Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205021 | MICROSTRUCTURE AND MICROSTRUCTURE MANUFACTURE METHOD - A microstructure comprises a laminate structure having a first conductor, a second conductor, and an intervening insulator located between the first and the second conductors. The first conductor includes opposite faces in relation to the second conductor, side faces, and edge parts which form the boundaries of the aforementioned opposite faces and side faces. The second conductor includes an extended face extending beyond the edge parts exceeding the first conductor. The insulation film includes an area covering at least part of an edge part and/or at least part of a side face. | 08-28-2008 |
20080239456 | MICRO OSCILLATING DEVICE AND MICRO OSCILLATING DEVICE ARRAY - A micro oscillating device includes a frame, an oscillating part including a first drive electrode for application of a reference electric potential, and a connecting part for connecting the frame and the oscillating part to each other, where the connecting part defines an axis of an oscillating motion of the oscillating part. A second drive electrode is fixed to the frame to cooperate with the first drive electrode for generation of a driving force for the oscillating movement. The first drive electrode includes a first end extension and a second end extension separated from each other and extending in a direction crossing the axis. The second drive electrode is within a separation distance between the first and the second end extensions. | 10-02-2008 |
20080285108 | Micro-actuation element provided with torsion bars - The micro-actuation element (X | 11-20-2008 |
20090001487 | PACKAGED DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A packaged device includes a package having an inner surface defining a closed internal space, a device chip fixed to the package in the internal space, and a parylene film covering at least a part of the inner surface of the package and/or at least a part of a surface of the device chip. | 01-01-2009 |
20090001847 | MICRO-OSCILLATION ELEMENT AND ARRAY OF MICRO-OSCILLATION ELEMENTS - A micro-oscillation element includes a base frame, an oscillating portion, and a link portion connecting the base frame and the oscillating portion to each other. The oscillating portion has a movable functional portion, a first driving electrode connected to the movable functional portion, and a weight portion joined to the first driving electrode. The link portion defines an axis of the oscillating motion of the oscillating portion. The second driving electrode, fixed to the base frame, generates driving force for the oscillating motion in cooperation with the first driving electrode. | 01-01-2009 |
20090107949 | Micro-oscillating element and method of making the same - A micro-oscillating element includes a frame, a movable functional portion, and a torsional joint for joining the frame and the functional portion. The micro-oscillating element also includes first and second comb-tooth electrodes for generation of the driving force for the oscillating motion of the movable functional portion about the torsional joint. The first comb-tooth electrode includes a plurality of first electrode teeth each having a first conductor, an insulator and a second conductor laminated in the direction of the oscillating motion, where the first conductor and the second conductor are electrically connected with each other. The second comb-tooth electrode includes a plurality of second electrode teeth caused not to face the second conductor but to face the first conductor of the first electrode teeth during non-operation. The second electrode teeth are longer than the first conductor in the direction of the oscillating motion. | 04-30-2009 |
20090218909 | Micro-oscillation element and method for driving the same - A micro-oscillation element includes a movable main section, a first frame and a second frame, and a first connecting section that connects the movable main section and the first frame and defines a first axis of rotation for a first rotational operation of the movable main section with respect to the first frame. The element further includes a second connecting section that connects the first frame and the second frame and defines a second axis of rotation for a second rotational operation of the first frame and the movable main section with respect to the second frame. A first drive mechanism is provided for generating a driving force for the first rotational operation. A second drive mechanism is provided for generating a driving force for the second rotational operation. The first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation are not orthogonal. | 09-03-2009 |
20090296181 | Micro electro mechanical device having an opening between a fixing portion and a torsion bar - A micro electro mechanical device includes an inner frame provided with a movable part and an outer frame provided in a circumference of the inner frame. The outer frame has a fixing part fixed by a joining material. A first torsion bar is provided between the outer frame and the inner frame so as to swingablly support the inner frame on the outer frame. A first opening is formed in the outer frame in a vicinity of the first torsion bar. The first opening is positioned between the fixing part of the outer frame and the first torsion bar. | 12-03-2009 |
