Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Katayama

Hiroshi Katayama 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: 11930287
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a light receiving unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a lattice-pattern array, and a plurality of lenses provided for respective sets of elements on a one-to-one basis, each set of elements including two or more of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged adjacent to each other. In the light receiving unit, among a plurality of pixel sets each including the set of elements and one of the plurality of lenses provided in the set of elements, at least two pixel sets adjacent to each other are different from each other in pupil correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11889211
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a light receiving unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a lattice-pattern array, and a plurality of lenses provided for respective sets of elements on a one-to-one basis, each set of elements including two or more of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged adjacent to each other. In the light receiving unit, among a plurality of pixel sets each including the set of elements and one of the plurality of lenses provided in the set of elements, at least two pixel sets adjacent to each other are different from each other in pupil correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20240021632
    Abstract: Provided is a light receiving element including a semiconductor substrate, a photoelectric conversion unit (PD) that is provided in the semiconductor substrate and converts light into charges, a charge holding unit (FD) that is provided in the semiconductor substrate and holds the charges, and a transfer transistor (VG) that transfers the charges from the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge holding unit, in which the transfer transistor includes a gate electrode having a pair of first embedded gate units embedded in the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230393897
    Abstract: A signal processing device according to the present disclosure includes: multiple input units that add additional information necessary for signal processing to each of multiple pieces of data inputted from respective multiple external devices, and output the multiple pieces of data; and multiple stages of processing units each configured to perform common signal processing on each of the multiple pieces of data, on the basis of the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Goshi Watanabe, Kazuyuki Okuike, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11813865
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharging head including: a pressure chamber configured to apply a pressure to a liquid so as to discharge the liquid from a nozzle; a descender arranged to overlap, in a plan view, with the nozzle and communicating the pressure chamber and the nozzle with each other; at least one return throttle channel connected to the descender; and a return manifold which communicates with the at least one return throttle channel and which is configured to receive the liquid not having been discharged from the nozzle. A cross section of the descender orthogonal to a depth direction of the descender is a non-circular shape having a major axis and a minor axis. The at least one return throttle channel is connected to at least one of a first end side of the minor axis and a second end side of the minor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Jiro Yamamoto, Shotaro Kanzaki, Taisuke Mizuno, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20230342576
    Abstract: An optical symbol includes a data portion in which a plurality of cells is arranged. Each of the plurality of cells is assigned with a linear gradient according to a value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Mina Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20230200418
    Abstract: A first object of the present invention is to provide a raw liquid for a seasoning which can be utilized for obtaining a seasoning with a mellow aroma and high palatability by simply performing yeast fermentation so as to enable the yeast fermentation even at home, an index of fermentation control, a set of members including the raw liquid and the index, and a method for manufacturing a seasoning. A second object of the present invention is to provide a seasoning that has a fruity aroma hardly noticeable in a conventional soy sauce while having a flavor inherent in a soy sauce. The first object is achieved by a raw liquid for a seasoning having a reducing sugar content of 4.5 wt % or more and an ethanol content of 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KATAYAMA, Yuri KUNITAKE, Yoichi HANADA, Ryo FUJIMORI, Kazuma OOKUBO, Katsuhiro MOTOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11685158
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a supply manifold, a return manifold, a plurality of individual channels, and a connecting throttle channel. The supply manifold includes a supply port through which liquid is supplied from an exterior. The return manifold includes a return port through which liquid is discharged to the exterior. Each individual channel is connected, at an upstream end thereof, to the supply manifold and, at a downstream end thereof, to the return manifold. Each individual channel communicates with a corresponding one of nozzles and includes an individual throttle channel Through the connecting throttle channel, adjacent ones of the individual throttle channels communicate with each other. The connecting throttle channel has a channel resistance less than or equal to a channel resistance of each individual throttle channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Hirai, Shohei Koide, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11673389
    Abstract: There is provide a liquid discharge head including: a supply manifold; a feedback manifold; and a plurality of individual flow channels having: a supply portion, a descender portion, and a feedback portion. The supply manifold has a plurality of supply ports, and the feedback manifold has a plurality of feedback ports. At least part of the supply manifold overlaps with the feedback manifold in the second direction. The plurality of pressure chambers have first pressure chambers forming a first pressure chamber array and second pressure chambers forming a second pressure chamber array. The first pressure chamber array is arranged at one side, of the supply manifold, in a third direction and the second pressure chamber array is arranged at the other side, of the supply manifold, in the third direction. The first pressure chamber array and the second pressure chamber array are connected to the supply manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shohei Koide, Keita Hirai, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11660864
    Abstract: A liquid discharging head is provided with: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel. The individual channels include: first individual channels which have first pressure chambers and which are aligned in a second direction to form a first individual channel array, and second individual channels which have second pressure chambers and which are aligned in the second direction to form a second individual channel array; the first individual channel array and the second individual channel array are arranged in a third direction. The first common channel communicates with both of the first individual channels and the second individual channels; and the first pressure chambers and the second pressure chambers do not overlap with the second common channel in a first direction, and do not overlap with each other in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11618256
    Abstract: In a liquid ejection head, an ejection pressure is applied to a pressure chamber for liquid ejection from a nozzle. A descender extends in a first direction and includes a first end connected to the pressure chamber and a second end. A communication passage is connected to the second end, extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, and has a first dimension in the first direction. The nozzle is positioned at the communication passage such that a shortest distance between an outer periphery thereof and a center of the second end is greater than 0.5 times a second dimension of the second end in the second direction. When viewed in the first direction, the center of the second end and a center of a cross-section defined by the nozzle to be orthogonal to an extending direction of the nozzle intersect an axis of the communication passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Shohei Koide, Keita Hirai, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20230044832
