Patents by Inventor Makoto Kuwahara

Makoto Kuwahara 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).

  • Patent number: 11939977
    Abstract: A scroll compressor comprising a fixed scroll (15); an orbiting scroll (16) supported in a manner allowing for orbiting motion; a discharge port through which a fluid compressed by the two scrolls (15, 16) is discharged; an end plate step portion (16E) provided on an end plate of the orbiting scroll (16) formed so that a height of the end plate is higher on a center portion side in the direction of a spiral wrap and lower on an outer end side; and a wrap step portion (15E) provided on a wall portion of the fixed scroll (15) that corresponds to the end plate step portion (16E) so that a height of the wall portion is lower on the center portion side of the spiral and higher on the outer end side; wherein the orbiting scroll (16) is treated for surface hardening and the fixed scroll (15) is not treated for surface hardening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sato, Makoto Takeuchi, Genta Yoshikawa, Kazuhide Watanabe, Katsuhiro Fujita, Takayuki Hagita, Takayuki Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20240068472
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to suppress noise caused by contact between a depression and a ring. Provided is an electric compressor comprising: a housing that forms an outer shell; a fixed scroll that is housed in the housing and fixed on the housing side; a turning scroll that meshes with the fixed scroll and turns with respect to the fixed scroll; an autorotation inhibiting mechanism (30) that inhibits autorotation of the turning scroll; and a lubricant supply unit that supplies a lubricant to the autorotation inhibiting mechanism (30). The autorotation inhibiting mechanism (30) has: a ring hole (32) which is formed in the turning scroll; a ring (33) which is disposed in the ring hole (32), and the outer circumferential surface (33b) of which faces the inner circumferential surface 32a of the ring hole (32); and a pin (34) which is provided to the housing and which engages with the inner circumferential surface (33a) of the ring (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki KUWAHARA, Akinori YOSHIOKA, Goshi IKETAKA, Makoto TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230402246
    Abstract: The apparatus includes: a photocathode including a substrate and a photoelectric film formed on the substrate; a light source configured to emit a pulsed excitation light; a condenser lens facing the substrate of the photocathode and configured to condense the pulsed excitation light toward the photocathode; a first anode electrode and a second anode electrode facing the photoelectric film of the photocathode; a first power supply configured to apply a first control voltage between the first anode electrode and the second anode electrode; and a second power supply configured to apply an acceleration voltage between the photocathode and the second anode electrode. The first anode electrode is disposed between the photocathode and the second anode electrode. A surface of the first anode electrode facing the second anode electrode has a recessed shape, and a surface of the second anode electrode facing the first anode electrode has a protruding shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hideo MORISHITA, Takashi OHSHIMA, Yoichi OSE, Toshihide AGEMURA, Makoto KUWAHARA
  • Patent number: 11651930
    Abstract: The present invention is to generate a spatially phase modulated electron wave. A laser radiating apparatus, a spatial light phase modulator, and a photocathode are provided. The photocathode has a semiconductor film having an NEA film formed on a surface thereof, and a thickness of the semiconductor film is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying a coherent relaxation time of electrons in the semiconductor film by a moving speed of the electrons in the semiconductor film. According to the configuration, a spatial distribution of phase and a spatial distribution of intensity of spatial phase modulated light are transferred to an electron wave, and the electron wave emitted from an NEA film is modulated into the spatial distribution of phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Kuwahara, Koh Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20220104159
    Abstract: The present invention is to generate a spatially phase modulated electron wave. A laser radiating apparatus, a spatial light phase modulator, and a photocathode are provided. The photocathode has a semiconductor film having an NEA film formed on a surface thereof, and a thickness of the semiconductor film is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying a coherent relaxation time of electrons in the semiconductor film by a moving speed of the electrons in the semiconductor film. According to the configuration, a spatial distribution of phase and a spatial distribution of intensity of spatial phase modulated light are transferred to an electron wave, and the electron wave emitted from an NEA film is modulated into the spatial distribution of phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto KUWAHARA, Koh SAITOH
  • Patent number: 11232927
    Abstract: The present invention is to generate a spatially phase modulated electron wave. A laser radiating apparatus, a spatial light phase modulator, and a photocathode are provided. The photocathode has a semiconductor film having an NEA film formed on a surface thereof, and a thickness of the semiconductor film is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying a coherent relaxation time of electrons in the semiconductor film by a moving speed of the electrons in the semiconductor film. According to the configuration, a spatial distribution of phase and a spatial distribution of intensity of spatial phase modulated light are transferred to an electron wave, and the electron wave emitted from an NEA film is modulated into the spatial distribution of phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Kuwahara, Koh Saitoh
  • Patent number: 11094661
