Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Hashimoto

Mitsuo Hashimoto 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: 20180111822
    Abstract: To provide a contact point structure of an electronic device capable of maintaining stable impact resistance. There is provided a contact point structure including: a base portion that is a semiconductor substrate; a movable contact point portion that is supported by the base portion and is a part of a movable member capable of being driven in a predetermined direction; and a fixed contact point portion that faces the movable contact point portion. The fixed contact point portion includes a fixed portion that is supported by the base portion and an extending member that extends from the fixed portion and is capable of being displaced relative to the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Mitsuo HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9789037
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having suitable performances derived from the shape thereof, that is, zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding ratio at the wavelength of 400 nm or less without impairing the direct transition properties of electronic excitation thereof and having remarkably improved ultraviolet shielding ratio for UV-B radiation and UV-A radiation. A zinc oxide particle containing a solid solution of a Ti element and/or a Fe element and a Zn element in at least a portion thereof, and having a hexagonal plate shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Mizuho Wada
  • Patent number: 9775787
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal prism-shaped zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding ratio at the wavelength of 400 nm or less without impairing the direct transition properties of electronic excitation thereof and having remarkably improved ultraviolet shielding ratio for UV-B radiation and UV-A radiation; and a zinc oxide particle containing a solid solution of a Ti element and/or a Fe element and a Zn element in at least a portion thereof, and having a hexagonal prism shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Mizuho Wada
  • Patent number: 9748707
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Shun Mitarai, Mikihiro Taketomo, Kazunao Oniki, Koichi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170183219
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an electrostatic device capable of improving device characteristics. [Solving Means] An electrostatic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an electrically conductive base material, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a bonding layer. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode portion and a first base portion and is connected to a signal line. The first base portion supports the first electrode portion and is disposed on the base material. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode portion and a second base portion and is connected to a reference potential. The second electrode portion is opposed to the first electrode portion in a first axis direction and configured to be movable relative to the first electrode portion in the first axis direction. The second base portion supports the second electrode portion and is disposed on the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 9640357
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a first member formed to include at least a part of a substrate material, a second member formed to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to be relatively movable with respect to the first member, and a fuse configured to include at least a part of the substrate material and configured to electrically connect the first member to the second member via the substrate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Akira Akiba, Hideo Niikura, Satoshi Mitani, Shinya Morita, Kunihiko Saruta
  • Publication number: 20160347624
    Abstract: It is one of objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles which can be used suitably for a cosmetic, a filler, a resin composition, an infrared radiation reflective material, and a coating composition, and a method for producing the same. Hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having a primary particle diameter of 1.1 ?m or more and a D90/D10 of 3.0 or less in particle size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ryohei YOSHIDA, Satoru SUEDA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Mizuho WADA
  • Publication number: 20160331650
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal prism-shaped zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding ratio at the wavelength of 400 nm or less without impairing the direct transition properties of electronic excitation thereof and having remarkably improved ultraviolet shielding ratio for UV-B radiation and UV-A radiation. A zinc oxide particle containing a solid solution of a Ti element and/or a Fe element and a Zn element in at least a portion thereof, and having a hexagonal prism shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru SUEDA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Mizuho WADA
  • Publication number: 20160324742
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having suitable performances derived from the shape thereof, that is, zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding ratio at the wavelength of 400 nm or less without impairing the direct transition properties of electronic excitation thereof and having remarkably improved ultraviolet shielding ratio for UV-B radiation and UV-A radiation. A zinc oxide particle containing a solid solution of a Ti element and/or a Fe element and a Zn element in at least a portion thereof, and having a hexagonal plate shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru SUEDA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Mizuho WADA
  • Patent number: 9487409
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides spherical zinc oxide particles consisting of integrated plate-like particles which can be used as a cosmetic raw material, a thermal conductive filler and the like, and a method for production of the same. Spherical zinc oxide particles consisting of integrated plate-like particles, which have a median size of 0.01 ?m or more and a D90/D10 in particle size distribution of 5.0 or less are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SAKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Atsuki Terabe, Koichiro Magara
  • Publication number: 20160319131
