Patents by Inventor Kouji Tanaka

Kouji Tanaka 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: 20070122974
    Abstract: An EEPROM having a nonvolatile memory cell is provided. The nonvolatile memory cell has a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor. The first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor have a gate electrode in common, the gate electrode being a floating gate electrically isolated from a surrounding circuitry. The first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor are of a same conductivity type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070120175
    Abstract: An EEPROM having a nonvolatile memory cell is provided. The nonvolatile memory cell has: a first well formed in a substrate; a floating gate formed on the substrate through a gate insulating film to overlap a first region of the first well; first and second diffusion layers formed in the first well to contact the first region; and a MOS transistor whose gate electrode is the floating gate and through whose gate insulating film charges are transferred with respect to the floating gate. The first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer are of opposite conductivity types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070120176
    Abstract: An EEPROM having a nonvolatile memory cell is provided. The nonvolatile memory cell has: a first well formed in a substrate; a floating gate formed on the substrate through a gate insulating film to overlap a first region of the first well; and first and second diffusion layers formed in the first well to contact the first region. A charge supply to the floating gate is performed through the gate insulating film between the first region and the floating gate. The first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer are of opposite conductivity types and are provided such that efficiencies of the charge supply to the floating gate from respective of the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer are equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070064488
    Abstract: An EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) has a first MOS transistor and a second MOS transistor. The first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor have a common gate electrode and constitute one memory cell. A program operation and an erase operation are carried out by using the first MOS transistor. A read operation is carried out by using the second MOS transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7182977
    Abstract: A composite substance for forming a conductive paste, comprises a solvent and metal or metal compound particles. The solvent is compatible with an organic component included in the conductive paste, and the metal or metal compound particles are dried metal or metal compound particles having the second solvent adhering to the surface thereof. The conductive paste comprises an organic vehicle, a solvent, and the composite substance which is mixed with the organic vehicle and the solvent. The method for manufacturing the composite substance comprises the steps of washing metal or metal compound particles with water, adding a solvent that is compatible with an organic component included in the conductive paste, thereby replacing water components, and drying the metal or metal compound particles having the solvent adhering to the surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuji Maruno, Kazuhiko Oda, Akira Sasaki, Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7128255
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic head construction, a connection method and a connecting device by which excellent electrical connection can be carried out between a core electrode and a substrate land face on a flexure in a magnetic head employing the piggy back system. In order to attain the object of interest, in the present invention, a fine adjustment actuator is arranged between a core and a flexure; a projection portion which is projected from the fine adjustment actuator when viewed from the flexure is provided in the core; a hole is provided in the position, on the flexure, corresponding to the projection portion; only the core is fixed by a support portion provided through the hole portion and a clamp pin without applying any load to the fine adjustment actuator; and while maintaining this fixing state, an electrode and a substrate land are bonded to each other with a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Kouji Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7060489
    Abstract: The present invention is object to provide a protein chip holding tool that is capable of effectively executing analysis work by preventing protein from being denatured and/or inactivated due to drying while attempting to make the amount of spotting of protein test samples to be spotted on a substrate very slight, and said a chip holding tool comprising a substrate holding member 39 in which at least one or more substrate holding portions 41 holding the substrate 35, a resilient holding member 45 that covers the upper surface of the substrate holding member 39, a resilient body engaging portion 51 holding the resilient body 37, and an opening and closing member 53 that is movably supported on the upper surface of the resilient holding member 45 and opens and closes the openings 45a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Moritex Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Fukao
  • Patent number: 7001539
    Abstract: A composite substance for forming a conductive paste, comprises a solvent being compatible with an organic component included in the conductive paste, and metal particles wetted by the solvent. The conductive paste comprises an organic binder, the composite substance and an organic solvent mixed with the organic binder and the composite substance. The method for manufacturing the composite substance comprises the step of adding the solvent to undried metal particles having been washed with water, the solvent being compatible with the organic binder included in the conductive paste and incompatible with water so that the water is replaced by the solvent. The method for manufacturing the conductive paste comprises the step of mixing an organic binder and an organic solvent with the composite substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Oda, Tetuji Maruno, Kouji Tanaka, Akira Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20050067657
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a plurality of first diffusion regions of a first conductive type are formed on a diffusion layer well of the first conductive type. A plurality of second diffusion regions of a second conductive type are formed on the diffusion layer well of the first conductive type. An impurity concentration of each of the plurality of first and second diffusion regions is desirably higher than that of the diffusion layer well. The plurality of first diffusion regions are connected to a first common node as an anode and the plurality of second diffusion regions are connected to a second common node as a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20050067744
    Abstract: A ceramic electronic element having improved the continuity of inner electrode layers while suppressing the decrease in adhesion between its dielectric layers and inner electrode layers and the deterioration in functions of the inner electrode layers, and a method of making the same are provided. In the method of making a ceramic capacitor (10) in accordance with the present invention, an electrode paste (22) is applied to a surface (20a) of a green sheet (20) and fired, so as to form a dielectric layer (12) laminated with an electrode layer (14). Since the electrode paste (22) is doped with a BaTiO3 powder, the adhesion between the dielectric layer (22) and inner electrode layer (14) after firing is significantly restrained from lowering, and the sintering start temperature of the electrode paste (22) is close to that of the green sheet (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Tetsuji Maruno, Kazuhiko Oda, Akira Sasaki, Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6809577
