Patents by Inventor Kenji Yoshida

Kenji Yoshida 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).

  • Projection lens with peripheral thick part and vehicle lamp provided with the same
    Patent number: 10162158
    Abstract: A projection lens formed of a light-transmitting resin including an incidence part on which light is incident, an emission part, a peripheral edge portion, and a thick part. Light is incident on the incidence part. The emission part emits the light incident from the incidence part. The peripheral edge portion is provided at a boundary between the incidence part and the emission part. The thick part is provided at a part of the peripheral edge portion, made thicker in an optical axis direction than other parts of the peripheral edge portion and having a gate mark formed at least on a part of an outer peripheral surface of the thick part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko Yamamichi, Kenji Yoshida, Masashi Katayama, Takahito Osawa, Mamoru Kosuge
  • SHEET BINDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180348692
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sheet binding apparatus that comprises a first binding unit provided and a second binding unit configured to perform needle binding on sheets, and a second binding unit configured to perform non-needle binding on sheets. A needle replenishing position where needles are replenished in the first binding unit is set in the vicinity of the second binding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: CANON FINETECH NISCA INC.
    Inventor: Kenji YOSHIDA
  • Isolated circuit formed during back end of line process
    Patent number: 10147722
    Abstract: A semiconductor die is disclosed upon which is formed direct current (DC) isolated first and second circuits. The first circuit is configured for electrical connection to a first ground. The second circuit is configured for electrical connection to a second ground. The first and second grounds can be at different potentials. The first and second circuits were formed using front end of line (FEOL) and back end of line (BEOL) processes. The first circuit includes a plurality of first devices, such as transistors, which were formed during the FEOL process, and the second circuit includes only second devices, such as transistors, which were formed during the BEOL process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshida, Tetsuo Sato, Shigeru Maeta, Toshio Kimura
  • IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20180301331
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that performs an imprint process of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a processing target region on a substrate by using a mold, including a digital mirror device including two-dimensionally arrayed mirror elements and configured to irradiate the substrate with light reflected by the mirror elements, a measurement unit configured to measure, for each of a plurality of segments obtained by dividing a region in which the mirror elements are arrayed so as to include a plurality of the mirror elements, a light amount of light emitted from each segment, and a control unit configured to control the mirror elements included in each segment based on a measurement result of the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji Yoshida
  • Magnetic disk device and read method
    Patent number: 10102869
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device including a disk, a head which reads data from the disk, a memory which records data, and a controller which includes a table, and records, at a first time point at which a read gate is open, a first area number of a first area of the table in which first information related to first data is recorded, a first serial number of the first data added when the read gate is open, and a first count value of the first data, in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Takada, Kenji Yoshida
  • Data recording apparatus and data recording method
    Patent number: 10096338
    Abstract: A data recording apparatus includes a disk, a read/write head, and a control circuit configured to control the head to perform reading of first data on the disk according to a first format and writing of second data to the disk according to a second format, wherein the second data is generated by compressing at least a part of the first data, and the second format is determined according to a data size of the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hasegawa, Kenji Yoshida
  • Vehicle lamp
    Patent number: 10094526
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp according to an aspect of the present invention includes a light source, a metal light-source stage including a light-source mounting portion, and a lens member that emits light from the light source toward the front of the lamp. The light-source stage includes a support portion for the lens member. The lens member includes a leg projecting toward the light-source stage and having an end that is supported by the support portion. The support portion includes three projections that abut the leg in a state in which the leg is supported by the support portion and position the lens member in a direction of an optical axis. The three projections are positioned relative to one another such that at least a portion of the light source lies in an extension range of a triangle with vertices given by the three projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Takada, Kazuki Kajiyama, Takahito Osawa, Mamoru Kosuge, Kenji Yoshida, Masashi Katayama, Shuji Matsuura
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180274156
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine including: a washing drum which can rotate in a manner of intersecting an axis with an up-down direction; and a strip-shaped part extending from a lower part of the washing drum and connected with a part other than the washing drum. A rotating shaft as a rotating center of the washing drum is located in a position lower than the center of the washing drum in an axial direction of the washing drum or a center of gravity of the washing drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE, CONTROLLER, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180277151
    Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk that includes a plurality of tracks, a magnetic head for reading data from the magnetic disk, and a controller. The controller begins controlling the magnetic head to move to a second track of the plurality of tracks from a first track of the plurality of tracks before decoding of a first track signal output from the magnetic head is completed, wherein the first track signal is output from the magnetic head while the magnetic head is positioned over the first track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUO, Kenji YOSHIDA
  • Magnetic disk device, controller, and method
    Patent number: 10083714
    Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk that includes a plurality of tracks, a magnetic head for reading data from the magnetic disk, and a controller. The controller begins controlling the magnetic head to move to a second track of the plurality of tracks from a first track of the plurality of tracks before decoding of a first track signal output from the magnetic head is completed, wherein the first track signal is output from the magnetic head while the magnetic head is positioned over the first track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuo, Kenji Yoshida
  • Programmable logic controller and programming tool for programmable logic controller
    Patent number: 10067492
    Abstract: A programmable logic controller capable of improving the expandability of a distributed control system and a programming tool for the programmable logic controller are provided. A programmable logic controller (PLC) that constitutes a distributed control system includes: a variable table that includes variable information including identification symbols for identification of a plurality of PLCs and variable names of reference variables, the variable information being set for each of the reference variables; a storage device that has a memory region for storing the reference variables; and an interface circuit that mutually converts communication data for use in communication between the PLC and a different PLC and the reference variables stored in the memory region. The reference variables are variables mutually referenced by the plurality of PLCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terukazu Senda, Kenji Yoshida, Satoshi Kato
