Patents by Inventor Yuji Sonoda
Yuji Sonoda 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: 20230420726Abstract: An electrochemical device includes: an electrode body including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte containing a lithium salt. The negative electrode includes a negative current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer supported on the negative current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer contains a negative electrode active material that is reversibly doped with lithium ions, and the negative current collector has substantially no through-hole. A specific surface area of the negative electrode mixture layer is in a range from 30 m2/g to 60 m2/g, inclusive, and in a discharged state, a potential of the negative electrode is less than or equal to 0.2 V with respect to a Li counter electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: YUSUKE NAKAMURA, YUJI SONODA, YASUYUKI ITO
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Patent number: 11742154Abstract: This electricity storage module includes: a plurality of electricity storage device; a device holder; a first external output terminal and a second external output terminal which are configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of electricity storage devices; and a terminal holder having one end portion and another end portion, the one end portion being configured to have the first external output terminal attached thereto, the other end portion being configured to have the second external output terminal attached thereto. The first external output terminal includes a coupling terminal part protruding to an outer side of a terminal holder in a direction in which the first external output terminal and the second external output terminal are arranged. The second external output terminal includes an external connection terminal part capable of being connected to an external terminal or the coupling terminal part on an inner side of the terminal holder.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Tashiro, Toshiaki Shimizu, Yuji Sonoda, Masahiro Nakaji
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Patent number: 11682810Abstract: This power storage module includes power storage devices (100), and a device holder (200) in which the power storage devices (100) are held. The device holder (200) includes accommodation parts (210) in which the power storage devices (100) are accommodated. Each accommodation part (210) includes a semicircular arc face (212) to which a peripheral face of the power storage device (100) is opposed, and linear faces (213) respectively continuous with both ends of the semicircular arc face (212) and each extending to an opening end of the accommodation part (210). Further, the power storage module includes an elastic adhesive (250) filled, in each accommodation part (210), between the peripheral face of the power storage device (100) and each linear face (213), and adhered to the peripheral face of the power storage device (100) and the linear face (213).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Tashiro, Toshitaka Kobayashi, Yuji Sonoda, Toshiaki Shimizu, Masahiro Nakaji
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Publication number: 20210013463Abstract: This power storage module includes power storage devices (100), and a device holder (200) in which the power storage devices (100) are held. The device holder (200) includes accommodation parts (210) in which the power storage devices (100) are accommodated. Each accommodation part (210) includes a semicircular arc face (212) to which a peripheral face of the power storage device (100) is opposed, and linear faces (213) respectively continuous with both ends of the semicircular arc face (212) and each extending to an opening end of the accommodation part (210). Further, the power storage module includes an elastic adhesive (250) filled, in each accommodation part (210), between the peripheral face of the power storage device (100) and each linear face (213), and adhered to the peripheral face of the power storage device (100) and the linear face (213).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Yuichi Tashiro, Toshitaka KOBAYASHI, Yuji SONODA, Toshiaki SHIMIZU, Masahiro MAKAJI
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Publication number: 20200185160Abstract: This electricity storage module includes: a plurality of electricity storage device; a device holder; a first external output terminal and a second external output terminal which are configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of electricity storage devices; and a terminal holder having one end portion and another end portion, the one end portion being configured to have the first external output terminal attached thereto, the other end portion being configured to have the second external output terminal attached thereto. The first external output terminal includes a coupling terminal part protruding to an outer side of a terminal holder in a direction in which the first external output terminal and the second external output terminal are arranged. The second external output terminal includes an external connection terminal part capable of being connected to an external terminal or the coupling terminal part on an inner side of the terminal holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Yuichi TASHIRO, Toshiaki SHIMIZU, Yuji SONODA, Masahiro NAKAJI
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Patent number: 7870428Abstract: In a circuit board on which a plurality of CPUs are mounted, the CPUs comprises: monitor units for outputting task statuses of the respective CPUs; and a diagnosis circuit connected to the plurality of CPUs, comparing and judging combinations of the task statuses of the plurality of CPUs based on information on task statuses outputted from the monitor units, and detecting false operations and failures of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Hirano, Tadanobu Toba, Yuji Sonoda
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Patent number: 7661500Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Sonoda, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Patent number: 7546506Abstract: The present invention relates to a DRAM stacked packages, a DIMM, a method for testing them, and a semiconductor manufacturing method. According to the present invention, there is provided a DRAM stacked package comprising: a plurality of stacked DRAMs; external terminals to which test equipment is connected, said external terminals being used to input/output at least address, command, and data; and an interface chip provided between said plurality of stacked DRAMs and said external terminals. The plurality of DRAMs and the interface chip are implemented on a package. The interface chip comprises: a test circuit including: an algorithmic pattern generator for generating a test pattern used to test the plurality of DRAMs; applying circuits for applying said generated test pattern to the plurality of DRAMs; and a comparator for comparing each response signal received from the plurality of DRAMs with an expected value for judgment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Elpida Memory, Inc.Inventors: Yuji Sonoda, Shuji Kikuchi, Katsunori Hirano, Ichiro Anjo, Mitsuaki Katagiri