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a solid-state imaging device capable of suppressing deterioration of image quality. The solid-state imaging device includes: a first pixel that has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units sharing a first color filter with each other and a plurality of on-chip lenses; a second pixel that is arranged adjacent to the first pixel and has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units sharing a second color filter with each other and a plurality of on-chip lenses; and a first light shielding region that is provided between the first pixel and the second pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: HIROSHI KATAYAMA
  • Patent number: 11565522
    Abstract: A head module includes a pressure chamber, a piezoelectric member, a supply manifold, a return manifold, and a damper portion. The pressure chamber is configured to hold liquid therein and in fluid communication with a nozzle orifice. The piezoelectric member is configured to apply pressure to liquid held in the pressure chamber. The supply manifold is in fluid communication with the pressure chamber and configured to allow liquid to flow into the pressure chamber therefrom. The return manifold is in fluid communication with the pressure chamber and configured to allow liquid not ejected from the nozzle orifice to flow thereinto. The damper portion is positioned between the supply manifold and the return manifold when viewed in plan from a nozzle surface of the head module. The nozzle surface has the nozzle orifice defined therein. The damper portion includes a particular plate having a particular recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Hirai, Shohei Koide, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11515644
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding and absorbing molded article which has excellent shielding properties and absorbency for electromagnetic waves having a specific frequency. The electromagnetic wave shielding and absorbing molded article includes a thermoplastic resin composition including stainless steel fibers, and the content ratio of the stainless steel fibers in the molded article is from 0.5 to 20 mass %. The electromagnetic wave shielding and absorbing molded article has a thickness from 0.5 mm to 5 mm, and a shielding property of 10 dB or greater and an absorbency of 25% or greater for electromagnetic waves having any frequency in a frequency domain from 59 GHz to 100 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DAICEL POLYMER LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Ueda, Hirotomo Katano, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11491786
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes an individual channel which includes: a nozzle; a pressure chamber; a descender of which one end in the first direction is nearer to the nozzle than the other end; and a second connecting channel connecting a second common channel and the one end of the descender. A central axis of the nozzle is positioned between the second common channel and a central axis of the descender in the second direction. The descender includes a first portion including the one end and a second portion positioned between the pressure chamber and the first portion in the first direction. In an end, of the descender, opposite to the second connecting channel in the second direction, an inner wall defining the one end of the first portion protrudes toward the second connecting channel in the second direction beyond an inner wall defining the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno, Shotaro Kanzaki, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11479040
    Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: individual channels; a first common channel; and a second common channel Each of the plurality of individual channels includes: a pressure chamber, a nozzle, a connecting channel, a first communicating channel, and two second communicating channels. A first vector of the first communicating channel has an orientation from one end to the other end of the first communicating channel. Respective second vectors of the two second communicating channels have orientations, each of the orientations being from one end to the other end of one of the two second communicating channels along an extending direction of the two second communicating channels. The first communicating channel is arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the two second communicating channels are arranged, with respect to the nozzle, on the other side in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Keita Sugiura, Taisuke Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11446930
    Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle, and a channel unit having a first surface facing and joined with the nozzle plate. The channel unit has a first channel member having the first surface, and a second channel member having a second surface facing and joined with the first channel member. The second channel member is formed with a first pressure chamber, a second pressure chamber, a first opening and a second opening defined by the second surface, a first connecting channel connecting the first pressure chamber and the first opening, and a second connecting channel connecting the second pressure chamber and the second opening. The first channel member is formed with a third connecting channel connecting the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keita Sugiura, Shohei Koide, Jiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11433672
    Abstract: A liquid discharge head, includes an individual channel, and first and second common channels. The individual channel includes: a nozzle; a pressure chamber; a connection channel; a first communication channel; and a second communication channel. A first vector is defined such that a starting point and ending point are located on the connection channel, and a second vector is defined such that a starting point and an ending point are located on the second communication channel. A first angle formed by a projection vector of the first vector onto the first plane and a projection vector of the second vector onto the first plane is less than 90°. A second angle formed by a projection vector of the first vector onto the second plane and the second vector is less than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shotaro Kanzaki, Jiro Yamamoto, Taisuke Mizuno, Keita Sugiura, Hiroshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11413868
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge head including a channel unit including: individual channels aligned in a first direction, and first and second common channels extending in the first direction. Each of the individual channels includes: a nozzle, a pressure chamber, and first and second communicating channels. The channel unit further includes a linking channel linking two pieces of the second communicating channel to each other. Resistance, in one of the two individual channels, from one end of the second communicating channel up to a linking part of the second communicating channel at which the second communicating channel is linked to the linking channel is different from resistance, in the other of the two individual channels, from the one end of the second communicating channel up to the linking part of the second communicating channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katayama, Shohei Koide, Keita Sugiura, Keita Hirai
  • Publication number: 20220232183
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a light receiving unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a lattice-pattern array, and a plurality of lenses provided for respective sets of elements on a one-to-one basis, each set of elements including two or more of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged adjacent to each other. In the light receiving unit, among a plurality of pixel sets each including the set of elements and one of the plurality of lenses provided in the set of elements, at least two pixel sets adjacent to each other are different from each other in pupil correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi KATAYAMA