Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Uchiyama

Hiroshi Uchiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20100047506
    Abstract: The present invention can record or reproduce information in a stable manner with a simple configuration. According to the present invention, since a photoinitiator whose vaporization temperature is between 140 and 400 deg C. is included, a portion around a focal point Fb of a recording optical beam L2c heats up after the recording optical beam L2c is focused, vaporizing the photoinitiator. As a result, an air bubble is formed. This air bubble is left in a recording layer 101 as a cavity after the emission of the recording optical beam L2c ends and the portion around the focal point Fb cools down. When a reading optical beam L2d is emitted, the air bubble can reflect the reading optical beam L2d due to the difference in refractive index between a portion inside the air bubble and the portion outside the air bubble (i.e. the recording layer 101), producing a returning optical beam L3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchiyama, Takao Kudo, Kazuya Hayashibe, Yusuke Suzuki, Hisayuki Yamatsu, Morihiro Tanabe
  • Patent number: 7654571
    Abstract: A structure for joining a cross member (2) to a side member (1) of a chassis frame, wherein a flange (4) is formed integrally at an end of the cross member via a flare (3), an extension member (5) inserted into the end of the cross member (2) to project from the afore-mentioned flange (4) is welded to the flare (3), the extension member (5) is passed through an inside hole (9i) formed in an inside part (8i) in the width direction of the vehicle in the closed-section part of the side member (1) and welded to an outside hole (9o) formed in an outside part (8o) in the width direction of the vehicle, and the outer periphery of the flange (4) is welded to the inside part (8i) in the width direction of the vehicle. The closed-section part (8) is formed in a rectangular shape, and the top and bottom parts of the periphery of the flange (4) are located near top and bottom bends (12) of the closed-section part (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7653454
    Abstract: A cassette control device by which high-speed processing can be expected even by using an arithmetical unit with current processing capability, even when the number of cassettes increases simultaneously with an increase in the number of nozzles which can suck electronic parts. There is provided storage unit (18) having storage regions in which programs for respective operation patterns of the cassettes (3-1 to 3-M) are set for each of the nozzles. An arithmetic unit (19) extracts a specific program required for driving in a specific operation pattern based on a command (17) inputted according to the content of packaging, from a specific region which is provided in the storage unit (18) to correspond to a specific nozzle to be used, and the arithmetic unit (19) operates the specific cassette using the specific program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Satoh, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Hirofumi Obara
  • Publication number: 20100003447
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a recording layer that absorbs recording light in accordance with its wavelength, the recording light being condensed for information recording, and increases the temperature in the vicinity of a focus so as to form a recording mark and that has properties of increasing a light absorption amount with respect to the wavelength of the recording light by heating performed at a temperature of 120° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Takao Kudo, Kazuya Hayashibe, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20100003617
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a recording layer that absorbs recording light in accordance with its wavelength, the recording light being condensed for information recording, and increases the temperature in the vicinity of a focus so as to form a recording mark and that has properties of increasing a light absorption amount with respect to the wavelength of the recording light when light having the wavelength of the recording light is radiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Takao Kudo, Kazuya Hayashibe, Katsumi Miura, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20090316543
    Abstract: An optical pickup includes: a light source that emits first light; an objective lens that condenses the first light and allows it to irradiate a track having formed therein a recording mark for intercepting the first light in a uniform recording layer of an optical information recording medium; and a light receiving section that receives transmitted light which has transmitted through the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Hayashibe, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Takao Kudo, Yusuke Suzuki, Norihiro Tanabe, Kimihiro Saito
  • Publication number: 20090141611
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium contains a recording layer that includes: a recording area on which a cavity is formed as a recording mark as a result of an increase in temperature around a focal point after absorbing a recording beam converged for recording of information in accordance with the wavelength of the recording beam and from which, when a predetermined reading beam is emitted for reproducing of the information, the information is reproduced based on the optically modulated reading beam; and a non-recording area provided adjacent to the recording area to prevent the heat around the focal point from dispersing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomio Kobayashi, Takao Kudo, Kazuya Hayashibe, Yusuke Suzuki, Tomoki Kanesaka, Yoshihito Fukushima, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20090141618
