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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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
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Patent number: 10708535Abstract: There is provided a light output system (100) including a speaker (170), a light output unit (135, 130), and a processor 110 to cause first audio and second audio to be output from the speaker (170) and cause the light output unit (135, 130) to output light corresponding to the second audio output.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Abe, Hideki Nishimura, Shusaku Mizukami, Hironori Inoue
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Patent number: 10618312Abstract: A thermal printer has a thermal head with multiple heat elements for printing on roll paper; a measurer that measures heat element resistance; printer memory storing a resistance evaluation table relating the resistance of the heat elements to heat element defect levels defined based on a specific range of reflectivity in the symbol image; and an evaluator that references the resistance evaluation table stored in printer memory, acquires a defect level based on the resistance measured by the measurer, and evaluates the defect state of the thermal head based on the defect level of a consecutively adjacent count of heat elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Toshihiro Hagiwara, Yuki Nishimoto
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Publication number: 20200020926Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiko OHSAWA, Yuki KUSACHI, Hajime SATOU, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 10338865Abstract: A printing apparatus connectable to a server, the printing apparatus includes: a printing apparatus communication unit that transmits printing apparatus information to the server and receives an address which designates a storage location of overwriting firmware of firmware from the server in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a printing apparatus control unit that receives the overwriting firmware from the server and executes overwriting of the firmware based on the address received by the printing apparatus communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hideki Nishimura
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Publication number: 20190199958Abstract: There is provided a light output system (100) including a speaker (170), a light output unit (135, 130), and a processor 110 to cause first audio and second audio to be output from the speaker (170) and cause the light output unit (135, 130) to output light corresponding to the second audio output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: HIROKI ABE, HIDEKI NISHIMURA, SHUSAKU MIZUKAMI, HIRONORI INOUE
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Publication number: 20190162997Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuroh ASAKURA, Hideki Nishimura, Futoshi Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20190162990Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Tianma Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Tetsuroh ASAKURA, Futoshi NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20190143713Abstract: A thermal printer has a thermal head with multiple heat elements for printing on roll paper; a measurer that measures heat element resistance; printer memory storing a resistance evaluation table relating the resistance of the heat elements to heat element defect levels defined based on a specific range of reflectivity in the symbol image; and an evaluator that references the resistance evaluation table stored in printer memory, acquires a defect level based on the resistance measured by the measurer, and evaluates the defect state of the thermal head based on the defect level of a consecutively adjacent count of heat elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Toshihiro HAGIWARA, Yuki NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20190137682Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.Inventors: Toru OHKI, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 10175475Abstract: This rotary drive apparatus is an apparatus arranged to rotate a first mirror and a second mirror each of which reflects incident light coming from a light source. The rotary drive apparatus includes rotating bodies including a first rotating body including the first mirror, and a second rotating body including the second mirror; and a motor arranged to support the rotating bodies. The motor 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. At least a portion of the first mirror is arranged on the central axis above the bearing portion. At least a portion of the second mirror is arranged on the central axis below the bearing portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Yoichi Sekii
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Patent number: 10138866Abstract: A fluid power generation device is configured to provide electric power generation using fluid action, and comprises multiple power generation mechanisms. Each power generation mechanism comprises: a casing that allows a fluid to pass through its internal space; and a power generation unit arranged within the casing, and configured to perform electric power generation using the fluid action. The casing is configured to generate vortexes in the vicinity of its fluid outlet. The multiple casings are arranged with spaces as intervals between them. Each casing generates vortexes in the vicinity of its fluid outlet. Furthermore, such an arrangement provides an interaction effect between the vortexes generated in the vicinity of the fluid outlets of the multipole casings arranged with the spaces as intervals between them. This provides a synergistic effect for accelerating the inner flow based on the interaction between the power generation mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: RIAMWIND Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Ohya, Takashi Karasudani, Tomoyuki Nagai, Kimihiko Watanabe, Hideki Nishimura, Kazuki Hayashida
