Patents by Inventor Hiroki Okuno
Hiroki Okuno 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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Patent number: 12277983Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device enabling to suppress waste of energy consumption. There is provided a semiconductor device including: an input unit configured to input a charge; a memory unit configured to collect and accumulate a charge from the input unit; and an output unit configured to detect and output a charge accumulated in the memory unit. The memory unit includes a transfer unit to which a plurality of pairs of a gate unit and an accumulation unit is connected, the gate unit selects the accumulation unit that accumulates a charge, the transfer unit transfers a charge from the input unit to the accumulation unit selected by the gate unit, the accumulation unit accumulates a charge transferred from the transfer unit, and the transfer unit transfers a charge accumulated in the accumulation unit selected by the gate unit, to the output unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an analog memory device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Jun Okuno, Hiroki Koga, Yusuke Shuto, Takeo Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 12249438Abstract: A beam target for generating a nuclear reaction product by irradiation with a beam obtained from a beam generation source includes a cone body which has a tapered inner surface which is reduced in diameter toward a tip, and supply means for supplying liquid metal to the inner surface of the cone body to form a liquid film of the liquid metal on the inner surface. It is possible to form the liquid film of the liquid metal on a cone body surface to increase an irradiation area of the beam, and also dispose a target substance such as LLFP around the cone body, and hence it is possible to efficiently use the nuclear reaction product (e.g., a neutron) generated by beam irradiation of the liquid metal.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: RIKENInventors: Hiroki Okuno, Naoya Furutachi, Yoshiharu Mori
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Patent number: 11432394Abstract: An accelerator (30, 40, 50) includes: a plurality of acceleration cavities (31, 41, 51) having one or two acceleration gaps; and a plurality of first control means (33, 43, 53) provided with respect to each of the plurality of acceleration cavities, each of the plurality of first control means independently generating an oscillating electric field and controlling a motion of an ion beam inside a corresponding acceleration cavity. In addition, M-number of multipole magnets (32, 42, 52) which generate a magnetic field and which control a motion of an ion beam may be provided downstream to N-number of acceleration cavities. The first control means independently controls acceleration voltage and a phase thereof and supplies radiofrequency power. Accordingly, particularly in a front stage of acceleration, a DC beam from an ion generation source can be adiabatically captured.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: RIKENInventors: Hiroyoshi Sakurai, Hiroki Okuno, Yoshiharu Mori, Reiko Fujita, Masatoshi Kawashima
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Publication number: 20220165446Abstract: A beam target for generating a nuclear reaction product by irradiation with a beam obtained from a beam generation source includes a cone body which has a tapered inner surface which is reduced in diameter toward a tip, and supply means for supplying liquid metal to the inner surface of the cone body to form a liquid film of the liquid metal on the inner surface. It is possible to form the liquid film of the liquid metal on a cone body surface to increase an irradiation area of the beam, and also dispose a target substance such as LLFP around the cone body, and hence it is possible to efficiently use the nuclear reaction product (e.g., a neutron) generated by beam irradiation of the liquid metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: RIKENInventors: Hiroki OKUNO, Naoya FURUTACHI, Yoshiharu MORI
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Publication number: 20210076482Abstract: An accelerator (30, 40, 50) includes: a plurality of acceleration cavities (31, 41, 51) having one or two acceleration gaps; and a plurality of first control means (33, 43, 53) provided with respect to each of the plurality of acceleration cavities, each of the plurality of first control means independently generating an oscillating electric field and controlling a motion of an ion beam inside a corresponding acceleration cavity. In addition, M-number of multipole magnets (32, 42, 52) which generate a magnetic field and which control a motion of an ion beam may be provided downstream to N-number of acceleration cavities. The first control means independently controls acceleration voltage and a phase thereof and supplies radiofrequency power. Accordingly, particularly in a front stage of acceleration, a DC beam from an ion generation source can be adiabatically captured.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: RIKENInventors: Hiroyoshi SAKURAI, Hiroki OKUNO, Yoshiharu MORI, Reiko FUJITA, Masatoshi KAWASHIMA