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a recording layer provided on a cured resin on which a recording mark is formed by the temperature rise around a focal point caused by absorbing a predetermined recording beam converged for recording of information according to the wavelength of the recording beam and from which the information is reproduced, when a predetermined reading beam is emitted for reproducing of the information, based on the optically-modulated reading beam, wherein the recording layer includes an activated recording area that has been activated as a result of being exposed to an activating beam whose light intensity is at a predetermined light intensity level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Hayashibe, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Takao Kudo, Yusuke Suzuki, Norihiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20090011676
    Abstract: Provided is a component bonding method with higher bonding precision in a process of bonding an electrode of a component to an electrode formed on a flat panel. A preliminary press bonding device includes: a control unit which includes a position displacement amount correction unit to which a position displacement amount after the press bonding process is fed back and which corrects the position displacement on the next component to be preliminarily bonded; and a component position determining unit which determines a position of the component using the fed back correction amount. On the other hand, a press bonding device includes a bonding recognition device for use in the recognition of positions of the electrodes on the flat panel and the component. The bonding recognition device includes a position displacement amount calculating unit which calculates the position displacement amount based on the recognized position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tsujikawa, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Akira Yamada, Takashi Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 7458147
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and a method for determining whether or not a component holder is good, which enable detecting component holders that are to affect correct component recognition and further enable preventing interferences between constituent devices, a component mounting apparatus with the determining device, and a component mounting method. The determining device has an illuminating device, a CCD camera and a controller to determine whether or not a suction nozzle is good based on luminance at a component hold face of the suction nozzle. The suction nozzle having light reflectance of the component hold face increased to a level whereat a correct recognition of an electronic component held by the suction nozzle is affected, can be detected accordingly. An interference preventing device is also provided, so that interference between the CCD camera and the suction nozzle can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kawase, Toshiyuki Kino, Takanori Yoshitake, Kimiaki Sano, Yoshiyuki Hattori, Takashi Yazawa, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Youichi Tanaka, Shigeki Imafuku, Iwao Kanetaka, Tamaki Ogura
  • Publication number: 20080205257
    Abstract: An optical information recording and reproducing device 1 irradiates initialization light L1 to an optical information recording medium 100 having a recording layer 101 made of photopolymerization-type photopolymer in advance to bring about the photopolymerization or the photocrosslinking to perform the initialization processing, and condenses a recording light beam L2c having a comparatively strong light intensity to a target position in the recording layer 101 and increases the temperature thereof to transubstantiate the target position to record a recording mark RM at the time of recording information, and condenses a reading light beam L2d having a comparatively weak light intensity to the target position and receives a returned light beam L3 having a sufficient light amount reflected by the recording mark RM at the time of reproducing information, which makes it possible to reliably record the recording mark RM and stably read out the recording mark RM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hisayuki YAMATSU, Norihiro Tanabe, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20080186840
    Abstract: An optical information recording medium, which is made of a resin provided with photoreactivity containing organometal compound, has a recording layer on which, after a photoreaction are brought about when predetermined initialization light is irradiated to the medium and then the resin is hardened, at a time of recording information, a recording mark is formed when predetermined recording light is condensed to the medium, and a temperature of the medium near a focal point of the recording light is increased and the organometal compound is transubstantiated, and at a time of reproducing information, the information is reproduced based on returned light according to predetermined reading light being irradiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi UCHIYAMA, Hisayuki YAMATSU, Norihiro TANABE
  • Publication number: 20080169633
    Abstract: A structure for joining a cross member (2) to a side member (1) of a chassis frame, wherein a flange (4) is formed integrally at an end of the cross member via a flare (3), an extension member (5) inserted into the end of the cross member (2) to project from the afore-mentioned flange (4) is welded to the flare (3), the extension member (5) is passed through an inside hole (9i) formed in an inside part (8i) in the width direction of the vehicle in the closed-section part of the side member (1) and welded to an outside hole (9o) formed in an outside part (8o) in the width direction of the vehicle, and the outer periphery of the flange (4) is welded to the inside part (8i) in the width direction of the vehicle. The closed-section part (8) is formed in a rectangular shape, and the top and bottom parts of the periphery of the flange (4) are located near top and bottom bends (12) of the closed-section part (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Hiroshi Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20080162289
    Abstract: A sales promotion system of merchandise utilizing an Internet site, includes information providing unit for sending predetermined information to an information terminal device of a user via the Internet site. And the sales promotion system of merchandise further includes unit for calculating a cumulative total of charges or point values converted from charges paid in a predetermined period in exchange for information provided by the information providing unit, so that the cumulative total is used for deciding a rebate amount rebated to the user when the user purchases a specific item of merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao SHIBASAKI, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Mieko Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060106478
    Abstract: A cassette control device by which high-speed processing can be expected even by using an arithmetical unit with current processing capability, even when the number of cassettes increases simultaneously with an increase in the number of nozzles which can suck electronic parts. There is provided storage unit (18) having storage regions in which programs for respective operation patterns of the cassettes (3-1 to 3-M) are set for each of the nozzles. An arithmetic unit (19) extracts a specific program required for driving in a specific operation pattern based on a command (17) inputted according to the content of packaging, from a specific region which is provided in the storage unit (18) to correspond to a specific nozzle to be used, and the arithmetic unit (19) operates the specific cassette using the specific program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Satoh, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Hirofumi Obara
  • Patent number: 7028390
    Abstract: A cassette control device by which high-speed processing can be expected even by using an arithmetical unit with current processing capability, even when the number of cassettes increases simultaneously with an increase in the number of nozzles which can suck electronic parts. There is provided storage unit (18) having storage regions in which programs for respective operation patterns of the cassettes (3-1 to 3-M) are set for each of the nozzles. An arithmetic unit (19) extracts a specific program required for driving in a specific operation pattern based on a command (17) inputted according to the content of packaging, from a specific region which is provided in the storage unit (18) to correspond to a specific nozzle to be used, and the arithmetic unit (19) operates the specific cassette using the specific program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Satoh, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Hirofumi Obara
  • Publication number: 20060070234
    Abstract: A cassette control device by which high-speed processing can be expected even by using an arithmetical unit with current processing capability, even when the number of cassettes increases simultaneously with an increase in the number of nozzles which can suck electronic parts. There is provided storage unit (18) having storage regions in which programs for respective operation patterns of the cassettes (3-1 to 3-M) are set for each of the nozzles. An arithmetic unit (19) extracts a specific program required for driving in a specific operation pattern based on a command (17) inputted according to the content of packaging, from a specific region which is provided in the storage unit (18) to correspond to a specific nozzle to be used, and the arithmetic unit (19) operates the specific cassette using the specific program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Satoh, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Hirofumi Obara
  • Patent number: 7020956
    Abstract: An occurrence of component lack at a component arrangement position, designated by a mounting program, of a component feed part, which feeds components to be mounted, is determined. Whether a spare component for the lacking component to be mounted is present in a spare component feed area of the component feed part is determined, and supply of the component to be mounted from a designated component arrangement position of the component feed part is switched to supply of the spare component from the spare component feed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuribayashi, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Akihiko Wachi
  • Publication number: 20060053624
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for mounting components having a feature of detecting with high accuracy component pick up failure by the nozzle at component pick up stage, and/or component carrying back by the nozzle at component mounting stage. Achieved vacuum pressure is initialized to zero after completion of component pick up by the nozzle 25, and vacuum pressure decrease of the nozzle 25 is detected from the initialized zero point. If the detected value is bigger than the predetermined threshold, it may be judged that at least one of the nozzles failed to pick up a component. The failed nozzle may be identified by using a component recognition device 37. Blowing air blow volume flowing through the nozzle 25 is measured upon completion of component mounting. If the blowing air flow is smaller that the predetermined threshold, it is judged that the nozzle 25 carries back a component 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Takashi Maeda, Osamu Okuda, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Takashi Yazawa, Hiroaki Imagawa, Yosuke Nagasawa, Wataru Hirai, Makoto Nakashima, Naoto Kouketsu
  • Patent number: 7003872
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for mounting electronic components are provided which shorten a cycle time required for mounting and enable a component mounting machine to be arranged in a small area. There is provided a controller, so that a retreat control for a second electronic component is performed to a second component feeder so as to avoid an interference if a first electronic component or a component holder interferes with the second electronic component of the second component feeder because of movement of a mounting head. The time conventionally required for moving up and down a component holder can be reduced, and moreover the need of uselessly moving along a detour at a time of moving the mounting head is eliminated. The cycle time can be shortened, and eventually costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Mimura, Izumi Miura, Hirofumi Obara, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Nobuyuki Kakita, Kazunori Kanai, Osamu Okuda, Akira Kabeshita