Patents by Inventor Yoshikuni Saito

Yoshikuni Saito 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).

  • Patent number: 11935778
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes a Bernoulli pad that holds a plate-shaped body, a hand on which the Bernoulli pad is disposed, a sensor that is disposed on the hand and detects that the plate-shaped body is held under suction by the Bernoulli pad, a lateral movement restriction section disposed on the hand, a tube that connects an air source supplying air to the Bernoulli pad and the Bernoulli pad, an adjustment valve that is disposed in the tube and adjusts a flow rate of air supplied to the Bernoulli pad, and a control section that controls operation of the adjustment valve. The control section gradually increases the flow rate of the air supplied from the adjustment valve to the Bernoulli pad and, when it is detected by the sensor that the plate-shaped body has been held under suction by the Bernoulli pad, fixes the flow rate of the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Kakinuma, Yoshikuni Migiyama, Yoshinobu Saito, Jonghyun Ryu
  • Publication number: 20230324179
    Abstract: An inertial measurement device includes: a first inertial sensor having at least a first detection axis; and a second inertial sensor having at least a second detection axis and paired with the first inertial sensor. The first inertial sensor and the second inertial sensor are mounted on a circuit board in a state where a direction of the first detection axis of the first inertial sensor is rotated by 180° with respect to a direction of the second detection axis of the second inertial sensor. The inertial measurement device further includes a case accommodating the circuit board. Spaces between the first inertial sensor and the case and between the second inertial sensor and the case are filled with resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Saito, Taketo Chino, Yoshiyuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20230251282
    Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Taketo CHINO, Yoshikuni SAITO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Patent number: 11680962
    Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Taketo Chino, Yoshikuni Saito, Nobuyuki Imai
  • Publication number: 20230060096
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a first sensor device that outputs first measurement data from a first measurement circuit receiving a signal from a first sensor element and performing a measurement process, a second sensor device that outputs a second measurement circuit receiving a signal from a second sensor element and performing a measurement process, and a microcontroller that receives the first measurement data and the second measurement data, in which the first sensor device includes a first terminal that is used for input of an external synchronization signal or a synchronization signal which is a signal based on the external synchronization signal, and input or output of a communication signal, and the second sensor device includes a second terminal that is used for input of the synchronization signal, and input or output of the communication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Fumikazu Otani, Yoshikuni Saito, Taketo Chino, Nobuyuki Imai
  • Patent number: 11231434
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a circuit board including, on a first surface, a plurality of electrode pads to which a plurality of mounting terminals of an inertial sensor are respectively attached via connecting members. The first surface of the circuit board includes an insulating layer provided on the outer side of the plurality of electrode pads in a plan view, includes, in a portion overlapping a center region further on the inner side than the mounting terminals of the inertial sensor in the plan view, a first region where the insulating layer is not provided, and includes, from the first region to the outer side of the inertial sensor in the plan view, a second region where the insulating layer is not provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Taketo Chino, Yoshikuni Saito
  • Publication number: 20210349124
    Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Taketo CHINO, Yoshikuni SAITO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Patent number: 11137416
    Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Taketo Chino, Yoshikuni Saito, Nobuyuki Imai
  • Patent number: 11077843
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a first sensor device, a second sensor device, and a microcontroller. The first sensor device includes a first synchronization terminal to which an external synchronization signal or a synchronization signal which is a signal based on the external synchronization signal is input, a first interface outputs first measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the first synchronization terminal, the second sensor device includes a second synchronization terminal to which the synchronization signal is input, and a second interface outputs second measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the second synchronization terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Fumikazu Otani, Yoshikuni Saito, Taketo Chino, Nobuyuki Imai
  • Publication number: 20200033825
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a first sensor device that outputs first measurement data from a first measurement circuit receiving a signal from a first sensor element and performing a measurement process, a second sensor device that outputs a second measurement circuit receiving a signal from a second sensor element and performing a measurement process, and a microcontroller that receives the first measurement data and the second measurement data, in which the first sensor device includes a first terminal that is used for input of an external synchronization signal or a synchronization signal which is a signal based on the external synchronization signal, and input or output of a communication signal, and the second sensor device includes a second terminal that is used for input of the synchronization signal, and input or output of the communication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumikazu OTANI, Yoshikuni SAITO, Taketo CHINO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Publication number: 20190293674
