Patents by Inventor Atsuo Ikeda

Atsuo Ikeda 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: 20240095507
    Abstract: An arithmetic device and an electronic device having small power consumption is provided. An arithmetic device and an electronic device capable of high-speed operation is provided. An arithmetic device and an electronic device capable of suppressing heat generation is provided. The arithmetic device includes a first arithmetic portion and a second arithmetic portion. The first arithmetic portion includes a first CPU core and a second CPU core. The second arithmetic portion includes a first GPU core and a second GPU core. The CPU cores each have a power gating function and each include a first data retention circuit electrically connected to a flip-flop. The first GPU core includes a second data retention circuit capable of retaining an analog value and reading out the analog value as digital data of two or more bits. The second GPU core includes a third data retention circuit capable of retaining a digital value and reading out the digital value as digital data of one bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiko ISHIZU, Takayuki IKEDA, Atsuo ISOBE, Atsushi MIYAGUCHI, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11718433
    Abstract: A bag supply system supplies a packaging bag to a storing position where a sandwich is stored, the bag supply system which includes an opening forming device configured to form an opening at a bag opening of the packaging bag, and a bag opening device configured to grip each of a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion of the opening in an opening direction, the opening direction being a direction in which the opening is opened, and open the bag opening by widening the opening in the opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Atsuo Ikeda, Tomohiro Kamishio, Haruhiko Koike
  • Patent number: 11591118
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Haruhiko Koike, Tomoya Hyodo, Koji Hara, Tomohiro Kamishio, Koichi Kirihara, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220041316
    Abstract: A bag supply system supplies a packaging bag to a storing position where a sandwich is stored, the bag supply system which includes an opening forming device configured to form an opening at a bag opening of the packaging bag, and a bag opening device configured to grip each of a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion of the opening in an opening direction, the opening direction being a direction in which the opening is opened, and open the bag opening by widening the opening in the opening direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Atsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Haruhiko KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20210371136
    Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Tomoya HYODO, Koji HARA, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Koichi KIRIHARA, Atsuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10069445
    Abstract: A motor controller to control a motor includes a position controller, a speed controller, a first integrator, and a second integrator. The position controller is configured to generate a speed command based on a position error between a position command and a motor position. The speed controller is configured to generate a torque command to be input to the motor based on a speed error between the speed command and a motor speed. The first integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the position error to be added to the position error. The second integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the speed error to be added to the speed error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku, Yusuke Oka, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160149523
    Abstract: A motor controller to control a motor includes a position controller, a speed controller, a first integrator, and a second integrator. The position controller is configured to generate a speed command based on a position error between a position command and a motor position. The speed controller is configured to generate a torque command to be input to the motor based on a speed error between the speed command and a motor speed. The first integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the position error to be added to the position error. The second integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the speed error to be added to the speed error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU, Yusuke OKA, Atsuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9331049
    Abstract: The invention is aimed at providing a bonding structure of a copper-based bonding wire, realizing low material cost, high productivity in a continuous bonding in reverse bonding for wedge bonding on bumps, as well as excellent reliability in high-temperature heating, thermal cycle test, reflow test, HAST test or the like. The bonding structure is for connecting the bonding wire onto a ball bump formed on an electrode of a semiconductor device, the bonding wire and the ball bump respectively containing copper as a major component thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8836147
    Abstract: A bonding structure of a ball-bonded portion is obtained by bonding a ball portion formed on a front end of a multilayer copper bonding wire. The multilayer copper bonding wire includes a core member that is mainly composed of copper, and an outer layer that is formed on the core member and is mainly composed of at least one noble metal selected from a group of Pd, Au, Ag and Pt. Further, a first concentrated portion of such noble metal(s) is formed in a ball-root region located at a boundary with the copper bonding wire in a surface region of the ball-bonded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8653668
    Abstract: A bonding structure and a copper bonding wire for semiconductor device include a ball-bonded portion formed by bonding to the aluminum electrode a ball formed on a front end of the copper bonding wire. After being heated at any temperature between 130° C. and 200° C., the ball-bonded portion exhibits a relative compound ratio R1 of 40-100%, the relative compound ratio R1 being a ratio of a thickness of a Cu—Al intermetallic compound to thicknesses of intermetallic compounds that are composed of Cu and Al and formed on a cross-sectional surface of the ball-bonded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co., Ltd., Nippon Micrometal Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20130180757
