Patents by Inventor Atsushi Shimada
Atsushi Shimada 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).
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Patent number: 10197019Abstract: An ethanol engine system stabilizes components of reformed gas generated by a reformer and a calorific value of fuel supplied to an engine. The ethanol engine system includes a reservoir tank for an aqueous ethanol solution, a first supply device that supplies the aqueous ethanol solution to the reformer, a separator that cools mixed gas fed from the reformer, including the reformed gas, condenses water vapor included in the mixed gas and separates into gas and liquid, a reformed gas supply device that supplies the reformed gas separated by the separator to the engine, a recovery tank that collects a recovery solution separated by the separator, and a first recovery solution supply device that supplies the recovery solution in the recovery tank to the reformer or a second recovery solution supply device that supplies the recovery solution in the recovery tank to a combustion chamber of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Shimada, Takao Ishikawa, Yuzo Shirakawa
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Patent number: 10189230Abstract: A method for forming a copper film is provided. In the method, a base film that is a titanium nitride film, a tungsten film or a tungsten nitride film is formed along a surface of an insulating film of an object. A copper film is formed on the base film of the object cooled to a temperature of 209 K or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyuki Toshima, Atsushi Shimada, Tatsuo Hirasawa, Tatsuo Hatano, Shinji Furukawa
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Publication number: 20180332276Abstract: Provided is an imaging device including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each of the plurality of pixels generates signals in accordance with an incident light; a first output line and a second output line that are arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of columns of the pixel array and transmit signals output from the pixels arranged on a corresponding column; a scanning unit that drives the pixel array so as to output signals from at least two of the pixels arranged on different rows of a single column respectively to the first output line and the second output line; and an output line control unit that provide potentials that are different from each other to the first output line and the second output line, respectively, in a test mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Hidetoshi Hayashi, Atsushi Shimada
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Patent number: 10109258Abstract: There are provided an attention-time measuring unit that specifies an attention area from a user's visual line and measures an attention time T that is a time period during which the attention area is overlapping with a display area indicated by presentation information acquired by a presentation-information acquiring unit; a minimum recognition-necessary-time specifying unit that specifies, from a type of a presentation object indicated in the presentation information, a minimum recognition-necessary time Tmin that is a minimum necessary time for recognizing the content of the presentation object; and a user's recognition-degree determination unit that makes a comparison between the time T and the time Tmin, and determines from that comparison result, a recognition degree of the user for the presentation object; wherein a presentation-mode selecting unit presents the presentation object in a presentation mode corresponding to the recognition degree determined by the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Yoshitomo Nakamura, Atsushi Shimada
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Patent number: 9924008Abstract: It is configured that, when an operation of selecting a type is accepted by an operation acceptance processing unit 8, an item re-selection unit 9 re-selects one or multiple information processing items from among information processing items that are included in a plurality of information processing items stored in an information-processing item storage unit 2, and are information processing items of the type for which the operation of selecting is accepted, except for an information processing item already displayed on a liquid-crystal display 6.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Imanaka, Masato Hirai, Atsushi Shimada, Reiko Sakata
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Publication number: 20180001597Abstract: A method for forming a copper film is provided. In the method, a base film that is a titanium nitride film, a tungsten film or a tungsten nitride film is formed along a surface of an insulating film of an object. A copper film is formed on the base film of the object cooled to a temperature of 209 K or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Hiroyuki TOSHIMA, Atsushi SHIMADA, Tatsuo HIRASAWA, Tatsuo HATANO, Shinji FURUKAWA
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Patent number: 9660284Abstract: Provided is a power conversion system having a solid-oxide fuel cell capable of stably generating electricity from hydrogen generated by an organic hydride. The power conversion system includes a solid-oxide fuel cell, a reactor for producing hydrogen and a dehydrogenation product from an organic hydride by dehydrogenation reaction, and a heat engine for generating motive power. The power conversion system separates the hydrogen produced by the reactor, and supplies the hydrogen as fuel to the solid-oxide fuel cell. Exhaust heat of the heat engine is supplied to both the solid-oxide fuel cell and the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Shimada, Takao Ishikawa, Masatoshi Sugimasa
