Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi 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: 20180197884Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first wiring line, a semiconductor film, a second wiring line, and an insulating film. The substrate includes first, second, and third regions provided adjacently in this order in a predetermined direction. The first wiring line is provided on the substrate and provided in each of the first, second, and third regions. The semiconductor film has a low-resistance region in at least a portion thereof. The semiconductor film is provided between the first wiring line and the substrate in the first region, and is in contact with the first wiring line in the second region. The second wiring line is provided at a position closer to the substrate than the semiconductor film, and is in contact with the first wiring line in the third region. The insulating film is provided between the first wiring line and the semiconductor film in the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi HAYASHI, Tokuaki KUNIYOSHI, Yasuhiro TERAI, Eri MATSUO, Toshiaki YOSHITANI, Naoki ASANO
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Publication number: 20180130910Abstract: A thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate is provided which includes: a substrate; a TFT disposed above the substrate; and a capacitor disposed above the substrate and electrically connected with the TFT, wherein the capacitor includes: a lower electrode layer disposed above the substrate and including an electrically conductive material as a main component; an upper electrode layer disposed above and opposed to the lower electrode layer and including, as a main component, an oxide semiconductor material to which electrical conductivity is given; and a capacitor insulating layer disposed between the lower electrode layer and the upper electrode layer. An extension extending outward from at least a portion of the outer edge of the lower electrode layer in plan view is provided to the lower electrode layer. In plan view, the upper electrode layer covers the lower electrode layer except the extension.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Toshiaki YOSHITANI, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Ryo KOSHIISHI
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Publication number: 20180107906Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first information processing unit that performs information processing for image formation on obtained image data by an image processing specific program; and a second information processing unit that performs information processing for image formation on the image data by a general-purpose processing program also performing processing other than image processing when a value related to the information processing by the first information processing unit satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi SHIMIZU, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Kiyotaka TSUCHIBUCHI, Hiroshi NIINA, Masashi OKANO, Tetsuya WAKIYAMA
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Publication number: 20180087562Abstract: Provided is a connecting rod which can be manufactured without increasing the cost, and is provided with an effectively strengthened rod portion. The rod portion includes a pair of ribs (21) extending in parallel to each other in cross sectional view, and a web (22) connected between substantially vertically middle parts of the ribs. Each rib includes a rib root portion (23) located in a vertically central part thereof in cross sectional view, and a pair of rib tip portions (24) located at both vertical ends thereof, and each rib tip portion has a higher hardness than the web by 40 HV or more, and the rib root portion has a higher hardness than the web by 30 HV or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Matsuda, Yasuyuki Iwasaki, Hiroshi Hayashi
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Patent number: 9929274Abstract: Methods of fabricating a thin-film transistor are provided. The methods include forming a gate electrode above a substrate, a gate insulating layer above the gate electrode, a non-crystalline silicon layer above the gate insulating layer, and a channel protective layer above the non-crystalline silicon layer. The non-crystalline silicon layer and the channel protective layer are processed to form a projecting part. The projecting part has an upper layer composed of the channel protective layer and a lower layer composed of the non-crystalline silicon layer. The projecting part and portions of the non-crystalline silicon layer on sides of the projecting part are irradiated with a laser beam to crystallize at least the non-crystalline silicon layer in the projecting part. An absorptance of the non-crystalline silicon layer for the laser beam is greater in the projecting part than in the portions on the sides of the projecting part.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignees: JOLED INC., PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Takahiro Kawashima, Genshirou Kawachi
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Publication number: 20180063371Abstract: An image processing device includes an acquisition unit and an image processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires execution information regarding necessary processing units of plural processing units for performing an image process and an order in which the processing units are executed from an external apparatus. The image processing unit performs the image process by executing the necessary processing units in the order indicated by the acquired execution information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi HAYASHI, Tetsuya WAKIYAMA, Masashi OKANO, Hiroshi NIINA, Junichi SHIMIZU, Kiyotaka TSUCHIBUCHI
