Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nishimura
Hiroshi Nishimura 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: 11963411Abstract: A display includes a plurality of first wirings which are provided on a first layer and each of which is arranged parallel to a first direction in a first area, and which are arranged on a second layer in a second area; a second wiring which is provided in the first layer in the first area and which is provided on a layer in the second area; and a third wiring which is provided on the first layer and arranged between the first wirings in the first area and which is arranged to intersect with first wirings in the second area. The first wirings is arranged to be inclined to the same side in the first direction in the second area. The second wiring is arranged to intersect with a portion of the plurality of first wirings in a plan view, in the second area.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Masumi Nishimura, Hiroshi Tabatake, Akihito Sato
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Publication number: 20240120359Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a photodetection device and an electronic apparatus that allow for reducing surface reflection from an on-chip microlens and suppressing deterioration of image quality. Provided is a photodetection device including: a plurality of pixels that have photoelectric conversion units; on-chip microlenses that are formed in such a way as to correspond to the individual pixels; and an antireflection film that is formed on a surface of the on-chip microlens, in which the antireflection film is constituted by a stacking of: a first inorganic film that is formed by a metal oxide film; and a second inorganic film that is formed on a surface of the first inorganic film and has a lower refractive index than the first inorganic film. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a CMOS solid-state imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke MORIYA, Atsushi YAMAMOTO, Tomiyuki YUKAWA, Kotaro NISHIMURA, Shigehiro IKEHARA, Shogo OTANI, Hiroshi KATO
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Patent number: 11934083Abstract: An imaging apparatus has: an imaging optical system; an imaging element configured to receive light transmitted through the imaging optical system to generate an electric signal; a main body; a display device provided on a back face of the main body and capable of displaying an image generated on the basis of the electric signal generated by the imaging element; and an electronic viewfinder provided inside the main body and capable of displaying the image generated on the basis of the electric signal generated by the imaging element, wherein an eyepiece part of the electronic viewfinder is provided to a transmissive region of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Shimizu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Ryuji Nishimura
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Publication number: 20240085052Abstract: An air conditioning unit includes an indoor air conditioner, a power supply line, and a wireless power feeder. The indoor air conditioner conditions air in a target space. The power supply line supplies power to the indoor air conditioner. The wireless power feeder feeds power to a predetermined device disposed in the target space. The wireless power feeder acquires power from the power supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tadafumi NISHIMURA, Hiroshi DOUMAE, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Takuya HANADA
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Publication number: 20240074495Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device, includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a case which constitutes a surface of the power supply unit, and a sensor which is disposed in the vicinity of the case and is configured to output a value related to a temperature of the case. Protection control for prohibiting one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater is executed based on an output value of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Hiroki NAKAAE, Toru NAGAHAMA, Yuki NISHIMURA, Takashi FUJIKI, Yuki MASUDA, Ryo YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20240081120Abstract: A first color electrodes and a third color electrodes may be arrayed in an alternating manner following a first direction, and may also be arrayed in an alternating manner following a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. A first color electrodes that are situated in a first display region and a second display region may be arrayed at a first pitch following each of the first direction and the second direction. The first color electrodes and the third color electrodes that are situated in the second display region may be arrayed so as to alternate between a second pitch and a third pitch, following each of the first direction and the second direction. The second pitch may differ from the third pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Naoki NISHIMURA, Isao MIYATANI, Hiroshi YANO
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Patent number: 11920019Abstract: A resin composition includes a resin or a resin precursor, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound. The nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound has a structure represented by the following general formula (1), the following general formula (6) or the following general formula (7): In the general formula (1), A1 and A2 each represent a 6-membered nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring together with a nitrogen atom, and the 6-membered nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally forms a fused ring; and L represents a single bond, or a linking group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, an aromatic heterocyclic ring, or an alkyl group. The resin composition includes the nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound in a range from 0.10 to 30% by mass relative to the resin or the resin precursor.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Tomomi Sugai, Shinya Otsu, Hiroshi Nishimura, Kunio Tani
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Publication number: 20240061610Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller acquires, from a host, write data having the same first size as a data write unit of the nonvolatile memory and obtained by dividing write data associated with one write command having a first identifier indicating a first write destination block in a plurality of write destination blocks into a plurality of write data or combining write data associated with two or more write commands having the first identifier. The controller writes the acquired write data having the first size to the first write destination block by a first write operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi KANNO, Hideki YOSHIDA, Naoki ESAKA, Hiroshi NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20240043628Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for isolating from plant biomass at least one member selected from the group consisting of lignin, hemicelluloses, lignin-polysaccharide complexes, cellulose, and hemicellulose-cellulose complexes. The object is achieved by a method for isolating from plant biomass at least one member selected from the group consisting of lignin, hemicelluloses, lignin-polysaccharide complexes, cellulose, and hemicellulose-cellulose complexes, the method comprising step (A) of bringing a solution containing an organic acid and a peracid into contact with plant biomass.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITYInventors: Hiroshi NISHIMURA, Takashi WATANABE, Misato YAMADA