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a circuit board including, on a first surface, a plurality of electrode pads to which a plurality of mounting terminals of an inertial sensor are respectively attached via connecting members. The first surface of the circuit board includes an insulating layer provided on the outer side of the plurality of electrode pads in a plan view, includes, in a portion overlapping a center region further on the inner side than the mounting terminals of the inertial sensor in the plan view, a first region where the insulating layer is not provided, and includes, from the first region to the outer side of the inertial sensor in the plan view, a second region where the insulating layer is not provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Taketo CHINO, Yoshikuni SAITO
  • Publication number: 20190283732
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a first sensor device, a second sensor device, and a microcontroller. The first sensor device includes a first synchronization terminal to which an external synchronization signal or a synchronization signal which is a signal based on the external synchronization signal is input, a first interface outputs first measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the first synchronization terminal, the second sensor device includes a second synchronization terminal to which the synchronization signal is input, and a second interface outputs second measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the second synchronization terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Fumikazu OTANI, Yoshikuni SAITO, Taketo CHINO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Publication number: 20190285663
    Abstract: A sensor module includes an X-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital X-axis angular velocity data, a Y-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Y-axis angular velocity data, a Z-axis angular velocity sensor device that outputs digital Z-axis angular velocity data, an acceleration sensor device that outputs digital X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis acceleration data, a microcontroller, a first digital interface bus that electrically connects the X-axis angular velocity sensor device, the Y-axis angular velocity sensor device, and the Z-axis angular velocity sensor device to a first digital interface, and a second digital interface bus that electrically connects the acceleration sensor device to a second digital interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Taketo CHINO, Yoshikuni SAITO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Patent number: 10228269
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a sensor device including an inertial sensor; a substrate to which the sensor device is bonded; a case member accommodating at least the sensor device; and an adhesive member provided to cover, in a plan view of the substrate as viewed from the case member side, an outer periphery of the sensor device and so as to connect the sensor device with the case member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corportion
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Saito, Yusuke Kinoshita, Keita Ito
  • Patent number: 9702890
    Abstract: A board main body of a board has a sensor mounting area, in which a physical quantity sensor is mounted, disposed on a surface. A non-electrode forming part and a plurality of electrodes are disposed in the sensor mounting area, the electrodes being disposed so as to be isolated from each other, and to correspond to mounting terminals of the physical quantity sensor. A shield electrode is disposed outside the sensor mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikuni Saito
  • Publication number: 20170059605
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes: a sensor device including an inertial sensor; a substrate to which the sensor device is bonded; a case member accommodating at least the sensor device; and an adhesive member provided to cover, in a plan view of the substrate as viewed from the case member side, an outer periphery of the sensor device and so as to connect the sensor device with the case member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshikuni SAITO, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Keita ITO
  • Patent number: 9523702
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes sensors. Each of the sensors provides a measurement axis. A connector is electrically connected with the sensors. The position of the connector is fixed relative to the sensors. A memory unit stores calibration information which specifies the respective directions of the measurement axes with respect to a reference plane established for the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Yoshikuni Saito
  • Patent number: 9468994
    Abstract: A sensor unit is provided with a sensor device. The sensor device has a first electrode disposed on an outer surface. A board is provided with a first surface and a second surface in an obverse-reverse relationship with each other, and a side surface. A first conductive terminal is disposed along a contour of the first surface. The sensor device has the outer surface disposed along the side surface of the board, and has the first electrode connected to the first conductive terminal with a first conductive body, and a first projection length of the outer surface projecting on the first surface side is smaller than a second projection length of the outer surface projecting on the second surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Yoshikuni Saito, Masayasu Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20150040666
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a substrate provided with a first sensor device as an inertia sensor and a connector connected to the first sensor device, and a mount on which the substrate is placed and which includes an opening through which the connector is exposed. A gap is provided between the substrate and the mount, and the first sensor device is provided in a position that falls within the gap in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshikuni SAITO, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Masayasu SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20140347823
    Abstract: A sensor unit is provided with a sensor device. The sensor device has a first electrode disposed on an outer surface. A board is provided with a first surface and a second surface in an obverse-reverse relationship with each other, and a side surface. A first conductive terminal is disposed along a contour of the first surface. The sensor device has the outer surface disposed along the side surface of the board, and has the first electrode connected to the first conductive terminal with a first conductive body, and a first projection length of the outer surface projecting on the first surface side is smaller than a second projection length of the outer surface projecting on the second surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke KINOSHITA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Yoshikuni SAITO, Masayasu SAKUMA