Patents by Inventor Eiko Suzuki
Eiko Suzuki 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: 20240097441Abstract: A management system includes a plurality of resources configured to be electrically connected to an external power supply, and a management device configured to manage the resources. The management device includes a planning unit and a management unit. The planning unit is configured to determine a power balancing plan of each of the resources by using first information on a use schedule of each of the resources and second information indicating a magnitude of an environmental load in a process of generating electric power to be supplied by the external power supply. The management unit is configured to manage the resources to cause each of the resources to operate according to the power balancing plan or a modified power balancing plan in power balancing of the external power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER MIRAIZ CO., INC., CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.Inventors: Yusuke HORII, Eiko Megan UCHIDA, Masashi TANAKA, Masato EHARA, Sachio TOYORA, Tomoya TAKAHASHI, Akinori MORISHIMA, Takuji MATSUBARA, Tohru NAKAMURA, Ryou TAKAHASHI, Kenta ITO, Toshiki SUZUKI, Atsushi MIYASHITA, Takashi OCHIAI
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Patent number: 11545700Abstract: A power storage system includes a power storage element; and a voltage detecting unit configured to detect an output voltage of the power storage element. The power storage element and the voltage detecting unit are formed by integrally forming structural materials of the power storage element and the voltage detecting unit on the same base material, without any point bonding portions formed by solder mounting.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Kuriyama, Masami Takai, Satoshi Nakajima, Eiko Suzuki, Toru Ushirogochi
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Patent number: 11532811Abstract: A composite material includes vanadium lithium phosphate, and a conductive carbon. an amount of the conductive carbon is 2.5 mass % or more and 7.5 mass % or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Kanno, Hideo Yanagita, Satoshi Nakajima, Eiko Suzuki, Anna Hirowatari
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Publication number: 20200295355Abstract: A composite material includes vanadium lithium phosphate, and a conductive carbon. an amount of the conductive carbon is 2.5 mass % or more and 7.5 mass % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke KANNO, Hideo YANAGITA, Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Eiko SUZUKI, Anna HIROWATARI
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Publication number: 20200243915Abstract: A power storage system includes a power storage element; and a voltage detecting unit configured to detect an output voltage of the power storage element. The power storage element and the voltage detecting unit are formed by integrally forming structural materials of the power storage element and the voltage detecting unit on the same base material, without any point bonding portions formed by solder mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Kuriyama, Masami Takai, Satoshi Nakajima, Eiko Suzuki, Toru Ushirogochi
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Patent number: 7366075Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Ricoh Company, ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20060256706Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Patent number: 7106896Abstract: A semiconductor wafer ID recognition apparatus includes an image sensing optical section and recognition processing section. The image sensing optical section reads at least one identification information (ID) marked at an arbitrary position on a semiconductor wafer in accordance with a plurality of first read optical conditions registered in advance. The recognition processing section performs recognition processing including calculation of an evaluation score representing a read likelihood ratio for an image output from the image sensing optical section every read optical condition, and adopts a recognition result under a read optical condition exhibiting the highest score as an ID of the semiconductor wafer.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2001Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Eiko Suzuki
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Patent number: 7102977Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20050169149Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Patent number: 6884488Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20040209036Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Patent number: 6777057Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20030124298Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2003Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Patent number: 6548137Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Cd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2000Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20030031823Abstract: An optical recording medium has a phase-change recording layer containing Sb and Te as essential elements therefor, to which is added at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, N, P, Bi, La, Ce, Gd, and Tb, the recording layer being capable of assuming an amorphous phase changed from a crystalline phase by the application of a laser beam thereto, thereby optically recording information. Recording marks are formed in the recording medium by converting a light emission wave of laser beam into a recording pulse train comprising a plurality of on-pulses and off-pulses, with a recording frequency being continuously changed corresponding to the location of each of the recording marks in the radial direction of said recording medium. A recording apparatus has laser beam driving circuit means, signal generation means, and signal transmission means for achieving the above recording method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2000Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Kazunori Ito, Michiharu Abe, Makoto Harigaya, Takashi Shibaguchi, Eiko Suzuki, Nobuaki Onagi, Hiroko Tashiro, Yoshiyuki Kageyama
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Publication number: 20020021837Abstract: A semiconductor wafer ID recognition apparatus includes an image sensing optical section and recognition processing section. The image sensing optical section reads at least one identification information (ID) marked at an arbitrary position on a semiconductor wafer in accordance with a plurality of first read optical conditions registered in advance. The recognition processing section performs recognition processing including calculation of an evaluation score representing a read likelihood ratio for an image output from the image sensing optical section every read optical condition, and adopts a recognition result under a read optical condition exhibiting the highest score as an ID of the semiconductor wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Eiko Suzuki
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Patent number: 5420618Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus is provided with an ink jet recording head which includes at least one nozzle for ejecting ink, a heating layer, and a ground electrode and a plurality of control electrodes electrically connected to the heating layer, and a thermal energy action part, formed in the heating layer in correspondence with the nozzle, for heating the ink and causing a state transition so as to eject the ink from the nozzle when a voltage is applied across at least one pair of the ground electrode and the control electrode. The ground electrode electrically connects to the heating layer within a region of the thermal energy action part, and the control electrodes electrically connects to the heating layer outside the region of the thermal energy action part.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1992Date of Patent: May 30, 1995Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takuro Sekiya, Mitsuru Shingyouchi, Eiko Suzuki, Masami Kadonaga
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Patent number: 5412413Abstract: A liquid jet recording head includes a base member, a liquid layer maintained on the base member and a plurality of heater elements, arranged in a line on the base member, for supplying energy to liquid adjacent thereto, the energy operation portions being put under the liquid layer. A method for making a liquid drop fly from the liquid jet recording head onto a recording sheet so that a dot image is formed on the recording sheet includes steps of (a) generating a bubble in the liquid to which the energy is supplied by each of energy operation portions in accordance with image data; (b) making the bubble grow up until a predetermined size of the bubble is obtained; (c) contracting the bubble under a condition where each of the energy portions supplies no energy to the liquid in which the bubble is formed; and (d) making the bubble disappear into the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1992Date of Patent: May 2, 1995Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuro Sekiya, Takashi Kimura, Masanori Horike, Yoshio Watanabe, Shuji Motomura, Eiko Suzuki, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Masami Kadonaga
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Patent number: 5389962Abstract: An ink jet recording head assembly includes: a base member having a plurality of enclosures, a top of each of the enclosures having an opening; a mechanism for supplying ink to each of the enclosures via the opening at the top thereof and for maintaining the ink at a predetermined depth; and a heater element which is provided in each of the enclosures under the ink supplied via the opening, the heater element heating the ink in each of the enclosures so that a bubble is generated in the ink; wherein an ink drop is jetted from a surface of the ink due to the bubble generated in the ink.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1991Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takuro Sekiya, Mitsuru Shingyouchi, Takashi Kimura, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Yoshio Watanabe, Shuji Motomura, Eiko Suzuki, Masami Kadonaga