Patents by Inventor Hiroki Hashimoto

Hiroki Hashimoto 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).

  • Patent number: 12606245
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure has a rear assembly, a floor cross member disposed at a rear end of a floor panel and extending from an inside edge of the rear assembly to a floor tunnel opening edge, and a reinforcement member extending from the floor cross member diagonally outward and rearward and connected to an inner side surface of the rear assembly. The rear assembly is an integrally-cast hollow member, including: a main body part having a closed cross-section and connected to the rear pillar and a rear member; a tower part connected to an upper end of the main body part and partially accommodating a suspension; and a suspension member part having a closed cross-section and disposed below the main body part and having front end connected to the rocker and the rear pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta Egawa, Hiroki Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Manjo
  • Patent number: 12525579
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an adhesive member arranged on a surface of the substrate; a first chip stacked on the adhesive member with a first adhesive piece interposed therebetween; and a second chip stacked on the first chip with a second adhesive piece interposed therebetween. The adhesive member has a multilayer structure including a pair of surface layers formed of a cured product of a thermosetting resin composition and an intermediate layer arranged between the pair of surface layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Inventors: Kohei Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Ozaki, Kei Itagaki, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Kanami Nakamura, Hiroki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20250006574
    Abstract: A method for producing a reinforced semiconductor chip includes disposing a film having at least a thermosetting resin layer on a surface of a single-layer or multilayer semiconductor chip. A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a single-layer or multilayer semiconductor chip disposed on the substrate, and a cured product of a film including at least a thermosetting resin layer, the cured product being disposed on a surface of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Takahiro KURODA, Kohei TANIGUCHI, Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Yoshinobu OZAKI, Keisuke OKAWARA
  • Patent number: 12132434
    Abstract: A driver device includes a control circuit for controlling an output stage circuit for supplying an output current to a coil, and makes a movable part move with the magnetism generated by the supplied output current. The control circuit can perform holding control to hold the state of the movable part unchanged by suspending its movement. During the holding control by the control circuit, application of an external force tending to change the state of the movable part against the holding control is detected based on the state of supply of electric power to the coil by the output stage circuit, the output current, or the current flowing through the output stage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Miyagi, Hiroki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 12088155
    Abstract: A driving circuit drives a stepping motor in synchronization with an input clock using a 2-phase excitation method. A constant current chopper circuit generates a pulse modulation signal such that the detection value of the coil current approaches a current setting value. A detection window generation circuit generates a detection window. The detection window becomes an open state at a timing at which the coil current IOUT becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. A logic circuit sets a full-bridge circuit to a high-impedance state when the detection window is in the open state and controls the full-bridge circuit according to the pulse modulation signal when the detection window is in the closed state. In the open state of the detection window, a back electromotive force (BEMF) detection circuit detects the BEMF of the coil. A current value setting circuit controls a current setting value based on the BEMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Masanori Tsuchihashi, Mitsuo Okada
  • Publication number: 20240291407
    Abstract: A driver device (1) includes a pulse generation circuit (5) that generates, within one period, a pulse waveform (Spl) with a first voltage level in a first period (T1) and a pulse waveform with a second voltage level in a second period (T2). A control circuit (2) makes the first period equal to a minimum on period (Tminon) to perform a supply mode for the minimum on period and, if at the end of the minimum on period the output current (Iout) has reached the set current value (Iset), the control circuit makes a switch to a decay mode and performs a skip of a switch to the supply mode at the end of the second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Mitsuo OKADA
  • Publication number: 20240208576
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure has a rear assembly, a floor cross member disposed at a rear end of a floor panel and extending from an inside edge of the rear assembly to a floor tunnel opening edge, and a reinforcement member extending from the floor cross member diagonally outward and rearward and connected to an inner side surface of the rear assembly. The rear assembly is an integrally-cast hollow member, including: a main body part having a closed cross-section and connected to the rear pillar and a rear member; a tower part connected to an upper end of the main body part and partially accommodating a suspension; and a suspension member part having a closed cross-section and disposed below the main body part and having front end connected to the rocker and the rear pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Yuta EGAWA, Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Hiroyuki MANJO