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Patent number: 7530594Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Sonoda, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Patent number: 7344151Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuji Sonoda, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Publication number: 20080053728Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji SONODA, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Publication number: 20080054607Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji SONODA, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Publication number: 20080010533Abstract: In a circuit board on which a plurality of CPUs are mounted, the CPUs comprises: monitor units for outputting task statuses of the respective CPUs; and a diagnosis circuit connected to the plurality of CPUs, comparing and judging combinations of the task statuses of the plurality of CPUs based on information on task statuses outputted from the monitor units, and detecting false operations and failures of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Inventors: KATSUNORI HIRANO, Tadanobu Toba, Yuji Sonoda
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Patent number: 7137055Abstract: Semiconductor testing equipment according to the present invention comprises: an algorithmic pattern generator for generating a test pattern for testing a memory under test and applying the pattern to the memory under test; a comparator for comparing a response signal from the memory under test and an expected value from tho algorithmic pattern generator; a fail address acquisition part for storing an address of the memory under test (fail address) when a result compared by the comparator is failed; a fail address analysis part for analyzing the failed address and calculating the address to be repaired (repair address); and a cycle-pattern generator for redundancy processing for inserting the address to be repaired into a test pattern and applying the address to the memory under test, so that even when capacity of the semiconductor memory is increased, a fabrication yield thereof is raised by testing the memory after the packaging and by performing the redundancy processing of a defective.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Elpida Memory, Inc.Inventors: Katsunori Hirano, Shuji Kikuchi, Yuji Sonoda, Wen Li, Tadanobu Toba, Takashi Kanesaka, Masayuki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20060239055Abstract: The present invention relates to a DRAM stacked packages, a DIMM, a method for testing them, and a semiconductor manufacturing method. According to the present invention, there is provided a DRAM stacked package comprising: a plurality of stacked DRAMs; external terminals to which test equipment is connected, said external terminals being used to input/output at least address, command, and data; and an interface chip provided between said plurality of stacked DRAMs and said external terminals. The plurality of DRAMs and the interface chip are implemented on a package. The interface chip comprises: a test circuit including: an algorithmic pattern generator for generating a test pattern used to test the plurality of DRAMs; applying circuits for applying said generated test pattern to the plurality of DRAMs; and a comparator for comparing each response signal received from the plurality of DRAMs with an expected value for judgment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2006Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Yuji Sonoda, Shuji Kikuchi, Katsunori Hirano, Ichiro Anjo, Mitsuaki Katagiri
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Patent number: 7114110Abstract: A signature circuit, i.e., a random-number generating circuit, is provided in a memory test apparatus. Also, a signature circuit is provided in each of devices-under-test. This configuration allows the large number of semiconductor integrated-circuit devices to be tested at one time with a high efficiency. This condition realizes a tremendous reduction in the test cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Shuji Kikuchi, Tadanobu Toba, Katsunori Hirano, Yuji Sonoda, Takeshi Wada
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Patent number: 7089904Abstract: A lubricating structure for engines, wherein an oil feed pump and an oil recovery pump are disposed so as to avoid interference between the oil feed and recovery pumps and a clutch mechanism and an increase in the size of the engine. The clutch mechanism 38 is disposed at a location toward a left end of a crankshaft 7 as an output shaft 7a, which is rotatably supported between an upper crankcase 5 and a lower crankcase 6, that is, disposed on a left side of an engine room. A magnet cover 60 is fixed to right side parts of the two crankcases 5, 6. A magnet MG is disposed between the two crankcases 5, 6 and the magnet cover 60 at a location toward a right end 7b of the crankshaft 7. An oil pump FEP for feeding lubricating oil is disposed between the two crankcases 5, 6 and the magnet cover 60, and an oil pump SCP for recovering lubricating oil is disposed between the two crankcases 5, 6 and the magnet cover 60.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Suzuki Motor CorporationInventors: Hideshi Morii, Toshio Hayashi, Osamu Sekimoto, Yuji Sonoda
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Publication number: 20050236817Abstract: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front side of rider's knees. Another airbag system includes an airbag body expanding from an upper surface of an engine hood on the front portion of a vehicle body frame and blowing up toward a windshield of the engine hood. The respective airbag systems are detachable from the vehicle body, and hence, can be stored indoors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicant: SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Sonoda, Takashi Shimizu, Koji Kurata
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Patent number: 6920950Abstract: An engine unit is supported by a body frame, and a front body portion is covered with a cowling. This cowling is made wider than the body frame to form a space in the vehicle widthwise direction between the body frame and cowling, and an air, cleaner unit is accommodated in this space. The air cleaner unit has a substantially flat filter, a filter support portion, and a filter insertion hole. The attachment direction of the filter is set in its longitudinal direction, and the filter insertion hole is formed in a position corresponding to the end face of the filter when it is attached. The filter, the filter support portion, and air cleaner lid member divide the air cleaner main body into a clean chamber and dirty chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Suzuki Motor CorporationInventor: Yuji Sonoda
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Publication number: 20050149803Abstract: Semiconductor testing equipment according to the present invention comprises: an algorithmic pattern generator for generating a test pattern for testing a memory under test and applying the pattern to the memory under test; a comparator for comparing a response signal from the memory under test and an expected value from tho algorithmic pattern generator; a fail address acquisition part for storing an address of the memory under test (fail address) when a result compared by the comparator is failed; a fail address analysis part for analyzing the failed address and calculating the address to be repaired (repair address); and a cycle-pattern generator for redundancy processing for inserting the address to be repaired into a test pattern and applying the address to the memory under test, so that even when capacity of the semiconductor memory is increased, a fabrication yield thereof is raised by testing the memory after the packaging and by performing the redundancy processing of a defective.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Katsunori Hirano, Shuji Kikuchi, Yuji Sonoda, Wen Li, Tadanobu Toba, Takashi Kanesaka, Masayuki Takahashi