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Publication number: 20170089306Abstract: An ethanol engine system stabilizes components of reformed gas generated by a reformer and a calorific value of fuel supplied to an engine. The ethanol engine system includes a reservoir tank for an aqueous ethanol solution, a first supply device that supplies the aqueous ethanol solution to the reformer, a separator that cools mixed gas fed from the reformer, including the reformed gas, condenses water vapor included in the mixed gas and separates into gas and liquid, a reformed gas supply device that supplies the reformed gas separated by the separator to the engine, a recovery tank that collects a recovery solution separated by the separator, and a first recovery solution supply device that supplies the recovery solution in the recovery tank to the reformer or a second recovery solution supply device that supplies the recovery solution in the recovery tank to a combustion chamber of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi SHIMADA, Takao ISHIKAWA, Yuzo SHIRAKAWA
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Publication number: 20170017497Abstract: An object of the present invention is to allow execution of a target function by an operation means that is easy to operate for a user. In order to achieve the object, a user interface system according to the present invention includes a function-means storage section 5 that stores candidates for a plurality of functions and candidates for a plurality of operation means for issuing an instruction to execute each function, an estimation section 3 that estimates a function intended by a user, and the operation means for issuing the instruction to execute the function, from among the candidates stored in the function-means storage section 5, based on information related to a current situation, and a presentation section 6 that presents the candidate for the function estimated by the estimation section 3, together with the candidate for the operation means for executing the function.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi SHIMADA, Masato HIRAI, Hideo IMANAKA, Reiko SAKATA
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Publication number: 20160344853Abstract: It is configured that, when an operation of selecting a type is accepted by an operation acceptance processing unit 8, an item re-selection unit 9 re-selects one or multiple information processing items from among information processing items that are included in a plurality of information processing items stored in an information-processing item storage unit 2, and are information processing items of the type for which the operation of selecting is accepted, except for an information processing item already displayed on a liquid-crystal display 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hideo IMANAKA, Masato HIRAI, Atsushi SHIMADA, Reiko SAKATA
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Publication number: 20160325624Abstract: A first function likelihood determination unit outputs likelihood of each function candidate based on history. A second function likelihood determination unit outputs likelihood of each function candidate based on predetermined product specifications. A weighting amount determination unit determines weighting amounts for the history and product specifications. A likelihood integration unit integrates, based on the weighting amounts, the likelihood of each function candidate based on the history and the likelihood of each function candidate based on the product specifications. An output unit presents the function candidates in accordance with the integrated likelihood of each of the function candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Reiko SAKATA, Atsushi SHIMADA, Masami AIKAWA, Masato HIRAI
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Publication number: 20160251746Abstract: A deposition device according to one embodiment includes a processing container. A mounting table is installed inside the processing container, and a metal target is installed above the mounting table. Further, a head is configured to inject an oxidizing gas toward the mounting table. This head is configured to move between a first region that is defined between the metal target and a mounting region where a target object is mounted on the mounting table and a second region spaced apart from a space defined between the metal target and the mounting region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Yasuhiko KOJIMA, Hiroshi SONE, Atsushi GOMI, Kanto NAKAMURA, Toru KITADA, Yasunobu SUZUKI, Yusuke SUZUKI, Koichi TAKATSUKI, Tatsuo HIRASAWA, Keisuke SATO, Chiaki YASUMURO, Atsushi SHIMADA
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Patent number: 9362167Abstract: A method of supplying cobalt to a recess formed in an insulation film of an object to be processed is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a cobalt nitride film on a surface of the insulation film comprising a surface defining the recess, forming a cobalt film on the cobalt nitride film, and heating the cobalt film.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Shimada, Shinji Furukawa, Tatsuo Hatano