    Abstract: A highly reliable bonded structure having excellent thermal fatigue resistance characteristics and thermal stress relaxation characteristics is provided. The bonded structure of the present invention comprises a first member, a second member capable of being bonded to the first member, and a bonding part interposed between a first bond surface at the first member side and a second bond surface at the second member side to bond the first member and the second member. The bonding part has at least a bonding layer, a reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer. The bonding layer is composed of an intermetallic compound and bonded to the first bond surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ito, Masanori Usui, Makoto Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20210043411
    Abstract: The present invention is to generate a spatially phase modulated electron wave. A laser radiating apparatus, a spatial light phase modulator, and a photocathode are provided. The photocathode has a semiconductor film having an NEA film formed on a surface thereof, and a thickness of the semiconductor film is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying a coherent relaxation time of electrons in the semiconductor film by a moving speed of the electrons in the semiconductor film. According to the configuration, a spatial distribution of phase and a spatial distribution of intensity of spatial phase modulated light are transferred to an electron wave, and the electron wave emitted from an NEA film is modulated into the spatial distribution of phase and the spatial distribution of intensity of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto KUWAHARA, Koh SAITOH
  • Patent number: 10386314
    Abstract: Electrons excited by irradiation of a visible light to a sample is at an energy level lower than a vacuum level, thus photoelectrons are not emitted from the sample and energy of excited electrons cannot be measured. The visible light is irradiated to the sample through a mesh electrode. A surface film for reducing the vacuum level is formed on a surface of the sample. With the surface film being formed, photoelectrons are obtained by the visible light, and these photoelectrons are accelerated by the mesh electrode toward a photoelectron spectrometer. Ultraviolet light may be irradiated to the sample and metal having same potential therewith. In this case, the mesh electrode is set at a retracted position to prohibit interaction of the mesh electrode and the ultraviolet light. A difference between the valence band and the Fermi level of the sample can be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru Ujihara, Fumiaki Ichihashi, Takahiko Kawaguchi, Takahiro Ito, Makoto Kuwahara, Peter Baltzer, Yukio Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20190079033
    Abstract: Electrons excited by irradiation of a visible light to a sample is at an energy level lower than a vacuum level, thus photoelectrons are not emitted from the sample and energy of excited electrons cannot be measured. The visible light is irradiated to the sample through a mesh electrode. A surface film for reducing the vacuum level is formed on a surface of the sample. With the surface film being formed, photoelectrons are obtained by the visible light, and these photoelectrons are accelerated by the mesh electrode toward a photoelectron spectrometer. Ultraviolet light may be irradiated to the sample and metal having same potential therewith. In this case, the mesh electrode is set at a retracted position to prohibit interaction of the mesh electrode and the ultraviolet light. A difference between the valence band and the Fermi level of the sample can be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru UJIHARA, Fumiaki ICHIHASHI, Takahiko KAWAGUCHI, Takahiro ITO, Makoto KUWAHARA, Peter BALTZER, Yukio TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180240769
    Abstract: A highly reliable bonded structure having excellent thermal fatigue resistance characteristics and thermal stress relaxation characteristics is provided. The bonded structure of the present invention comprises a first member, a second member capable of being bonded to the first member, and a bonding part interposed between a first bond surface at the first member side and a second bond surface at the second member side to bond the first member and the second member. The bonding part has at least a bonding layer, a reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer. The bonding layer is composed of an intermetallic compound and bonded to the first bond surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hirofumi ITO, Masanori USUI, Makoto KUWAHARA
  • Patent number: 9881767
    Abstract: A path of a spin-polarized electron beam is split into two by a splitter. A spin direction of the spin-polarized electron beam is rotated by a spin direction rotator disposed on a first path, and delayed by a first delay device. On a second path, the electron beam passes through a sample stage. The spin-polarized electron beams split into the first path and the second path are superposed by a biprism, and its intensity distribution is measured. Coherence is measured from a relation between a spin direction rotation angle, a delay time, and a visibility of an interference fringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto Kuwahara, Nobuo Tanaka, Toru Ujihara, Koh Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20170309446
    Abstract: A path of a spin-polarized electron beam is split into two by a splitter. A spin direction of the spin-polarized electron beam is rotated by a spin direction rotator disposed on a first path, and delayed by a first delay device. On a second path, the electron beam passes through a sample stage. The spin-polarized electron beams split into the first path and the second path are superposed by a biprism, and its intensity distribution is measured. Coherence is measured from a relation between a spin direction rotation angle, a delay time, and a visibility of an interference fringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto KUWAHARA, Nobuo TANAKA, Toru UJIHARA, Koh SAITOH
  • Patent number: 9671356
    Abstract: A technique of measuring energy of electrons excited by exposing a semiconductor material to solar ray is proposed. A surface layer having a negative electron affinity is formed on the surface of a semiconductor material. The semiconductor material is placed in a vacuum environment and exposed to solar ray. Photoelectrons emitted from the surface layer having the negative electron affinity are guided to an energy analyzer, and the energy of electrons excited by the solar ray is measured. Since the surface layer having the negative electron affinity is used, the photoelectrons are obtained from the electrons excited by the solar ray, and thereby energy measurement becomes possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru Ujihara, Fumiaki Ichihashi, Daiki Shimura, Makoto Kuwahara, Shunta Harada
