on the side of the supporting substrate. The maximum value of the oxygen ratio x in the bonding layer is 0.013 or higher and 0.666 or lower, and the minimum value of the oxygen ratio is 0.001 or higher and 0.408 or lower.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Goto, Yudai Uno, Tomoyoshi Tai
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Publication number: 20220155619Abstract: There is provided a composite substrate in which peeling is significantly suppressed, light propagation loss is small when used as an electro-optical element, and high-speed and low-voltage drive is possible, and which can achieve an extremely thin electro-optical element capable of maintaining excellent reliability even under a severe high-temperature environment. A composite substrate for an electro-optical element according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an electro-optical crystal substrate having an electro-optical effect; a first high dielectric layer; a second high dielectric layer; and a support substrate in the stated order. The first high dielectric layer and the second high dielectric layer are directly joined to each other, and an amorphous layer is formed at a joining interface between the first high dielectric layer and the second high dielectric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke HATTORI, Tomoyoshi TAI, Keiichiro ASAI, Jungo KONDO
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Publication number: 20220149811Abstract: A bonded body includes a supporting substrate, piezoelectric material substrate and a multilayer film, between the supporting substrate and piezoelectric material substrate. The multilayer film includes a lamination structure having a first layer, second layer, third layer and fourth layer in the order. The first layer and third layer are composed of silicon oxides, and the second layer and fourth layer are composed of metal oxides. The refractive index of the second layer is higher than the refractive index of the first layer and refractive index of the third layer. The refractive index of the second layer is different from the refractive index of the fourth layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Ryosuke HATTORI, Keiichiro ASAI, Tomoyoshi TAI, Yudai UNO
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Patent number: 11281032Abstract: A composite substrate for an electro-optic element includes: an electro-optic crystal substrate having an electro-optic effect; a support substrate bonded to the electro-optic crystal substrate at least via an amorphous layer; and a low-refractive-index layer located between the electro-optic crystal substrate and the amorphous layer and having a lower refractive index than the electro-optical crystal substrate. The amorphous layer is constituted of one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from one side and one or more elements that constitute a layer or a substrate contacting the amorphous layer from another side.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Tai, Jungo Kondo
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Publication number: 20220052251Abstract: A vibrating plate-bonded body includes a supporting substrate composed of silicon, a vibrating plate composed of a highly rigid ceramics and having a thickness of 100 ?m or smaller, and a bonding layer between the supporting substrate and vibrating plate, contacting a bonding surface of the vibrating plate and composed of ?-Si. The arithmetic average roughness Ra of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 0.01 nm or more and 10.0 nm or less, and the pit density of the bonding surface of the vibrating plate is 10 counts or more per 100 ?m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Yudai UNO, Tomoyoshi TAI, Keiichiro ASAI, Masato NIWA