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180245261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine. The washing machine includes: a machine housing; a washing tub having an inner tub which accommodates laundry and is rotatable and an outer tub for receiving the inner tub, and being provided inside the machine housing; four supporting members, which are configured to be in a shape of a rod suspended from the machine housing and elastically support the washing tub; and receiving portions, which are mounted at the lower portion of each of the supporting members respectively to connect the supporting members to the washing tub. All the receiving portions are provided at the same height. The length of a pair of front supporting members and that of a pair of rear supporting members are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Haruo MAMIYA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180245263
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine which includes: a washing drum having an inner drum capable of rotating around an axis; a agitator capable of rotating in order to agitate the washings in the inner drum; a motor for rotating the inner drum and the agitator; a rotating mechanism; and a microcomputer. The rotating mechanism can rotate the washing drum about the axis in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction, so as to change a rotating angle of the washing drum. The microcomputer controls the motor and the rotating mechanism so as to execute washing operation for rotating the agitator in reverse or rotating the inner drum at multiple rotating angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Haruo MAMIYA, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroki SATO, Kenji YOSHIDA
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180240511
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for refreshing memory cells of a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory groups each having a plurality of memory cells, the memory groups being selected by mutually different addresses; a first control circuit periodically executing a refresh operation on the memory groups in response to a first refresh command; and a second control circuit setting a cycle of executing the refresh operation by the first control circuit. The second control circuit sets the cycle to a first cycle until executing the refresh operation to all the memory groups after receiving the first refresh command, and the second control circuit sets the cycle to a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle after executing the refresh operation to all the memory groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshida, Hiroki Fujisawa
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180237973
    Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing drum which is rotatable and intersects with an up-down direction; a rotating part having a plurality of concave parts arranged in a rotating direction of the washing drum, and the rotating part is connected with the washing drum so that the rotating part rotates integrally with the washing drum; and a locking part for locking rotation of the rotating part by fitting in the concave parts. In the washing machine, a nut member is in threaded connection with the threaded shaft and connected to the rotating part so that the nut member moves along the threaded shaft along with rotation of the threaded shaft, thereby causing the rotating part to rotate. A backlash between the locking part fitted in the concave parts and the rotating part is smaller than a backlash between the threaded shaft and the nut member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180237974
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing, in which a washing drum can rotate in a manner of intersecting a perpendicular direction. A rotating part is connected with the washing drum in a manner of integral rotation. A nut member is connected with the rotating part, and is in threaded connection with a threaded shaft, and moves along a front-rear direction along with rotation of the threaded shaft, so that the rotating part rotates. A supporting part for supporting the threaded shaft in a manner of rotation is fixed to a base part. A detected part arranged on the nut member and configured to detect a rotating angle of the rotating part is detected by a sensor. A rotation-stopping protrusion arranged on the nut member is incorporated into a limiting part formed on the base part and extending along the front-rear direction in a shape of a straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
  • Apparatuses and methods for flexible fuse transmission
    Patent number: 10056154
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmitting fuse data from fuse arrays to latches are described. An example apparatus includes: a plurality of fuse arrays, each fuse array of the plurality of fuse arrays being configured to store input data; a fuse circuit that receives the input data and provides the input data on a bus; and a plurality of redundancy latch circuits coupled to the bus, including a plurality of pointers and a plurality of latches associated with the plurality of corresponding pointers that load data on the bus. The fuse circuit may control loading of the input data by controlling a location of a pointer among the plurality of corresponding pointers responsive to the input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kenji Yoshida, Minoru Someya, Hiromasa Noda
  • Control interface facility management system
    Patent number: 10034344
    Abstract: A printed matter, on which a dot pattern, in which a dot code corresponding to the control operation of equipment to be controlled is encoded; a storage that stores a table that includes a correspondence between the dot code and the control operation of the equipment; a remote control device that images the dot pattern, decodes the dot code, and transmits the decoded dot code; and an interface device that performs processing of receiving the dot code, processing of specifying the control operation for the equipment to be controlled based on the dot code, and processing of transmitting the control operation as a control signal to the equipment to be controlled, where the table stored in the storage means includes a correspondence between the dot code and a location where the equipment is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji Yoshida
  • Method for treating a disease originated from receptor activation by EREG and TGF?
    Patent number: 10005832
    Abstract: The present inventors identified inhibition of a combination of EGFR ligands that serve as targets for inhibition of cancer cell proliferation. More specifically, EREG antagonists and TGF? antagonists were found to be useful as inhibitors of cell growth. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing EGF family ligand antagonists as components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshida, Hirotaka Ito
  • WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180171527
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine, which can save an installation space and can increase rigidity of a part for rotatably supporting a washing drum in a structure including the washing drum. The washing drum can rotate in a manner of crossing with a perpendicular direction. The washing machine includes: a washing drum capable of rotating in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction; a supporting member arranged on an outer side of the washing drum and rotatably supporting the washing drum; a bent part arranged on the supporting members and bent to a side of the washing drum; and an elastic supporting member mounted on the bent part and elastically supporting the supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA