Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
Yasuhiro Sekiguchi 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).
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Publication number: 20240105826Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, a first electrode film provided on the first insulating film, a second electrode film provided on the first electrode film, and a first field plate electrode provided on the second electrode film. A lower end of the first field plate electrode is located on a second surface of the first electrode film, the second surface being in contact with the second electrode film, rather than a first surface of the first electrode film, the first surface being in contact with the first insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Hitoshi KOBAYASHI, Masaaki ONOMURA, Toru SUGIYAMA, Akira YOSHIOKA, Hung HUNG, Hideki SEKIGUCHI, Tetsuya OHNO, Yasuhiro ISOBE
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Publication number: 20240105563Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a nitride semiconductor element, a first diode, and a second diode; the nitride semiconductor element includes a conductive mounting bed, a semiconductor substrate formed on the mounting bed, a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, a first major electrode, a second major electrode, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode; the first diode includes a first anode electrode electrically connected to the mounting bed, and a first cathode electrode electrically connected to the first major electrode; and the second diode includes a second anode electrode electrically connected to the mounting bed, and a second cathode electrode electrically connected to the second major electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Toru SUGIYAMA, Akira YOSHIOKA, Hitoshi KOBAYASHI, Hung HUNG, Yasuhiro ISOBE, Hideki SEKIGUCHI, Tetsuya OHNO, Masaaki ONOMURA
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Publication number: 20240097671Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a first drive circuit including a second transistor, and a second drive circuit including a third transistor. The second transistor and the third transistor are connected in series; and a connection node of the second and third transistors is connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are normally-off MOS HEMTs formed in a first substrate that includes GaN. The first drive circuit charges a parasitic capacitance of the first transistor. The second drive circuit discharges the parasitic capacitance of the first transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Toru SUGIYAMA, Noriaki YOSHIKAWA, Yasuhiko KURIYAMA, Akira YOSHIOKA, Hitoshi KOBAYASHI, Hung HUNG, Yasuhiro ISOBE, Tetsuya OHNO, Hideki SEKIGUCHI, Masaaki ONOMURA
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Patent number: 11850857Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: manifolds to which liquid is supplied; at least one nozzle row associated with each of the manifolds; and a communicating channel directly connecting two manifolds which are included in the manifolds and which are adjacent to each other. The at least one nozzle row includes nozzles configured to discharge the liquid, the nozzles communicating with one manifold with which the at least one nozzle row is associated. A first number is a number of the nozzle row associated with one of the two manifolds and a second number is a number of the nozzle row associated with the other of the two manifolds, and a cross-sectional area of the communicating channel is different between a case that a first number and a second number are same, and another case that the first number and the second number are different.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yoshitsugu Morita, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 11845279Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction; a plurality of pressure chambers; a plurality of throttles; and a common channel extending in the first direction and connected to the plurality of throttles. The common channel has: a supply port, and a terminal part which is at least one of both end parts in the first direction of the common channel, the supply port being not provided at the terminal part. A terminal throttle which is one of the plurality of throttles and which is positioned closest to the terminal part among the plurality of throttles has a channel resistance same as a channel resistance of a throttle of the plurality of throttles different from the terminal throttle, and extends from a connection between the terminal throttle and one of the plurality of pressure chambers to the terminal part.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Patent number: 11813866Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: a supply hole to which liquid is supplied from outside thereof; a plurality of supply manifolds arranged below the supply hole, extending in an extending direction respectively, and configured to communicate with the supply hole; and at least one partition wall configured to partition the supply manifolds from each other. Each of the supply manifolds has a manifold hole below the supply hole, the supply manifolds communicate with each other in a common space below the at least one partition wall, and the manifold hole of one supply manifold is arranged so that another manifold hole of another supply manifold is not located on an extension line, of the manifold hole, along the extending direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Patent number: 11813873Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a channel unit. The channel unit is formed therein with: a plurality of individual channels aligning in a first direction, a common channel extending in the first direction, a supply hole in communication with the common channel, and a damper chamber provided in a position overlapping with the supply hole in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The channel unit includes a first plate having a first surface where a recess is formed to constitute the damper chamber, and a second plate having a second surface attached to the first surface via an adhesive. A protrusion is provided on a bottom of such a first part of the recess as overlaps with the supply hole in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Publication number: 20220348012Abstract: There is provided liquid discharging head including common liquid chambers each extends along first direction and arranged in second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and individual channels each communicates with one of the common liquid chambers and each has nozzle. The liquid discharging head has first and second ends in the second direction. The common liquid chambers include intermediate common liquid chamber interposed between two of the common liquid chambers and expanded common liquid chamber closest to the first end, length of the expanded common chamber in the second direction being longer than length of the intermediate common chamber in the second direction. The nozzles of the individual channels communicating with the expanded common chamber are positioned on a side of the second end with respect to the expanded common chamber without being positioned on a side of the first end with respect to the expanded common chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: JIRO YAMAMOTO, YOSHITSUGU MORITA, YASUHIRO SEKIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220250383Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: manifolds to which liquid is supplied; at least one nozzle row associated with each of the manifolds; and a communicating channel directly connecting two manifolds which are included in the manifolds and which are adjacent to each other. The at least one nozzle row includes nozzles configured to discharge the liquid, the nozzles communicating with one manifold with which the at least one nozzle row is associated. A first number is a number of the nozzle row associated with one of the two manifolds and a second number is a number of the nozzle row associated with the other of the two manifolds, and a cross-sectional area of the communicating channel is different between a case that a first number and a second number are same, and another case that the first number and the second number are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yoshitsugu Morita, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20220250382Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: a supply hole to which liquid is supplied from outside thereof; a plurality of supply manifolds arranged below the supply hole, extending in an extending direction respectively, and configured to communicate with the supply hole; and at least one partition wall configured to partition the supply manifolds from each other. Each