Patents by Inventor Akihiro Matsui

Akihiro Matsui 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: 20140083930
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a desalination treatment membrane includes a desalting membrane and a base material which is disposed in close contact with the desalting membrane, wherein a solid salt is fixed to the base material by a graft-polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kenji SANO, Hideyuki Tsuji, Arisa Yamada, Akihiro Matsui, Yasunari Maekawa, Shin Hasegawa, Shinichi Sawada
  • Publication number: 20140042089
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a desalination treatment membrane includes a desalting membrane and a base material disposed in close contact with the desalting membrane, the base material being subjected to a silane coupling treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiro MATSUI, Kenji Sano, Hideyuki Tsuji, Arisa Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130099814
    Abstract: A contact probe includes a conductive first plunger including, on a same axis, a distal end portion, a flange portion, a boss portion, and a base end portion, a conductive second plunger including, on the same axis, a second distal end portion and a boss portion, and a coil spring including a coarsely wound portion formed by winding at a predetermined pitch with an inner diameter equal to or larger than a diameter of the boss portion of the first plunger and a tightly wound portion formed by tightly winding with an inner diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the boss portion of the second plunger, so that the first plunger and the second plunger are connected to each other on the same axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Kazama, Kazuya Souma, Akihiro Matsui
  • Publication number: 20130062911
    Abstract: A front part body structure of a vehicle, includes: an upper frame which is extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, one end of which is joined to a front pillar, and which includes an inner panel and an outer panel, the outer panel that is divided in a dividing part in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a first partition wall which is provided between the inner panel and the outer panel, one end of which is joined to the inner panel, and the other end of which is fastened and fixed to the dividing part of the outer panel by means of a fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hideki TAKEUCHI, Akihiro MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20130002281
    Abstract: A contact probe having a substantially flat plate shape, used to connect different substrates and having a uniform plate thickness includes: a first contact portion which has a side surface curved in an arc shape and which makes contact with one substrate at the side surface thereof; a second contact portion which has a side surface curved in an arc shape and which makes contact with the other substrate at the side surface thereof; a connection portion which connects the first contact portion and the second contact portion; and an elastic portion which extends from the second contact portion, has a portion curved in an arc shape, and is elastically deformed by a load applied to the first contact portion and the second contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Motegi, Akihiro Matsui, Koji Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120178004
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane-electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane-electrode assembly has an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes that are disposed on respective sides of the electrolyte. The membrane-electrode assembly and the separator are stacked in a stacking direction. A reaction surface of the membrane-electrode assembly is in a vertical direction along a direction of gravity and has a shape having a longer dimension in a horizontal direction. The fuel cell is provided with a reactant gas passage to allow a reactant gas to flow along a longitudinal direction of the reaction surface. The reactant gas is an oxidant gas or a fuel gas. A drain channel to allow product water from the reactant gas passage to be drained away is disposed between the membrane-electrode assembly and the separator and under the reaction surface in the direction of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Ishida, Akihiro Matsui, Narutoshi Sugita, Hayato Kaji
  • Publication number: 20120007556
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that includes a resistance measuring unit operable to determine a solution resistance Rsol and a charge transfer resistance Rct of a battery; and at least one computer-readable non-transitory storage medium comprising code, that, when executed by at least one processor, is operable to provide an estimate of the present value of the battery by: comparing Rsol and Rct to historical deterioration transition information; estimating the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge capacity lower limit is reached by the battery using the comparison; and estimating the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge time lower limit is reached by the battery using the comparison. The estimate of the present value of the battery includes the smaller of the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge capacity lower limit is reached or the number of remaining charge cycles before a discharge time lower limit is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro Matsui, Kazuto Kuroda, Yasuhiro Harada, Shinichiro Kosugi, Hisashi Oya, Mami Mizutani, Takashi Morimoto, Takeo Hayase, Yukitaka Monden, Norio Takami
  • Publication number: 20110274999
