Patents by Inventor Masanori Sakai
Masanori Sakai 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: 11958994Abstract: Provided is a decorative sheet having extremely good bleed-out suppression and long-term weather resistance maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Goto, Mayuko Komurasaki, Takashi Endoh, Toshiyuki Sakai, Masanori Ueno, Satoshi Furuta
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Publication number: 20230358828Abstract: At a reference position within a first plane, a magnetic field to be detected has a first direction that changes within the first plane. A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a magnetic layer having first magnetization that can change in direction within a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect at a dihedral angle ? other than 90°. The magnetic field to be detected can be divided into an in-plane component parallel to the second plane and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the second plane. The in-plane component has a second direction that changes with a change in the first direction. The direction of the first magnetization changes with a change in the second direction. A detection value depends on the direction of the first magnetization.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji SARUKI, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Patent number: 11754647Abstract: At a reference position within a first plane, a magnetic field to be detected has a first direction that changes within the first plane. A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a magnetic layer having first magnetization that can change in direction within a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect at a dihedral angle ? other than 90°. The magnetic field to be detected can be divided into an in-plane component parallel to the second plane and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the second plane. The in-plane component has a second direction that changes with a change in the first direction. The direction of the first magnetization changes with a change in the second direction. A detection value depends on the direction of the first magnetization.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji Saruki, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Masanori Sakai
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Publication number: 20230223285Abstract: Provided is a technique of processing a substrate by executing a process recipe including a plurality of steps, the technique including: (a) acquiring vibration data of a member that exhausts an atmosphere in a process chamber that processes the substrate from a vibration sensor while executing the process recipe; and (b) detecting presence of an abnormality sign in a case where a ratio between a magnitude of vibration at a rotation frequency of the member and a magnitude of vibration at a comparison frequency that is an integral multiple of the rotation frequency exceeds a preset abnormality sign threshold on the basis of the acquired vibration data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta TACHI, Takayuki KAWAGISHI, Kazuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Ryuichi KAJI, Masanori SAKAI
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Publication number: 20230089204Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, a lower coil element located on an opposite side of the first insulating layer from the second insulating layer, and a second MR element. The second MR element includes a magnetization pinned layer and a free layer. The magnetization pinned layer and the free layer are located on an opposite side of the third insulating layer from the second insulating layer. The first and third insulating layers each contain a first insulating material. The second insulating layer contains a second insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke TAKASUGI, Kenzo MAKINO, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Publication number: 20220299582Abstract: At a reference position within a first plane, a magnetic field to be detected has a first direction that changes within the first plane. A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a magnetic layer having first magnetization that can change in direction within a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect at a dihedral angle ? other than 90°. The magnetic field to be detected can be divided into an in-plane component parallel to the second plane and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the second plane. The in-plane component has a second direction that changes with a change in the first direction. The direction of the first magnetization changes with a change in the second direction. A detection value depends on the direction of the first magnetization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji SARUKI, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Patent number: 11391795Abstract: At a reference position within a first plane, a magnetic field to be detected has a first direction that changes within the first plane. A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a magnetic layer having first magnetization that can change in direction within a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect at a dihedral angle ? other than 90°. The magnetic field to be detected can be divided into an in-plane component parallel to the second plane and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the second plane. The in-plane component has a second direction that changes with a change in the first direction. The direction of the first magnetization changes with a change in the second direction. A detection value depends on the direction of the first magnetization.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji Saruki, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Masanori Sakai
