Patents by Inventor Hideki Nishimura
Hideki Nishimura 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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Publication number: 20240159617Abstract: A leak diagnosis device for a fuel vapor treatment apparatus, comprising: a first diagnosis unit that performs a leak diagnosis of a fuel tank based on a tank internal pressure in a closed state of a sealing valve; a determination unit that opens a sealing valve in a state where a purge valve and a switching valve are closed when the tank internal pressure is within a normal range, and determines whether there is an influence on the valve openability of the switching valve; and a second diagnosis unit that performs a leak diagnosis of the canister based on the tank internal pressure or the canister internal pressure when the determination unit makes a negative determination, and performs a leak diagnosis of the canister based on the canister internal pressure after closing the closed valve when the determination unit makes an affirmative determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuusaku NISHIMURA, Keita Fukui, Hideki Miyahara
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Publication number: 20240123654Abstract: Provided is a separation and recovery apparatus for continuously separating and recovering, from a resin mixture containing a resin containing a hydrolyzable polymer and a resin containing a nonhydrolyzable polymer, a hydrolytic component a of the hydrolyzable polymer A and the nonhydrolyzable polymer B, the apparatus including: a crushing unit that crushes the resin mixture a melting/discharging unit that melts a crushed product obtained by the crushing unit to form a fluid and discharges the fluid at a high pressure; and a hydrothermal reaction treatment unit that continuously subjects the fluid discharged from the melting/discharging unit to a hydrothermal reaction treatment, wherein, in the melting/discharging unit, the hydrolyzable polymer A is hydrolyzed, and the hydrolytic component a thereof is dissolved and transferred into water permeating a sintered alloy diaphragm, thereby separating the nonhydrolyzable polymer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: TOPPAN INC.Inventors: Masaru WATANABE, Aritomo YAMAGUCHI, Osamu SATO, Yuuma IRISA, Akira TAKAMA, Kousuke NISHIMURA, Hiroki KUJIRAOKA, Hideki MIYAZAKI, Keita AKIMOTO, Takuya TAKAHATA, Daisuke KUGIMOTO, Shingo KOUDA, Satoshi HAMURA, Takahiro IMAI, Yumiko OMORI, Manabu KAWA
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Patent number: 11914913Abstract: A control system includes a terminal device including a first communication unit configured to perform first Bluetooth communication and second Bluetooth communication, and a printing apparatus including a second communication unit that is connected by pairing to the terminal device to perform the second Bluetooth communication with the first communication unit, wherein the terminal device performs the first Bluetooth communication in a state where no pairing connection is made with the printing apparatus, and transmits a notification instruction command to the printing apparatus through the first communication unit, and wherein the printing apparatus performs a notification operation based on the notification instruction command when receiving the notification instruction command through the second communication unit based on the first Bluetooth communication.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takaaki Taniguchi, Hideki Nishimura
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Patent number: 11843307Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a bearing. The stator includes a shaft that extends in a vertical direction. The rotor is rotatable around the shaft. The bearing supports the rotor in a rotatable manner. The rotor includes a magnet, a case, and a tooth groove. The magnet is radially outward of the stator and opposes the stator in a radial direction. The case covers a radially outer end of the magnet. The tooth groove is provided in a radially outer surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Tomohiro Hasegawa, Hiroaki Hirano, Yoichi Sekii
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Patent number: 11804753Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a bearing. The stator includes a shaft that extends in a vertical direction. The rotor is rotatable around the shaft. The bearing supports the rotor in a rotatable manner. The rotor includes a magnet, a case, and a tooth groove. The magnet is radially outward of the stator and opposes the stator in a radial direction. The case covers a radially outer end of the magnet. The tooth groove is provided in a radially outer surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Tomohiro Hasegawa, Hiroaki Hirano, Yoichi Sekii
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Publication number: 20230325136Abstract: A control system includes a terminal device including a first communication unit configured to perform first Bluetooth communication and second Bluetooth communication, and a printing apparatus including a second communication unit that is connected by pairing to the terminal device to perform the second Bluetooth communication with the first communication unit, wherein the terminal device performs the first Bluetooth communication in a state where no pairing connection is made with the printing apparatus, and transmits a notification instruction command to the printing apparatus through the first communication unit, and wherein the printing apparatus performs a notification operation based on the notification instruction command when receiving the notification instruction command through the second communication unit based on the first Bluetooth communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Takaaki TANIGUCHI, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20230317953Abstract: Coated negative electrode active material particles for lithium ion batteries in which at least a part of the surface of negative electrode active material particles is covered with a coating layer containing a polymer compound and a compound (A), the polymer compound is a polymer including (meth)acrylic acid as a constituent monomer, the weight proportion of (meth)acrylic acid in the polymer based on the weight of the polymer is 70 to 95 wt %, and the compound (A) is at least one selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, ethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: APB CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki HORIE, Toshiaki YAMAGUCHI, Hideki NISHIMURA, Kenichi KAWAKITA, Kazuya MINAMI