    Abstract: A fuel cell stack is comprised of a plurality of power generating units which are stacked along the horizontal direction. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a first fuel gas passage is formed in a surface of a first metal separator. A corrugated passage groove having a shape corresponding to the shape of the underside surface of a corrugated passage groove of a second oxidant gas passage is formed in a surface of a third metal separator. The corrugated passage grooves overlap one another to define a refrigerant passage. An oxidant gas inlet port and a fuel gas inlet port are provided in the upper portion of the power generating unit, and an oxidant gas outlet port and a fuel gas outlet port are provided in the lower portion of the power generating unit. A refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port are formed in each of the left and right portions of the power generating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Mohri, Yasunori Kotani, Masaru Oda, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Akihiro Matsui, Keiko Yamazaki, Chikara Iwasawa, Hideo Okamoto, Masahiro Ise, Hiroaki Ohta
  • Patent number: 7956363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device having the substrate, an object of the invention is to provide such a substrate for a display device that can be obtained by a simple production method with high reliability, and a liquid crystal display device having the same. A substrate for a display device contains: an accumulated electrode having an accumulated structure containing a lower layer formed on a substrate, and a upper layer containing ZnO and formed on the lower layer; an insulating film covering the accumulated electrode; a contact hole opening in the insulating film on the accumulated electrode; and a pixel electrode formed on the insulating film and being connected directly to the upper layer of the accumulated electrode through the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Hoshino, Katsunori Misaki, Akihiro Matsui, Hideya Hashii
  • Publication number: 20100161696
    Abstract: A random number generator which includes a bus including a plurality of bus lines configured to send and receive a signal between a circuit and another circuit, a calibration unit configured to dynamically adjust a reception condition of the signal, and a random number generating unit configured to generate a random number based on adjustment information of the calibration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Akihiro Matsui
  • Publication number: 20100066955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display of a CF-on-TFT structure in which a color filter is formed on the side of an array substrate in which a switching element is formed, and has an object to provide a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display, which enables simplification of a manufacturing process typified by a photolithography process and has high reliability. The substrate for use in the liquid crystal display is constructed to include external connection terminals which include first terminal electrodes electrically connected to gate bus lines led out from a plurality of pixel regions arranged on a glass substrate in a matrix form, second terminal electrodes formed of forming material of a pixel electrode and directly on the glass substrate, and electrode coupling regions for electrically connecting the first and the second terminal electrodes, and which electrically connect an external circuit and the gate bus lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atuyuki Hoshino, Shiro Hirota, Naoto Kondo, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiro Kihara, Katsunori Misaki, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Akira Komorita, Akihiro Matsui, Manabu Sawasaki, Masahiro Ikeda, Takashi Takagi, Tomonori Tanose, Takuya Saguchi, Hidetoshi Sukenori, Hiroyasu Inoue
  • Patent number: 7405781
    Abstract: A substrate for use in a liquid crystal display, including an insulating substrate cooperating with an oppositely arranged opposite substrate to hold a liquid crystal. A plurality of pixel regions are arranged on the insulating substrate in a matrix form, in each of which a switching element is formed. At least one resin color filter layer is formed on the pixel regions to cover the switching element. Additionally, at least one layer of the resin color filter layers of the plural colors has a cruciform-shaped pattern protruding to cover the switching elements of neighboring pixels when viewed in a direction of a normal of a substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atuyuki Hoshino, Shiro Hirota, Naoto Kondo, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiro Kihara, Katsunori Misaki, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Akira Komorita, Akihiro Matsui, Manabu Sawasaki, Masahiro Ikeda, Takashi Takagi, Tomonori Tanose, Takuya Saguchi, Hidetoshi Sukenori, Hiroyasu Inoue
  • Publication number: 20070080349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display device having the substrate, an object of the invention is to provide such a substrate for a display device that can be obtained by a simple production method with high reliability, and a liquid crystal display device having the same. A substrate for a display device contains: an accumulated electrode having an accumulated structure containing a lower layer formed on a substrate, and a upper layer containing ZnO and formed on the lower layer; an insulating film covering the accumulated electrode; a contact hole opening in the insulating film on the accumulated electrode; and a pixel electrode formed on the insulating film and being connected directly to the upper layer of the accumulated electrode through the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Hoshino, Katsunori Misaki, Akihiro Matsui, Hideya Hashii
  • Patent number: 7110056
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes an insulating substrate; a thin film transistor arranged in a part of a pixel area on the insulating substrate; an auxiliary capacitor having an auxiliary capacitor electrode arranged in the pixel area and an opposite electrode facing the auxiliary capacitor electrode via an insulating layer, the opposite electrode being located in the same layer as source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor; and a pixel electrode formed in the pixel area. The opposite electrode is divided into two or more sections, and each of the sections is electrically connected to the pixel electrode via a contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Matsui, Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 7081931