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Patent number: 11385043Abstract: An angle sensor includes a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor. The first magnetic sensor includes first and second detectors, and first and second analog-to-digital converters for converting analog detection signals generated by the first and second detectors into digital detection signals. The second magnetic sensor includes third and fourth detectors, and third and fourth analog-to-digital converters for converting analog detection signals generated by the third and fourth detectors into digital detection signals. The first to fourth analog-to-digital converters perform sampling at the same sampling time.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichirou Mochizuki, Masanori Sakai
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Publication number: 20220205089Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of detoxifying a process gas even when the detoxification apparatus is stopped. According to one aspect thereof, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus including: a reaction tube; a process gas supplier; an exhauster; an exhaust gas process chamber in which the exhausted process gas is subject to a process; a first inert gas supplier; a second inert gas supplier; an exhaust pipe; and a controller controlling the first and the second inert gas supplier such that the first inert gas is supplied to the exhaust gas process chamber through the first inert gas supplier while the process gas is subject to the process in the exhaust gas process chamber and the second inert gas is supplied to the exhaust gas process chamber through the second inert gas supplier when the process in the exhaust gas process chamber is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Masanori SAKAI, Tsutomu KATO, Atsuhiko ASHITANI
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Patent number: 11346898Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic sensor module that suppresses a size of a magnetic sensor chip while applying a uniform calibration magnetic field to a magneto-resistive element. Provided is a magnetic sensor module comprising an IC chip having a first coil; and a magnetic sensor chip that is disposed on a surface of the IC chip and includes a first magnetic sensor that detects magnetism in a direction of first axis, wherein a planar shape of the IC chip encompasses a planar shape of the magnetic sensor chip, and the first coil has a planar shape including three or more sides, and is, when seen in a cross section along at least one side of the planar shape, is formed so as to cover a region, in a direction of the one side, of the first magnetic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignees: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, TDK CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Okutsu, Masanori Yoshida, Kazuhiro Ishida, Kazuya Watanabe, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Masanori Sakai
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Patent number: 11108969Abstract: A shutter apparatus includes a shutter base plate having an opening, a light shielding member movable to provide a closed state for closing the opening and an open state for opening the opening, and at least one processor or circuit configured to perform operations of a control unit configured to control the light shielding member configured to reciprocate relative to the opening so as to move the light shielding member in a first direction for a forward exposure and in a second direction opposite to the first direction for a return exposure. The control unit varies an exposure correction amount of the light shielding member between the forward exposure and the return exposure.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kaishi Ohashi, Jumpei Ishibiki, Masanori Sakai
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Patent number: 11031270Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, includes: a substrate holder including at least one support column to which a mounting part on which a substrate is mounted is attached and at least one auxiliary support column to which the mounting part is not attached, wherein the substrate holder is configured such that a diameter of the auxiliary support column is smaller than a diameter of the support column, and wherein the substrate holder is configured such that when the substrate is held by the mounting part, an end portion of the substrate and each of the support column is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined length.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Hirano, Yuji Takebayashi, Yukinao Kaga, Masanori Sakai, Masakazu Shimada
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Publication number: 20200386831Abstract: At a reference position within a first plane, a magnetic field to be detected has a first direction that changes within the first plane. A magnetic sensor includes an MR element. The MR element includes a magnetic layer having first magnetization that can change in direction within a second plane. The first plane and the second plane intersect at a dihedral angle ? other than 90°. The magnetic field to be detected can be divided into an in-plane component parallel to the second plane and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the second plane. The in-plane component has a second direction that changes with a change in the first direction. The direction of the first magnetization changes with a change in the second direction. A detection value depends on the direction of the first magnetization.