Patents by Inventor Yukihiro Hashi

Yukihiro Hashi 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: 20220173715
    Abstract: A resonator device includes: a base; a resonator element that includes a resonator substrate and an electrode; a conductive layer that is disposed on the base; a metal bump that is disposed between the conductive layer and the resonator element, and that electrically couples the conductive layer and the electrode while bonding the conductive layer and the resonator element; and at least one of a first low elastic modulus layer that is interposed between the base and the conductive layer, that overlaps the metal bump in a plan view of the base, and that has an elastic modulus smaller than that of the metal bump, and a second low elastic modulus layer that is interposed between the resonator substrate and the electrode, that overlaps the metal bump in the plan view of the base, and that has an elastic modulus smaller than that of the metal bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Junichi TAKEUCHI, Tomoyuki KAMAKURA, Ryuta NISHIZAWA, Yukihiro HASHI
  • Patent number: 11005487
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that includes walls defining an internal space in which alkali metal atoms are contained, a light emitting element that emits light for exciting the alkali metal atoms, and a light detecting element that detects the light transmitted through the atom cell, in which the atom cell includes a first portion in which gaseous alkali metal atoms are contained and through which light from the light emitting element passes along an x-axis, a second portion in which liquid or solid alkali metal atoms are contained, and a third portion that is positioned between the first portion and the second portion and couples the first portion and the second portion, and in the third portion, a distance between two walls facing each other along a y-axis orthogonal to the x-axis decreases from the first portion toward the second portion along the y-axis at a constant decrease rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hashi, Kimio Nagasaka, Yoshiyuki Maki, Takemi Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 10826510
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a light-emitting element; an atom cell that includes a first surface on which light beams from the light-emitting element are incident and a second surface from which the light beams incident on the first surface are emitted and accommodates alkali metal atoms in a gas state; a shield that accommodates the atom cell and has a magnetic shielding property, the shield having an opening; a heat transfer member that is in contact with a portion of the atom cell via an opening of the shield and has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the atom cell; a temperature control element that is in contact with the heat transfer member and controls a temperature of the atom cell; and a light-receiving element that receives the light beams emitted from the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kimio Nagasaka, Yukihiro Hashi, Takahiro Kan, Tomohiro Tamura, Teppei Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20200313683
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that includes walls defining an internal space in which alkali metal atoms are contained, a light emitting element that emits light for exciting the alkali metal atoms, and a light detecting element that detects the light transmitted through the atom cell, in which the atom cell includes a first portion in which gaseous alkali metal atoms are contained and through which light from the light emitting element passes along an x-axis, a second portion in which liquid or solid alkali metal atoms are contained, and a third portion that is positioned between the first portion and the second portion and couples the first portion and the second portion, and in the third portion, a distance between two walls facing each other along a y-axis orthogonal to the x-axis decreases from the first portion toward the second portion along the y-axis at a constant decrease rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Yukihiro HASHI, Kimio NAGASAKA, Yoshiyuki MAKI, Takemi YONEZAWA
  • Patent number: 10727850
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that accommodates an alkali metal atom therein, a container that houses the atom cell, a substrate on which the container is disposed, and a thermally insulating mount that is fixed to the substrate and positions the container relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Onishi, Shunsuke Watanabe, Yukihiro Hashi
  • Patent number: 10727851
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes a light source unit including a light source and a first temperature control device controlling the light source to have a first temperature, an atom cell unit including an atom cell accommodating an alkali metal atom and that light emitted from the light source enters and a second temperature control device controlling the atom cell to have a second temperature different from the first temperature, and a container accommodating the light source unit and the atom cell unit and has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface. The light source unit is mounted to the first surface, and an air gap is present between the light source unit and the second surface. The atom cell unit is mounted to the second surface, and an air gap is present between the atom cell unit and the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hashi, Koji Chindo, Yasunori Onishi, Shunsuke Watanabe, Katsuhiko Maki, Mutsuhiko Ota, Noriaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200212919
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a light-emitting element; an atom cell that includes a first surface on which light beams from the light-emitting element are incident and a second surface from which the light beams incident on the first surface are emitted and accommodates alkali metal atoms in a gas state; a shield that accommodates the atom cell and has a magnetic shielding property, the shield having an opening; a heat transfer member that is in contact with a portion of the atom cell via an opening of the shield and has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the atom cell; a temperature control element that is in contact with the heat transfer member and controls a temperature of the atom cell; and a light-receiving element that receives the light beams emitted from the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kimio NAGASAKA, Yukihiro HASHI, Takahiro KAN, Tomohiro TAMURA, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10659066
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that accommodates an alkali metal atom, a container that accommodates the atom cell, a heating device that is disposed in the container and heats the atom cell, a substrate on which the container is disposed, and a positioning member that is disposed on the substrate and positions the container. The atom cell is pressed against the container toward the heating device. The heating device is pressed against the container toward the atom cell, and the container is in turn pressed against the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Watanabe, Yasunori Onishi, Yukihiro Hashi
