Patents by Inventor Akihiro Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu 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: 12214577
    Abstract: A composite structure manufacturing method comprising: a lamination step in which a plurality of fiber-reinforced resin sheets are laminated to form a plate-shaped laminate; a pressing deformation step in which a third roller or similar, which rolls along a plate surface of the laminate, is used to press the plate surface of the laminate, thereby forming a recessed section or a protruding section in a prescribed section of the laminate; a short direction deformation step in which, after the pressing deformation step, the laminate is deformed in the short direction to make the long direction cross-section into a prescribed shape; and a long direction deformation step in which, after the pressing deformation step, the laminate is deformed in the long direction to make the short direction cross-section into a prescribed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Homare Yamato, Masahiko Shimizu, Toshiki Kitazawa, Shoya Mano, Akihiro Terasaka
  • Publication number: 20220228113
    Abstract: Provided is a hair follicle germ capable of forming a hair shaft-like structure in vitro simply and within a short period of time. A method of producing a hair follicle germ includes: inoculating epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells; maintaining the epithelial cells and the mesenchymal cells in a culture solution in which (a) laminin and entactin, and/or (b) type IV collagen is dispersed; and co-culturing the epithelial cells and the mesenchymal cells in a culture solution to form a hair follicle germ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: National University Corporation Yokohama National University, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Junji Fukuda, Tatsuto Kageyama, Akihiro Shimizu, Rikuma Nakajima, Riki Anakama
  • Patent number: 11315720
    Abstract: A reactor includes: a reactor main body including a core formed of a powder magnetic core, a resin member covering the circumference of the core, and a coil wound around the outer circumference of the resin member; a casing which includes a bottom surface and a side wall standing upright therefrom, and which houses therein the reactor main body; and a filler molding portion formed of a cured filler, and fastening the reactor main body to the casing. The resin member is provided with a bottom opening provided in an end surface that faces the bottom surface of the casing and exposing the core, and a back-side opening provided in an end surface orthogonal to the winding direction of the coil and facing the side wall, and exposing the core. The back-side opening is provided with exposing portions which is not covered with the filler molding portion and is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Uekusa, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11276723
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor layer; and a wiring structure section between the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the wiring structure section including a plurality of stacked wiring layers and a plurality of stacked insulating films, the wiring structure section including an electrode, wherein an opening for connecting a member to the electrode is formed in the semiconductor layer and the wiring structure section; the semiconductor layer has an isolation region in which an insulating film is embedded and which surrounds the opening; the wiring structure section has a ring which is formed of the plurality of wiring layers and surround the opening; and a distance between the opening and the ring closest to the opening is larger than a distance between the opening and the isolation region closest to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Ogino, Hideaki Ishino, Akihiro Shimizu, Katsunori Hirota, Tsutomu Tange
  • Patent number: 11101312
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus comprising: a first semiconductor component including a first semiconductor layer and a first insulation film; and a second semiconductor component including a second semiconductor layer and a second insulation film, wherein the first semiconductor component and the second semiconductor component are bonded to each other by each of a plurality of first electric conductor portions provided in the first insulation film and each of a plurality of second electric conductor portions provided in the second insulation film, each of the plurality of first electric conductor portions is constituted by one pad surrounded by the first insulation film and N vias bonded to the one pad so as to be positioned between the one pad and the first semiconductor layer, and a volume VTR of the one pad and a total volume VTH of the N vias satisfy VTR/VTH?N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Ogino, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Tange, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200251518
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus comprising: a first semiconductor component including a first semiconductor layer and a first insulation film; and a second semiconductor component including a second semiconductor layer and a second insulation film, wherein the first semiconductor component and the second semiconductor component are bonded to each other by each of a plurality of first electric conductor portions provided in the first insulation film and each of a plurality of second electric conductor portions provided in the second insulation film, each of the plurality of first electric conductor portions is constituted by one pad surrounded by the first insulation film and N vias bonded to the one pad so as to be positioned between the one pad and the first semiconductor layer, and a volume VTR of the one pad and a total volume VTH of the N vias satisfy VTR/VTH?N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Takumi Ogino, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Tange, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200208106