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Patent number: 9313895Abstract: There is provided a Cu wiring forming method for forming a Cu wiring by filling Cu in a recess, which is formed in a predetermined pattern in a Si-containing film of a substrate. The Cu wiring forming method includes forming a Mn film, which becomes a self-aligned barrier film by reaction with an underlying base, at least on a surface of the recess by chemical vapor deposition, forming a Cu film by a physical vapor deposition to fill the recess with the Cu film, and forming a Cu wiring in the recess by polishing the entire surface of the substrate by a chemical mechanical polishing.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Tadahiro Ishizaka, Kenji Suzuki, Atsushi Shimada
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Publication number: 20160012801Abstract: There are provided an attention-time measuring unit 4 that specifies an attention area from a user's visual line and measures an attention time T that is a time period during which the attention area is overlapping with a display area indicated by presentation information acquired by a presentation-information acquiring unit 3; a minimum recognition-necessary-time specifying unit 6 that specifies, from a type of a presentation object indicated in the presentation information, a minimum recognition-necessary time Tmin that is a minimum necessary time for recognizing the content of the presentation object; and a user's recognition-degree determination unit 7 that makes a comparison between the time T and the time Tmin, and determines from that comparison result, a recognition degree of the user for the presentation object; wherein a presentation-mode selecting unit 8 presents the presentation object in a presentation mode corresponding to the recognition degree determined by the determination unit 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi NISHIMURA, Yoshitomo NAKAMURA, Atsushi SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20150243556Abstract: A method of supplying cobalt to a recess formed in an insulation film of an object to be processed is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a cobalt nitride film on a surface of the insulation film comprising a surface defining the recess, forming a cobalt film on the cobalt nitride film, and heating the cobalt film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Atsushi SHIMADA, Shinji FURUKAWA, Tatsuo HATANO
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Publication number: 20150037697Abstract: Provided is a power conversion system having a solid-oxide fuel cell capable of stably generating electricity from hydrogen generated by an organic hydride. The power conversion system includes a solid-oxide fuel cell, a reactor for producing hydrogen and a dehydrogenation product from an organic hydride by dehydrogenation reaction, and a heat engine for generating motive power. The power conversion system separates the hydrogen produced by the reactor, and supplies the hydrogen as fuel to the solid-oxide fuel cell. Exhaust heat of the heat engine is supplied to both the solid-oxide fuel cell and the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2012Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Shimada, Takao Ishikawa, Masatoshi Sugimasa
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Patent number: 8915843Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope, which has a lamp, a power source, a light adjustment control module that controls power to be supplied to the lamp within a range not more than an upper limit power based on a brightness instruction signal, and a continuous lighting sensing module that measures a continuous lighting time period from time when the lamp shifts from being extinguished to being lighted, compares the continuous lighting time period with a predetermined upper limit time period, and initializes the continuous lighting time period while the lamp is extinguished, wherein the upper limit power is set to a first upper limit power when the continuous lighting time period has not reached the upper limit time period, and changed to a second upper limit power lower than the first upper limit power in a stepwise manner when the upper limit time period has not been reached.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Atsushi Shimada, Tomoya Takahashi, Takahiro Masaki, Mutsumi Oshima, Yasukazu Kogen
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Patent number: 8869754Abstract: An engine system with a reformer, wherein an unreformed fuel is reformed by the reformer mounted in an exhaust pipe, and wherein a reformed fuel containing hydrogen is supplied to an engine. The engine system with a reformer includes a controller which, when the hydrogen generated by the reformer is supplied to the engine, determines a target heat generation beginning timing in accordance with a load applied to an engine, an engine speed, and an air excess ratio of an air-fuel mixture, and which controls an ignition timing of the engine so that a difference between a current heat generation beginning timing and the target heat generation beginning timing of the engine is within a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Hitachi LtdInventors: Atsushi Shimada, Takao Ishikawa, Yasuo Yoshii
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Patent number: 8839606Abstract: In an engine system with a reformer being installed in an exhaust pipe to reform a fuel, a control valve for controlling a flow rate of exhaust gas is provided downstream from an installed position of the reformer in the exhaust pipe. In the engine system with the reformer, since a part of the exhaust gas can be trapped in a space between the reformer and an engine chamber by closing the control valve during an exhaust stroke, the reforming efficiency of the reformer can be heightened.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Shimada, Takao Ishikawa, Tadashi Sano