Patents by Inventor Takeshi Furukawa

Takeshi Furukawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11978605
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a case, a magnet, and a gas flow path. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The second fixed terminal includes a second fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space where the first fixed contact, the second fixed contact, and the movable contact piece are accommodated, a gas inflow space separate from the accommodation space, and a side wall covering the accommodation space and the gas inflow space in a first direction. The magnet is disposed between the accommodation space and the gas inflow space. The gas flow path is disposed between the side wall of the case and the magnet and is configured to communicate the accommodation space with the gas inflow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kawaguchi, Takeshi Nishida, Kazuki Furukawa, Takashi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11972909
    Abstract: A capacitor disposed inside a multilayer substrate that includes a conductive pattern on a surface thereof and an anode portion having a first conductive metal member and a porous portion disposed on a surface of the first conductive metal member, a cathode portion, and a dielectric layer disposed between the anode portion and the cathode portion. Moreover, the anode portion is led out to a surface side of the multilayer substrate by a connection electrode including an alloy layer containing a metal forming the first conductive metal member and a conductive layer disposed on the alloy layer, and in which the connection electrode is connected to the conductive pattern formed on the surface of the multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Nakamura, Kohei Shimada, Takeshi Furukawa, Shinji Otani, Akitomo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240128028
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes: an anode plate made of a valve metal; a porous layer on at least one of principal surface of the anode plate; a dielectric layer on a surface of the porous layer; a cathode layer that includes a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer, the cathode layer including two or more cathode portions; a first insulating layer that surrounds at least one of the cathode portions as viewed in a thickness direction of the solid electrolytic capacitor, wherein a material of the first insulating layer fills a portion of the porous layer and is also present on a surface of the filled portion of the porous layer; and a first piercing section that pierces through both of the porous layer and the first insulating layer in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11962433
    Abstract: A switch device includes a plurality of communication ports; a switch unit configured to relay a frame, which has been transmitted from a function unit and to which information including an ID of a VLAN is added, to another function unit via a communication port; and a duplication unit configured to, when the diagnosis device is connected to another switch device, duplicate the frame to be relayed via a designated communication port among the plurality of communication ports, and generate a duplicate frame for diagnosis that is a frame obtained by adding, to a duplicate frame obtained through the duplication, specific information indicating that the duplicate frame for diagnosis should be transmitted to the diagnosis device. The switch unit outputs the duplicate frame for diagnosis generated by the duplication unit from a communication port corresponding to the other switch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihito Iwata, Tatsuya Izumi, Hirofumi Urayama, Tadashi Matsumoto, Darmawan Go, Hideki Maeda, Takeshi Hagihara, Masashi Amesara, Hisashi Furukawa, Shu Ishizuka, Hideki Goto
  • Publication number: 20240076552
    Abstract: A liquid crystal polymer film that includes: a benzene ring; a naphthalene ring; and a carboxymethyl group, wherein, in a 13C-NMR spectrum of a liquid crystal polymer film decomposed with supercritical methanol, an integral value CA of a peak derived from the benzene ring, an integral value CB of a peak derived from the naphthalene ring, and an integral value CC of a peak derived from the carboxymethyl group satisfy (CA+CB)/CC of 1.35 to 1.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi EDA, Fumiko IKEDA, Yutaka MIZUNO, Taichi FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240072758
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to methods of manufacturing bulk acoustic wave components. Such methods include plasma dicing to singulate individual bulk acoustic wave components. A buffer layer can be formed over a substrate of bulk acoustic wave components such that streets are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi Takano, Takeshi Furusawa, Mitsuhiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11875493
    Abstract: A vibrator unit comprises a vibrating plate having a first surface on which a target object is arranged and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface, a base arranged with a certain interval from the vibrating plate, a speaker having a vibrating portion opposed to the second surface and a frame connected to the base, and a transfer member transferring vibration of the speaker to the vibrating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Vincent So, Takeshi Furukawa, Cosmos Chong
  • Patent number: 11875950
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor that includes a resin molded body having opposed first and second end surfaces, the body including a stack that includes a capacitor element with an anode exposed at the first end surface, a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode, and a cathode opposite to the anode and exposed at the second end surface, and a sealing resin that encloses the stack; a first external electrode on the first end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the anode; and a second external electrode on a second end surface of the resin molded body and electrically connected to the cathode, wherein the first external electrode and the second external electrode each include a resin electrode layer containing a conductive component and a resin component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tamatani, Kazuya Kusuda, Kazutoyo Horio, Takeshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20230328214
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus displays a virtual viewpoint video generated using a plurality of video data generated by a plurality of image capture apparatuses and first video data that is stored in a storage medium and different from the plurality of video data, identifies a position of an object relating to the first video data in the plurality of video data, generates second video data which is a virtual viewpoint video, on the basis of the identified position of the object, and controls to display the first video data following a display of the second video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventor: Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230260718
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor element that includes: an anode plate having a first main surface and a second main surface which oppose each other in a thickness direction thereof, and made of a valve-action metal; a porous layer on at least one main surface of the anode plate; a dielectric layer on a surface of the porous layer; a cathode layer including a solid electrolyte layer on a surface of the dielectric layer; and a stress relaxation layer, wherein in a plan view of the first main surface, at least a portion of the stress relaxation layer overlaps with the anode plate, and the portion of the stress relaxation layer does not overlap with the cathode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 11670462
