Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Okuno

Hiroshi 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).

  • Patent number: 11949111
    Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery (1), a positive electrode (2) and a negative electrode (3) are alternately adjacent to each other via separators (4) and (5). The positive electrode (2) includes a positive electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first positive electrode active material (21) held on one side of the positive electrode current collector, and a second positive electrode active material (22) held on the other side. The negative electrode (3) includes a negative electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first negative electrode active material (31) held on one side of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode active material (32) held on the other side. The first positive electrode active material (21) faces the first negative electrode active material (31), and the positive electrode active material (22) faces the second negative electrode active material (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tanaami, Akihisa Tanaka, Shintaro Aoyagi, Kazuki Okuno, Akihisa Hosoe, Kikuo Senoo, Hiroshi Takebayashi
  • Patent number: 11926765
    Abstract: An adhesive composition for use in debonding with light irradiation, which composition can achieve debonding through irradiation with light, characterized in that the adhesive composition contains an adhesive component (S) and a light-absorbing organic compound (X); and the light-absorbing organic compound (X) contains, in the molecule thereof, one or more aromatic rings, one or more rings each containing a heteroatom forming the ring, and one or more groups selected from among a carbonyl group and a thiocarbonyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahisa Okuno, Shunsuke Moriya, Hiroshi Ogino, Ryo Karasawa, Tetsuya Shinjo
  • Patent number: 11056349
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate, which includes: forming a masking film made of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying polymerizing raw materials to a surface of the substrate on which an etching target film formed; forming an etching pattern on the masking film; subsequently, etching the etching target film with a processing gas using the etching pattern; and subsequently, removing the masking film by heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Yatsuda, Takashi Hayakawa, Hiroshi Okuno, Reiji Niino, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Tatsuya Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20200152475
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate, which includes: forming a masking film made of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying polymerizing raw materials to a surface of the substrate on which an etching target film formed; forming an etching pattern on the masking film; subsequently, etching the etching target film with a processing gas using the etching pattern; and subsequently, removing the masking film by heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Koichi YATSUDA, Takashi HAYAKAWA, Hiroshi OKUNO, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10632488
    Abstract: A control unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a sensor that outputs a value related to a temperature of a power source capable of being charged and discharged to a load for atomizing an aerosol source; and a controller configured to execute one or more functions of operating the power source when an output value of the sensor is within a first range having at least one of a first upper limit and a first lower limit. The first upper limit or the first lower limit is smaller or larger than a second upper limit or a second lower limit of a second range that is a range of a value related to a temperature at which the one or more functions can be executed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which deterioration of the power source is suppressed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which the power source deteriorates due only to a factor that is the same as normal temperature, or a range corresponding to an operating temperature of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Oda, Hiroshi Okuno, Takeshi Akao, Hajime Fujita
  • Publication number: 20200108409
    Abstract: A control unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a sensor that outputs a value related to a temperature of a power source capable of being charged and discharged to a load for atomizing an aerosol source; and a controller configured to execute one or more functions of operating the power source when an output value of the sensor is within a first range having at least one of a first upper limit and a first lower limit. The first upper limit or the first lower limit is smaller or larger than a second upper limit or a second lower limit of a second range that is a range of a value related to a temperature at which the one or more functions can be executed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which deterioration of the power source is suppressed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which the power source deteriorates due only to a factor that is the same as normal temperature, or a range corresponding to an operating temperature of the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi ODA, Hiroshi OKUNO, Takeshi AKAO, Hajime FUJITA
  • Patent number: 10593556
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate, which includes: forming a masking film made of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying polymerizing raw materials to a surface of the substrate on which an etching target film formed; forming an etching pattern on the masking film; subsequently, etching the etching target film with a processing gas using the etching pattern; and subsequently, removing the masking film by heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Yatsuda, Takashi Hayakawa, Hiroshi Okuno, Reiji Niino, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Tatsuya Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10589306