    Abstract: It is one of the objects of the present disclosure to provide zinc oxide particles having improved ultraviolet shielding performance especially in the region of UV-A radiation at 400 to 320 nm. A cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particle comprising a matrix raw zinc oxide particle and a cerium oxide layer formed on the surface of the matrix particle, wherein a cerium oxide amount is 5 to 30 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the zinc oxide, a particle diameter of the cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particles is 0.01 ?m or more, and a specific surface area of the cerium oxide-coated zinc oxide particle is 5.0 m2/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Saturo SUEDA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Mizuho WADA
  • Patent number: 9446937
    Abstract: A functional device includes: a substrate; and a movable section configured to be held by the substrate and to be movable along a first direction in a surface of the substrate, in which the movable section includes a plurality of first shaft portions with relatively high rigidity, the plurality of first shaft portions are arranged side by side to extend along the first direction and to be line-symmetric to one another, and protrusions configured to brake the movable section are provided on substantially extended lines of the first shaft portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Munekatsu Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20160254622
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Akira AKIBA, Mitsuo HASHIMOTO, Shinya MORITA, Shun MITARAI, Mikihiro TAKETOMO, Kazunao ONIKI, Koichi IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9426364
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: first and second image capturing units with wide angle lenses which capture at least partly overlapping images; a vehicle speed detecting unit that detects the speed of a local vehicle; and a distance measuring unit that calculates the distance from the local vehicle to an object on the basis of a plurality of images captured by the first and second image capturing units. The higher the speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting unit is, the smaller the distance measuring unit makes the size of the pixel areas of the images output from the first and second image capturing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuo Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9404195
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide hexagonal prism-shaped zinc oxide particles which have a specific particle diameter and a specific aspect ratio, and high ultraviolet blocking performance and transparency, and therefore can be suitably used as a cosmetic and a heat releasing material. Provided are hexagonal prism-shaped zinc oxide particles having a primary particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or more and less than 0.5 ?m and an aspect ratio of less than 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Atsuki Terabe, Nobuo Watanabe, Koichiro Magara
  • Patent number: 9376319
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide rounded zinc peroxide particles having a large particle diameter, the rounded zinc peroxide particles having excellent performance because they have an average particle diameter of 0.04 ?m or more, a small aspect ratio and a shape close to a spherical shape; rounded zinc oxide particles which are obtained by calcinating the rounded zinc peroxide particles and which have a small aspect ratio and a sharp particle size distribution; a method for production thereof; and a cosmetic and a heat releasing filler each containing the rounded zinc oxide particles. Provided are rounded zinc peroxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.04 ?m or more and an aspect ratio of 2.0 or less, and rounded zinc oxide particles which are obtained by thermally decomposing the rounded zinc peroxide particles and which have an average particle diameter of 0.04 ?m or more and an aspect ratio of 2.0 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Atsuki Terabe, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Koichiro Magara, Keita Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9362683
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Shun Mitarai, Mikihiro Taketomo, Kazunao Oniki, Koichi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9339445
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles which can be used as a cosmetic raw material, a heat releasing filler and the like, a method for production of the same, and a cosmetic, a heat releasing filler, a heat releasing resin composition, a heat releasing grease and a heat releasing coating composition each comprising the same. Provided are hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having hexagonal-shaped surfaces, wherein the primary particle diameter is 0.01 ?m or more and the aspect ratio is 2.5 or more, and 50% or more of 250 particles in a transmission electron microscope photograph satisfy both the requirements (1) the particle has a hexagonal-shaped surface; and (2) Dmin/Dmax?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Atsuki Terabe, Nobuo Watanabe, Koichiro Magara
  • Patent number: 9258461
    Abstract: An NR coefficient (Kf) is calculated on the basis of a representative value (Pm) of a pixel of interest and a low-pass filtered value (La-Ld) nearest to the representative value (Pm) of the pixel of interest among a plurality of low-pass filtered values filtered one-dimensionally in different directions in an input image, and the pixel value of the pixel of interest and a value output by a two-dimensional low-pass filter (25) are weighted by the NR coefficient (Kf) and added (36). The representative value of the pixel of interest may be, for example, a median value obtained by filtering the current frame and a past frame in the time axis direction. The image processing device reduces noise without lowering resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Aoki, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Narihiro Matoba
  • Patent number: 9234103
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is to obtain a filler particle having stable insulation property, and a resin composition, grease, and a coating composition comprising the same, respectively. Filler particles comprising a composite zinc oxide expressed by the following chemical formula (1): ZnxMyO??(1) in the formula, M is Mg, Co, Li, K, Na, or Cu, and x+ny/2=1 when the valence of M is n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Sueda, Atsuki Terabe, Hiroyuki Izumikawa, Mitsuo Hashimoto