  • Patent number: 12003204
    Abstract: A driver device supplies an output current to each coil in a stepping motor to rotate a rotor. After the polarity and magnitude of the output current for each coil have reached the target polarity and magnitude, during control for keeping the polarity and magnitude of the output current for each coil at the target polarity and magnitude, occurrence of a particular current waveform in the output current due to a back-electromotive force resulting from the rotation of the rotor is detected so that, if a particular current waveform is detected, a predetermined detection signal is transmitted to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Miyagi, Hiroki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230253366
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an adhesive member arranged on a surface of the substrate; a first chip stacked on the adhesive member with a first adhesive piece interposed therebetween; and a second chip stacked on the first chip with a second adhesive piece interposed therebetween. The adhesive member has a multilayer structure including a pair of surface layers formed of a cured product of a thermosetting resin composition and an intermediate layer arranged between the pair of surface layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei TANIGUCHI, Yoshinobu OZAKI, Kei ITAGAKI, Kazuhiro YAMAMOTO, Kanami NAKAMURA, Hiroki HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11686640
    Abstract: A mask fitting level determination device includes a mask inner pressure detection unit inserted between a mask covering a mouth, nose and a face surface of a person to measure a pressure inside the mask. A circuit control unit derives information of a pressure value measured by the mask inner pressure detection unit and generates display information for the person wearing the mask. A determination display unit shows the person the display information generated by the circuit control unit. A battery unit supplies electricity to the circuit control unit and the determination display unit. A power supply switch starts and stops the supply of the electricity to the circuit control unit and the determination display unit. A start switch starts the mask inner pressure detection operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Kenichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20230144831
    Abstract: A driver device supplies an output current to each coil in a stepping motor to rotate a rotor. After the polarity and magnitude of the output current for each coil have reached the target polarity and magnitude, during control for keeping the polarity and magnitude of the output current for each coil at the target polarity and magnitude, occurrence of a particular current waveform in the output current due to a back-electromotive force resulting from the rotation of the rotor is detected so that, if a particular current waveform is detected, a predetermined detection signal is transmitted to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota MIYAGI, Hiroki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230128743
    Abstract: A protective system for respiration, and a management method facilitates stably supplying filtered air for safety such that the equipment management or the safety management can be performed remotely. The protective equipment includes a main body that covers the face of an operator, a fan unit including an air filter and an electric fan, a detecting section, a first control section, and a first communication section. The detecting section detects a physical quantity concerning at least one of a work environment of the operator, an action state of the operator, and an operation state of the electric fan. The first control section controls the electric fan based on a detection result of the detecting section. The first communication section transmits first information indicating a detection result of the detecting section or second information concerning an operation amount on a control target of the first control section to an external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Kenichi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230129142
    Abstract: A driver device includes a control circuit for controlling an output stage circuit for supplying an output current to a coil, and makes a movable part move with the magnetism generated by the supplied output current. The control circuit can perform holding control to hold the state of the movable part unchanged by suspending its movement. During the holding control by the control circuit, application of an external force tending to change the state of the movable part against the holding control is detected based on the state of supply of electric power to the coil by the output stage circuit, the output current, or the current flowing through the output stage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota MIYAGI, Hiroki HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11471632
    Abstract: Provided is a mask fitting level determination device that has a significantly simple component configuration, that can be driven by a battery, that can be reduced in size to a palm size, that is inexpensive, that is operated by a simple operation method, and that does not require proficiency for accurate measurement. The mask fitting level determination device includes: a mask inner pressure detection unit 2 that is inserted between a face surface F of a mask wearing person and a worn mask 1; and a circuit control unit that sets a predefined threshold value in accordance with strength of breathing of the mask wearing person and determines a fitting level on the basis of a reference pressure value and a mask inner pressure value measure by the mask inner pressure detection unit 2; and a display unit 3 that displays the fitting level determined by the circuit control unit to the mask wearing person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Kenichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20220294318
