Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Sekiguchi
Hirofumi Sekiguchi 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: 20240097206Abstract: An integrated sheet structure for a secondary battery, including a first mixture layer containing a first active material and a first binder, a second mixture layer containing a second active material and a second binder, and a third mixture layer located between the first mixture layer and the second mixture layer and containing solid particles and a third binder, in which the first mixture layer and the third mixture layer are bonded each other, and the second mixture layer and the third mixture layer are bonded each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hirofumi YASUMIISHI, Keigo HOSHINA, Yasuyuki HOTTA, Yumiko SEKIGUCHI, Kazuomi YOSHIMA, Hayato SEKI, Wataru UNO
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Publication number: 20240079575Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separation layer in contact with an active material-containing layer of the negative electrode, and an aqueous electrolyte. A first concentration corresponding to a first metal concentration represented by Equation 1 (first metal concentration=atomic concentration of Hg, Pb, Zn, and/or Bi/sum of atomic concentrations of elements B to U in periodic table, excluding carbon and oxygen) in a boundary region between the active material-containing layer and the separation layer is 2% or more and 8.2% or less. A ratio of the first concentration to a second concentration corresponding to the first metal concentration represented by Equation 1 in the active material-containing layer excluding the boundary region is 2.5 or more and less than 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumiko SEKIGUCHI, Keigo HOSHINA, Kazuomi YOSHIMA, Yasuyuki HOTTA, Hayato SEKI, Hirofumi YASUMIISHI, Wataru UNO
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Patent number: 8241121Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display 27 having a liquid crystal panel 173 and a light guiding plate 174 placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel 173 for guiding light emitted from illumination light means 176a, 176b for the liquid crystal panel 173 into the liquid crystal panel 173, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display 27 and having a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged. Parts of the light guiding plate 174 to which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are opposed are cut out or are formed with recesses on the reel side and light scattering process is applied on end faces 174a, 174b, and 174c of the cutouts or the recesses.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 8123609Abstract: A gaming machine and associated methodology are provided, including a slot machine having a variable display device providing a plurality of variable displays, and a liquid crystal display device having transmission areas for a surface reflection light reflected at a surface of the variable display device. The variable display device includes a rotary body that is subjected to surface treatment available to suppress a luster and described with a plurality of symbols.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Sekiguchi, Tatsuhiko Tanimura
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Publication number: 20110124411Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display 27 having a liquid crystal panel 173 and a light guiding plate 174 placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel 173 for guiding light emitted from illumination light means 176a, 176b for the liquid crystal panel 173 into the liquid crystal panel 173, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display 27 and having a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged. Parts of the light guiding plate 174 to which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are opposed are cut out or are formed with recesses on the reel side and light scattering process is applied on end faces 174a, 174b, and 174c of the cutouts or the recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 7892094Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display 27 having a liquid crystal panel 173 and a light guiding plate 174 placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel 173 for guiding light emitted from illumination light means 176a, 176b for the liquid crystal panel 173 into the liquid crystal panel 173, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display 27 and having a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged. Parts of the light guiding plate 174 to which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are opposed are cut out or are formed with recesses on the reel side and light scattering process is applied on end faces 174a, 174b, and 174c of the cutouts or the recesses.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 7219893Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal panel and a light guiding plate placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel and formed with a light deflection pattern for guiding light emitted from illumination means into the liquid crystal panel, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display and having a plurality of reels provided in a row. Parts of the light guiding plate to which the reels are opposed are made light transmission areas. The light guiding plate is formed with a first light deflection pattern on the periphery of the light transmission areas and is formed with a second light deflection pattern in a portion more distant from the light transmission areas than the first light deflection pattern. The first light deflection pattern is denser than the second light deflection pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: ARUZE CorporationInventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20050282617Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention includes a slot machine having a variable display device providing a plurality of variable displays, and a liquid crystal display device having transmission areas for a surface reflection light reflected at a surface of the variable display device, wherein the variable display device includes a rotary body that is subjected to surface treatment available to suppress a luster and described with a plurality of symbols.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: Aruze Corp.Inventors: Hirofumi Sekiguchi, Tatsuhiko Tanimura
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Publication number: 20050282616Abstract: In the slot machine 1, there are provided a variable display device having a rotation member on an outer periphery of which a plurality of symbols are formed and the LED lamps arranged within the rotation member, a liquid crystal display device arranged in front of the variable display device, the liquid crystal display device having a light transmittable area through which light passes from a rear side thereof, wherein illumination control of the LED lamps is conducted so as to turn on the LED lamps when the display image on the light transmittable area is able to be displayed without superimposition with the display symbol and so as not to turn on the LED lamps when the display image on the light transmittable area is not able to be displayed without superimposition with the display symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20050272500Abstract: It is disclosed the slot machine 1 provided with a variable display device having a rotation member on an outer periphery of which a plurality of symbols are formed and LED lamps for illuminating the rotation member from an inner side of the rotation member, a liquid crystal display device having a cold cathode ray tubes for illuminating the rotation member from an outer side of the rotation member and a light transmittable area through which light passes from a rear side of the light transmittable area, a determination device for determining whether display by the variable display device is conducted on the light transmittable area prior to display by the image display device or the display by the image display device is conducted on the light transmittable area prior to the display by the variable display device, and a light amount adjustment device for adjusting light amount emitted from the LED lams and the cold cathode ray tubes based on a determination result determined by the determination device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Inventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20050266912Abstract: In the gaming machine, when the game state shifts to the bonus game, the player selects at least one of the touch button areas 111˜113 displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 by touching thereon. At that time, if the player adjusts utilization state of the rotation scroll bar 121 displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the lower liquid crystal display 4 can be controlled so that the touch button areas other than the touch button areas 111˜113 are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 and the touch button areas 111˜113 are not displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventor: Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20040227286Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal panel and a light guiding plate placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel and formed with a light deflection pattern for guiding light emitted from illumination means into the liquid crystal panel, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display and having a plurality of reels provided in a row. Parts of the light guiding plate to which the reels are opposed are made light transmission areas. The light guiding plate is formed with a first light deflection pattern on the periphery of the light transmission areas and is formed with a second light deflection pattern in a portion more distant from the light transmission areas than the first light deflection pattern. The first light deflection pattern is denser than the second light deflection pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi
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Publication number: 20040229686Abstract: A gaming machine includes a liquid crystal display 27 having a liquid crystal panel 173 and a light guiding plate 174 placed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel 173 for guiding light emitted from illumination light means 176a, 176b for the liquid crystal panel 173 into the liquid crystal panel 173, and a variable display device placed at the rear of the liquid crystal display 27 and having a plurality of reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided in a row each on which a plurality of symbols are arranged. Parts of the light guiding plate 174 to which the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are opposed are cut out or are formed with recesses on the reel side and light scattering process is applied on end faces 174a, 174b, and 174c of the cutouts or the recesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Tatsuhiko Tanimura, Hirofumi Sekiguchi