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Publication number: 20180059998Abstract: A processing device includes a reception unit, a processing unit, and an output unit. The reception unit receives a process designated by a user. The processing unit performs the process received by the reception unit. The output unit outputs the process to an external apparatus capable of executing the process received by the reception unit. When the reception unit receives multiple processes, a process that is included in the multiple processes and in which an output from the processing device has to be obtained is performed in the processing device, and at least a part of a process that is included in the multiple processes and in which an output from the processing device does not have to be obtained is output to the external apparatus by the output unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi NIINA, Tetsuya WAKIYAMA, Masashi OKANO, Junichi SHIMIZU, Kiyotaka TSUCHIBUCHI, Hiroshi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170358170Abstract: A drawing game system includes a drawing device, a drawing reward granting device, an association device, and an association reward granting device. The drawing device may be configured to draw for one or more players a choice from among two or more choices. The drawing reward granting device may be configured to grant the one or more players with a drawing reward, based at least in part on the choice drawn by the drawing device. The association device may be configured to associate the one or more players with the choice drawn by the drawing device. The association reward granting device may be configured to grant the one or more players with an association reward, in case that after the choice was associated by the association device, the choice has been drawn by the drawing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinya ITO, Kensaku YOSHIDA, Fumihito OGUCHI, Fumitaka TAKEYAMA, Junichi SASA, Ken SASAKI, Hiroshi HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9843077Abstract: A method for processing a fluorine-containing electrolyte solution including a gasification step of gasifying a volatile component of an electrolyte solution including a fluorine compound by heating the electrolyte solution under reduced pressure, a fluorine immobilization step of immobilizing the fluorine component included in the gasified gas as calcium fluoride by allowing the fluorine component to react with calcium, and an organic solvent component collection step of collecting an organic solvent component included in the gasification gas, in which, preferably, after a small amount of water, aqueous mineral acid solution, or the like is added to the electrolyte solution, the volatile component of the electrolyte solution is gasified by heating the electrolyte solution under reduced pressure.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Koichiro Hirata, Hidenori Tsurumaki, Hisashi Hoshina
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Patent number: 9813200Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting an orthogonal frequency domain multiple access (OFDMA) signal including a synchronization channel signal transmitted including a plurality of sequence elements interleaved in time and frequency. The synchronization channel signal sequence elements enable an initial acquisition and cell search method with low computational load by providing predetermined time domain symmetry for common sequence elements in OFDMA symbol periods for OFDMA symbol timing detection and frequency error detection in an OFDMA system supporting multiple system bandwidths, both synchronized and un-synchronized systems, a large cell index and an OFDMA symbol structure with both short and long cyclic prefix length.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Hidenori Akita, Kevin L. Baum, Brian K. Classon, Masaya Fukuta, Hiroshi Hayashi, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Kenneth A. Stewart
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Patent number: 9805660Abstract: A display is provided that includes a display having a light-emitting element and a drive transistor, which supplies a current to the light-emitting element causing the light-emitting element to emit light. The display also includes a signal line driving circuit that supplies a signal voltage applied between a gate and a source of the drive transistor, and a control circuit that calculates an amount of threshold voltage shift of the drive transistor on the basis of an amount of deterioration of a threshold voltage of the drive transistor during a deterioration period, and corrects the signal voltage in accordance with the amount of threshold voltage shift.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Takahiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20170309649Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate; and a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor that are disposed on the substrate. The first thin film transistor includes a first gate electrode and a first oxide semiconductor layer that is used as a channel. The second thin film transistor includes a second gate electrode and a second oxide semiconductor layer that is used as a channel. The first oxide semiconductor layer includes a first oxide semiconductor material that is different in mobility from a second oxide semiconductor material that the second oxide semiconductor layer includes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: JOLED INC.Inventor: Hiroshi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170287397Abstract: A display device correction method performed by a control unit that performs display control on an organic electroluminescent (EL) panel including a plurality of display pixels, in an organic EL display which includes the organic EL panel and the control unit. The display device correction method includes: obtaining a cumulative value of a pixel signal supplied to a drive transistor which is included in a current pixel to be processed among the plurality of display pixels and supplies drive current according to the pixel signal to an organic EL element (OEL); calculating a shift amount of a threshold voltage of the drive transistor, using the cumulative value; calculating an amount of change in mobility, using the shift amount; and calculating a correction parameter for correcting a pixel signal, using the amount of change in mobility.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: JOLED INC.Inventors: Kazuki SAWA, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Tomoyuki MAEDA