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Patent number: 11704083Abstract: A control system includes a terminal device including a first communication unit configured to perform first Bluetooth communication and second Bluetooth communication, and a printing apparatus including a second communication unit that is connected by pairing to the terminal device to perform the second Bluetooth communication with the first communication unit, wherein the terminal device performs the first Bluetooth communication in a state where no pairing connection is made with the printing apparatus, and transmits a notification instruction command to the printing apparatus through the first communication unit, and wherein the printing apparatus performs a notification operation based on the notification instruction command when receiving the notification instruction command through the second communication unit based on the first Bluetooth communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takaaki Taniguchi, Hideki Nishimura
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Patent number: 11670997Abstract: A vibration motor includes a stationary part, and a movable element which has a magnet and can vibrate in one direction. The stationary part includes a coil which applies a driving force to the magnet due to energization, a housing which houses the movable element and the coil therein, a first lid part which closes an end portion of the housing on one side in the one direction, and a first bearing part. The first bearing part is disposed inside the housing on the other side in the one direction from the first lid part. The first bearing part includes a bearing inner circumferential surface disposed with a gap therebetween with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the movable element on one side in the one direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsunori Hirata, Tomohiro Hasegawa, Daisuke Adachi, Hiroaki Hirano, Hideki Nishimura
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Patent number: 11664489Abstract: To provide a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can be produced even without performing a heat treatment at a high temperature such as 2,000° C. or higher and can have the discharge capacity and the cycle characteristics (capacity retention) further increased. The negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the invention has a configuration in which a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode material and a binder is formed on the surface of a current collector. Further, the negative electrode material has a core portion including carbonaceous negative electrode active material particles; and a shell portion including a polyimide and silicon-based negative electrode active material particles and/or tin-based negative electrode active material particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko Ohsawa, Yuki Kusachi, Hajime Satou, Hiroshi Akama, Hideaki Horie, Hideki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20230107979Abstract: An electrode for a lithium-ion battery, comprising a resin current collector; and an electrode active material layer formed on the resin current collector, and containing coated electrode active material particles in which at least a part of a surface of an electrode active material particle is coated with a coating layer including a polymer compound, wherein the resin current collector has a recess on a principal surface that comes into contact with the electrode active material layer, the relationship between the maximum depth (D) of the recess and the D50 particle size (R) of the electrode active material particles satisfies 1.0R?D?6.5R, and the relationship between the length (S) of the shortest part of the length passing through the center of gravity of the recess and the D50 particle size (R) of the electrode active material particles satisfies 1.5R?S.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: APB CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Moe KITABA, Yuki NEKOHASHI, Yusuke MIZUNO, Kazuya MINAMI, Hideaki HORIE
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Publication number: 20220407082Abstract: A lithium ion battery current collector which is used in a lithium ion battery in contact with an electrode active material at one principal surface, characterized in that the current collector is provided with a surface layer on the principal surface in contact with the electrode active material, and an uneven structure is provided on a surface in which the surface layer is in contact with the electrode active material, the uneven structure is any of a plurality of recesses composed of closed figures as seen from above, a network structure, or a pattern of recesses and protrusions, which is provided in an outermost layer of the surface layer, and a depth of the recess is 10 to 45 ?m, a length of a shortest portion of lengths passing through a centroid of the recess is 30 to 105 ?m, and a proportion of an area of the recess as seen from above is 19% to 61% with respect to an area of a surface of the current collector provided with the recess as seen from above.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: APB CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Yuki NEKOHASHI, Yusuke MIZUNO, Kazuya MINAMI, Moe KITABA, Hideaki HORIE