  • Patent number: 9515067
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a switching element having: a drift layer; a base region; an element-side first impurity region in the base region; an element-side gate electrode sandwiched between the first impurity region and the drift layer; a second impurity region contacting the drift layer; an element-side first electrode coupled with the element-side first impurity region and the base region; and an element-side second electrode coupled with the second impurity region, and a FWD having: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a diode-side first electrode coupled to the second conductive layer; a diode-side second electrode coupled to the first conductive layer; a diode-side first impurity region in the second conductive layer; and a diode-side gate electrode in the second conductive layer sandwiched between first impurity region and the first conductive layer and having a first gate electrode as an excess carrier injection suppression gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Saikaku, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Shoji Mizuno, Masakiyo Sumitomo, Tetsuo Fujii, Jun Sakakibara, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Hattori, Rie Taguchi, Makoto Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 9478621
    Abstract: The element electrodes of a semiconductor element are disposed in a cell region, while an outermost peripheral electrode electrically connected to a semiconductor substrate is disposed in a peripheral region. In the peripheral region, a second-conductivity-type layer is disposed above a super-junction structure. A potential division region is disposed above the second-conductivity-type layer to electrically connect the element electrodes and the outermost peripheral electrode and also divide the voltage between the element electrodes and the outermost peripheral electrode into a plurality of stages. A part of the potential division region overlaps the peripheral region when viewed from the thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nozomu Akagi, Yuma Kagata, Makoto Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20160197174
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first compound semiconductor layer, a second compound semiconductor layer having a larger band gap than that of the first compound semiconductor layer, p-type third compound semiconductor layer disposed above a portion of the second compound semiconductor layer, a p-type fourth compound semiconductor layer disposed above the third compound semiconductor layer and having a higher resistance than that of the third compound semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode disposed above the fourth compound semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu KANECHIKA, Makoto KUWAHARA, Hiroyuki UEDA, Hidemoto TOMITA
  • Publication number: 20160047760
    Abstract: A technique of measuring energy of electrons excited by exposing a semiconductor material to solar ray is proposed. A surface layer having a negative electron affinity is formed on the surface of a semiconductor material. The semiconductor material is placed in a vacuum environment and exposed to solar ray. Photoelectrons emitted from the surface layer having the negative electron affinity are guided to an energy analyzer, and the energy of electrons excited by the solar ray is measured. Since the surface layer having the negative electron affinity is used, the photoelectrons are obtained from the electrons excited by the solar ray, and thereby energy measurement becomes possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru UJIHARA, Fumiaki ICHIHASHI, Daiki SHIMURA, Makoto KUWAHARA, Shunta HARADA
  • Publication number: 20150041850
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a switching element having: a drift layer; a base region; an element-side first impurity region in the base region; an element-side gate electrode sandwiched between the first impurity region and the drift layer; a second impurity region contacting the drift layer; an element-side first electrode coupled with the element-side first impurity region and the base region; and an element-side second electrode coupled with the second impurity region, and a FWD having: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a diode-side first electrode coupled to the second conductive layer; a diode-side second electrode coupled to the first conductive layer; a diode-side first impurity region in the second conductive layer; and a diode-side gate electrode in the second conductive layer sandwiched between first impurity region and the first conductive layer and having a first gate electrode as an excess carrier injection suppression gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotaka SAIKAKU, Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Shoji MIZUNO, Masakiyo SUMITOMO, Tetsuo FUJII, Jun SAKAKIBARA, Hitoshi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshiyuki HATTORI, Rie TAGUCHI, Makoto KUWAHARA
  • Patent number: 8890252
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a switching element having: a drift layer; a base region; an element-side first impurity region in the base region; an element-side gate electrode sandwiched between the first impurity region and the drift layer; a second impurity region contacting the drift layer; an element-side first electrode coupled with the element-side first impurity region and the base region; and an element-side second electrode coupled with the second impurity region, and a FWD having: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a diode-side first electrode coupled to the second conductive layer; a diode-side second electrode coupled to the first conductive layer; a diode-side first impurity region in the second conductive layer; and a diode-side gate electrode in the second conductive layer sandwiched between first impurity region and the first conductive layer and having a first gate electrode as an excess carrier injection suppression gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Saikaku, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Shoji Mizuno, Masakiyo Sumitomo, Tetsuo Fujii, Jun Sakakibara, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Hattori, Rie Taguchi, Makoto Kuwahara