Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka 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: 11072888
    Abstract: Technology for efficiently extracting fiber from a feedstock containing fiber. A subunit has a mesh drum configured as a rotatable cylinder with mesh in at least part of its surface, and a case that houses the mesh drum. The case has a first opening and a second opening that communicate with a first area, and a third opening that communicates with a second area. First screened material is supplied from the first opening to the first area. The subunit discharges from the third opening waste, which is a first component of the first screened material moved by an air current from the first area to the second area, and discharges from the second opening by an air current processing feedstock, which is a second component of the first screened material that does not pass through the mesh drum with the air current and remains in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11069582
    Abstract: Semiconductor manufacturing equipment includes a thickness calculation function, the thickness calculation function including a measurement value acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of measurement values at different measurement positions of the wafer from a thickness measurement function configured to measure a thickness of the wafer, a histogram data creation unit configured to create histogram data based on the plurality of measurement values, and a grade group extraction unit configured to extract a grade group from the histogram data, the grade group including sequential grades having frequencies equal to or greater than a predetermined frequency, the thickness calculation function further including a representative value calculation unit configured to calculate a representative value of a thickness of a measurement region based on the grades included in the extracted grade group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210218196
    Abstract: A connector includes an outer shield, a terminal surrounded by the outer shield, a housing fixed to the outer shield and holding the terminal; and an inner shield surrounded by the outer shield. The outer shield, the inner shield, and two virtual paths that connect the two tip regions of the inner shield to the outer shield by shortest distances, respectively, constitute plural electrically-closed loops surrounding the terminal. The electrically-closed loops include one or more particular electrically-closed loops. Each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops does not surround any electrically-closed loop among the plurality of electrically-closed loops other than the each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops. A longest loop length of the one or more loop lengths of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops is shorter than a wavelength of a maximum frequency of a transmission signal flowing through the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: RYOSUKE SHIMOMURA, YOJI MIYAZAKI, HIROSHI TANAKA, KAZUMASA IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210218194
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, an outer shield fixed to the housing and including a tubular portion, and a terminal held by the housing and surrounded by the tubular portion of the outer shield. The tubular portion has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end and the second end of the tubular portion open. The tubular portion surrounds a hollow space. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a predetermined direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The first end of the tubular portion of the outer shield is located in the predetermined direction in the tubular portion. The tubular portion of the outer shield has an inner circumferential surface facing the hollow space, an outer circumferential surface opposite to the inner circumferential surface, and a distal end surface provided at the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: RYOSUKE SHIMOMURA, YOJI MIYAZAKI, HIROSHI TANAKA, KAZUMASA IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210218200
    Abstract: A connector includes plural terminals, a housing holding the terminals, and an inner shield. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a first direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The terminals include two terminals arranged on both sides of the inner shield in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The inner shield includes a base extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and an extension protruding from the base. The housing includes a shield holder holding the extension. This connector reduces noise propagation between the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: RYOSUKE SHIMOMURA, YOJI MIYAZAKI, HIROSHI TANAKA, KAZUMASA IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210191165
    Abstract: A light modulator includes a perovskite-type electro-optic crystal having an input surface to which input light is input and a rear surface opposing the input surface, a first optical element being disposed on the input surface of the electro-optic crystal and having a first electrode through which the input light is transmitted, a second optical element being disposed on the rear surface of the electro-optic crystal and having a second electrode through which the input light is transmitted, and a drive circuit applying an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kuniharu TAKIZAWA, Hiroshi TANAKA, Haruyoshi TOYODA, Yasushi OHBAYASHI, Hiroto SAKAI, Tsubasa WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11014042
