Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Noguchi
Hiroshi Noguchi 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: 20240154003Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device in which a boundary region between a transistor portion and a diode portion includes: a first portion which is in contact with the transistor portion and is not provided with a lifetime adjustment region; and a second portion which is in contact with the diode portion and to which the lifetime adjustment region of the diode portion extends, a density distribution of a lifetime killer in a first direction has a lateral slope where a density of the lifetime killer decreases from the second portion of the boundary region toward the first portion, a width of the first portion is smaller than a width of the second portion in the first direction, and the width of the first portion is equal to or larger than a width of the lateral slope in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Yosuke SAKURAI, Tatsuya NAITO, Seiji NOGUCHI, Motoyoshi KUBOUCHI, Naoko KODAMA, Hiroshi TAKISHITA
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Patent number: 11966527Abstract: There are provided a display panel with a touch detection function, a drive circuit, and an electronic unit, which make it possible to realize many functions related to touch detection. The display panel includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes extending in one direction; an electrode drive section integrated into a chip, and applying a drive signal to the drive electrodes; and one or more touch detection electrodes extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the drive electrodes extend.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Noguchi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Kohei Azumi
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Publication number: 20240127532Abstract: A three-dimensional model generation device includes: an upper-body model generation unit configured to generate an upper-body three-dimensional model based on captured-image information on an upper body of a subject that is acquired by an imaging device; and a lower-body model selection unit configured to select a lower-body three-dimensional model corresponding to the upper body of the subject from a plurality of lower-body three-dimensional models set previously, by analyzing an attribute of the subject based on the captured-image information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventor: Hiroshi Noguchi
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Publication number: 20240079103Abstract: An information processing device (40) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an analysis unit (41) being a first data generation unit that generates objective score data, which indicates objective scores in time series, based on a plurality of pieces of objective data regarding a patient; a processing unit (42) being a second data generation unit that generates subjective score data, which indicates subjective scores in time series, based on a plurality of pieces of subjective data obtained from the patient; and a generation unit (44) being an image generation unit that generates a score image indicating the objective score data and the subjective score data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: RITSUKO KANO, EIJIRO MORI, SHINSUKE NOGUCHI, KAZUMI HIRANO, TAKAFUMI YANAGIMOTO, KOJI SATO, HIROSHI HARA
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Patent number: 11872529Abstract: A bubble generation device is provided which is capable of discharging bubbles of about the same size from each of a plurality of bubble discharge ports. The device is provided with a bubble discharge chamber communicating with each of a plurality of bubble discharge ports, a turnaround path including a first communication port communicating with a gas storage chamber and a second communication port communicating with the bubble discharge chamber on a downstream side in a gas traveling direction of a turn-around point of the turnaround path, opening areas of the plurality of bubble discharge ports being the same as each other, and a total of the opening areas of the plurality of bubble discharge ports being smaller than an opening area of the second communication port.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Akitoshi Nakagawa, Terutake Niwa
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Publication number: 20230418375Abstract: A display apparatus that is worn on a user and provides a virtual space to the user, the display apparatus includes a virtual space information acquisition unit that acquires information on a virtual movement region in which the user is movable in the virtual space, a real space information acquisition unit that acquires information on a real movement region in which the user is movable in a real space in which the user exists, a correspondence relation acquisition unit that calculates a superimposed area that is an area in which the virtual movement region and the real movement region are superimposed on each other when the virtual space and the real space are superimposed on each other, and acquires a correspondence relation between the virtual space and the real space, the correspondence relation being set based on the superimposed area, and a display control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventor: Hiroshi Noguchi
