Patents by Inventor Yukihiro Tonegawa

Yukihiro Tonegawa 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: 7859172
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a piezoelectric resonator element having a resonating arm and a metal film that is formed on the resonating arm; a package including a bottom part on which the piezoelectric resonator element is fixed and a frame wall that surrounds the bottom part, and having an opening above the bottom part; and a lid including a frame in which a through hole is provided and an optically transparent part that has an upper face and a lower face of the frame and is disposed at the through hole, the through hole penetrating a front face and a back face, the lower face of the optically transparent part being disposed so as to oppose the metal film, and the lid closing the opening of the package such that the lid overlaps with the bottom part and the frame wall, the through hole having a curved inner wall face whose curved face is coupled with at least one of the front face and the back face at least one opening edge of the front face and the back face and a vertical inner wall face that is pro
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuo Ishikawa, Akitoshi Hara, Yukihiro Tonegawa
  • Publication number: 20100180415
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a piezoelectric resonator element having a base portion and a resonating arm extending from the base portion, a package including a bottom to which the piezoelectric resonator element is fixed and a frame wall that surrounds the bottom and having an opening above the bottom, and a lid for closing the opening of the package. In this piezoelectric resonator, the lid includes a main body having a through-hole formed therein, a flange formed to surround a periphery of the main body and to be thinner than the main body, and an optically transparent member located in the through-hole. The flange has a joining portion with an upper end surface of the frame wall, and the main body projects in a direction from the flange to the bottom in a thickness direction. Also, the through-hole is at a position displaced in a first direction approaching a first end of the main body from a center of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akitoshi HARA, Katsuo ISHIKAWA, Yukihiro TONEGAWA
  • Patent number: 7714484
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a piezoelectric resonator element having a base portion and a resonating arm extending from the base portion, a package including a bottom to which the piezoelectric resonator element is fixed and a frame wall that surrounds the bottom and having an opening above the bottom, and a lid for closing the opening of the package. In this piezoelectric resonator, the lid includes a main body having a through-hole formed therein, a flange formed to surround a periphery of the main body and to be thinner than the main body, and an optically transparent member located in the through-hole. The flange has a joining portion with an upper end surface of the frame wall, and the main body projects in a direction from the flange to the bottom in a thickness direction. Also, the through-hole is at a position displaced in a first direction approaching a first end of the main body from a center of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Akitoshi Hara, Katsuo Ishikawa, Yukihiro Tonegawa
  • Publication number: 20090001856
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a piezoelectric resonator element having a base portion and a resonating arm extending from the base portion, a package including a bottom to which the piezoelectric resonator element is fixed and a frame wall that surrounds the bottom and having an opening above the bottom, and a lid for closing the opening of the package. In this piezoelectric resonator, the lid includes a main body having a through-hole formed therein, a flange formed to surround a periphery of the main body and to be thinner than the main body, and an optically transparent member located in the through-hole. The flange has a joining portion with an upper end surface of the frame wall, and the main body projects in a direction from the flange to the bottom in a thickness direction. Also, the through-hole is at a position displaced in a first direction approaching a first end of the main body from a center of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Akitoshi HARA, Katsuo ISHIKAEA, Yukihiro TONEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080315727
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes a piezoelectric resonator element having a resonating arm and a metal film that is formed on the resonating arm; a package including a bottom part on which the piezoelectric resonator element is fixed and a frame wall that surrounds the bottom part, and having an opening above the bottom part; and a lid including a frame in which a through hole is provided and an optically transparent part that has an upper face and a lower face of the frame and is disposed at the through hole, the through hole penetrating a front face and a back face, the lower face of the optically transparent part being disposed so as to oppose the metal film, and the lid closing the opening of the package such that the lid overlaps with the bottom part and the frame wall, the through hole having a curved inner wall face whose curved face is coupled with at least one of the front face and the back face at least one opening edge of the front face and the back face and a vertical inner wall face that is pro
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuo Ishikawa, Akitoshi Hara, Yukihiro Tonegawa
  • Publication number: 20080211350
    Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator element includes: a base in a predetermined length, the base being made of a piezoelectric material; a plurality of resonating arms extending from a first end of the base; a joining part connected to a second end apart from the first end of the base by a predetermined distance; a connecting part connected to the joining part and extending in a width direction of the piezoelectric resonator element; a supporting arm connected to the connecting part and extending in a same direction as the resonating arm at an outer side of the plurality of resonating arms. A ratio L3/h is 40% or less where h is a length dimension from the first end of the base to the second end opposite to the resonating arms of the piezoelectric resonator element, and L3 is a width dimension of the connecting part connecting the supporting arm to the base through the joining part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: EPSON TOYOCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo TANAYA, Yoshiyuki YAMADA, Yukihiro TONEGAWA, Katsumi KURODA
  • Patent number: D580096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Akitoshi Hara, Katsuo Ishikawa, Yukihiro Tonegawa
  • Patent number: D580592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Epson Toyocom Corporation
    Inventors: Akitoshi Hara, Katsuo Ishikawa, Yukihiro Tonegawa