    Abstract: A nitrogen oxide absorbing unit, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit, a released gas line, and a regenerated liquid discharge line are provided. The nitrogen oxide absorbing unit is configured to absorb and remove nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas with nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid by introducing the exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Through the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, the circulating nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid is extracted from a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid circulation line. The nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit is configured to obtain released gas containing at least nitrogen monoxide and carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid regenerated liquid by subjecting the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid to heating and regeneration treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210146104
    Abstract: To provide a means which makes it possible to hold a microneedle array without an adhesive sheet and protect tips of microneedles. A foam support sheet for a microneedle array, which has an open cell surface on at least one side, the open cell surface being an arrangement portion for the microneedle array holding the microneedle array with a microneedle side of the microneedle array facing downward; as well as a microneedle array sheet consisting of a microneedle array and a foam support sheet, the foam support sheet having an open cell surface on at least one side, and the microneedle array being arranged on the open cell surface with a microneedle side of the microneedle array facing downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ying-shu Quan, Hiroshi Tanaka, Fumio Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 11008674
    Abstract: A separator as part of a sheet manufacturing apparatus has a mesh drum configured as a cylinder that can rotate and has mesh in at least part of the side; and a case that houses the mesh drum. The case has a supply port and a recovery port that communicate with an inside area, which is the inside of the mesh drum; a discharge port that communicates with a discharge area, which is outside the side of the mesh drum; and an inside wall segregating at least part of the inside area, forming a material recovery area. First screened material is supplied from the supply port to the inside area. In the material recovery area, the separator recovers accreted material, which is first screened material that was supplied through the supply port and accreted on the inside surface of the mesh drum, from the recovery port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10995315
    Abstract: The present disclosure is an algae separating device configured to separate algae from an algal solution in which algae are suspended. The algae separating device includes: a metal screen having a main body and a plurality of through holes passing through the main body from a front face to a back face; and a spraying device configured to spray the algal solution toward the front face of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Jun Muto, Yoshiaki Matsuzawa, Norimitsu Kaneko, Yuko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10988359
    Abstract: An overhead transport vehicle includes a traveling body that travels on a track on a ceiling of a facility, an upper mast attached to a lower side of the traveling body and including an upper guide, an elevation platform on which an article is placed, and which is guided by the upper guide to ascend or descend along the upper mast, and a lift driver that is provided on the traveling body or on the elevation platform and that drives the elevation platform to ascend or descend. A lower mast is connected to the lower end of the upper mast via a connector in a freely detachable manner and includes a lower guide extending to the upper guide. The elevation platform is able to be lowered along the lower mast from the upper mast by the lift driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210113955
    Abstract: An acid gas regenerator includes a regenerator condenser that condenses moisture from entraining gas entraining a corrosive substance and acid gas discharged from a column top portion of a regenerator that regenerates acid gas absorbent. The regenerator condenser includes: a gas discharge line that discharges the entraining gas from the column top portion of the regenerator, a cooler installed on the discharge line; a gas-liquid separator that separates CO2 gas from regenerator condensed water obtained by condensing vapor using the cooler, a reflux line that refluxes the regenerator condensed water closer to the column top portion than the rich solution introducing unit; a condensed water receiver storing the condensed water introduced by the reflux line; and a first condensed water extraction line that extracts the condensed water from a condensed water extractor of the condensed water receiver and is connected to a lean solution supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kaori Yoshida, Takahiko Endo
  • Patent number: 10983371
    Abstract: A reflective spatial light modulator includes a perovskite-type electro-optic crystal having a relative permittivity of 1,000 or higher, a light input and output unit disposed on an input surface of the electro-optic crystal and including a first electrode through which input light is transmitted, a light reflecting unit including a plurality of second electrodes disposed on a rear surface of the electro-optic crystal and reflects the input light toward the light input and output unit, a drive circuit including a plurality of drive electrodes respectively corresponding to the plurality of second electrodes and for applying an electric field to a part between the first electrode and the second electrode by inputting an electrical signal to each of the plurality of drive electrodes, and a plurality of bumps which are disposed such that the plurality of second electrodes and the plurality of drive electrodes are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kuniharu Takizawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Haruyoshi Toyoda, Yasushi Ohbayashi, Hiroto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20210106800
