Patents by Inventor Chiori Mochizuki
Chiori Mochizuki 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: 20240269792Abstract: A cutting machining apparatus 1 includes: a head 5 including a spindle drive 51 that rotary drives a rotary spindle with a tool 20 secured to a tip of the rotary spindle; a proximity sensor 34; a signal acquirer obtaining a signal waveform of a detection signal that is output from the proximity sensor 34 when the rotary spindle 52 is rotated in a state in which the head 5 is moved so that the proximity sensor 34 faces a lateral side of the tool before and after cutting machining of the workpiece W using the tool; and a determiner determining whether or not the tool 20 is broken based on whether or not there is a difference in signal waveforms obtained before and after the cutting machining.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Kenji Inoue, Chiori Mochizuki, Hidekazu Tsuji, Koji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240115272Abstract: A cutting machining apparatus includes: a holding unit including a workpiece holder, a tool holder, and a unit body; a head positioned facing the holding unit and including a chuck holding a tool; an interior case of a box shape including, in a peripheral wall, a first opening through which the holding unit is inserted and a second opening through which the head is inserted and housing the workpiece holder, the tool holder, and the chuck disposed inside; a first cover occluding between the head and the outer periphery of the first opening of the interior case, a second cover occluding between the holding unit and the outer periphery of the second opening of the interior case, and a cooling source cooling the tool holder from within the unit body via a heat transfer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Hidekazu Tsuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Kenji Inoue, Koji Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240116115Abstract: A workpiece holder 1 includes a holder head 11 and a holder body 12. The holder head 11 includes a chuck unit 13 for holding a workpiece W, a support pedestal 111 for supporting the chuck unit 13, and a hook 113 provided on a distal end portion of an arm 112 extending from the support pedestal 111. The holder body 12 includes a cylindrical body portion 121, a retained portion 123 that is arranged inside the body portion 121 and rotated around the cylinder axis J1 to be in either a retained state in which the retained portion 123 is retained by the hook 113 on the ?Z direction side or in the released state in which retaining by the hook 113 is released, and a disk spring 126 for biasing the retained portion 123 in the ?Z direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Koji Tanaka, Chiori Mochizuki, Shingo Funai, Kenji Inoue
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Patent number: 9450002Abstract: A detecting apparatus formed on a substrate, includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a signal line electrically connected to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes a sensing element that converts radiant ray or light to electric charges, an amplification thin film transistor that outputs an electric signal based on an amount of the electric charges, a capacitor that holds an electric signal output by the amplification thin film transistor, and a transfer thin film transistor that transfers an electric signal held in the capacitor to the signal line.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Watanabe, Chiori Mochizuki, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 9401704Abstract: An active matrix panel includes a gate line connected to control electrodes of a plurality of transistors; and a drive circuit supplying the gate line with a conducting voltage and a non-conducting voltage. The drive circuit includes a shift register including a plurality of shift register unit circuits connected to each other, and a demultiplexer including a plurality of demultiplexer unit circuits into which output signals of the shift register unit circuits are input. The demultiplexer unit circuit includes a first transistor for supplying the gate line with the conducting voltage, and a second transistor for supplying the gate line with the non-conducting voltage. The first transistor is changed from a non-conducting state into a conducting state when the second transistor is in the conducting state.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masato Ofuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 9293506Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of signal wires arranged on a substrate, in which each of the plurality of pixels includes a switch element arranged on the substrate and a conversion element arranged on the switch element, the conversion element includes a first electrode which is arranged on the switch element and electrically connected to the switch element and a semiconductor layer arranged over a plurality of the first electrodes, and a plurality of the switch elements is electrically connected to the plurality of signal wires, and the detection apparatus further includes a constant potential wire which is supplied with a constant potential, in which the first electrode is electrically connected to the constant potential wire in apart of pixels among the plurality of pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 9270903Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels each of which includes a conversion element and a first transistor of which one of a source and a drain is connected to the conversion element; and a second transistor which is shared by the plurality of pixels and has a gate connected respectively to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor of each of the plurality of pixels. At least one among the gate, a source, a drain and a channel portion of the second transistor is formed to be extended over the plurality of pixels, and the conversion element is arranged over the first and second transistors.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Wayama, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi
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Patent number: 9190437Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a transistor disposed on a substrate, a conversion element disposed above the transistor and connected to the transistor, a capacitor connected in parallel with conversion element to the transistor, the capacitor including, between the substrate and the conversion element, an ohmic contact part connected to the conversion element, a semiconductor part connected to the ohmic contact part, and an electrically conductive part disposed at a location opposite to the semiconductor part and the ohmic contact part via an insulating layer, and a potential supplying unit configured to selectively supply a first electric potential to the electrically conductive part to accumulate charge carriers in the semiconductor part and a second electric potential to the electrically conductive part to deplete the semiconductor part. The detection apparatus configured in the above-described manner is capable of controlling pixel capacitance thereby achieving a high signal-to-noise ratio.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jun Kawanabe, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Masato Ofuji, Keigo Yokoyama, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Publication number: 20150194952Abstract: An active matrix panel includes a gate line connected to control electrodes of a plurality of transistors; and a drive circuit supplying the gate line with a conducting voltage and a non-conducting voltage. The drive circuit includes a shift register including a plurality of shift register unit circuits connected to each other, and a demultiplexer including a plurality of demultiplexer unit circuits into which output signals of the shift register unit circuits are input. The demultiplexer unit circuit includes a first transistor for supplying the gate line with the conducting voltage, and a second transistor for supplying the gate line with the non-conducting voltage. The first transistor is changed from a non-conducting state into a conducting state when the second transistor is in the conducting state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Masato Ofuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 9024676Abstract: An active matrix panel includes a gate line connected to control electrodes of a plurality of transistors; and a drive circuit supplying the gate line with a conducting voltage and a non-conducting voltage. The drive circuit includes a shift register including a plurality of shift register unit circuits connected to each other, and a demultiplexer including a plurality of demultiplexer unit circuits into which output signals of the shift register unit circuits are input. The demultiplexer unit circuit includes a first transistor for supplying the gate line with the conducting voltage, and a second transistor for supplying the gate line with the non-conducting voltage. The first transistor is changed from a non-conducting state into a conducting state when the second transistor is in the conducting state.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masato Ofuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 8878972Abstract: A source follower connection line connects a gate of a source follower thin film transistor in a first pixel with a gate of a source follower thin film transistor in a second pixel, between adjacent first and second pixel, and a driving circuit turns the transfer thin film transistor in the first pixel region ON and turns the transfer thin film transistor in the second pixel OFF to make the transfer thin film transistor in the first pixel region output the signal of the first pixel.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Wayama, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi
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Patent number: 8866093Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a detection device including a plurality of pixels arrayed on a substrate, the pixels each including a switch element and a conversion element including an impurity semiconductor layer disposed on an electrode, which is disposed above the switch element, which is isolated per pixel, and which is made of a transparent conductive oxide joined to the switch element, and further including an interlayer insulating layer, which is made of an organic material, which is disposed between the switch elements and the electrodes, and which covers the switch elements, the method includes insulating members each made of an inorganic material and disposed to cover the interlayer insulating layer between adjacent two of the electrodes in contact with the interlayer insulating layer, and forming an impurity semiconductor film covering the insulating members and the electrodes and becoming the impurity semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Masato Ofuji, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 8822939Abstract: A matrix substrate which realizes high operation speed and high reliability and which is capable of obtaining a high-quality image while the number of connection terminals is limited is provided. The matrix substrate includes pixels arranged in a matrix, N driving lines arranged in a row direction, P connection terminals where P is less than N, a demultiplexer which is disposed between the connection terminals and the driving lines and which includes first polycrystalline semiconductor TFTs and first connection terminals. The demultiplexer further includes second polycrystalline semiconductor TFTs and the second control lines used to maintain the driving lines to have non-selection voltages which bring the pixels to non-selection states between one of the connection terminals and two or more of the driving lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 8785873Abstract: A detection apparatus comprising a substrate; a switching element arranged over the substrate and including a plurality of electrodes; a conductive line arranged over the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element; and a conversion element including a semiconductor layer arranged over the switching element and the conductive line and arranged between two electrodes, one electrode of the two electrodes being electrically connected to a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes of the switching element, is provided. The one electrode of the conversion element is arranged over the switching element and the conductive line through a space formed between the one electrode and the first electrode of the switching element or between the one electrode and the conductive line.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Takamasa Ishii, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi