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method for a plurality of regenerated hair follicle germs, including a step including simultaneously inoculating a microwell plate including regularly arranged microwell portions with mesenchymal cells and epithelial cells, and co-culturing the mesenchymal cells and the epithelial cells using a medium containing a fibroblast growth factor while supplying oxygen to the mesenchymal cells and the epithelial cells from at least an upper surface and a bottom surface of the microwell plate, to thereby form hair follicle germs in the microwell portions, the microwell plate being formed of a material having oxygen permeability. Also provided is a kit for hair regeneration, including: a microwell plate including regularly arranged microwell portions; and a fibroblast growth factor, wherein the microwell plate is formed of a material having oxygen permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicants: National University Corporation Yokohama National University, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Junji Fukuda, Tatsuto Kageyama, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200185523
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an n channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a first region on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate and a p channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a second region of the main surface, which second region is different from the first region. An impurity concentration of a gate electrode of the n channel FET has an impurity concentration greater than an impurity concentration of the gate electrode of the p channel FET to thereby create a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET. The tensile stress in the flow direction of the drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET is greater than a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the p channel FET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Akihiro SHIMIZU, Nagatoshi OOKI, Yusuke NONAKA, Katsuhiko ICHINOSE
  • Publication number: 20200127032
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor layer; and a wiring structure section between the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the wiring structure section including a plurality of stacked wiring layers and a plurality of stacked insulating films, the wiring structure section including an electrode, wherein an opening for connecting a member to the electrode is formed in the semiconductor layer and the wiring structure section; the semiconductor layer has an isolation region in which an insulating film is embedded and which surrounds the opening; the wiring structure section has a ring which is formed of the plurality of wiring layers and surround the opening; and a distance between the opening and the ring closest to the opening is larger than a distance between the opening and the isolation region closest to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takumi Ogino, Hideaki Ishino, Akihiro Shimizu, Katsunori Hirota, Tsutomu Tange
  • Patent number: 10599118
    Abstract: A screen information generation device generates screen information indicating display content of a display device connected to a programmable controller that controls a control object device according to a chart program indicating execution order of a plurality of steps each provided per operation unit. When generating the screen information of an individual-manipulation screen for use in individually operating the control object device per operation unit, the screen information generation device is configured to generate the screen information based on the chart program such that a plurality of operation buttons that respectively correspond to the plurality of steps is displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda
  • Publication number: 20200051729
    Abstract: A reactor includes: a reactor main body including a core formed of a powder magnetic core, a resin member covering the circumference of the core, and a coil wound around the outer circumference of the resin member; a casing which includes a bottom surface and a side wall standing upright therefrom, and which houses therein the reactor main body; and a filler molding portion formed of a cured filler, and fastening the reactor main body to the casing. The resin member is provided with a bottom opening provided in an end surface that faces the bottom surface of the casing and exposing the core, and a back-side opening provided in an end surface orthogonal to the winding direction of the coil and facing the side wall, and exposing the core. The back-side opening is provided with exposing portions which is not covered with the filler molding portion and is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UEKUSA, Akihiro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10543685
    Abstract: A semiconductor device used for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes a wiring layer, an insulating member formed above the wiring layer, a heat generation element arranged above and in contact with the insulating member, and electrically connected to the wiring layer, a metal member arranged above and in contact with the insulating member, and electrically connected to the wiring layer, and an electrically conductive member covering an upper surface of the metal member and electrically connected to the wiring layer through the metal member. A resistivity of the electrically conductive member is less than a resistivity of the metal member and a resistivity of the heat generation element. The heat generation element and the metal member are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Naruse, Akihiro Shimizu, Toru Eto
  • Patent number: 10416641
    Abstract: An operation program editing device includes a program editing portion configured to edit an operation program executable by a programmable controller that controls a facility, and the program editing portion includes a bypass circuit generation unit that generates a bypass circuit including a bypass path for skipping execution of some of the plurality of steps at a time of reactivation of the facility, a first selection receiving unit that receives selection of a last step, from among the plurality of steps, within a range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit, and a second selection receiving unit that receives selection of a first step, from among the plurality of steps, within the range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 10359752