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition that more effectively and simply realizes lightening and plumping of lips. Provided is a microneedle array for lips applied locally to lips in order to lighten and/or plump the lips, the microneedle array including a water-soluble polymer, in which a microneedle has a height of 50 ?m to 300 ?m, and a tip of the microneedle is a circle having a diameter of 5 to 150 ?m or a plane having the same area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ying-shu Quan, Fumio Kamiyama, Hiroshi Tanaka, Naoko Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210098943
    Abstract: In a connector, each of housings of a socket and a header serving as connector parts includes: a terminal holder extending in a first direction and includes a terminal section of the associated connector part; and a side wall connector extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and connected to one end of the terminal holder of the associated connector part in the first direction. The shield member includes a first portion on the side wall connector, and a second portion aligned with the terminal holder of the connector part in the second direction. The socket and the header are inserted into each other in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. The second portion of at least one of the shield members includes a shield bent portion with a curved portion curving toward the other connector part to be inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Takuya Hayashi, Yoji MIYAZAKI, Hiroshi TANAKA, Kazumasa IIJIMA
  • Patent number: 10960346
    Abstract: The composite amine absorbing solution according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S or both in a gas, and is obtained by dissolving a linear monoamine, a diamine, and an amide group-containing compound in water. By adopting this composite amine absorbing solution, the composites are interacting in a composite manner, due to an integrated effect of the components, the absorption property of CO2 or H2S or both is favorable, the desorption properties of the CO2 or H2S absorbed when regenerating the absorbing solution become favorable, and the amount of steam from a reboiler used when regenerating the absorbing solution in a CO2 recovery device can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210086146
    Abstract: A droplet dispersion mechanism performs a first droplet generation process of supplying gas to a chemical liquid, and dispersing the chemical liquid into droplets to acquire chemical liquid droplets. A droplet dispersion mechanism performs a second droplet generation process of supplying gas to a chemical liquid, and dispersing the chemical liquid into droplets to acquire chemical liquid droplets. A droplet mixing mechanism performs a droplet mixing process of mixing the chemical liquid droplets and the chemical liquid droplets to acquire a processing liquid in a form of droplets. A discharge nozzle performs a discharge process of externally discharging the processing liquid received from the droplet mixing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10953361
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes an advanced desulfurization-cooling column that removes sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas and reduces a temperature of the exhaust gas; a CO2 absorption column that removes CO2 in the exhaust gas by bringing the CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid; and a regeneration column that recovers the CO2 by causing the CO2 absorption liquid to release the CO2 while regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid, and feeds the regenerated CO2 absorption liquid to the CO2 absorption column, where the advanced desulfurization-cooling column includes a circulating line that supplies and circulates a desulfurization-cooling circulation liquid used in order to conduct desulfurization and cooling from a lower part to an upper part of the advanced desulfurization-cooling column, a deep SOx recovery packed bed, and a first cooler that cools the circulation liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210081067
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display portion including a first electrode, a second electrode, first pixel electrodes overlapping the first electrode, and second pixel electrodes overlapping the second electrode, first wiring lines connected to the first electrode, second wiring lines connected to the second electrode, and a control unit electrically connected to the first wiring lines and the second wiring lines. The display portion has a first end portion farthest from the control unit and a second end portion nearest to the control unit. The first electrode is adjacent to the first end portion. The second electrode is adjacent to the second end portion. The number of first wiring lines is a same as the number of second wiring lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazune MATSUMURA, Hiroyuki ABE, Hiroshi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10940430
    Abstract: A reclaiming device that separates an absorption liquid from a coexisting material other than an absorbent includes: a gas-liquid separator that accepts the absorption liquid to be reclaimed together with water and separates the absorption liquid into a non-volatile material and a vaporized material; a first discharged liquid line that introduces a first discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below an absorption liquid introduction port; a first heater, disposed on the first discharged liquid line, that heats the first discharged liquid; a second discharged liquid line that introduces a second discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below a first discharged liquid introduction port; and a mixing tank, disposed on the second discharged liquid line, that mixes the second discharged liquid with an alkaline agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi