Patents by Inventor Shigeru Yamaguchi

Shigeru Yamaguchi 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: 20240110787
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibrator includes a preparation step of preparing a quartz crystal substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are in a front and back relationship, a first protective film formation step of forming a first protective film in an element formation region of the quartz crystal substrate at the first surface where the vibrator is formed; and a first dry etching step of dry etching the quartz crystal substrate from the first surface through the first protective film. R1>R2, in which R1 is a thickness of the first protective film in a first groove formation region of the quartz crystal substrate where the first groove is formed and R2 is a thickness of the first protective film in the second groove formation region where the second groove is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kosuke Ariizumi, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Shigeru Shiraishi, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20240110786
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibrator includes a preparation step of preparing a quartz crystal substrate having a first surface and a second surface that are in a front and back relationship, a first protective film formation step of forming a first protective film in an element formation region of the first surface, the first protective film having a first opening overlapping a first groove formation region and a second opening overlapping a second groove formation region, in which a region of the quartz crystal substrate where the vibrator is formed is referred to as the element formation region, a region where the first groove is formed is referred to as the first groove formation region, and a region where the second groove is formed is referred to as the second groove formation region, and a first dry etching step of dry etching the quartz crystal substrate from the first surface through the first protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hiyori Sakata, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Ryuta Nishizawa, Shigeru Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20240113690
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibrator includes a preparation step of preparing a quartz crystal substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are in a front and back relationship, a first film formation step of forming a first stacked body by sequentially stacking a first underlying film, a second underlying film, and a first protective film at the first surface, a first patterning step of patterning the first stacked body in a manner in which the first underlying film, the second underlying film, and the first protective film remain in a region of an element formation region other than a first groove formation region and a second groove formation region, the first underlying film and the second underlying film remain in the first groove formation region, and the first underlying film remains in the second groove formation region, and a first dry etching step of dry etching the quartz crystal substrate from the first surface through the first stacked body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tsukasa Watanabe, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Shigeru Shiraishi, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20240113691
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibrator includes a preparation step of preparing a quartz crystal substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are in a front and back relationship, a first protective film formation step of forming a first protective film in a second groove formation region when a region of the quartz crystal substrate where the vibrator is formed is referred to as an element formation region, a region where the first groove is formed is referred to as a first groove formation region, and a region where the second groove is formed is referred to as the second groove formation region, a second protective film formation step of forming, in the first groove formation region, a second protective film having a lower etching rate than the first protective film, a third protective film formation step of forming a third protective film in a region of the element formation region other than the first groove formation region and the second groove formation region, and a first dry etching st
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tsukasa Watanabe, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Shigeru Shiraishi, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20240113692
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vibrator includes a preparation step of preparing a quartz crystal substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are in a front and back relationship, a first protective film formation step of forming a first protective film in a region of an element formation region other than a first groove formation region and a second groove formation region when a region of the quartz crystal substrate where the vibrator is formed is referred to as the element formation region, a region where the first groove is formed is referred to as the first groove formation region, and a region where the second groove is formed is referred to as the second groove formation region, a first dry etching step of dry etching the quartz crystal substrate from the first surface through the first protective film, a second protective film formation step of forming a second protective film in the first groove formation region, and a second dry etching step of dry etching the quartz crystal substrate
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tsukasa Watanabe, Keiichi Yamaguchi, Shigeru Shiraishi, Ryuta Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 11945882