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Patent number: 10065434Abstract: A printing device has a print unit that prints on roll paper; a storage compartment that holds roll paper; a paper guide that limits the position of the roll paper in the storage compartment; a paper guide sensor that outputs different detection values according to the status of the paper guide; a memory unit that stores the paper width of the roll paper; and a control unit that causes the print unit to print based on the paper width stored by the memory unit, detects the status of the paper guide based on the detection value of the paper guide sensor when triggered by a specific event, changes the paper width setting to a value indicating 58 mm if the paper guide is installed, and to a value indicating 80 mm if the paper guide is not installed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Motoyama, Hideki Nishimura, Satoshi Omoto
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Publication number: 20180241582Abstract: A storage unit (M12) stores correspondence information in which at least two pieces of information among environment information, person information, and the device information detected by at least one of a plurality of devices (U1-n) and external information provided by an external device and autonomous operation information including operation information of the plurality of devices and notification information representing notification using a sound, a light, or an image of the plurality of devices are associated with each other. A control unit (M11) acquires the at least two pieces of information. The control unit (M11) determines the autonomous operation information based on the correspondence information and the at least two pieces of information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: HIDEKI NISHIMURA, MASAYUKI NAKAZAWA, SHINGO YAMASHITA, SHUNSUKE YAJIMA
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Patent number: 10037901Abstract: A substrate liquid treatment apparatus includes: at least one processing unit that processes a substrate with a treatment liquid; a storage tank that stores the treatment liquid; a circulation line through which the treatment liquid discharged from the storage tank into the circulation line is returned to the storage tank; a branch supply line that is branched from the circulation line to supply the treatment liquid to the processing unit; a recovery line that returns to the storage tank the treatment liquid having been supplied to the substrate in the processing unit; a distribution line connecting the circulation line and the recovery line; and a shutoff valve, provided on the distribution line, that is opened when cleaning of the recovery line is performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Kazuya Koyama, Hiromi Kiyose, Katsufumi Matsuki, Shuhei Takahashi, Hideki Nishimura, Takashi Uno, Hirotaka Maruyama
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Publication number: 20180182616Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Hiroki Yonekawa, Shuhei Takahashi, Kouzou Tachibana, Hideki Nishimura
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Patent number: 9995954Abstract: A conductive film stuck to a transparent conductive film of a liquid crystal panel is protruded along a display surface and the protruded part is formed as non-adhesive so that the protruded part is not stuck to the members other than the liquid crystal panel. The protruded part contacts with a conductor on the front frame side so as to electrically connect the transparent conductive film of the liquid crystal panel and the front frame. When the liquid crystal panel moves, the conductive film can move in a direction in parallel to the display surface by following the liquid crystal panel, which prevents deterioration of the conductive film. Therefore, no excessive force works on the stuck part between the transparent conductive film and the conductive film. It solves the exfoliation issue of the conductive film, and the transparent conductive film can be electrically connected to the front frame stably.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Nishimura, Masato Maki, Kazuyuki Saito
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Publication number: 20180088872Abstract: Disclosed is a printing apparatus connectable to a server, the printing apparatus includes: a printing apparatus communication unit that transmits printing apparatus information to the server and receives an address which designates a storage location of overwriting firmware of firmware from the server in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a printing apparatus control unit that receives the overwriting firmware from the server and executes overwriting of the firmware based on the address received by the printing apparatus communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Hideki NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 9879691Abstract: A pump a shaft portion arranged to extend in a vertical direction; a rotor portion arranged to surround an outer circumference of the shaft portion, and including a magnet; and a housing joined to the shaft portion, and arranged to contain the rotor portion. The housing includes a stator arranged opposite to the magnet; a rotor accommodating portion arranged to accommodate the rotor portion; and an inlet and an outlet each of which is arranged to pass through a portion of the rotor accommodating portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion, the shaft portion, and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one first dynamic pressure groove arranged to support rotation of the rotor portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one second dynamic pressure groove arranged to transfer a fluid from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Junya Mizukami, Hideki Nishimura, Yoshito Nishitani, Michihiro Ito, Naohiro Nagasawa