Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Shiohara

Toshihiko Shiohara 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).

  • Vibrator, vibrating device, and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9209383
    Abstract: A vibrator includes: a vibrating reed having a vibrating body, first and second support portions supporting the vibrating body, and four beams coupling the first and second support portions with the vibrating body; electrodes disposed at the vibrating body; and terminals disposed at the first and second support portions and electrically connected with the electrodes via wires disposed at the beams. Between the terminals next to each other, a plurality of grooves spaced apart in a predetermined direction and extending in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Osawa, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Toshihiko Shiohara, Yuichi Isono, Takayuki Kikuchi