Patents by Inventor Seigo SUGIMOTO

Seigo SUGIMOTO 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: 20240114797
    Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a substrate, a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode, in which both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film have spontaneous polarizations aligned in a film thickness direction and directions of the spontaneous polarizations are the same, and in a case where in a hysteresis curve of one piezoelectric film, a coercive voltage Vcf+, a coercive voltage Vcf?, |Vcf+?Vcf?|=?Vcf, and the larger of an absolute value of Vcf+ and an absolute value of Vcf? is denoted by Vcf, and in a hysteresis curve of the other piezoelectric film, a coercive voltage Vcr+, a coercive voltage Vcr?, |Vcr+?Vcr?|=?Vcr, and the larger of an absolute value of Vcr+ and an absolute value Vcr? is denoted by Vcr, ?Vcr<?Vcf?0.2 and Vcr<Vcf?0.2 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Seigo NAKAMURA, Shinya SUGIMOTO, Tsutomu SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240114793
    Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a substrate; and a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode which are provided on the substrate in this order, in which both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film contain PZT having a metal element M doped thereto, as a main component, one piezoelectric film of the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film has a spontaneous polarization aligned in a film thickness direction, and in a case where in a hysteresis curve showing polarization-voltage characteristics of the one piezoelectric film, a coercive voltage Vcf+ on a positive side and a coercive voltage Vcf? on a negative side, and in polarization-voltage characteristics of the other piezoelectric film, a coercive voltage Vcr+ on a positive side and a coercive voltage Vcr? on a negative sid, |Vcr++Vcr?|<|Vcf++Vcf?|?0.2 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Seigo NAKAMURA, Shinya SUGIMOTO, Tsutomu SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240114801
    Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a substrate; and a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode which are provided on the substrate in this order, in which both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film contain a perovskite-type oxide containing Pb at an A site and containing Zr, Ti, and M at a B site as a main component, an M composition ratio in the first piezoelectric film is different from an M composition ratio in the second piezoelectric film, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the first piezoelectric film with the first electrode grounded and the second electrode as a drive electrode, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the second piezoelectric film with the second electrode grounded and the third electrode as a drive electrode are shifted in the same electric field direction with respect to origins thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Seigo NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Shinya SUGIMOTO, Tsutomu SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20240114796
    Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes a substrate; and a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode which are provided on the substrate in this order, in which both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film contain a perovskite-type oxide containing Pb Zr, Ti, and M, as a main component, Pb composition ratios in the perovskite-type oxides contained in the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film are different from each other, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the first piezoelectric film with the first electrode grounded and the second electrode as a drive electrode, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the second piezoelectric film with the second electrode grounded and the third electrode as a drive electrode are shifted in the same electric field direction with respect to origins thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Seigo NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Shinya SUGIMOTO, Tsutomu SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11651864
    Abstract: A drug inspection apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database includes drug images of drugs that can be prepared. A comparison target selection section acquires drug images of drugs, which are prepared according to the prescription, and drugs similar thereto from the drug database. A first drug determination section compares captured images of prepared drugs with the drug images acquired from the drug database, and determines drugs present in the captured images and the number thereof. An inspection result determination section determines whether or not the prepared drugs and the number thereof match the prescription information based on the prescription information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yonaha, Tetsuya Takamori, Ippei Takahashi, Seigo Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20210082584
    Abstract: A drug inspection apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database includes drug images of drugs that can be prepared. A comparison target selection section acquires drug images of drugs, which are prepared according to the prescription, and drugs similar thereto from the drug database. A first drug determination section compares captured images of prepared drugs with the drug images acquired from the drug database, and determines drugs present in the captured images and the number thereof. An inspection result determination section determines whether or not the prepared drugs and the number thereof match the prescription information based on the prescription information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto YONAHA, Tetsuya TAKAMORI, Ippei TAKAHASHI, Seigo SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10896764
    Abstract: A drug inspection apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database includes drug images of drugs that can be prepared. A comparison target selection section acquires drug images of drugs, which are prepared according to the prescription, and drugs similar thereto from the drug database. A first drug determination section compares captured images of prepared drugs with the drug images acquired from the drug database, and determines drugs present in the captured images and the number thereof. An inspection result determination section determines whether or not the prepared drugs and the number thereof match the prescription information based on the prescription information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yonaha, Tetsuya Takamori, Ippei Takahashi, Seigo Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 10565545
    Abstract: A drug inspection support apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database stores drug master images of drugs that can be prepared. A first drug determination section compares drug master images from the drug database with a captured image obtained by capturing an image of prepared drugs, and determines drugs present in the captured image and the number of drugs. A list creation section creates a list displaying drug master images of drugs, which are prepared according to a prescription, and drug area images, which are determined to be respective drugs in a captured image, so that the positions thereof are aligned with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yonaha, Tetsuya Takamori, Ippei Takahashi, Seigo Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150178674
    Abstract: A drug inspection support apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database stores drug master images of drugs that can be prepared. A first drug determination section compares drug master images from the drug database with a captured image obtained by capturing an image of prepared drugs, and determines drugs present in the captured image and the number of drugs. A list creation section creates a list displaying drug master images of drugs, which are prepared according to a prescription, and drug area images, which are determined to be respective drugs in a captured image, so that the positions thereof are aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto YONAHA, Tetsuya TAKAMORI, Ippei TAKAHASHI, Seigo SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150170373
    Abstract: A drug inspection apparatus inspects drugs that are prepared based on prescription information and are packaged in a prescription bag. A drug database includes drug images of drugs that can be prepared. A comparison target selection section acquires drug images of drugs, which are prepared according to the prescription, and drugs similar thereto from the drug database. A first drug determination section compares captured images of prepared drugs with the drug images acquired from the drug database, and determines drugs present in the captured images and the number thereof. An inspection result determination section determines whether or not the prepared drugs and the number thereof match the prescription information based on the prescription information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto YONAHA, Tetsuya TAKAMORI, Ippei TAKAHASHI, Seigo SUGIMOTO