    Abstract: A driving circuit drives a stepping motor in synchronization with an input clock using a 2-phase excitation method. A constant current chopper circuit generates a pulse modulation signal such that the detection value of the coil current approaches a current setting value. A detection window generation circuit generates a detection window. The detection window becomes an open state at a timing at which the coil current IOUT becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. A logic circuit sets a full-bridge circuit to a high-impedance state when the detection window is in the open state and controls the full-bridge circuit according to the pulse modulation signal when the detection window is in the closed state. In the open state of the detection window, a back electromotive force (BEMF) detection circuit detects the BEMF of the coil. A current value setting circuit controls a current setting value based on the BEMF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki HASHIMOTO, Masanori TSUCHIHASHI, Mitsuo OKADA
  • Patent number: 11433747
    Abstract: A vehicle has a door including: a canopy section covering a cabin from above; and a side section bulging outward in a vehicle width direction from the canopy section to cover an upper surface of a body lateral section and formed integrally with the canopy section, in which a front end of the door is attached to a body in a freely rotatable manner, and a rear end of the door is vertically movable to open/close the cabin. The vehicle further has a seat section that supports buttocks of an occupant at the time when the occupant gets in/out and is provided on an upper surface of the body lateral section covered with the side section from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasunori Hirozawa, Hiroki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20220264803
    Abstract: A threshing apparatus includes: a threshing unit 5; a first sorting unit 11 that is arranged below the threshing unit 5, is driven to reciprocate along the front-rear direction, and threshes processed material from the threshing unit 5; and a second sorting unit 12 that is arranged below the first sorting unit 11, is driven to reciprocate along the front-rear direction, and threshes processed material from the first sorting unit 11. The front end portion of the second sorting unit 12 is provided with a second grain pan 22 that conveys processed material rearward, and the front end portion of the second grain pan 22 is also provided with a wall portion 48 that is higher than the second grain pan 22 in order to be able to prevent processed material from falling forward from the second grain pan 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Takafumi Mitsui, Shuya Ueda, Hiroki Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Inoue, Tsuyoshi Kumatori, Toshinari Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11418138
    Abstract: The task of the present invention is to provide a driving circuit capable of outputting information useful to design or control of a system to outside. The present invention relates to a driving circuit and a driving method of a stepping motor, and an electronic machine using the driving circuit of a stepping motor. A counter electromotive force detection circuit detects a counter EMF generated in a coil. A revolution count detection circuit acquires the revolution count of the stepping motor. A load angle estimating portion calculates a load angle according to the counter EMF and the revolution count. An interface circuit is configured to be capable of outputting angle information associated with the load angle to outside, or accessing the angle information from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Tsuchihashi, Hiroki Hashimoto, Mitsuo Okada
  • Patent number: 11381184
    Abstract: There is provided a driving circuit for a stepping motor, including: a counter electromotive force detection circuit configured to detect a counter electromotive force generated in a coil; a current value setting circuit configured to generate a current set value based on the counter electromotive force; a constant current chopper circuit configured to generate a pulse-modulated signal which is pulse-modulated so that a detected value of a coil current flowing through the coil approaches a target amount based on the current set value; and a logic circuit configured to control a bridge circuit connected to the coil according to the pulse-modulated signal, wherein the driving circuit is configured to output the current set value to outside or to access the current set value from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Masanori Tsuchihashi, Mitsuo Okada, Ryota Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220175973
    Abstract: A method for producing a radiopharmaceutical, the method capable of maintaining a radioactive compound retaining a chemical structure and radioactivity at the time of production and after the production, and maintaining a usable period of a radiopharmaceutical; and a radiopharmaceutical are provided. The method for producing a radiopharmaceutical that has a radioactive component containing a radioactive dithiosemicarbazone copper complex includes: a stabilization step of adding a stabilizing agent containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, methionine, sodium ascorbate, mannitol, and butylhydroxyanisole to a solution containing the radioactive component; and a filtration step of filtering the solution containing the radioactive component or a precursor thereof with a sterilization filter. In the radiopharmaceutical, a concentration of the radioactive component is 200 MBq/mL or more in terms of radioactivity concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Yukie Yoshii, Meiei Cho, Kazunori Kawamura, Hisashi Suzuki, Hiroki Hashimoto