    Abstract: Crystals of the compound represented by formula (1), a method for the production thereof, and a method for producing an antibody-drug conjugate using the crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Takashi Kouko, Shigeru Noguchi, Yohei Yamane, Fumikatsu Kondo, Takahiro Aoki, Tadahiro Takeda, Kohei Sakanishi, Hitoshi Sato, Tsuyoshi Ueda, Shinji Matuura, Kei Kurahashi, Yutaka Kitagawa, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11916521
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a mounting substrate and first and second power amplifiers. The first and second power amplifiers are each mounted on one main surface of the mounting substrate. The first power amplifier includes a first input terminal and a first outer periphery. The first outer periphery includes a first edge section. The second power amplifier includes a second input terminal and a second outer periphery. The second outer periphery includes a second edge section. The second edge section opposes the first edge section in a first direction. The first input terminal is disposed in the first edge section of the first power amplifier. The second input terminal is disposed in the second edge section of the second power amplifier. The first and second input terminals do not overlap each other in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshito Matsumura, Morio Takeuchi, Yukiya Yamaguchi, Shigeru Tsuchida, Hidetaka Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230114431
    Abstract: A functional component capable of stably detecting information indicative of a usage state of a tire, including an electronic component capable of acquiring information on a tire is housed and which is attachable to an inner circumferential surface of the tire; a housing having a housing part in which the electronic component is housed and a bottom surface to be opposed to the inner circumferential surface of the tire; a strain detection means provided on the bottom surface and configured to detect strain of the tire; a support part extending from the bottom surface toward the inner circumferential surface of the tire and more protruding than a surface of the strain detection means; and an elastic part made of an elastomer having a rigidity smaller than that of a material forming the support part and interposed between the bottom surface and the inner circumferential surface of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220001155
    Abstract: A spinal drainage kit container includes a body, lid, and hinge; the body includes a peripheral portion and a first grip that is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the first grip is at a first corner of the body, opposite the hinge; the first grip has a first protrusion protruding in a first direction; the lid includes a contact that contacts the peripheral portion when the lid is closed, and a second grip that is connected to the contact and is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the second grip is at a second corner of the lid, which overlaps with the first corner when the lid is closed; and the second grip has a second protrusion that protrudes in a second direction and does not overlap with the body when the lid is closed, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Shigeru YAMAGUCHI, Hideya SAITO, Akihiro SARUYA, Yoshikazu MATSUMOTO, Kenta KAMIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210394566
    Abstract: A functional component to be attached inside a tire, for detecting a state of the tire as information, including: a first substrate having a first sensor that detects a state of the tire; a second substrate having a second sensor that detects a state of the tire different from the state of the tire detected by the first sensor; and a connection means that electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the first substrate further includes a communication means that outputs the information detected by the first sensor and the second sensor to outside of the tire, and in which the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked in a tire radial direction, and the second substrate is disposed on an outer side in the tire radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210370727
    Abstract: A functional component in which an electronic component capable of acquiring information inside a tire is housed and which is attachable to an inner peripheral surface of the tire, the functional component including a housing having a housing part for the electronic component and a bottom surface facing the inner peripheral surface of the tire, and a tubular part extending from a peripheral edge of the bottom surface toward the inner peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10858272
    Abstract: Provided are a barium-sulfate scale inhibitor and a barium-sulfate scale inhibitor composition each of which can express a high barium-sulfate scale-inhibiting ability. Also provided is a method of inhibiting a barium-sulfate scale that can express a high barium-sulfate scale-inhibiting ability. The barium-sulfate scale inhibitor of the present invention includes a sulfonic acid group-containing copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing a carboxyl group-containing monomer and a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer, in which when the barium-sulfate scale inhibitor is added at a solid content concentration of 1 wt % to high-salt-concentration water having a metal salt concentration of 10 wt % or more, the sulfonic acid group-containing copolymer is free from precipitating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamaguchi, Yui Nishida
  • Patent number: 10099521
    Abstract: A tire-state detection device according to the present invention includes: an electronic component including a detection unit that detects a pressure of a tire; and a case that houses the electronic component. The case includes: a case main body that houses the electronic component and that has an open surface formed thereon; and a lid member that covers the open surface. The detection unit includes: a pressure sensor section having a diaphragm-type element; a sensor control section that controls the pressure sensor section; and a dome-shaped shield cover that covers the pressure sensor section and the sensor control section. An inside of the case main body having the open surface covered with the lid member is filled with a sealant, and the diaphragm-type element is made of a ceramic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180265384
