Patents by Inventor Toru Hiraga

Toru Hiraga 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: 10406406
    Abstract: To enhance a resilience performance of a ball at hitting the ball, a grommet is configured to include a strip-shaped portion extending in a predetermined direction and a cylindrical portion projecting from one surface of the strip-shaped portion, the cylindrical portion being a portion through which a string passes. A bulge portion is formed on a part on another surface of the strip-shaped portion, the part being along an inner periphery of the cylindrical portion. The bulge portion has a shape bulged more than the other surface of the strip-shaped portion, and the string is folded back at the bulge portion. A plurality of the protrusions are formed between the cylindrical portions adjacent to one another, the plurality of the protrusions being portions to which the string contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: YONEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kawabata, Naoto Ogawa, Ryoichi Hanawa, Toru Hiraga
  • Publication number: 20180369656
    Abstract: To enhance a resilience performance of a ball at hitting the ball, a grommet is configured to include a strip-shaped portion extending in a predetermined direction and a cylindrical portion projecting from one surface of the strip-shaped portion, the cylindrical portion being a portion through which a string passes. A bulge portion is formed on a part on another surface of the strip-shaped portion, the part being along an inner periphery of the cylindrical portion. The bulge portion has a shape bulged more than the other surface of the strip-shaped portion, and the string is folded back at the bulge portion. A plurality of the protrusions are formed between the cylindrical portions adjacent to one another, the plurality of the protrusions being portions to which the string contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: YONEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato KAWABATA, Naoto OGAWA, Ryoichi HANAWA, Toru HIRAGA
  • Patent number: 6593215
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor material capable of improving the crystallinity and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. An amorphous film made of silicon (Si) is formed on a substrate with a protective film inbetween. Then, a short-wavelength energy beam is irradiated to the amorphous film as a first heat treatment, thereby forming a crystalline film made of quasi-single crystal. Subsequently, another short-wavelength energy beam is irradiated to the crystalline film as a second heat treatment in order to selectively fuse and re-crystallize only the grain boundary of the crystalline film and the neighboring region. As a result, a crystalline film with excellent crystallinity can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Hiraga, Takashi Noguchi, Setsuo Usui, Yoshifumi Mori
  • Publication number: 20020098695
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor material capable of improving the crystallinity and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. An amorphous film made of silicon (Si) is formed on a substrate with a protective film inbetween. Then, a short-wavelength energy beam is irradiated to the amorphous film as a first heat treatment, thereby forming a crystalline film made of quasi-single crystal. Subsequently, another short-wavelength energy beam is irradiated to the crystalline film as a second heat treatment in order to selectively fuse and re-crystallize only the grain boundary of the crystalline film and the neighboring region. As a result, a crystalline film with excellent crystallinity can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Toru Hiraga, Takashi Noguchi, Setsuo Usui, Yoshifumi Mori