20100007940 | MICRO OSCILLATING DEVICE - A micro oscillating device includes a first frame; an oscillating portion; a first twist coupling portion and a second twist coupling portion coupling the first frame and the oscillating portion to define a first shaft center of an oscillating operation of the oscillating portion; a second frame including a support base and an arm portion extended from the support base toward the oscillating portion; and a third twist coupling portion and a fourth twist coupling portion coupling the second frame and the first frame to define a second shaft center of an oscillating operation of the first frame, wherein the third twist coupling portion is coupled to the first frame and the arm portion between the oscillating portion and the support base, and the fourth twist coupling portion is coupled to the first frame and the support base or the arm portion between the oscillating portion and the support base. | 01-14-2010 |
20100018635 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO MOVABLE ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a micro movable element includes: forming a movable section, a frame, and a connecting section connecting the movable section with the frame on a substrate; bonding a film to a surface of the substrate in forming the movable section, the frame, and the connecting section; and patterning the film to form a support structure being bridged between the movable section and the frame. | 01-28-2010 |
20100092130 | MICRO MOVABLE DEVICE AND OPTICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS - A micro movable device includes: a micro movable substrate in which a micro movable unit is formed, the micro movable unit including a frame, a movable part, and a coupling part for coupling the frame and the movable part to define an axial center of rotation of the movable part; a supporting substrate; and a reinforced fixed part provided between the frame and the supporting substrate, and including a first spacer that joins the frame to the supporting substrate and an adhesive part that covers the first spacer and joins the frame to the supporting substrate, wherein the frame includes a first area facing the movable part in a direction of extent of the axial center, and a second area different from the first area, and the reinforced fixed part is bonded to the second area of the frame. | 04-15-2010 |
20100194235 | MICRO MOVABLE ELEMENT AND MICRO MOVABLE ELEMENT ARRAY - A micro movable device suitable for suppressing deterioration of driving characteristics, and a micro movable device array including such a micro movable device are provided. The micro movable device (X | 08-05-2010 |
20100231087 | Micro oscillating element - A micro oscillating element includes a frame and an oscillation section connected to the frame via a torsional joining section. The oscillation section includes a movable functional section, an arm section and a first comb-tooth electrode. The arm section extends from the functional section. The first comb-tooth electrode includes first electrode teeth extending from the arm section in a direction intersecting the arm section. The micro oscillating element further includes a second comb-tooth electrode to cooperate with the first comb-tooth electrode for causing the oscillation section to oscillate about an oscillation axis defined by the torsional joining section. The second comb-tooth, electrode includes second electrode teeth extending from the frame in a direction intersecting the arm section. | 09-16-2010 |
20110124143 | PACKAGED DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A packaged device includes a package having an inner surface defining a closed internal space, a device chip fixed to the package in the internal space, and a parylene film covering at least a part of the inner surface of the package and/or at least a part of a surface of the device chip. | 05-26-2011 |
20110187348 | POWER STRIP AND ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The following disclosure provides a power strip including: a busbar electrically connected to a power source; multiple electrical outlets allowing multiple power plugs to be inserted thereinto, respectively; distribution bars which are branched out from the busbar and respectively supply the electrical outlets with electric currents of the power source; and a plurality of electric current measurement units each configured to measure the electric current flowing through a corresponding one of the distribution bars. | 08-04-2011 |
20110192635 | MICROSTRUCTURE AND MICROSTRUCTURE MANUFACTURE METHOD - A microstructure comprises a laminate structure having a first conductor, a second conductor, and an intervening insulator located between the first and the second conductors. The first conductor includes opposite faces in relation to the second conductor, side faces, and edge parts which form the boundaries of the aforementioned opposite faces and side faces. The second conductor includes an extended face extending beyond the edge parts exceeding the first conductor. The insulation film includes an area covering at least part of an edge part and/or at least part of a side face. | 08-11-2011 |
20130060494 | METHOD OF CALCULATING CURRENT CORRECTION FORMULA FOR POWER STRIP, CURRENT MEASURING METHOD, AND POWER STRIP - A method of calculating a current correction formula may include first measuring voltage values at each of current measuring parts configured to measure currents in socket parts of a power strip in a state in which no current flows in the socket parts, second measuring the voltage values at each of the current measuring parts in a state in which a current flows in one of the socket parts, and calculating a correction formula formed by a inverse matrix of a matrix having as its elements differences between the voltage values measured by the second measuring and the voltage values measured by the first measuring. | 03-07-2013 |