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display substrate, a main wiring layer made of Al or Al alloy and formed on the substrate, a protective layer containing refractory metal and formed on the main wiring layer. Preferably, an upper surface of the main wiring layer has an average roughness of 3 nm or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Matsui, Katsunori Misaki
  • Publication number: 20060125994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display of a CF-on-TFT structure in which a color filter is formed on the side of an array substrate in which a switching element is formed, and has an object to provide a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display, which enables simplification of a manufacturing process typified by a photolithography process and has high reliability. The substrate for use in the liquid crystal display is constructed to include external connection terminals which include first terminal electrodes electrically connected to gate bus lines led out from a plurality of pixel regions arranged on a glass substrate in a matrix form, second terminal electrodes formed of forming material of a pixel electrode and directly on the glass substrate, and electrode coupling regions for electrically connecting the first and the second terminal electrodes, and which electrically connect an external circuit and the gate bus lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Atuyuki Hoshino, Shiro Hirota, Naoto Kondo, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiro Kihara, Katsunori Misaki, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Akira Komorita, Akihiro Matsui, Manabu Sawasaki, Masahiro Ikeda, Takashi Takagi, Tomonori Tanose, Takuya Saguchi, Hidetoshi Sukenori, Hiroyasu Inoue
  • Publication number: 20060125993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display of a CF-on-TFT structure in which a color filter is formed on the side of an array substrate in which a switching element is formed, and has an object to provide a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display, which enables simplification of a manufacturing process typified by a photolithography process and has high reliability. The substrate for use in the liquid crystal display is constructed to include external connection terminals which include first terminal electrodes electrically connected to gate bus lines led out from a plurality of pixel regions arranged on a glass substrate in a matrix form, second terminal electrodes formed of forming material of a pixel electrode and directly on the glass substrate, and electrode coupling regions for electrically connecting the first and the second terminal electrodes, and which electrically connect an external circuit and the gate bus lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Atuyuki Hoshino, Shiro Hirota, Naoto Kondo, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiro Kihara, Katsunori Misaki, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Akira Komorita, Akihiro Matsui, Manabu Sawasaki, Masahiro Ikeda, Takashi Takagi, Tomonori Tanose, Takuya Saguchi, Hidetoshi Sukenori, Hiroyasu Inoue
  • Patent number: 7050137
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display of a CF-on-TFT structure in which a color filter is formed on the side of an array substrate in which a switching element is formed, and has an object to provide a substrate for use in a liquid crystal display, which enables simplification of a manufacturing process typified by a photolithography process and has high reliability. The substrate for use in the liquid crystal display is constructed to include external connection terminals which include first terminal electrodes electrically connected to gate bus lines led out from a plurality of pixel regions arranged on a glass substrate in a matrix form, second terminal electrodes formed of forming material of a pixel electrode and directly on the glass substrate, and electrode coupling regions for electrically connecting the first and the second terminal electrodes, and which electrically connect an external circuit and the gate bus lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atuyuki Hoshino, Shiro Hirota, Naoto Kondo, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Masahiro Kihara, Katsunori Misaki, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Akira Komorita, Akihiro Matsui, Manabu Sawasaki, Masahiro Ikeda, Takashi Takagi, Tomonori Tanose, Takuya Saguchi, Hidetoshi Sukenori, Hiroyasu Inoue
  • Publication number: 20040222419
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes an insulating substrate; a thin film transistor arranged in a part of a pixel area on the insulating substrate; an auxiliary capacitor having an auxiliary capacitor electrode arranged in the pixel area and an opposite electrode facing the auxiliary capacitor electrode via an insulating layer, the opposite electrode being located in the same layer as source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor; and a pixel electrode formed in the pixel area. The opposite electrode is divided into two or more sections, and each of the sections is electrically connected to the pixel electrode via a contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Matsui, Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20040183763
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, has the steps of: (a) heating a liquid crystal display substrate and forming a main wiring layer of Al or Al alloy thereon, in which grains are grown in the formed main wiring layer and the substrate is heated to such a temperature as the main wiring layer has an irregular surface having an average roughness Ra of 3 nm or larger, or (a1) forming a main wiring layer of Al or Al alloy on a liquid crystal display substrate and (a2) exposing the substrate to an atmosphere containing oxygen to naturally oxidize a surface of the main wiring layer; (b) forming a heat resistant cover metal layer on the main wiring layer to form a laminated metal layer; and (c) heating the substrate and forming an insulating film on the laminated metal layer by CVD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: FUJITSU DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Matsui, Katsunori Misaki