    Abstract: A control unit for an aerosol generating device includes: a sensor that outputs a value related to a temperature of a power source capable of being charged and discharged to a load for atomizing an aerosol source; and a controller configured to execute one or more functions of operating the power source when an output value of the sensor is within a first range having at least one of a first upper limit and a first lower limit. The first upper limit or the first lower limit is smaller or larger than a second upper limit or a second lower limit of a second range that is a range of a value related to a temperature at which the one or more functions can be executed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which deterioration of the power source is suppressed, a range of a value related to a temperature at which the power source deteriorates due only to a factor that is the same as normal temperature, or a range corresponding to an operating temperature of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Oda, Hiroshi Okuno, Takeshi Akao, Hajime Fujita
  • Patent number: 10457053
    Abstract: A printer includes a first ink head including first nozzles arranged in a sub-scanning direction and a first nozzle surface on which the first nozzles are disposed, a second ink head disposed at a side of the first ink head in a main scanning direction and including second nozzles arranged in the sub-scanning direction and disposed partially at a position identical to a position of a portion of the first nozzles in the sub-scanning direction and a second nozzle surface on which the second nozzles are disposed, a first wiper that wipes the first nozzle surface at a first wiping position, and a second wiper that wipes the second nozzle surface at a second wiping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okuno, Hideki Yagi
  • Patent number: 10322585
    Abstract: A printer includes ink heads, an ink head conveyor, caps, a conveyor, suction pumps, opening passages, suction passages, and cap valves. The suction pumps are each provided for an associated one of the caps. The suction passages each connect an associated one of the caps to an associated one of the suction pumps. The conveyor 50 includes a base, a movable table, a guide wall, and a spring. The movable table supports the caps and includes a table wall extending upward from an end of the movable table facing in a first direction extending to a cap attaching position in a main scanning direction. The cap valves are disposed on a surface of the table wall facing in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: ROLAND DG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Okuno, Naoki Ueda, Yuichi Sugiyama, Youichirou Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20190072804
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes a curved liquid crystal panel 11 having a curved display surface 11DS on which an image is displayed, a control circuit board 13 disposed on an opposite side from the display surface 11DS with respect to the curved liquid crystal panel 11 and overlapping the curved display panel 11, a liquid crystal panel side flexible board 14 having a first end portion connected to the curved liquid crystal panel 11 and a second end portion protruding from an edge of the curved liquid crystal panel 11, and a board side flexible board 16 having a first end portion connected to the control circuit board 13 and a second end portion protruding from an edge of the control circuit board 13 and connected to the second end portion of the liquid crystal panel side flexible board 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: RYOHSUKE SUGIYAMA, HIROSHI OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20190039378
    Abstract: A printer includes ink heads, an ink head conveyor, caps, a conveyor, suction pumps, opening passages, suction passages, and cap valves. The suction pumps are each provided for an associated one of the caps. The suction passages each connect an associated one of the caps to an associated one of the suction pumps. The conveyor 50 includes a base, a movable table, a guide wall, and a spring. The movable table supports the caps and includes a table wall extending upward from an end of the movable table facing in a first direction extending to a cap attaching position in a main scanning direction. The cap valves are disposed on a surface of the table wall facing in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKUNO, Naoki UEDA, Yuichi SUGIYAMA, Youichirou OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190039377
    Abstract: A printer includes ink heads, an ink head conveyor, a movable table, cap valves, lifters, a guide device, and a controller. The conveyor moves the ink heads in a main scanning direction. The movable table includes caps and is movable in the main scanning direction by the conveyor. The guide device defines a path along which the movable table is movable between a cap attaching position, a valve opening position, and a retracted position. Movement of the movable table to the valve opening position causes the lifters to abut against the cap valves to bring the cap valves to an open state and expose opening/closing passages to the atmosphere. Movement of the movable table to the cap attaching position from the valve opening position causes the lifters to move away from the cap valves to bring the cap valves to a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKUNO, Teppei SAWADA, Naoki UEDA, Yuichi SUGIYAMA, Youichirou OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190030899
    Abstract: A printer includes a first ink head including first nozzles arranged in a sub-scanning direction and a first nozzle surface on which the first nozzles are disposed, a second ink head disposed at a side of the first ink head in a main scanning direction and including second nozzles arranged in the sub-scanning direction and disposed partially at a position identical to a position of a portion of the first nozzles in the sub-scanning direction and a second nozzle surface on which the second nozzles are disposed, a first wiper that wipes the first nozzle surface at a first wiping position, and a second wiper that wipes the second nozzle surface at a second wiping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKUNO, Hideki YAGI
  • Publication number: 20180025917
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device by performing a process on a substrate, which includes: forming a masking film made of a polymer having a urea bond by supplying polymerizing raw materials to a surface of the substrate on which an etching target film formed; forming an etching pattern on the masking film; subsequently, etching the etching target film with a processing gas using the etching pattern; and subsequently, removing the masking film by heating the substrate to depolymerize the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Koichi YATSUDA, Takashi HAYAKAWA, Hiroshi OKUNO, Reiji NIINO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9378752
    Abstract: A sound processing device includes a separation unit configured to separate at least a music signal and a speech signal from a recorded audio signal, a noise suppression unit, a music feature value estimation unit, a speech recognition unit, a noise-processing confidence calculation unit, a music feature value estimation confidence calculation unit, a speech recognition confidence calculation unit, and a control unit configured to calculate at least one behavioral decision function of a speech behavioral decision function associated with speech and a music behavioral decision function associated with music based on a noise-processing confidence value, a music feature value estimation confidence value, and a speech recognition confidence value and to determine behavior corresponding to the calculated behavioral decision function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., UNIVERSIDATE DO PORTO, INESC Porto
    Inventors: João Lobato Oliveira, Gökhan Ince, Keisuke Nakamura, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi Okuno, Luis Paulo Reis, Fabien Gouyon
  • Patent number: 9002024
    Abstract: A reverberation suppressing apparatus, includes: a sound acquiring unit which acquires a sound signal; a reverberation data computing unit which computes reverberation data from the acquired sound signal; a reverberation characteristics estimating unit which estimates reverberation characteristics based on the computed reverberation data; a filter length estimating unit which estimates a filter length of a filter which is used to suppress a reverberation based on the estimated reverberation characteristics; and a reverberation suppressing unit which suppresses the reverberation based on the estimated filter length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakadai, Ryu Takeda, Hiroshi Okuno
  • Patent number: 8996385
    Abstract: A first domain satisfying a first condition concerning a current utterance understanding result and a second domain satisfying a second condition concerning a selection history are specified. For each of the first and second domains, indices representing reliability in consideration of the utterance understanding history, selection history, and utterance generation history are evaluated. Based on the evaluation results, one of the first, second, and third domains is selected as a current domain according to a selection rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Nakano, Hiroshi Tsujino, Yohane Takeuchi, Kazunori Komatani, Hiroshi Okuno
  • Patent number: 8889976
    Abstract: A musical score position estimating device includes an audio signal acquiring unit, a musical score information acquiring unit acquiring musical score information corresponding to an audio signal acquired by the audio signal acquiring unit, an audio signal feature extracting unit extracting a feature amount of the audio signal, a musical score feature extracting unit extracting a feature amount of the musical score information, a beat position estimating unit estimating a beat position of the audio signal, and a matching unit matching the feature amount of the audio signal with the feature amount of the musical score information using the estimated beat position to estimate a position of a portion in the musical score information corresponding to the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakadai, Takuma Otsuka, Hiroshi Okuno
  • Publication number: 20140278372
    Abstract: An ambient sound retrieving device includes a sound input unit receiving a sound signal, a sound recognition unit performing a speech recognition process on the sound signal and generating an onomatopoeic word, a sound data storage unit storing an ambient sound and an onomatopoeic word corresponding to the ambient sound, a correlation information storage unit storing correlation information in which a first onomatopoeic word, a second onomatopoeic word, and a frequency of selecting the second onomatopoeic word are correlated with each other, a conversion unit converting the first onomatopoeic word into the second onomatopoeic word corresponding to the first onomatopoeic word using the correlation information, and a retrieval and extraction unit extracting the ambient sound corresponding to the second onomatopoeic word from the sound data storage unit and ranking and presenting a plurality of candidates of the extracted ambient sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro NAKADAI, Keisuke NAKAMURA, Yusuke YAMAMURA, Hiroshi OKUNO