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Publication number: 20230321605Abstract: A bubble generation device is provided which is capable of discharging bubbles of about the same size from each of a plurality of bubble discharge ports. The device is provided with a bubble discharge chamber communicating with each of a plurality of bubble discharge ports, a turnaround path including a first communication port communicating with a gas storage chamber and a second communication port communicating with the bubble discharge chamber on a downstream side in a gas traveling direction of a turn-around point of the turnaround path, opening areas of the plurality of bubble discharge ports being the same as each other, and a total of the opening areas of the plurality of bubble discharge ports being smaller than an opening area of the second communication port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Akitoshi NAKAGAWA, Terutake NIWA
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Publication number: 20230321614Abstract: A bubble generation device is provided which is capable of efficiently peeling off contaminants from a surface of a filtration membrane. There is provided a bubble discharge chamber disposed above a turnaround portion of a turnaround path. The turnaround path includes a first communication port communicating with a gas storage chamber and a second communication port communicating with the bubble discharge chamber on a downstream side of the turnaround portion. Each of the gas storage chamber and the bubble discharge chamber includes an opening facing downward at a lower end. A cross-sectional area of the bubble discharge chamber in a horizontal direction is equal to or larger than an opening area (a sum of the opening areas of the two second communication ports in an illustrated example) of the second communication port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Akitoshi NAKAGAWA, Terutake NIWA
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Patent number: 11746920Abstract: A switching valve device for switching an intermediate flow path through which a fluid flows from an inlet to an outlet includes: a first valve which switches a flow path extending from the inlet to one of two flow paths; and a second valve which is provided on a downstream side of the first valve and switches the intermediate flow path by a differential pressure generated by depressurization in an external flow path Lout connected to the intermediate flow path connected to one of the two flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Hiroyuki Iwanaga, Naoki Nishimura, Akitaka Matsuzaki, Fuminobu Enokijima
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Publication number: 20230254879Abstract: This wireless communication device comprises: a sensing unit that detects the position and size of each moving object including a mobile terminal; a route prediction unit that predicts a movement route of each moving object on the basis of the position of each moving object; a communication quality prediction unit that predicts a communication quality distribution of a communication area on the basis of the predicted movement route of each moving object and the size of each moving object; and a determination unit that acquires the predicted communication quality for the predicted movement route of the mobile terminal on the basis of the communication quality distribution, and determines a communication startup timing for the mobile terminal on the basis of the predicted communication quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Makoto YASUGI, Noriyuki SHIMIZU, Hiroshi NOGUCHI
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Patent number: 11707716Abstract: A membrane element having a filtration main body, a header (a water collection portion) that collects treated water from an end portion of the filtration main body and a treated water lead-out portion that leads out the treated water is used. The treated water lead-out portion is connected to a tubular peripheral wall of a water collection pipe that collects treated water solid-liquid-separated by the membrane element, and communicates with an inside of the tubular peripheral wall. The tubular peripheral wall has a thick portion that is thicker in a horizontal direction at an upper-side peripheral wall portion located at an upper side (or at a lower-side peripheral wall portion located at a lower side) in the radial direction of the tubular peripheral wall, and a connecting hole that penetrates the thick portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Akitoshi Nakagawa, Terutake Niwa
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Patent number: 11680514Abstract: This liquid injection nozzle atomizes and sprays liquid, while reducing loss of kinetic energy, thereby promoting mixing between the liquid and a gas and thus promoting the reaction between the liquid and the gas. In the liquid injection nozzle, a plurality of distal end tips each having an injection hole are provided on a distal end portion of a nozzle body. Each distal end tip has a conical swirling flow chamber. A communication thin hole is formed in the distal end portion. The communication thin hole extends from a hollow chamber to the conical swirling flow chamber of the distal end tip. When the valve needle is lifted, liquid flows through the communication thin hole into the swirling flow chamber in a tangential direction and generates a vortex flow, and the vortex flow is sprayed from the injection hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ACR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Noguchi, Keiji Kishishita
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Publication number: 20230125105Abstract: A membrane element having a filtration main body, a header (a water collection portion) that collects treated water from an end portion of the filtration main body and a treated water lead-out portion that leads out the treated water is used. The treated water lead-out portion is connected to a tubular peripheral wall of a water collection pipe that collects treated water solid-liquid-separated by the membrane element, and communicates with an inside of the tubular peripheral wall. The tubular peripheral wall has a thick portion that is thicker in a horizontal direction at an upper-side peripheral wall portion located at an upper side (or at a lower-side peripheral wall portion located at a lower side) in the radial direction of the tubular peripheral wall, and a connecting hole that penetrates the thick portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Akitoshi NAKAGAWA, Terutake NIWA