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Publication number: 20220308814Abstract: A control system includes a terminal device including a first communication unit configured to perform first Bluetooth communication and second Bluetooth communication, and a printing apparatus including a second communication unit that is connected by pairing to the terminal device to perform the second Bluetooth communication with the first communication unit, wherein the terminal device performs the first Bluetooth communication in a state where no pairing connection is made with the printing apparatus, and transmits a notification instruction command to the printing apparatus through the first communication unit, and wherein the printing apparatus performs a notification operation based on the notification instruction command when receiving the notification instruction command through the second communication unit based on the first Bluetooth communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Takaaki TANIGUCHI, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 11231546Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a bracket that is fixed to a side face of a backlight unit and bonded to the rear main surface of a front surface panel by an adhesive portion. The bracket includes: a side wall that is fixed to a the side face of the backlight unit, rises from rear to front along the side face, and extends along a side face of the front surface panel; and a beam portion in front of the side wall. The beam portion has at least a portion that is continuous with the side wall, protrudes to outside the side wall along the rear main surface of the front surface panel, extends along the side face of the front surface panel, and is bonded to the rear main surface of the front surface panel by the adhesive portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Toru Ohki, Hideki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20220014082Abstract: A vibration motor includes a stationary part, and a movable element which has a magnet and can vibrate in one direction. The stationary part includes a coil which applies a driving force to the magnet due to energization, a housing which houses the movable element and the coil therein, a first lid part which closes an end portion of the housing on one side in the one direction, and a first bearing part. The first bearing part is disposed inside the housing on the other side in the one direction from the first lid part. The first bearing part includes a bearing inner circumferential surface disposed with a gap therebetween with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the movable element on one side in the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsunori HIRATA, Tomohiro HASEGAWA, Daisuke ADACHI, Hiroaki HIRANO, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20210376693Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a bearing. The stator includes a shaft that extends in a vertical direction. The rotor is rotatable around the shaft. The bearing supports the rotor in a rotatable manner. The rotor includes a magnet, a case, and a tooth groove. The magnet is radially outward of the stator and opposes the stator in a radial direction. The case covers a radially outer end of the magnet. The tooth groove is provided in a radially outer surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Tomohiro HASEGAWA, Hiroaki HIRANO, Yoichi SEKII
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Patent number: 10908413Abstract: This rotary drive apparatus includes a stationary portion including a stator; and a rotating portion supported through a bearing portion to be rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction with respect to the stationary portion, the rotating portion including a magnet arranged opposite to the stator. The bearing portion includes an upper bearing portion, and a lower bearing portion arranged below the upper bearing portion. A center of gravity of the rotating portion is located below an upper end of the upper bearing portion and above a lower end of the lower bearing portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Yoichi Sekii
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Patent number: 10852572Abstract: A display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, pixel driving electrodes for pixels, the pixel driving electrodes being provided on the first substrate and configured to provide control electric fields to the liquid crystal layer, louver elements, louver element driving electrodes provided on a face facing the first substrate of the second substrate, and an unseparated shield electrode between the louver element driving electrodes and the liquid crystal layer. Each of the louver elements are configured to stand on the second substrate, be sandwiched between one of the louver element driving electrodes and the shield electrode, and change amount of light to be transmitted in accordance with voltage applied across the louver element driving electrode and the shield electrode to change viewing angle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Nishimura, Tetsuroh Asakura, Futoshi Nakanishi
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Patent number: 10795216Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display device including a louver that is capable of changing viewing angle. The method includes: a first step of forming a first electrode layer to drive the louver on a first main face of a first substrate; a second step of forming a resin layer on the first electrode layer; a third step of forming louver grooves to contain electrophoretic particles and dispersion medium in the resin layer; a fourth step of forming a sealing layer having a flat top face on the resin layer having the louver grooves in such a manner that the sealing layer closes the louver grooves; a fifth step of forming color filters on the sealing layer; and a sixth step of forming a second electrode layer to drive the louver on the sealing layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuroh Asakura, Hideki Nishimura, Futoshi Nakanishi
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Patent number: 10770284Abstract: A substrate processing method according to an embodiment includes an etching process, a temperature-difference forming process, and a rinsing process. The etching process supplies an etchant onto a first surface of a substrate on which a pattern is formed to etch the pattern. The temperature-difference forming process makes, in parallel with the etching process, a temperature in a lower portion of the pattern lower than a temperature in an upper portion of the pattern. The rinsing process supplies rinse liquid onto the first surface after the etching process to replace the etchant remaining on the pattern with the rinse liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Hiroki Yonekawa, Shuhei Takahashi, Kouzou Tachibana, Hideki Nishimura