    Abstract: A capacitor array that includes a solid electrolytic capacitor element including an anode plate made of a valve-action metal, a porous layer on at least one main surface of the anode plate, a dielectric layer on a surface of the porous layer, and a cathode layer including a solid electrolyte layer on a surface of the dielectric layer; a first anodic through-electrode electrically connected to the anode plate; a second anodic through-electrode electrically connected to the anode plate; and a first cathodic through-electrode electrically connected to the cathode layer, wherein a distance between the first cathodic through-electrode and the first anodic through-electrode is the same or substantially the same as a distance between the first cathodic through-electrode and the second anodic through-electrode in a plane view from a thickness direction of the anode plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11665332
    Abstract: To prevent an object that should exist in a virtual viewpoint video image from disappearing suddenly. Positional information on a specific object is acquired from a positional information notification unit included in the specific object. Then, based on the positional information, three-dimensional shape data on the specific object is output in association with information specifying a position of the specific object in a three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20230109290
    Abstract: A semiconductor composite device includes active elements and passive elements constituting a voltage regulator and disposed in association with a plurality of channels, a load to be supplied with a direct-current voltage regulated by the voltage regulator, and a wiring board electrically connected to the active elements, the passive elements, and the load. A plurality of capacitors disposed in the channels include an integrally formed capacitor array including a plurality of capacitor portions disposed in a plane. The capacitor array includes a plurality of through hole conductors extending through the capacitor array in a direction perpendicular to a mounting surface of the wiring board. At least a part of the capacitor array is positioned to overlap the load when viewed from the mounting surface of the wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuya KITAMURA, Koshi HIMEDA, Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230015094
    Abstract: A capacitor array that includes a solid electrolytic capacitor element including an anode plate made of a valve-action metal, a porous layer on at least one main surface of the anode plate, a dielectric layer on a surface of the porous layer, and a cathode layer including a solid electrolyte layer on a surface of the dielectric layer; a first anodic through-electrode electrically connected to the anode plate; a second anodic through-electrode electrically connected to the anode plate; and a first cathodic through-electrode electrically connected to the cathode layer, wherein a distance between the first cathodic through-electrode and the first anodic through-electrode is the same or substantially the same as a distance between the first cathodic through-electrode and the second anodic through-electrode in a plane view from a thickness direction of the anode plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Takeshi FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230009185
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus determines which of a first method for generating virtual viewpoint video upon receiving from an external apparatus object data used for generation of the virtual viewpoint video or a second method for receiving from the external apparatus virtual viewpoint video generated upon a virtual viewpoint designated for generation of the virtual viewpoint video to use as a delivery method for delivery of the virtual viewpoint video; and obtains the virtual viewpoint video by using the determined delivery method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Takeshi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11552020
    Abstract: A semiconductor composite device is provided that includes a voltage regulator, a package board, and a load, and converts an input DC voltage into a different DC voltage to supply the converted DC voltage to the load. The VR includes a semiconductor active element. The package board includes a C layer in which a capacitor is formed, and an L layer in which an inductor is formed. A plurality of through holes penetrate the C layer and the L layer in a direction perpendicular to the mounting face in the package board. The capacitor is connected to the load through the through hole. The inductor is connected to the load through the through hole and to the VR through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koshi Himeda, Tatsuya Kitamura, Chiharu Sakaki, Shinya Kiyono, Sho Fujita, Atsushi Yamamoto, Takeshi Furukawa, Kenji Nishiyama, Tatsuya Funaki, Kinya Aoki
  • Patent number: 11495416
    Abstract: A capacitor array that includes a plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements, a sheet-shaped first sealing layer, and a sheet-shaped second sealing layer. The plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements include an anode plate, a porous layer, a dielectric layer, and a cathode layer. Each of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements are partitioned from each other by a slit-shaped removal part and have a first main surface and a second main surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11469053
    Abstract: A capacitor array that includes a plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements each of which has a first main surface and a second main surface facing each other in a thickness direction and includes an anode plate made of a valve action metal, a porous layer on at least one surface of the anode plate, a dielectric layer on a surface of the porous layer, and a cathode layer on a surface of the dielectric layer and including a solid electrolyte layer; a first sealing layer in a sheet-like shape and covering the first main surface of the plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements; and a second sealing layer in a sheet-like shape and covering the second main surface of the plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Furukawa, Misato Miyake
  • Patent number: 11437198
    Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that includes a multilayer body element having a number of first layers that are laminated together, the multilayer body element having first and second main surfaces that oppose each other in a lamination direction, first and second side surface that oppose each other in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces that oppose each other in a length direction; a sealing portion covering the first and the second main surfaces and the first and the second side surfaces, wherein in the first layers, a cutting region is formed at an end of the multilayer body element on a side of the second end surface and a sealing portion filled with a sealing material in the cutting region is exposed at the second end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Furukawa, Katsutomo Aritomi, Koji Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220278035
    Abstract: A module is used in a semiconductor composite device that supplies a direct-current voltage adjusted by a voltage regulator including a semiconductor active element to a load. The module includes a capacitor layer including at least one capacitor portion forming a capacitor, a connection terminal used for electrical connection with at least one of the voltage regulator and the load, and a through-hole conductor formed to penetrate the capacitor portion in a thickness direction of the capacitor layer. The capacitor is electrically connected to at least one of the load and the voltage regulator with the through-hole conductor interposed between the load and the voltage regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shinji OTANI, Akitomo TAKAHASHI, Takaaki SAKAI, Takeshi FURUKAWA, Tatsuya KITAMURA