    Abstract: An operation program editing device includes a program editing portion configured to edit an operation program executable by a programmable controller that controls a facility, and the program editing portion includes a bypass circuit generation unit that generates a bypass circuit including a bypass path for skipping execution of some of the plurality of steps at a time of reactivation of the facility, a first selection receiving unit that receives selection of a last step, from among the plurality of steps, within a range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit, and a second selection receiving unit that receives selection of a first step, from among the plurality of steps, within the range where the execution is skipped by the bypass circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
  • Patent number: 10333274
    Abstract: A laser light source device has a light source unit including a semiconductor laser element that emits laser light having a predetermined wavelength band at a temperature from an allowable lower limit temperature to an allowable upper limit temperature, a cooler, an element temperature measurement section, a cooler temperature measurement section, and a controller that controls the cooler. The controller controls the cooler such that the cooler temperature approaches a set temperature. The controller lowers the set temperature as long as the element temperature exceeds the allowable upper limit temperature, and the controller increases the set temperature as long as the element temperature falls below the allowable lower limit temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10272337
    Abstract: The present invention causes a computer to function as a virtual space generating unit, a game screen displaying unit and a fluid displaying unit. A fluid displaying unit displays pseudo three-dimensional representation of fluid in virtual space on a game screen. And the fluid displaying includes a billboard setting unit and a two-dimensional simulation unit. A billboard setting unit sets a billboard which has a plain object and which rotates around a predetermined center point in the plain object so that the plain object faces the virtual camera in the virtual space. A two-dimensional simulation unit executes a two-dimensional simulation and displays a simulation result on the plain object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Wataru Ikeda, Koshi Watamura, Teppei Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 10270101
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a secondary lithium battery, the electrolyte solution including: a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and a phenanthroline-based compound having a polar substituent. The electrolyte solution enables production of a secondary lithium battery having a good high-temperature lifetime characteristics and good high-temperature preservation characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Otsuka, Nobuhiko Hojo, Jun-ichi Yoshida, Toshiki Nokami, Akihiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20190097390
    Abstract: A laser light source device has a light source unit including a semiconductor laser element that emits laser light having a predetermined wavelength band at a temperature from an allowable lower limit temperature to an allowable upper limit temperature, a cooler, an element temperature measurement section, a cooler temperature measurement section, and a controller that controls the cooler. The controller controls the cooler such that the cooler temperature approaches a set temperature. The controller lowers the set temperature as long as the element temperature exceeds the allowable upper limit temperature, and the controller increases the set temperature as long as the element temperature falls below the allowable lower limit temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20190001678
    Abstract: A semiconductor device used for a liquid discharge head is provided. The device includes a wiring layer, an insulating member formed above the wiring layer, a heat generation element arranged above and in contact with the insulating member, and electrically connected to the wiring layer, a metal member arranged above and in contact with the insulating member, and electrically connected to the wiring layer, and an electrically conductive member covering an upper surface of the metal member and electrically connected to the wiring layer through the metal member. A resistivity of the electrically conductive member is less than a resistivity of the metal member and a resistivity of the heat generation element. The heat generation element and the metal member are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroaki Naruse, Akihiro Shimizu, Toru Eto
  • Patent number: 10148062
    Abstract: A laser light source device has a semiconductor laser element, a heat transfer portion having thermal conductivity and connected to the semiconductor laser element, a cooler connected to the heat transfer portion on a side different from the semiconductor laser element, a control object temperature measurement section that measures a control object temperature as the temperature of the heat transfer portion or the cooler, an environmental temperature measurement section that measures an environmental temperature of the laser light source device, and a controller that controls the cooler. The controller is configured to control the cooler such that the control object temperature approaches a predetermined target temperature set according to the environmental temperature. The target temperature set when the environmental temperature is lower than a specific temperature is lower than the target temperature set when the environmental temperature is higher than the specific temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Shimizu