Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Takayama

Hirofumi Takayama 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: 20240112932
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a manufacturing device of a display device includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a processing substrate in a first direction, and first, second, third and fourth evaporation portions arranged in order in the first direction. The first evaporation portion includes a plurality of evaporation chambers for forming an organic layer. The second evaporation portion includes an evaporation chamber for forming an upper electrode. The third evaporation portion includes an evaporation chamber for forming a first transparent layer. The fourth evaporation portion includes an evaporation chamber for forming a second transparent layer having a refractive index less than a refractive index of the first transparent layer on the first transparent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takanobu TAKENAKA, Hirofumi MIZUKOSHI, Masaru TAKAYAMA, Yuki HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20240099110
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a display device includes preparing a processing substrate by forming a lower electrode, a rib and a partition, forming an organic layer on the lower electrode, forming an upper electrode on the organic layer, forming a first transparent layer on the upper electrode by depositing a first organic material, forming a second transparent layer on the first transparent layer by depositing a second organic material, and depositing the second organic material on each of a plurality of crystal oscillators included in a film thickness measurement device by emitting the second organic material from first and second nozzles of an evaporation source before forming the second transparent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi MIZUKOSHI, Takanobu TAKENAKA, Masaru TAKAYAMA, Kaichi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 8687316
    Abstract: In a spindle motor, a cup portion of a base member includes a cylindrical portion and a bottom plate portion. The cylindrical portion is concentric or substantially concentric with a central axis extending in a vertical direction. The bottom plate portion closes a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion. The bearing mechanism is accommodated in the cup portion. An adhesive is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of the bearing mechanism and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. At least one of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing mechanism and the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion includes an axially extending vertical groove. A communicating hole which is not filled with the adhesive is arranged in at least a portion of an inside of the vertical groove. The communicating hole extends continuously from an upper to a lower end portion of the vertical groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuchitsugu Watanabe, Tomohiro Yokosawa, Hirofumi Takayama, Takashi Shimizu, Sho Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 8675305
    Abstract: A base unit includes a base member and a connector. The base member includes a bottom plate portion, a window portion, and a first groove. The first groove is defined in an upper surface of the bottom plate portion around the window portion. The connector includes a board portion and an electrode terminal. The board portion is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion to cover the window portion and the first groove. The electrode terminal is arranged to overlap with the window portion in the axial direction. An adhesive is arranged between the upper surface of the bottom plate portion and the lower surface of the board portion. The adhesive is arranged to extend continuously in an annular or substantially annular shape around the window portion while being arranged in at least a portion of the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuchitsugu Watanabe, Tomohiro Yokosawa, Hirofumi Takayama, Takashi Shimizu, Sho Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20130271870
    Abstract: In a spindle motor, a cup portion of a base member includes a cylindrical portion and a bottom plate portion. The cylindrical portion is concentric or substantially concentric with a central axis extending in a vertical direction. The bottom plate portion closes a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion. The bearing mechanism is accommodated in the cup portion. An adhesive is arranged between an outer circumferential surface of the bearing mechanism and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. At least one of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing mechanism and the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion includes an axially extending vertical groove. A communicating hole which is not filled with the adhesive is arranged in at least a portion of an inside of the vertical groove. The communicating hole extends continuously from an upper to a lower end portion of the vertical groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuchitsugu WATANABE, Tomohiro YOKOSAWA, Hirofumi TAKAYAMA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Sho FUKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20130271871
    Abstract: A base unit includes a base member and a connector. The base member includes a bottom plate portion, a window portion, and a first groove. The first groove is defined in an upper surface of the bottom plate portion around the window portion. The connector includes a board portion and an electrode terminal. The board portion is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion to cover the window portion and the first groove. The electrode terminal is arranged to overlap with the window portion in the axial direction. An adhesive is arranged between the upper surface of the bottom plate portion and the lower surface of the board portion. The adhesive is arranged to extend continuously in an annular or substantially annular shape around the window portion while being arranged in at least a portion of the first groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuchitsugu WATANABE, Tomohiro YOKOSAWA, Hirofumi TAKAYAMA, Takashi SHIMIZU, Sho FUKUHARA
  • Patent number: 7908737
    Abstract: A gas is fed, so as to cause a gas flow to occur from a lower opening of a bearing hole of a sleeve 6 in an outward direction of an annular portion 12a of a rotor hub 12 via a radial gap 50 and an upper opening of the bearing hole, thereby lifting a rotor section 10. In a condition where the rotor section 10 is lifted, the magnitude of run-out synchronized with the rotation of the rotor section 10 is measured by using a displacement gauge 40. Then, based on the magnitude of run-out synchronized with the rotation, the run-out of the rotor section 10 is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Hosei Kudou, Hirofumi Takayama, Takashi Nishina, Masaaki Inagi
  • Publication number: 20080265703
    Abstract: A gas is fed, so as to cause a gas flow to occur from a lower opening of a bearing hole of a sleeve 6 in an outward direction of an annular portion 12a of a rotor hub 12 via a radial gap 50 and an upper opening of the bearing hole, thereby lifting a rotor section 10. In a condition where the rotor section 10 is lifted, the magnitude of run-out synchronized with the rotation of the rotor section 10 is measured by using a displacement gauge 40. Then, based on the magnitude of run-out synchronized with the rotation, the run-out of the rotor section 10 is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hosei KUDOU, Hirofumi TAKAYAMA, Takashi NISHINA, Masaaki INAGI
  • Patent number: 6647218
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image forming unit for forming an image on a recording material; a fixing unit for heating and fixing the image on the recording material, said fixing unit having a heater for generating heat upon electric energy supply thereto and a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature; an abnormality detecting unit for discriminating an abnormality of said fixing unit on the basis of an output of said temperature detecting unit; a shutting unit for shutting electric energy supply to said heater; a storing unit for storing an event of discrimination of the abnormality; and an erasing unit for erasing abnormality data stored in said storing unit, when said fixing unit starts up normally upon electric power supply to said apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takayama
  • Publication number: 20030053811
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes image forming means for forming an image on a recording material; fixing means for heating and fixing the image on the recording material, said fixing means having a heater for generating heat upon electric energy, supply thereto and a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature; abnormality detecting means for discriminating an abnormality of said fixing means on the basis of an output of said temperature detecting means; shutting means for shutting electric energy supply to said heater; storing means for storing an event of discrimination of the abnormality; and erasing means for erasing abnormality data stored in said storing means, when said fixing means starts up normally upon electric power supply to said apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirofumi Takayama