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Publication number: 20220299126Abstract: A solenoid valve includes: a valve body; a housing which includes a valve seat and a valve chamber; a movable iron core which moves the valve body; a solenoid coil; a fixed iron core configured for moving the movable iron core by causing a current to flow to the solenoid coil; and a sleeve which is disposed inside the movable iron core, in which the sleeve is attached to the housing in such a manner that an open portion of the sleeve is inserted into an open recess portion of the housing communicating with the valve chamber and a gap between the sleeve and the housing is sealed by a seal member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Yoshinari KASAGI, Hiroyuki IWANAGA
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Publication number: 20220260169Abstract: A switching valve device for switching an intermediate flow path through which a fluid flows from an inlet to an outlet includes: a first valve which switches a flow path extending from the inlet to one of two flow paths; and a second valve which is provided on a downstream side of the first valve and switches the intermediate flow path by a differential pressure generated by depressurization in an external flow path Lout connected to the intermediate flow path connected to one of the two flow paths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Hiroyuki IWANAGA, Naoki NISHIMURA, Akitaka MATSUZAKI, Fuminobu ENOKIJIMA
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Patent number: 11408958Abstract: The present application relates to correction of position data used in a position information collection system, in which measurement points correspond to position data of a mobile body at respective time points and a movement path of the mobile body connects the measurement points in a time series. When the position data produces a movement path of the mobile body which passes through a not-enterable area, the position data is corrected such that the movement path of the mobile body circumvents the not-enterable area without reducing positioning accuracy, by performing position correction operations which include: determining a crossing status with regard to how the movement path crosses the not-enterable area; counting a number of the measurement points within the not-enterable area; and correcting the position data such that the movement path circumvents the not-enterable area.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ayano Kaneda, Kohtaro Matsumuro, Hiroshi Noguchi
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Patent number: 11351506Abstract: A bubble generation device intermittently generates large bubbles in a liquid phase. The bubble generation device includes a bubble storing container, a pivot, and a pair of edge portion receivers. The bubble storing container stores bubbles generated by a gas supply nozzle in the liquid. The pivot allows the bubble storing container to pivot thereon, thereby releasing the large bubbles from the bubble storing container. The pair of edge portion receivers receives and blocks an edge portion of the bubble storing container to limit pivot of the bubble storing container. An inside of the bubble storing container is partitioned by a partition that is installed in an axial direction of the pivot.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATIONInventors: Yin Qiang Roger, Hiroshi Noguchi, Terutake Niwa, Osamu Takase
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Publication number: 20220120211Abstract: This liquid injection nozzle atomizes and sprays liquid, while reducing loss of kinetic energy, thereby promoting mixing between the liquid and a gas and thus promoting the reaction between the liquid and the gas. In the liquid injection nozzle, a plurality of distal end tips each having an injection hole are provided on a distal end portion of a nozzle body. Each distal end tip has a conical swirling flow chamber. A communication thin hole is formed in the distal end portion. The communication thin hole extends from a hollow chamber to the conical swirling flow chamber of the distal end tip. When the valve needle is lifted, liquid flows through the communication thin hole into the swirling flow chamber in a tangential direction and generates a vortex flow, and the vortex flow is sprayed from the injection hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi MATSUOKA, Hiroshi NOGUCHI, Keiji KISHISHITA
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Patent number: 11097969Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for water treatment, including a membrane separator for solid-liquid separation; and a particle fractionator which has at least two exits of a fractionated solid-liquid mixture produced therein, wherein a liquor containing particles of different sizes including submicron particles is fed to the particle fractionator before a membrane separation by the membrane separator, and wherein a first fraction of the fractionated solid-liquid mixture is returned to the membrane separator from one exit of the at least two exits of the particle fractionator, the first fraction being less than the liquor in terms of content of the submicron particles. This apparatus enables a rapid achievement of suppression of membrane fouling.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Guihe Tao, Terutake Niwa, Yasuhiro Fukuzaki, Yingjie Lee, Jia Ting Yen, Seng Chye Chua, Bernhard Wett
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Patent number: D929904Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Noguchi, Kenichi Noda, Shinya Nishikado