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Patent number: 9700920Abstract: A cleaning tool for a collection member includes a brush unit and a mount portion. The brush unit includes a bristle and a woven portion into which a root of the bristle is woven so as to be held by the woven portion. The mount portion includes a placement surface on which the woven portion is placed and a securing portion to which the brush unit is bonded. In the cleaning tool for the collection member, the woven portion includes two first outer surfaces that are located at respective ends of the placement surface and that extend parallel to a direction in which the bristle extends. In the cleaning tool for the collection member, the brush unit is secured to the mount portion by bonding a region that includes at least part of each of the two first outer surfaces to the securing portion with an adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Kamo, Hideaki Fujita, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Patent number: 9612200Abstract: There is provided a particle detector that can increase a detection sensitivity to fluorescence emitted from biogenic particles. A particle detector for detecting biogenic particles includes a substrate having a principal surface and configured to collect the biogenic particles on the principal surface, a light emitting element configured to irradiate particles collected on the principal surface with excitation light, and a light receiving element configured to receive fluorescence emitted from the particles when the particles are irradiated with the excitation light from the light emitting element. An optical axis of the Fresnel lens and a ray direction of the excitation light intersect with each other. The principal surface is a mirror surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Fujita, Haruki Kamiyama, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20160332169Abstract: There is provided an electric dust collection device which can effectively capture fine particles while avoiding a pressure loss. The electric dust collection device is provided with a charging electrode, a dust collection electrode, and a repulsive electrode. Along a flowing direction of an airflow, the dust collection electrode is disposed downstream of the charging electrode, and the repulsive electrode is disposed downstream of the dust collection electrode. The dust collection electrode is formed of a conductive material which partitions a ventilation passage through the airflow pass in the flowing direction. The repulsive electrode forms an electric barrier which has the same polarity as that of the charging electrode with a posture that intersects the airflow in the flowing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicants: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED, FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Syun IWANO, Hiroki OKUNO
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Publication number: 20150321227Abstract: A cleaning tool for a collection member includes a brush unit and a mount portion. The brush unit includes a bristle and a woven portion into which a root of the bristle is woven so as to be held by the woven portion. The mount portion includes a placement surface on which the woven portion is placed and a securing portion to which the brush unit is bonded. In the cleaning tool for the collection member, the woven portion includes two first outer surfaces that are located at respective ends of the placement surface and that extend parallel to a direction in which the bristle extends. In the cleaning tool for the collection member, the brush unit is secured to the mount portion by bonding a region that includes at least part of each of the two first outer surfaces to the securing portion with an adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Tomonori KAMO, Hideaki FUJITA, Kazushi FUJIOKA, Hiroki OKUNO
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Publication number: 20150276257Abstract: A filter for an electric dust collector includes: a conductive filter frame for surrounding a passage of airflow along a transverse plane that traverses the passage by being supported by a casing of the electric duct collector; and a mesh sheet arranged along the transverse plane, coupled to the filter frame, and having a conductive material at least partially on a surface of the mesh sheet, the conductive material being connected to the filter frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Syun IWANO, Hiroki OKUNO, Yusuke HAYASHI, Yasuaki HIROKAWA, Hironori AOKI
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Patent number: 9057703Abstract: A particle detection device detects a biological particle. The particle detection device includes a collection unit that collects a particle to a collection substrate, a fluorescence detection unit that emits excitation light toward the particle collected on the collection substrate and receives fluorescence emitted from the particle, and a cleaning unit that removes the particle from the collection substrate at a refreshing position separated from a collection/heating position and a detection position. At the collection/heating position, the particle is collected onto the collection substrate by the collection unit. At the detection position, fluorescence is received by the fluorescence detection unit. With such a structure, the particle detection device in which the particle is highly accurately detected is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Hideaki Fujita, Seiichi Nagatome, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20150041681Abstract: There is provided a particle detector that can increase a detection sensitivity to fluorescence emitted from biogenic particles. A particle detector for detecting biogenic particles includes a substrate having a principal surface and configured to collect the biogenic particles on the principal surface, a light emitting element configured to irradiate particles collected on the principal surface with excitation light, and a light receiving element configured to receive fluorescence emitted from the particles when the particles are irradiated with the excitation light from the light emitting element. An optical axis of the Fresnel lens and a ray direction of the excitation light intersect with each other. The principal surface is a mirror surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Hideaki FUJITA, Haruki KAMIYAMA, Kazushi FUJIOKA, Hiroki OKUNO