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Publication number: 20240022904Abstract: An on-board equipment control device includes a storage device a storage device and a controller. The controller performs a first authentication based on a signal transmitted from a wireless device held by a user and performs a second authentication based on biometric data of the user. The controller executes the first authentication before the user boards the vehicle and executes the second recognition after the user boards the vehicle. The controller determines whether the user identified by the first and second authentications are the same user. The controller controls the first on-board equipment or the first functions of the on-board equipment based on the user identified by the first and second authentications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Maiko KOMINE, Naoto KAJIYAMA, Sou TAMURA, Tomokazu FURUYA, Hiroshi NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20240009998Abstract: Printheads and design of printheads. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels, and a manifold apparatus fluidly coupled to the jetting channels. For each jetting channel, the printhead includes a first fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus, and a second fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus. The jetting channel is configured to jet a print fluid via pressure waves generated in a pressure chamber of the jetting channel. Lengths of the first fluid path and the second fluid path are different by a threshold length so that an arrival time of the pressure waves at the manifold apparatus are different by a threshold time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Giang Vo, Cesar Hurtado
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Patent number: 11861218Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller acquires, from a host, write data having the same first size as a data write unit of the nonvolatile memory and obtained by dividing write data associated with one write command having a first identifier indicating a first write destination block in a plurality of write destination blocks into a plurality of write data or combining write data associated with two or more write commands having the first identifier. The controller writes the acquired write data having the first size to the first write destination block by a first write operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Kanno, Hideki Yoshida, Naoki Esaka, Hiroshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 11840617Abstract: Provided are: a stabilizer composition capable of imparting a vinyl chloride resin with excellent thermal stability, coloration resistance, and thermal coloration resistance; a vinyl chloride resin composition containing the same and a molded article of the composition. The stabilizer composition contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a component (A): 5 to 700 parts by mass of a component (B) and 5 to 200 parts by mass of a component (C). The component (A) is at least one organic acid zinc salt, the component (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of organic acid barium salts, overbased barium carbonates, organic acid calcium salts and overbased calcium carbonates, and the component (C) is at least one hindered amine-based light stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryusuke Mitamura, Hiroshi Nishimura, Kazumasa Tanaka
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Patent number: 11813859Abstract: Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising non-jetting pulses and jetting pulses, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid, and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the non-jetting pulses and the jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal to jet the first print fluid, and selectively applies the jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal to jet the second print fluid.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20230347649Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 11801677Abstract: Printheads and design of printheads. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels, and a manifold apparatus fluidly coupled to the jetting channels. For each jetting channel, the printhead includes a first fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus, and a second fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus. The jetting channel is configured to jet a print fluid via pressure waves generated in a pressure chamber of the jetting channel. Lengths of the first fluid path and the second fluid path are different by a threshold length so that an arrival time of the pressure waves at the manifold apparatus are different by a threshold time.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Giang Vo, Cesar Hurtado
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Publication number: 20230330986Abstract: Printheads and methods of operation. In one embodiment, a printhead includes a plurality of jetting channels comprising first jetting channels configured to jet a first print fluid and second jetting channels configured to jet a second print fluid, and a driver circuit communicatively coupled to actuators of the jetting channels. The driver circuit receives a drive waveform comprising first jetting pulses provisioned for the first print fluid and second jetting pulses provisioned for the second print fluid, and gating signals comprising a first active gating signal designated for jetting the first print fluid and a second active gating signal designated for jetting the second print fluid. The driver circuit selectively applies the first jetting pulses to actuators of the first jetting channels based on the first active gating signal, and selectively applies the second jetting pulses to actuators of the second jetting channels based on the second active gating signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20230305701Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller which controls the nonvolatile memory. The controller notifies to an outside an extensive signal which indicates a predetermined state of the nonvolatile memory or the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Shinichi KANNO, Hiroshi NISHIMURA, Hideki YOSHIDA, Hiroshi MURAYAMA
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Patent number: 11724497Abstract: Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20230249460Abstract: Printheads and design of printheads. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels, and a manifold apparatus fluidly coupled to the jetting channels. For each jetting channel, the printhead includes a first fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus, and a second fluid path between the jetting channel and the manifold apparatus. The jetting channel is configured to jet a print fluid via pressure waves generated in a pressure chamber of the jetting channel. Lengths of the first fluid path and the second fluid path are different by a threshold length so that an arrival time of the pressure waves at the manifold apparatus are different by a threshold time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishimura, Giang Vo, Cesar Hurtado