    Abstract: In an oscillation detection circuit an internal voltage is compared with an oscillation detection level corresponding to a reference voltage plus a predetermined variation and when a voltage having a level higher than the oscillation detection level is observed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time a decision is made that the internal voltage is in oscillation and an oscillation detection signal having the high level is output. In the internal power supply voltage down conversion circuit when a p-channel MOS transistor receives the oscillation detection signal of the high level the transistor turns off to interrupt a current supplied from a drive transistor to an internal power supply node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Kouji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040188658
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of conductive paste comprising arranging process (S20 to S23) of ceramics particles, arranging process (S10 to S14) of wetted metal particles, forming process (S30) of slurry wherein metal particles and ceramics particles are mixed and dispersion treatment process (S32) by applying collision to the slurry. The arranging process of wetted metal particles comprises, a process (S12) of adding solvent, compatible with organic component in conductive paste and incompatible with water, to undried water washed metal particles, a process (S18) of adding surfactant, a process (S14) of separating water from the metal particles and a process (S15) of adding acetone or the other second solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Oda, Tetsuji Maruno, Akira Sasaki, Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6749210
    Abstract: A hub for a wheel wherein a buffer mechanism is inside the hub barrel to reduce shock caused by a difference in level and thus enhance comfort and durability, and the left and right lateral torsion in the direction of an axle of a wheel is eliminated to improve safety, this hub for a wheel (10) includes a mechanism wherein the hub barrel (11) has an axle (21) therein, a rotator (26) for rotating and supporting the axle (21) is made to buffer (40) independently of rotation of the axle (21), the buffer (40) rotatably engages the rotator (26) of the hub barrel (11) by a link mechanism (30), and has a frame shaft (20) for engaging and supporting the vehicle frame (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Araya Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6751061
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic head construction, a connection method and a connecting device by which excellent electrical connection can be carried out between a core electrode and a substrate land face on a flexure in a magnetic head employing the piggy back system. In order to attain the object of interest, in the present invention, a fine adjustment actuator is arranged between a core and a flexure; a projection portion which is projected from the fine adjustment actuator when viewed from the flexure is provided in the core; a hole is provided in the position, on the flexure, corresponding to the projection portion; only the core is fixed by a support portion provided through the hole portion and a clamp pin without applying any load to the fine adjustment actuator; and while maintaining this fixing state, an electrode and a substrate land are bonded to each other with a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Kouji Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040027171
    Abstract: In an oscillation detection circuit an internal voltage is compared with an oscillation detection level corresponding to a reference voltage plus a predetermined variation and when a voltage having a level higher than the oscillation detection level is observed a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period of time a decision is made that the internal voltage is in oscillation and an oscillation detection signal having the high level is output. In the internal power supply voltage down conversion circuit when a p-channel MOS transistor receives the oscillation detection signal of the high level the transistor turns off to interrupt a current supplied from a drive transistor to an internal power supply node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Kouji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6665081
    Abstract: A printer driver is provided in a host computer. When a print job occurs, the printer driver automatically selects the format of a plotting command to be output to a printer. As the command format, there are available two kinds of formats: a high-level printer control language format (for example, PDL), and an intermediate code format expressed in an intermediate language. When the latter format is selected, the printer driver converts a plotting command from an application to an intermediate code and then outputs the intermediate code to the printer. The printer converts the intermediate code to another intermediate code specific to the printer by a very simple processing, and then develops the intermediate code to a bit image, thereby enabling high speed printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Suzuki, Sunao Murata, Takeshi Miyashita, Shinji Nozawa, Kouji Tanaka, Shinji Sumi
  • Publication number: 20030193741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic head construction, a connection method and a connecting device by which excellent electrical connection can be carried out between a core electrode and a substrate land face on a flexure in a magnetic head employing the piggy back system. In order to attain the object of interest, in the present invention, a fine adjustment actuator is arranged between a core and a flexure; a projection portion which is projected from the fine adjustment actuator when viewed from the flexure is provided in the core; a hole is provided in the position, on the flexure, corresponding to the projection portion; only the core is fixed by a support portion provided through the hole portion and a clamp pin without applying any load to the fine adjustment actuator; and while maintaining this fixing state, an electrode and a substrate land are bonded to each other with a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: TDK Corp.
    Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Kouji Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20030189793
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic head construction, a connection method and a connecting device by which excellent electrical connection can be carried out between a core electrode and a substrate land face on a flexure in a magnetic head employing the piggy back system. In order to attain the object of interest, in the present invention, a fine adjustment actuator is arranged between a core and a flexure; a projection portion which is projected from the fine adjustment actuator when viewed from the flexure is provided in the core; a hole is provided in the position, on the flexure, corresponding to the projection portion; only the core is fixed by a support portion provided through the hole portion and a clamp pin without applying any load to the fine adjustment actuator; and while maintaining this fixing state, an electrode and a substrate land are bonded to each other with a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Kouji Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6600630
    Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic head construction, a connection method and a connecting device by which excellent electrical connection can be carried out between a core electrode and a substrate land face on a flexure in a magnetic head employing the piggy back system. In order to attain the object of interest, in the present invention, a fine adjustment actuator is arranged between a core and a flexure; a projection portion which is projected from the fine adjustment actuator when viewed from the flexure is provided in the core; a hole is provided in the position, on the flexure, corresponding to the projection portion; only the core is fixed by a support portion provided through the hole portion and a clamp pin without applying any load to the fine adjustment actuator; and while maintaining this fixing state, an electrode and a substrate land are bonded to each other with a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Mizuno, Kouji Tanaka, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: D501903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Kouji Tanaka