Patents by Inventor Hiroto Inoue
Hiroto Inoue 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: 8951894Abstract: A structure of the plasma treatment apparatus is employed in which an upper electrode has projected portions provided with first introduction holes and recessed portions provided with second introduction holes, the first introduction hole of the upper electrode is connected to a first cylinder filled with a gas which is not likely to be dissociated, the second introduction hole is connected to a second cylinder filled with a gas which is likely to be dissociated, the gas which is not likely to be dissociated is introduced into a reaction chamber from an introduction port of the first introduction hole provided on a surface of the projected portion of the upper electrode, and the gas which is likely to be dissociated is introduced into the reaction chamber from an introduction port of the second introduction hole provided on a surface of the recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Inoue, Erumu Kikuchi, Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: 8729310Abstract: An object is to provide a new halogenated diarylamine compound serving as a source material for synthesis of a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds and a synthesis method of the new halogenated diarylamine compound. A halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a synthesis method thereof are provided. Note that a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds can be synthesized using the halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Harue Osaka, Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: 8659198Abstract: An actuator including a motor, case, resin mold, connector terminal, and two power supplying terminals. The motor includes two power receiving terminals. The resin mold is arranged in the case at a location close to one end. Each power supplying terminals includes a first extension, which is formed in a distal portion and includes a bent portion, and a second extension, which extends upward or downward from the bent portion. Each second extension includes a contact portion that elastically contacts the corresponding power receiving terminal in a direction in which an axis extends. The contact portions are located at positions that differ between the two power supplying terminals in a vertical direction. In the two power supplying terminals, the bent portions are located at different positions in the vertical direction. Further, the first extensions have different lengths from the resin mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: ASMO, Co. Ltd.Inventor: Hiroto Inoue
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Publication number: 20140000399Abstract: A motor actuator includes a housing, and a plurality of output mechanisms accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a fastening unit that fastens a first case and a second case. Each of the plurality of output mechanisms includes a motor and a plurality of deceleration gears. The motor is supported by the housing. A final state deceleration gear is rotatably supported by the housing. The fastening unit is arranged in a first fastening unit formation range. The first fastening unit formation range is a range formed by connecting contours of a plurality of motors and contours of a plurality of final state deceleration gears, and is a range that surrounds the plurality of motors and the plurality of final stage deceleration gears.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Hiroto INOUE, Tomonobu HYODO
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Patent number: 8558542Abstract: A magnetic detector includes a detecting section having a surface facing a magnetic body which moves and emits a magnetic flux. The detecting section includes plural magnetic sensors for detecting the magnetic flux. The magnetic sensors are arranged in a matrix form having three or more rows and three or more columns arranged along the surface of the detecting section. The magnetic detector provides an input device precisely detecting a moving direction and a moving amount of the magnetic body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tamotsu Yamamoto, Hiroaki Nishiono, Noritaka Hayama, Hiroto Inoue, Kenji Kataoka
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Patent number: 8552981Abstract: A multidirectional input device includes ring-shaped resistance element layer 18, first conductive layer 22 and second conductive layer 23 shaping in arcs corresponding to resistance element layer 18, and knob 14 having ring-shaped protruded section 14D. Resistance element layer 18 has at least a pair of electrodes and is formed on flexible insulating substrate 16. Protruded section 14D brings resistance element layer 18 into contact with first conductive layer 22 or second conductive layer 23 when the knob is tilted. When a given voltage is applied to the electrodes and the knob is tilted, resistance element layer 18 comes in contact with first conductive layer 22 or second conductive layer 23, so that an output signal of a high resolution concerning a tilt angle can be obtained. The output signal is supplied to a microprocessor and calculated, then an angle or a direction is detected and recognized.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2004Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroto Inoue, Hiroyasu Okada, Tamotsu Yamamoto, Masaki Sawada, Keiji Kaizaki
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Patent number: 8451888Abstract: An impulse communication apparatus includes an impulse train generating part generating an impulse train from one modulated pulse by on-off keying, and an impulse train sending part sending the impulse train generated by the impulse train generating part.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2005Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Shigemi Kurashima, Masahiro Yanagi, Hiroto Inoue, Takuya Uchiyama, Takashi Arita, Hideki Iwata
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Patent number: 8390275Abstract: A left-side ring magnet and a right-side ring magnet are fastened to a roller-shaped operation part, circumferentially displaced from each other by a certain angle. Magnetic variation generated by rotation of the magnets is detected by a magnetism detection element. Additionally, a left-side stationary magnet and a right-side stationary magnet, with the same magnetic pole, are annexed correspondingly to the left-side ring magnet and the right-side ring magnet, respectively, so that the stationary magnets are arranged with the same proximal arrangement relative to the ring magnets, respectively. With such a structure, two attractive and repulsive forces between the left-side ring magnet and the left-side stationary magnet; and between the right-side ring magnet and the right-side stationary magnet are totally exerted on the operation part, thereby providing a sharp, clear click touch during rotation.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroto Inoue, Tamotsu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20130012006Abstract: A structure of the plasma treatment apparatus is employed in which an upper electrode has projected portions provided with first introduction holes and recessed portions provided with second introduction holes, the first introduction hole of the upper electrode is connected to a first cylinder filled with a gas which is not likely to be dissociated, the second introduction hole is connected to a second cylinder filled with a gas which is likely to be dissociated, the gas which is not likely to be dissociated is introduced into a reaction chamber from an introduction port of the first introduction hole provided on a surface of the projected portion of the upper electrode, and the gas which is likely to be dissociated is introduced into the reaction chamber from an introduction port of the second introduction hole provided on a surface of the recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Takayuki INOUE, Erumu KIKUCHI, Hiroto INOUE
