Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Hirata

Nobuaki Hirata 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: 20240142770
    Abstract: The MEMS mirror device includes a fixed member, a movable member rotatably coupled to the fixed member, a mirror, and a wire. The movable member includes a movable plate, a twist beam, and a meander beam. The meander beam is arranged along the twist beam. The mirror is formed on the movable plate. The wire extends from the movable plate to the fixed member. The wire is formed on the meander beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki HIRATA, Nobuaki KONNO, Yoshitaka KAJIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9219216
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion element module, and a method of manufacturing the same that can easily realize high-density arrangement of thermoelectric conversion elements and securement of connection reliability. The thermoelectric conversion element has, for example, rod-shaped thermoelectric conversion material, tube that has an insulation property and an adiabatic property and houses thermoelectric conversion material, and electrodes that are in close adhesion to the end surfaces of thermoelectric conversion material and tube. A surface roughness Ra of the end surfaces is larger than 0.8 micrometers. In the present invention, the thermoelectric conversion elements can be arranged at a high density such that tubes are in close adhesion to each other. Also, since the close adhesion surface of electrodes on the end surfaces is large, the connection reliability of electrodes is further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Higashida, Kaori Toyoda, Takashi Kubo, Yoshihisa Ohido, Nobuaki Hirata, Yasushi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20130199593
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion element module, and a method of manufacturing the same that can easily realize high-density arrangement of thermoelectric conversion elements and securement of connection reliability. The thermoelectric conversion element has, for example, rod-shaped thermoelectric conversion material, tube that has an insulation property and an adiabatic property and houses thermoelectric conversion material, and electrodes that are in close adhesion to the end surfaces of thermoelectric conversion material and tube. A surface roughness Ra of the end surfaces is larger than 0.8 micrometers. In the present invention, the thermoelectric conversion elements can be arranged at a high density such that tubes are in close adhesion to each other. Also, since the close adhesion surface of electrodes on the end surfaces is large, the connection reliability of electrodes is further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Higashida, Kaori Toyoda, Takashi Kubo, Yoshihisa Ohido, Nobuaki Hirata, Yasushi Taniguchi