Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Horie

Toshihiko Horie 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: 20180345639
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a surface protective film laminate, surface protective film and its producing method. The surface protective film which has excellent smoothness, light transmission properties, transparency, scratch resistance, weather resistance and self-healing properties. The present invention provides, as a solution, a surface protective film wherein three layers, namely, a protective layer, a transparent base film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are laminated in this order, said protective layer being formed of a thermosetting polyurethane which is a cured product of a polyether polyol, an aliphatic isocyanate, an alcohol-based curing agent and a non-amine catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicants: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., WACOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka KAMADA, Arata TANI, Toshihiko HORIE, Soh KATO
  • Patent number: 10101228
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 10073558
    Abstract: A position detecting device includes two different types of sensors. A position indicator includes resonant circuits that enable detection of the position indicator by a first sensor both when a first end of a chassis of the position indicator is oriented toward the position detecting device and when a second end of the chassis is oriented toward the position detecting device. The position indicator also includes a conductive cap that is provided at the second end of the chassis and that enables detection of the position indicator by a second sensor when the second end is brought close to the position detecting device. A control circuit included in the position detecting device changes processing according to when the control circuit is receiving only one of an output signal from a detection circuit coupled to the first sensor and an output signal from a detection circuit coupled to the second sensor and when the control circuit is receiving the output signals from both detection circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: WACOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kobori, Toshihiko Horie
  • Publication number: 20180209818
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a light emitting element, a resonance circuit including a coil which, in operation, transmits and receives a signal to and from a sensor of a position detection apparatus and a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil, and a signal generation circuit which, in operation, accumulates power of the signal received from the sensor by the resonance circuit and generates a light emission driving controlling signal that drives and controls the light emitting element to emit light based on the accumulated power. The light emitting element is driven and controlled by the light emission driving controlling signal generated by the signal generation circuit to perform light emission control of the light emitting element of the position indicator by the position detection apparatus. The position indicator has a simple configuration and performs light emission control of the light emitting element under control of the position detection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Toshihiko Horie
  • Publication number: 20180081458
    Abstract: A magnetic core coil has a core formed of a magnetic material, a coil wound around the core, and two terminals formed of a conductive material. The two terminals are fixed to the core, and first portions of the two terminals extend from one end of the core in an axial direction of the core. A first end and a second end of the coil are electrically connected to the first portions of the two terminals which protrude from the one end of the core in the axial direction of the core. The magnetic core coil can be made small in thickness (radial size) and size, and can be produced in a reduced number of production steps and at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Masamitsu Ito, Shigeru Yamashita, Hidetaka Takiguchi, Ryoji Kamiyama
  • Publication number: 20170357340
    Abstract: An electronic pen has a tubular housing which has an opening provided at one end in an axial direction of the housing and is closed at another end thereof, and has at least one electronic pen main body accommodated in the tubular housing. The electronic pen main body includes a core body having an end in the axial direction of the housing that serves as a pen tip, and a magnetic core provided at an end of core body that is opposite to the end of the core body that serves as the pen tip and having a coil wound thereon. In operation, the end of the core body that serves as the pen tip projects from the opening of the housing to outside of the housing, and part of the magnetic core projects from the opening of the housing to outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ryoji Kamiyama, Toshihiko Horie
  • Patent number: 9778123
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9702778
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170097724
    Abstract: A position detecting device includes two different types of sensors. A position indicator includes resonant circuits that enable detection of the position indicator by a first sensor both when a first end of a chassis of the position indicator is oriented toward the position detecting device and when a second end of the chassis is oriented toward the position detecting device. The position indicator also includes a conductive cap that is provided at the second end of the chassis and that enables detection of the position indicator by a second sensor when the second end is brought close to the position detecting device. A control circuit included in the position detecting device changes processing according to when the control circuit is receiving only one of an output signal from a detection circuit coupled to the first sensor and an output signal from a detection circuit coupled to the second sensor and when the control circuit is receiving the output signals from both detection circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi KOBORI, Toshihiko HORIE
  • Publication number: 20170090605