of the supply manifolds has a manifold hole below the supply hole, the supply manifolds communicate with each other in a common space below the at least one partition wall, and the manifold hole of one supply manifold is arranged so that another manifold hole of another supply manifold is not located on an extension line, of the manifold hole, along the extending direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Publication number: 20220153024Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction; a plurality of pressure chambers; a plurality of throttles; and a common channel extending in the first direction and connected to the plurality of throttles. The common channel has: a supply port, and a terminal part which is at least one of both end parts in the first direction of the common channel, the supply port being not provided at the terminal part. A terminal throttle which is one of the plurality of throttles and which is positioned closest to the terminal part among the plurality of throttles has a channel resistance same as a channel resistance of a throttle of the plurality of throttles different from the terminal throttle, and extends from a connection between the terminal throttle and one of the plurality of pressure chambers to the terminal part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Jiro YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SEKIGUCHI, Yoshitsugu MORITA
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Publication number: 20220126587Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a channel unit. The channel unit is formed therein with: a plurality of individual channels aligning in a first direction, a common channel extending in the first direction, a supply hole in communication with the common channel, and a damper chamber provided in a position overlapping with the supply hole in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The channel unit includes a first plate having a first surface where a recess is formed to constitute the damper chamber, and a second plate having a second surface attached to the first surface via an adhesive. A protrusion is provided on a bottom of such a first part of the recess as overlaps with the supply hole in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Jiro YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SEKIGUCHI, Yoshitsugu MORITA
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Patent number: 11186087Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a channel member including: a nozzle surface in which a plurality of first nozzles and second nozzles are opened; first and second common channels; and a film member including a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a first recess overlapping with the first common channel in the third direction, and a second recess overlapping with the second common channel in the third direction. A length of the first recess in the second direction is different from a length of the second recess in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiji Kura, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Jiro Yamamoto, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Patent number: 11102366Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit reading an image of a document and generating scan data of the document and a printing unit printing on a sheet the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and is configured to be able to feed the sheet subjected to printing by the printing unit to a post-processing device. The image forming apparatus includes a judging unit that judges whether an image of a post-processing mark which is composed of a staple mark or a punching hole is present in the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and a printing control unit that, when the judging unit judges that the image of the post-processing mark is present in the scan data, generates corrected data by deleting the image of the post-processing mark from the scan data and causes the printing unit to print the corrected data.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20210023843Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a channel member including: a nozzle surface in which a plurality of first nozzles and second nozzles are opened; a first and second common channels; and a film member including a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a first recess overlapping with the first common channel in the third direction, and a second recess overlapping with the second common channel in the third direction. A length of the first recess in the second direction is different from and a length of the second recess in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Keiji Kura, Yasuhiro Sekiguchi, Jiro Yamamoto, Yoshitsugu Morita
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Publication number: 20200412894Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit reading an image of a document and generating scan data of the document and a printing unit printing on a sheet the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and is configured to be able to feed the sheet subjected to printing by the printing unit to a post-processing device. The image forming apparatus includes a judging unit that judges whether an image of a post-processing mark which is composed of a staple mark or a punching hole is present in the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and a printing control unit that, when the judging unit judges that the image of the post-processing mark is present in the scan data, generates corrected data by deleting the image of the post-processing mark from the scan data and causes the printing unit to print the corrected data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Yasuhiro SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10630854Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a document reading section that reads an image from an original document; a character recognizing section that preforms processing for subjecting image data obtained by reading of the image by the document reading section to character recognition; a conversion section that performs, using a recognition result of the character recognizing section, conversion of the image data obtained by reading by the document reading section to data available within predetermined application software; and a determination section that determines whether or not a text represented by the recognition result of the character recognizing section contains a predetermined keyword.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20190199878Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a document reading section that reads an image from an original document; a character recognizing section that preforms processing for subjecting image data obtained by reading of the image by the document reading section to character recognition; a conversion section that performs, using a recognition result of the character recognizing section, conversion of the image data obtained by reading by the document reading section to data available within predetermined application software; and a determination section that determines whether or not a text represented by the recognition result of the character recognizing section contains a predetermined keyword.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yasuhiro SEKIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10318132Abstract: A display device includes a display section, a touch panel, and a controller. The display section displays a first icon. The touch panel detects a first touch operation and a second touch operation different from the first touch operation to the first icon. The controller causes the display section to display a window associated with the first icon upon detection of either of the first and second touch operations. The controller controls the display section such that a window displayed upon detection of the second touch operation is different in size from a window displayed upon detection of the first touch operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yasuhiro Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20170344235Abstract: A display device includes a display section, a touch panel, and a controller. The display section displays a first icon. The touch panel detects a first touch operation and a second touch operation different from the first touch operation to the first icon. The controller causes the display section to display a window associated with the first icon upon detection of either of the first and second touch operations. The controller controls the display section such that a window displayed upon detection of the second touch operation is different in size from a window displayed upon detection of the first touch operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Yasuhiro SEKIGUCHI