  • Patent number: 10340930
    Abstract: A quantum interference device includes an atom cell module including an atom cell in which alkali metal is encapsulated, a light source that emits light adapted to excite the alkali metal, and a heater that heats the atom cell and the light source, a package that houses the atom cell module, and a controller adapted to control drive of the heater so that the light source becomes at a set temperature, R?(Tv?Tout)/Qv is satisfied, where R [° C./W] is a thermal resistance between the atom cell module and the package, Tv [° C.] is the set temperature, Tout [° C.] is an upper limit value of a usage environmental temperature set to a value lower than the set temperature, Qv [W] is an amount of heat generation of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiro Hashi
  • Publication number: 20190149158
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that accommodates an alkali metal atom, a container that accommodates the atom cell, a heating device that is disposed in the container and heats the atom cell, a substrate on which the container is disposed, and a positioning member that is disposed on the substrate and positions the container. The atom cell is pressed against the container toward the heating device. The heating device is pressed against the container toward the atom cell, and the container is in turn pressed against the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Shunsuke WATANABE, Yasunori ONISHI, Yukihiro HASHI
  • Publication number: 20190149159
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes an atom cell that accommodates an alkali metal atom therein, a container that houses the atom cell, a substrate on which the container is disposed, and a thermally insulating mount that is fixed to the substrate and positions the container relative to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yasunori ONISHI, Shunsuke WATANABE, Yukihiro HASHI
  • Publication number: 20190149160
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes a light source unit including a light source and a first temperature control device controlling the light source to have a first temperature, an atom cell unit including an atom cell accommodating an alkali metal atom and that light emitted from the light source enters and a second temperature control device controlling the atom cell to have a second temperature different from the first temperature, and a container accommodating the light source unit and the atom cell unit and has a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface. The light source unit is mounted to the first surface, and an air gap is present between the light source unit and the second surface. The atom cell unit is mounted to the second surface, and an air gap is present between the atom cell unit and the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yukihiro HASHI, Koji CHINDO, Yasunori ONISHI, Shunsuke WATANABE, Katsuhiko MAKI, Mutsuhiko OTA, Noriaki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10187073
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes a base, an atomic cell unit that is disposed on the base, a lid that constitutes an internal space accommodating the atomic cell unit together with the base, and a getter material that is disposed on the base with a gap with respect to the base in the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiro Hashi
  • Publication number: 20180013440
    Abstract: A quantum interference device includes an atom cell module including an atom cell in which alkali metal is encapsulated, a light source that emits light adapted to excite the alkali metal, and a heater that heats the atom cell and the light source, a package that houses the atom cell module, and a controller adapted to control drive of the heater so that the light source becomes at a set temperature, R?(Tv?Tout)/Qv is satisfied, where R [° C./W] is a thermal resistance between the atom cell module and the package, Tv [° C.] is the set temperature, Tout [° C.] is an upper limit value of a usage environmental temperature set to a value lower than the set temperature, Qv [W] is an amount of heat generation of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Yukihiro HASHI
  • Patent number: 9635769
    Abstract: An electronic device has a package and a piezoelectric element accommodated in an accommodating space formed inside the package. The package has a frame-like metallization layer bonding a base substrate and a lid together and electrodes formed on and in the base substrate and electrically connected with the piezoelectric element. The metallization layer is insulated from the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiro Hashi
  • Publication number: 20160352345
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes a base, an atomic cell unit that is disposed on the base, a lid that constitutes an internal space accommodating the atomic cell unit together with the base, and a getter material that is disposed on the base with a gap with respect to the base in the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Yukihiro HASHI
  • Patent number: 9507322
    Abstract: An atomic cell manufacturing method includes a preparing process of preparing a structure that includes a wall portion which forms an inner space and a portion thereof is a light transmission portion, and in which liquid or solid alkaline metals are disposed in the light transmission portion, and an adjusting process of adjusting distribution such that alkaline metals are distributed so as to be intensively disposed on an outer circumferential portion side of the light transmission portion compared to a center portion of the light transmission portion, by heating the light transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiro Hashi
  • Patent number: 9342269
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a gas cell which houses metal atoms; a heater which adjusts a temperature of the gas cell; and a package which houses the gas cell and the heater. The package includes a non-magnetic metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yukihiro Hashi
  • Publication number: 20160126965
    Abstract: An atomic cell manufacturing method includes a preparing process of preparing a structure that includes a wall portion which forms an inner space and a portion thereof is a light transmission portion, and in which liquid or solid alkaline metals are disposed in the light transmission portion, and an adjusting process of adjusting distribution such that alkaline metals are distributed so as to be intensively disposed on an outer circumferential portion side of the light transmission portion compared to a center portion of the light transmission portion, by heating the light transmission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Yukihiro HASHI
  • Patent number: 9276595
    Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a base; a unit portion including a gas cell, in which alkali metal atoms are filled, and a heater that heats the gas cell; and a wiring line that electrically connects the base and the unit portion to each other and includes a portion having a cross-sectional area of 60 ?m2 or more and 100 ?m2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hashi, Shoichi Nagamatsu