    Abstract: A bonding structure of a ball-bonded portion is obtained by bonding a ball portion formed on a front end of a multilayer copper bonding wire. The multilayer copper bonding wire includes a core member that is mainly composed of copper, and an outer layer that is formed on the core member and is mainly composed of at least one noble metal selected from a group of Pd, Au, Ag and Pt. Further, a first concentrated portion of such noble metal(s) is formed in a ball-root region located at a boundary with the copper bonding wire in a surface region of the ball-bonded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION, NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120299182
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a bonding structure and a copper bonding wire for semiconductor that are realizable at an inexpensive material cost, superior in a long-term reliability of a bonded portion bonded to an Al electrode, and suitable for use in a vehicle-mounted LSI. A ball-bonded portion is formed by bonding to the aluminum electrode a ball formed on a front end of the copper bonding wire. After being heated at any temperature between 130° C. and 200° C., the aforementioned ball-bonded portion exhibits a relative compound ratio R1 of 40-100%, the relative compound ratio R1 being a ratio of a thickness of a Cu—Al intermetallic compound to thicknesses of intermetallic compounds that are composed of Cu and Al and formed on a cross-sectional surface of the ball-bonded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8097960
    Abstract: There is provided a bonding wire which does not cause a leaning failure or the like. A semiconductor mounting bonding wire has a breaking elongation of 7 to 20%, and stress at 1% elongation is greater than or equal to 90% of a tensile strength and is less than or equal to 100% thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Materials Co., Ltd, Nippon Micrometal Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Terashima, Tomohiro Uno, Kohei Tatsumi, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda, Daizo Oda
  • Publication number: 20110104510
    Abstract: The invention is aimed at providing a bonding structure of a copper-based bonding wire, realizing low material cost, high productivity in a continuous bonding in reverse bonding for wedge bonding on bumps, as well as excellent reliability in high-temperature heating, thermal cycle test, reflow test, HAST test or the like. The bonding structure is for connecting the bonding wire onto a ball bump formed on an electrode of a semiconductor device, the bonding wire and the ball bump respectively containing copper as a major component thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO., LTD., NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Uno, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20090072399
    Abstract: There is provided a bonding wire which does not cause a leaning failure or the like. A semiconductor mounting bonding wire has a breaking elongation of 7 to 20%, and stress at 1% elongation is greater than or equal to 90% of a tensile strength and is less than or equal to 100% thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicants: NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO., LTD., NIPPON MICROMETAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Terashima, Tomohiro Uno, Kohei Tatsumi, Takashi Yamada, Atsuo Ikeda, Daizo Oda
  • Patent number: 4661943
    Abstract: An optical data reader having an improved servo system for maintaining an orthogonal relation between the optical axis of an irradiating light beam and the surface of a recording disc onto which the light beam is directed. The data reader includes a holding mechanism for the optical system, movable in the radial direction of the disc, and a tilt servomechanism. The tilt servomechanism includes flexible members for supporting an objective lens of the optical system of the reader so as to be rotatable and movable in a plane including the rotational axis of the disc, a detector for detecting deviation from the orthogonal, and a drive device for moving the objective lens in accordance with the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Pioneer Electroni Corporation
    Inventor: Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4580257
    Abstract: A dual drive system for an automatic record player of a type in which programmed music selection can be carried out. The drive system includes a mechanical first drive system for mechanically driving the pickup arm and an electromagnetic second drive system for driving the pickup arm using an electromagnetic force. Circuitry is provided for selecting between the two drive systems in accordance with the selected operational mode of the player or the position of the pickup arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kikuchi, Shinya Takahashi, Masao Ono, Toshio Hirano, Atsuo Ikeda, Kunio Abe
  • Patent number: 4404671
    Abstract: A drive control system for a linear motor having a stator and a sliding member capable of sliding along the stator. A position detector comprises an arrangement of light emitting elements and a detector, or the converse to produce a position signal. A comparator compares the position signal with a reference signal to produce an output drive signal for the linear motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4323997
    Abstract: A linear-tracking pick-up arm drive assembly of an audio or video disc player, wherein the movement of the pick-up arm of the disc player is monitored by a photoelectric, photomagnetic or electrostatic pick-up device for controlling the current or voltage to be supplied to an electrically operated drive unit such as a linear motor or a rotary motor for driving the pick-up arm to move linearly with respect to a recording disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4259602
    Abstract: An electromagnetic linear-motion device in which a field magnet unit mounted on a movable unit slidably supported on elongated guide members is movable longitudinally between and along a pair of spaced parallel stationary linear armatures so that any objectionable forces producing increased frictional forces between the movable unit and the guide members are cancelled by each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kuribayashi, Atsuo Ikeda