    Abstract: Provided are a barium-sulfate scale inhibitor and a barium-sulfate scale inhibitor composition each of which can express a high barium-sulfate scale-inhibiting ability. Also provided is a method of inhibiting a barium-sulfate scale that can express a high barium-sulfate scale-inhibiting ability. The barium-sulfate scale inhibitor of the present invention includes a sulfonic acid group-containing copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer composition containing a carboxyl group-containing monomer and a sulfonic acid group-containing monomer, in which when the barium-sulfate scale inhibitor is added at a solid content concentration of 1 wt % to high-salt-concentration water having a metal salt concentration of 10 wt % or more, the sulfonic acid group-containing copolymer is free from precipitating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamaguchi, Yui Nishida
  • Publication number: 20180057626
    Abstract: Provided is a novel copolymer that can express an excellent calcium ion-trapping ability. The copolymer of the present invention includes: 0.1 mol % to 99 mol % of a structural unit (A) derived from a monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid (salt) monomer (a); 0.1 mol % to 99 mol % of a structural unit (B) derived from a monomer (b) serving as a monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid (salt) or an anhydride thereof; and 0.1 mol % to 50 mol % of a structural unit (C) derived from an ether bond-containing hydrophobic monomer (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Shigeru Yamaguchi, Rika Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9846454
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device body, a touch panel which having a front side and a reverse side, a vibration unit that is disposed on the reverse side and vibrates the touch panel, and a flexible member that is disposed on an inside and on the reverse side of the touch panel, the flexible member connecting the device body and the reverse side of the touch panel in a watertight manner and being flexibly deformed upon vibration of the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takizawa, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Kazunori Murayama, Junichi Murakoso
  • Patent number: 9598886
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first casing rotatably supported by a first rotation axis, a second casing rotatably supported by a second rotation axis that is parallel to the first rotation axis, a first cam that is provided on the first rotation axis, rotates about the first rotation axis in accordance with rotation of the first casing, and causes the first casing to move together with the first rotation axis in a direction away from the second rotation axis, a second cam that is provided on the second rotation axis, rotates about the second rotation axis in accordance with rotation of the second casing, and causes the second casing to move together with the second rotation axis in a direction away from the first rotation axis, and an elastic member that applies a force in a direction in which the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis become closer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Kasai, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Kazunori Murayama
  • Patent number: 9566835
    Abstract: A structure 11 for attaching an electronic component to the inner surface of a pneumatic tire includes: a case 13 which has a bottom plate 18 a side wall 19 and a lid 20 and in which the electronic component is mounted inside an inner space defined by these; and a rubber patch 12 disposed between the case 13 and the inner surface of the pneumatic tire. The rubber patch 12 has a bottom surface 14 to be attached to the inner surface of the pneumatic tire, and a front surface 15 provided on the opposite side from the bottom surface. A seating surface 17 having such a shape as to be capable of receiving the bottom plate 18 of the case 13 is formed in the front surface 15. The rubber patch 12 has a groove 21 in the front surface 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170015149
    Abstract: A tire-state detection device according to the present invention includes: an electronic component including a detection unit that detects a pressure of a tire; and a case that houses the electronic component. The case includes: a case main body that houses the electronic component and that has an open surface formed thereon; and a lid member that covers the open surface. The detection unit includes: a pressure sensor section having a diaphragm-type element; a sensor control section that controls the pressure sensor section; and a dome-shaped shield cover that covers the pressure sensor section and the sensor control section. An inside of the case main body having the open surface covered with the lid member is filled with a sealant, and the diaphragm-type element is made of a ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9469936
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer composition capable of providing fibers with an enough penetration speed and enough water retention, while maintaining a favorable hue of the fibers, when used as a fiber crosslinking agent. The present invention also provides a fiber crosslinking agent and crosslinked fibers using the polymer composition. The present invention further provides a polymer composition that enhances the absorption properties of fibers and is especially useful for applications which strongly require the absorption properties, and a fiber crosslinking agent and crosslinked fibers using the polymer composition. The present invention is a polymer composition containing a poly(meth)acrylic acid polymer; and a bisulfite (salt)-added (meth)acrylic acid (salt) or a hypophosphorous acid (salt).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Yamaguchi