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Patent number: 8339238Abstract: A resistive sheet includes a flexible cover sheet, a wiring part provided on the bottom face of the cover sheet, and ring, circular-arc, or spiral resistive layer connected to the wiring part. This resistive layer has an uneven bottom face. The resistive sheet also includes a spacer layer whose bottom face is disposed at a position lower than the resistive layer. The wiring part is sandwiched between the bottom face of the cover sheet and the spacer layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Yoshihara, Masaki Sawada, Hisanori Kusunoki, Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: 8310545Abstract: A road view analyzing apparatus and a road view analyzing method that can obtain an accurate analysis result on a road view in front of a vehicle are provided. The road view analyzing apparatus includes a camera that is mounted on the vehicle to photograph a view in front of the vehicle, image dividing means for dividing the image of the view in front of the vehicle photographed by the camera into a plurality of areas with diagonal lines, and analyzing means for separately analyzing content of the image in each of the plurality of areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Ryujiro Fujita, Hiroto Inoue, Naohiko Ichihara, Takehiko Shioda
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Patent number: 8228162Abstract: There is provided a pressure sensitive switch including: a cover; a slide portion that is stored in the cover and is slidable by being pressed in a horizontal direction; a pressing unit including a pressure portion that has an inner side face brought into contact with the slide portion and can be moved by being pressed by the slide potion; a sheet resistive body that has an upper face brought into contact with the pressing unit; and a conductive plate that is disposed on the lower side of the sheet resistive body with a predetermined gap arranged therebetween. The slide portion is slidable within a horizontal plane, and the pressing portion presses the sheet resistive body by sliding the slide portion, and a resistance value between the sheet resistive body and the conductive plate changes in accordance with a change in a slide operation force for sliding the slide portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Satoshi Yoshihara, Masaki Sawada, Hisanori Kusunoki, Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: 8212767Abstract: An input device has a circular arc resistive layer and a metal plate as a conductive layer that is faced to the circular arc resistive layer, and can detect a position operated by partial contact between them. The input device has an element unit where a linear insulating layer as a contact preventing unit for preventing both ends of the circular arc resistive layer from simultaneously coming into contact with the metal plate during operation is disposed on one end of the circular arc resistive layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaki Sawada, Tamotsu Yamamoto, Hiroto Inoue
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Publication number: 20120098364Abstract: An actuator including a motor, case, resin mold, connector terminal, and two power supplying terminals. The motor includes two power receiving terminals. The resin mold is arranged in the case at a location close to one end. Each power supplying terminals includes a first extension, which is formed in a distal portion and includes a bent portion, and a second extension, which extends upward or downward from the bent portion. Each second extension includes a contact portion that elastically contacts the corresponding power receiving terminal in a direction in which an axis extends. The contact portions are located at positions that differ between the two power supplying terminals in a vertical direction. In the two power supplying terminals, the bent portions are located at different positions in the vertical direction. Further, the first extensions have different lengths from the resin mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: 8130123Abstract: A rotary actuator includes a roller having a center shaft protruding along a center axis, a bearing for supporting the center shaft of the roller to allow the roller to rotate about the center axis, a ring magnet fixed to the center shaft of the roller, an elastic member having a ring shape provided between the center shaft of the roller and the bearing, and a fixed magnet facing the ring magnet. The ring magnet is alternately magnetized to an S-pole and an N-pole with predetermined angular intervals. This rotary actuator has a simple structure and operates with a preferable operation feeling.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroto Inoue, Tamotsu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20110134025Abstract: A plurality of cylindrical-shaped or spherical-shaped magnets each including the N-pole and the S-pole formed at a predetermined angle interval are rotatably placed between upper case and lower case, and a plurality of magnetic detection elements are disposed opposite to the magnets at a predetermined gap. When a plurality of small magnets having a diameter of about 2 to 3 mm are rotated by the finger, from the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the magnets the operation direction and the operation amount of the finger can be detected. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an input device capable of making an entire input device with a low dimension so as to make the device thin, and capable of reliable operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tamotsu Yamamoto, Noritaka Hayama, Hiroto Inoue, Kenji Kataoka, Kenji Nishimura
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Publication number: 20110102060Abstract: A resistive sheet includes a flexible cover sheet, a wiring part provided on the bottom face of the cover sheet, and ring, circular-arc, or spiral resistive layer connected to the wiring part. This resistive layer has uneven bottom face. The resistive sheet also includes a spacer layer whose bottom face is disposed at a position lower than the resistive layer. The wiring part is sandwiched between the bottom face of the cover sheet and the spacer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Satoshi YOSHIHARA, Masaki Sawada, Hisanori Kusunoki, Hiroto Inoue
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Publication number: 20110071317Abstract: An object is to provide a new halogenated diarylamine compound serving as a source material for synthesis of a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds and a synthesis method of the new halogenated diarylamine compound. A halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1) and a synthesis method thereof are provided. Note that a variety of diarylamine compounds and triarylamine compounds can be synthesized using the halogenated diarylamine compound represented by the following general formula (G1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Harue OSAKA, Hiroto INOUE
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Patent number: D706325Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Wada, Tomonobu Hyodo, Hiroto Inoue
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Patent number: D707739Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Wada, Tomonobu Hyodo, Hiroto Inoue