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a tubular chassis in which an opening is made on one end in an axial direction as a pen tip side and another end. A position indicator cartridge is housed in a hollow part of the chassis. The position indicator cartridge includes a core body unit having a coil that forms part of a resonant circuit that is wound partly around a bar-shaped magnetic core, part of the magnetic core around which the coil is not wound forming a pen tip part, and a tubular body unit that houses at least a capacitor that forms part of the resonant circuit. A change circuit also forms part of the resonant circuit and is configured to change a resonant frequency or a phase of the resonant circuit according to a writing pressure applied to the core body unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Toshihiko HORIE, Ryoji Kamiyama, Shigeru Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9600095
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a columnar magnetic core provided within a cylindrical casing with an axial direction of the casing as a direction of a central axis of the magnetic core. A coil is wound so as to have the central axis of the columnar magnetic core as a center. A core body is provided so as to have a tip portion exposed to an outside from an opening formed on one end side in the axial direction of the cylindrical casing. The magnetic core has a flat cross-sectional shape, and has a tapered portion formed on a side of the tip portion of the core body in the direction of the central axis of the magnetic core, the tapered portion being tapered off toward the tip portion of the core body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Ryoji Kamiyama
  • Publication number: 20170054467
    Abstract: A sensing device has a detection portion having a plate shape and including a first set of one or more indication sensors and a securing portion extending from the detection portion. The securing portion secures the device to a piece of electronic equipment having a plate shape, a back and a front, the front including a display with a second set of one or more indication sensors. The securing portion is sized and shaped to fit between the back of the piece of electronic equipment and a base part of a protective cover to secure the device to the piece of electronic equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyazawa, Toshihiko Horie, Nobutaka Ide
  • Publication number: 20160188008
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160187217
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160162049
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a columnar magnetic core provided within a cylindrical casing with an axial direction of the casing as a direction of a central axis of the magnetic core. A coil is wound so as to have the central axis of the columnar magnetic core as a center. A core body is provided so as to have a tip portion exposed to an outside from an opening formed on one end side in the axial direction of the cylindrical casing. The magnetic core has a flat cross-sectional shape, and has a tapered portion formed on a side of the tip portion of the core body in the direction of the central axis of the magnetic core, the tapered portion being tapered off toward the tip portion of the core body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Ryoji Kamiyama
  • Publication number: 20150247743
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9117933
    Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device is provided, which has pressure resistance against pressure applied by a pressing member and can detect the pressure surely and efficiently. The pressure sensing semiconductor device includes a pressure detecting part, which detects pressure as a change in capacitance, and a package that receives the pressure detecting part within. The pressure detecting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to oppose the first electrode, with a determined distance therebetween. Capacitance is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and changes according to a change in said distance caused by pressure transmitted to the first electrode by a pressing member. The package also includes a pressure transmitting member that transmits, to the first electrode of the pressure detecting part, the pressure applied by the pressing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9063025
    Abstract: A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi
  • Patent number: 9052785
    Abstract: A position detecting device is disclosed for use with a position indicator. The position detecting device includes a coil substrate, a magnetic path material, and a shield material. A coil for generating an alternating magnetic field for electromagnetic coupling with the position indicator is disposed on the coil substrate. The magnetic path material is composed of a material having such permeability as not to disturb direct current magnetic flux but to form a magnetic path for the alternating magnetic field generated by the coil, and having predetermined electrical resistance for suppressing flow of an eddy current in order to enhance the material's performance as a magnetic path. The shield material is a non-magnetic substance that does not disturb the direct current magnetic flux due to the direct current magnetic field and that has electrical conductivity for generating an eddy current based on the alternating magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Horie
  • Publication number: 20140353778
    Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device is provided, which has pressure resistance against pressure applied by a pressing member and can detect the pressure surely and efficiently. The pressure sensing semiconductor device includes a pressure detecting part, which detects pressure as a change in capacitance, and a package that receives the pressure detecting part within. The pressure detecting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to oppose the first electrode, with a determined distance therebetween. Capacitance is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and changes according to a change in said distance caused by pressure transmitted to the first electrode by a pressing member. The package also includes a pressure transmitting member that transmits, to the first electrode of the pressure detecting part, the pressure applied by the pressing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Toshihiko Horie, Hidetaka Takiguchi