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Patent number: 8759785Abstract: A stacked-type detection apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged at small intervals is configured to have low capacitance associated with signal lines and/or driving lines. With this novel configuration, small time constant and high-speed driving capability can be achieved in the signal lines and/or driving lines. The plurality of pixels in the detection apparatus are arranged in a row direction and a column direction on an insulating substrate. Each pixel includes a conversion element and a switch element, the conversion element is disposed above the switch element. A driving line disposed below the conversion elements is connected to switch elements arranged in the row direction, and a signal line is connected to switch elements arranged in the column direction. The signal line includes a conductive layer embedded in an insulating member, the insulating member is disposed in a layer lower than an uppermost surface portion of the driving line.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takamasa Ishii, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Publication number: 20140097348Abstract: A detecting apparatus formed on a substrate, includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a signal line electrically connected to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes a sensing element that converts radiant ray or light to electric charges, an amplification thin film transistor that outputs an electric signal based on an amount of the electric charges, a capacitor that holds an electric signal output by the amplification thin film transistor, and a transfer thin film transistor that transfers an electric signal held in the capacitor to the signal line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Minoru Watanabe, Chiori Mochizuki, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 8680472Abstract: A radiation detecting apparatus capable of obtaining good images including decreased noise includes a plurality of pixels, each having a photoelectric conversion element for converting incident radiation into an electric signal and a first switch element, connected to the photoelectric conversion element, and a second switch element, not connected to the conversion element.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Takamasa Ishii
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Patent number: 8680478Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a driving circuit unit in which a plurality of unit circuits each including a first circuit that supplies conducting voltage of a switch element of a pixel based on voltage included in a clock signal to a driving wire in accordance with an initiation signal and a second circuit that supplies non-conducting voltage of the switch element to the driving wire in accordance with a termination signal are provided for the plurality of corresponding driving wires and a control unit that supplies the clock signal to the driving circuit unit. The control unit supplies control voltage to the plurality of unit circuits, and each of the plurality of unit circuits further includes a third circuit that continues to supply the non-conducting voltage to the corresponding driving wire in accordance with the control voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masato Ofuji, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Patent number: 8669529Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes a scintillator, a photoelectric conversion unit, and a grid for removing scattered radiation. The photoelectric conversion unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array on a substrate. Each pixel is configured to convert visible light output from the scintillator into an electric signal. The grid, the substrate, the photoelectric conversion unit, and the scintillator are disposed in this order from a radiation-incident side of the radiation detection apparatus to an opposite side thereof. In this radiation detection apparatus in which the scintillator is disposed on the side opposite to the radiation-incident side, scattered radiation is effectively removed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Minoru Watanabe, Chiori Mochizuki, Keigo Yokoyama, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Hiroshi Wayama
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Publication number: 20140035006Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of signal wires arranged on a substrate, in which each of the plurality of pixels includes a switch element arranged on the substrate and a conversion element arranged on the switch element, the conversion element includes a first electrode which is arranged on the switch element and electrically connected to the switch element and a semiconductor layer arranged over a plurality of the first electrodes, and a plurality of the switch elements is electrically connected to the plurality of signal wires, and the detection apparatus further includes a constant potential wire which is supplied with a constant potential, in which the first electrode is electrically connected to the constant potential wire in apart of pixels among the plurality of pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventors: Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Chiori Mochizuki, Minoru Watanabe, Keigo Yokoyama, Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Hiroshi Wayama