Patents by Inventor Toru Tsuruoka

Toru Tsuruoka 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).

  • Switching element and application of the same
    Patent number: 8320154
    Abstract: A micro-switching element provided with a first electrode 4 containing an ionic conductor and a second electrode 5 composed of an electric conductor, wherein the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are physically and electrically connected to each other through deposition of a metal ion from the ionic conductor, and wherein a photoresponsive film 9 that receives light to generate a carrier is disposed between the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 to fill up the space between the electrodes. Accordingly, a micro-switching element is provided of which the characteristic fluctuation is small and which hardly produces a problem of operation failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Masakazu Aono, Fumiko Yano, Kazuya Terabe, Toru Tsuruoka, Tomoko Ebihara, Takuji Ogawa, Hirofumi Tanaka, Takami Hino
  • SWITCHING ELEMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110273920
    Abstract: A micro-switching element provided with a first electrode 4 containing an ionic conductor and a second electrode 5 composed of an electric conductor, wherein the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 are physically and electrically connected to each other through deposition of a metal ion from the ionic conductor, and wherein a photoresponsive film 9 that receives light to generate a carrier is disposed between the first electrode 4 and the second electrode 5 to fill up the space between the electrodes. Accordingly, a micro-switching element is provided of which the characteristic fluctuation is small and which hardly produces a problem of operation failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Masakazu Aono, Fumiko Yano, Kazuya Terabe, Toru Tsuruoka, Tomoko Ebihara, Takuji Ogawa, Hirofumi Tanaka, Takami Hino