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shunji SARUKI, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Publication number: 20200326390Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic sensor module that suppresses a size of a magnetic sensor chip while applying a uniform calibration magnetic field to a magneto-resistive element. Provided is a magnetic sensor module comprising an IC chip having a first coil; and a magnetic sensor chip that is disposed on a surface of the IC chip and includes a first magnetic sensor that detects magnetism in a direction of first axis, wherein a planar shape of the IC chip encompasses a planar shape of the magnetic sensor chip, and the first coil has a planar shape including three or more sides, and is, when seen in a cross section along at least one side of the planar shape, is formed so as to cover a region, in a direction of the one side, of the first magnetic sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Yoshitaka OKUTSU, Masanori YOSHIDA, Kazuhiro ISHIDA, Kazuya WATANABE, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Publication number: 20200326399Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic sensor module reducing influence of heat generated from a coil on a magnetic sensor. A conventional method requires, on a magnetic sensor chip, multiple temperature measuring circuits corresponding to multiple magnetic sensors, and many pads for connection to an IC chip. Therefore, the problem is increase in size of the sensor chip mounting the sensors and in manufacturing cost. Provided is a magnetic sensor module comprising an IC chip including a first coil, a first pad connected to one end of the coil, and a second pad to the other end; a magnetic sensor chip disposed on the IC chip's surface, including a first magnetic sensor detecting first axial magnetism; a first external output terminal; a first conductive wire for connecting the first pad and terminal; a second external output terminal; and a second conductive wire for connecting the second pad and terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicants: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, TDK Corporation, TDK CorporationInventors: Masanori YOSHIDA, Yoshitaka OKUTSU, Kazuhiro ISHIDA, Kazuya WATANABE, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI, Masanori SAKAI
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Publication number: 20200300602Abstract: An angle sensor includes a first magnetic sensor and a second magnetic sensor. The first magnetic sensor includes first and second detectors, and first and second analog-to-digital converters for converting analog detection signals generated by the first and second detectors into digital detection signals. The second magnetic sensor includes third and fourth detectors, and third and fourth analog-to-digital converters for converting analog detection signals generated by the third and fourth detectors into digital detection signals. The first to fourth analog-to-digital converters perform sampling at the same sampling time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichirou MOCHIZUKI, Masanori SAKAI
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Patent number: 10747725Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a compressing program that causes a computer to execute a process including: extracting words from a file serving as a processing target; counting how many times each of the extracted words appears; registering bit strings each expressing, in multiple bits, the number of times of appearance into an index so as to be kept in correspondence with the words and the file; among the plurality of bit strings registered in the index while being kept in correspondence with the words and the file, each rearranging, within the bit string, bits included in a first bit string and bits included in a second bit string, so as to be in a different order; and compressing the index in which the bits have been rearranged, by using mutually-different mathematical functions.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Masahiro Kataoka, Takahiro Murata, Takafumi Ohta, Masanori Sakai, Masao Ideuchi
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Publication number: 20200162654Abstract: A shutter apparatus includes a shutter base plate having an opening, a light shielding member movable to provide a closed state for closing the opening and an open state for opening the opening, and at least one processor or circuit configured to perform operations of a control unit configured to control the light shielding member configured to reciprocate relative to the opening so as to move the light shielding member in a first direction for a forward exposure and in a second direction opposite to the first direction for a return exposure. The control unit varies an exposure correction amount of the light shielding member between the forward exposure and the return exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Kaishi Ohashi, Jumpei Ishibiki, Masanori Sakai
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Patent number: 10498198Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic detection element circuit that includes first and second magnetic detection elements, which are connected in series, and an output terminal, which is positioned between the first and second magnetic detection elements; an impedance matching device, which has a prescribed input voltage range and is connected to an output terminal of the magnetic detection element circuit; a first current supply source, which supplies an electric current to the magnetic detection element circuit; and a second current supply source, which supplies an electric current to the impedance matching device. A resistor is provided between the output terminal of the magnetic detection element circuit and the first current supply source and/or a reference electric potential point.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Yosuke Komasaki, Naoki Ohta, Hayato Miyashita, Takakazu Imai, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Masanori Sakai, Satoshi Abe, Tsuyoshi Umehara
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Patent number: 10451957Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a controller configured to control a motor and an image sensor. The controller rotates the motor in a first direction as reading of a signal corresponding to first imaging starts for one frame using the image sensor, and charges the first urging member and the blade member. The controller rotates the motor in a second direction reverse to the first direction after a charge of the blade member by the first urging member is completed, completes reading the signal corresponding to the first imaging before opening the exposure opening, and stops rotating the motor in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Sakai