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Patent number: 8941932Abstract: A Fresnel lens includes an incident surface that is flat, and a prism-forming surface that has a plurality of prisms, the prism-forming surface being provided on the side of the Fresnel lens opposite to the incident surface. Each of the prisms has a converging surface that is located on the side away from the optical axis of the Fresnel lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Haruki Kamiyama, Hideaki Fujita, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Patent number: 8901512Abstract: There is provided a particle detector that can increase a detection sensitivity to fluorescence emitted from biogenic particles. A particle detector for detecting biogenic particles includes a substrate having a principal surface and configured to collect the biogenic particles on the principal surface, a light emitting element configured to irradiate particles collected on the principal surface with excitation light, and a light receiving element configured to receive fluorescence emitted from the particles when the particles are irradiated with the excitation light from the light emitting element. An optical axis of the Fresnel lens and a ray direction of the excitation light intersect with each other. The principal surface is a mirror surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideaki Fujita, Haruki Kamiyama, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Patent number: 8872653Abstract: An air purifier includes a detection apparatus, calculates a relative value of the number of microorganisms detected from airborne particles by the detection apparatus to a prescribed total value, and determines a central angle ? corresponding to the relative value. Further, regarding the number of airborne particles other than microorganisms detected by the detection apparatus as the number of dusts, relative value of dust particles to a prescribed total value is calculated, and the central angle ? corresponding to the relative value is determined. On a display panel, the amount of microorganisms is displayed as a bacteria meter by the area from the start position to the angle ?, and by the following area to the angle ?, the number of dusts is displayed as a dust meter, in a circle graph.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20140218810Abstract: A Fresnel lens includes an incident surface that is flat, and a prism-forming surface that has a plurality of prisms, the prism-forming surface being provided on the side of the Fresnel lens opposite to the incident surface. Each of the prisms has a converging surface that is located on the side away from the optical axis of the Fresnel lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Haruki Kamiyama, Hideaki Fujita, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20140175304Abstract: A particle detection device detects a biological particle. The particle detection device includes a collection unit that collects a particle to a collection substrate, a fluorescence detection unit that emits excitation light toward the particle collected on the collection substrate and receives fluorescence emitted from the particle, and a cleaning unit that removes the particle from the collection substrate at a refreshing position separated from a collection/heating position and a detection position. At the collection/heating position, the particle is collected onto the collection substrate by the collection unit. At the detection position, fluorescence is received by the fluorescence detection unit. With such a structure, the particle detection device in which the particle is highly accurately detected is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Hideaki Fujita, Seiichi Nagatome, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20140166903Abstract: There is provided a particle detector that can increase a detection sensitivity to fluorescence emitted from biogenic particles. A particle detector for detecting biogenic particles includes a substrate having a principal surface and configured to collect the biogenic particles on the principal surface, a light emitting element configured to irradiate particles collected on the principal surface with excitation light, and a light receiving element configured to receive fluorescence emitted from the particles when the particles are irradiated with the excitation light from the light emitting element. An optical axis of the Fresnel lens and a ray direction of the excitation light intersect with each other. The principal surface is a mirror surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideaki Fujita, Haruki Kamiyama, Kazushi Fujioka, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20120315666Abstract: In a detection apparatus, an inlet and an outlet are opened and an air introducing mechanism is driven to introduce air to a case, and airborne particles are electrically attracted and held on a collecting jig 12. After introduction, the inlet and outlet are closed, and amount of fluorescence received by a light receiving element resulting from irradiation with light emitted from a light emitting element is measured by a measuring unit. Thereafter, the collecting jig is heated by a heater and the amount of fluorescence after heating is measured by the measuring unit. Based on the amount of change in the amount of fluorescence before and after heating, the amount of microorganisms collected by the collecting jig is calculated at the measuring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Kazushi Fujioka, Kazuo Ban, Norie Matsui, Hiroki Okuno
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Publication number: 20120154348Abstract: An air purifier includes a detection apparatus, calculates a relative value of the number of microorganisms detected from airborne particles by the detection apparatus to a prescribed total value, and determines a central angle ? corresponding to the relative value. Further, regarding the number of airborne particles other than microorganisms detected by the detection apparatus as the number of dusts, relative value of dust particles to a prescribed total value is calculated, and the central angle ? corresponding to the relative value is determined. On a display panel, the amount of microorganisms is displayed as a bacteria meter by the area from the start position to the angle ?, and by the following area to the angle ?, the number of dusts is displayed as a dust meter, in a circle graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventor: Hiroki Okuno