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Publication number: 20170271731Abstract: Provided is a zinc-air secondary battery including an air electrode; a negative electrode containing zinc, a zinc alloy, and/or a zinc compound; an aqueous electrolytic solution in which the negative electrode is immersed; a container having an opening and accommodating the negative electrode and the electrolytic solution; and a separator disposed to cover the opening and having hydroxide ion conductivity, water impermeability, and gas impermeability, the separator being in contact with the electrolytic solution and defining a hermetic space with the container such that the air electrode is separated from the electrolytic solution by the separator through which hydroxide ions pass. The hermetic space has an extra space having a volume that meets a variation in amount of water in association with reaction at the negative electrode during charge and discharge of the battery. The present invention provides a highly reliable zinc-air secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Naohito Yamada, Kenshin Kitoh
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Patent number: 9751325Abstract: Using a plurality of colors of inks comprising an oil-based ink containing a dye lake pigment and an oil-based ink containing a pigment other than dye lake pigments, and superposing the plurality of colors of inks when printing, the oil-based ink containing a dye lake pigment is ejected on a printing medium prior to the oil-based ink containing a pigment other than dye lake pigments.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Shimomura, Hiroshi Hayashi
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Patent number: 9745014Abstract: An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shiro Fukano, Masahiro Miki, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kota Nakahira, Tomohiro Hoshi, Manabu Ichikawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Tomoyuki Takewaka
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Publication number: 20170229697Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an alkaline electrolytic solution, a separator structure exhibiting water impermeability and separating the positive electrode from the negative electrode, and a container accommodating at least the negative electrode and the alkaline electrolytic solution. The separator structure includes a porous substrate-supported ceramic separator, and a reinforcement having a lattice structure having openings and reinforcing the periphery and/or at least one surface of the porous substrate-supported ceramic separator. The porous substrate-supported ceramic separator includes a ceramic separator composed of an inorganic solid electrolyte having hydroxide ion conductivity in the form of a membrane or layer densified enough to have water impermeability, and a porous substrate disposed on at least one surface of the separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi HAYASHI, Kenshin KITOH, Naohito YAMADA
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Publication number: 20170222271Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a hydroxide-ion-conductive ceramic separator. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an alkaline electrolytic solution; a ceramic separator that is composed of a hydroxide-ion-conductive inorganic solid electrolyte and separates the positive electrode from the negative electrode; a porous substrate disposed on at least one surface of the ceramic separator; and a container accommodating at least the negative electrode and the alkaline electrolytic solution, wherein the inorganic solid electrolyte is in the form of a membrane or layer densified enough to have water impermeability, and the porous substrate has a thickness of 100 to 1,800 ?m. According to the secondary battery of the present invention, the thickness and resistance of the ceramic separator are decreased without concern for reduced strength, and a reduction in energy density and an increase in internal resistance are effectively prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi HAYASHI, Kenshin KITOH, Naohito YAMADA
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Publication number: 20170198367Abstract: A circulation apparatus recovers cooling fluid after the cooling fluid is used for quenching and supplies the cooling fluid to a defoaming bath. A laminar flow weir of a defoaming apparatus partitions the defoaming bath into laminar and shallow flow baths. The laminar flow weir is lower than a side wall of the laminar flow bath. Cooling fluid from the circulation apparatus is supplied to the laminar flow bath and the cooling fluid is poured into the shallow bath from the laminar flow bath along the laminar flow weir. A filter covers an opening in a bottom portion of the shallow bath. The liquid level height in the shallow bath is less than the height of the laminar flow weir. A supply bath accumulates cooling fluid that passes through the filter, and supplies the cooling fluid to a cooling apparatus that sprays the cooling fluid onto a metallic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Yutaka HAMASAKI, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Shinji HOSOYA, Shinjirou KUWAYAMA
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Patent number: 9695999Abstract: In a lighting system for a vehicle provided with a main light, an extension arranged between a reflector of the main light and an outer lens, a light guide member located in the vicinity of the extension, and a light source for the light guide member provided separately from a light source for the main light, the light source and a driver for the light guide member are arranged effectively to improve external appearance. A light incident section provided in the light guide member for admitting light from the light source for the light guide member, and a driver for the light guide member for adjusting power supply amount to the light source for the light guide member, are arranged in such a position as to be covered with an extension in a front view.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Takenaka, Hiroshi Hayashi