Patents by Inventor Hiroto Sakai
Hiroto Sakai 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: 12272891Abstract: A terminal 1 is made of a rectangular wire material, extends in a front-rear direction and is provided with a terminal body 2, a pair of first projections 3 provided to project toward both left and right sides from both side surfaces 2A of the terminal body 22, and a pair of second projections 4 provided to project toward both left and right sides from the both side surfaces 2. A of the terminal body 2 and disposed behind the pair of first projections 3. The pair of second projections 4 are continuously and integrally formed with the pair of first projections 3. A maximum projecting dimension X2max of the second projection 4 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2 is larger than a maximum projecting dimension X1max of the first projection 3 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Nakanishi, Hidekazu Matsuda, Hiroto Sakai
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Publication number: 20250015536Abstract: A moving plate 44 includes a peripheral wall portion 73 disposed along an inner surface of a hood portion 56 of a male housing 42, a plate body 72 for positioning a tab 45 inside the hood portion 56, and an escape portion 82 that extends through the peripheral wall portion 73 in the thickness direction. The female housing 12 is disposed inside the peripheral wall portion 73. Either the female housing 12 or the hood portion 56 has a protrusion 28, and the other one has a recess 63. In a fitting state where the female connector 10 and the male connector 40 are fitted to each other, a base end side of the protrusion 28 is disposed inside the escape portion 82, and a distal end side of the protrusion 28 is fitted and positioned in the recess 63.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Ryota YONEMITSU
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Publication number: 20250007197Abstract: A terminal fitting includes a pair of first surfaces that face toward opposite sides in the vertical direction, a pair of second surfaces that face toward opposite sides in the left-right direction, and a pair of stoppers that protrude in the left-right direction relative to the second surfaces. The press-fitting hole includes a pair of first opposed surfaces that are opposed to the first surfaces, a pair of second opposed surfaces that are opposed to the second surfaces, and contact surfaces with which the stoppers are capable of coming into contact in the forward direction. The pair of first opposed surfaces each include a first guiding surface, the pair of first guiding surfaces being inclined to increase a distance therebetween from inclination front end positions to inclination back end positions. The inclination front end positions are located forward of the contact surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Ryota YONEMITSU
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Patent number: 12124118Abstract: An SLM includes a modulation unit and a driving circuit. The modulation unit includes a plurality of pixels, and modulates a phase or an intensity of incident light in each pixel according to an amplitude of a drive signal changing periodically with time. The driving circuit provides the drive signal to the modulation unit. The driving circuit performs control such that a phase of the drive signal V1(t) provided to a first pixel group in the plurality of pixels and a phase of the drive signal V2(t) provided to a second pixel group in the plurality of pixels are mutually inverted.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Munenori Takumi, Hiroshi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240332271Abstract: A semiconductor device includes two semiconductor elements with a respective switching operation being controlled depending on a first driving signal input to a third electrode. A first conductor and a second conductor are electrically interposed between the third electrodes of the two semiconductor elements. The first conductor is electrically connected to a signal terminal. The electrical connection between the third electrodes of the two semiconductor elements includes a first conduction path through the first conductor and a second conduction path through the second conductor. An inductance value of the second conduction path is smaller than an inductance value of the first conduction path. A resistance value of the second conduction path is larger than a resistance value of the first conduction path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Yuta OKAWAUCHI, Tetsuo TATEISHI
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Patent number: 12093664Abstract: A pseudo speckle pattern generation apparatus includes a light source, a beam expander, and a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has an intensity modulation distribution based on a pseudo speckle pattern calculated from a pseudo random number pattern and a correlation function, receives light output from the light source and increased in beam diameter by the beam expander, spatially modulates the received light according to the modulation distribution, and outputs modulated light.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Taro Ando, Haruyoshi Toyoda, Yoshiyuki Ohtake, Yuu Takiguchi, Tomoko Hyodo
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Publication number: 20240186256Abstract: A semiconductor device includes two first semiconductor elements, a first conductor, and a first power terminal. Each of the two semiconductor elements includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode and is controlled to switch between an on-state and an off-state by a first drive signal inputted to the third electrode. The first conductor is electrically interposed between the first electrodes of the two first semiconductor elements. The first power terminal is electrically connected to the first conductor and electrically conducting to the first electrodes of the two first semiconductor elements. The two first semiconductor elements are electrically connected in parallel. The first conductor is disposed to avoid being located on a portion of a first line segment connecting centers of the two first semiconductor elements as viewed in a thickness direction of the first conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Yuta OKAWAUCHI
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Patent number: 11906821Abstract: An SLM includes a modulation unit and a driving circuit. The modulation unit includes a plurality of pixels, and modulates a phase or an intensity of incident light in each pixel according to an amplitude of a drive signal changing periodically with time. The driving circuit provides the drive signal to the modulation unit. The driving circuit performs control such that a phase of the drive signal V1(t) provided to a first pixel group in the plurality of pixels and a phase of the drive signal V2(t) provided to a second pixel group in the plurality of pixels are mutually inverted.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Munenori Takumi, Hiroshi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20240030112Abstract: A semiconductor device includes two semiconductor elements for switching, a first conductor electrically connecting the second electrodes of the two semiconductor elements, a second conductor electrically connecting the second electrodes, and a first power terminal electrically connected to the first conductor and the second electrodes of the first semiconductor elements. The two first semiconductor element are connected in parallel with each other. A first conduction path and a second conduction path are provided between the second electrodes of the two semiconductor elements and extend through the first conductor and the second conductor, respectively. The first conduction path and the second conduction path are at least partially in parallel. The combined inductance of the first conduction path and the second conduction path is smaller than the inductance of the first conduction path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Yuta OKAWAUCHI, Ryosuke FUKUDA, Xiaopeng WU, Kohei TANIKAWA
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Publication number: 20240014193Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a first wiring layer on the obverse surface; a second wiring layer on the obverse surface, separated from the first wiring layer; a first semiconductor element having mutually opposite first obverse electrode and first reverse electrode, with the first reverse electrode bonded to the first wiring layer; a second semiconductor element having mutually opposite second obverse electrode and second reverse electrode, with the second reverse electrode bonded to the second wiring layer; and a conductive member separated from the substrate and bonded to the first and the second obverse electrodes. The first obverse electrode and the second obverse electrode have different polarities. The substrate includes an exposed portion between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer. The conductive member overlaps with the exposed portion as viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Yuta OKAWAUCHI, Takukazu OTSUKA, Ken NAKAHARA
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Publication number: 20240004225Abstract: An SLM includes a modulation unit and a driving circuit. The modulation unit includes a plurality of pixels, and modulates a phase or an intensity of incident light in each pixel according to an amplitude of a drive signal changing periodically with time. The driving circuit provides the drive signal to the modulation unit. The driving circuit performs control such that a phase of the drive signal V1(t) provided to a first pixel group in the plurality of pixels and a phase of the drive signal V2(t) provided to a second pixel group in the plurality of pixels are mutually inverted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Munenori TAKUMI, Hiroshi TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230317309Abstract: A quantum simulator includes a chamber, a light beam generation apparatus, and a photodetector. The light beam generation apparatus includes a light source, an optical mask, a spatial light modulator, and a lens. The optical mask includes an inner region having a rectangular shape with a side parallel to a first direction or a second direction, and an outer region surrounding the inner region. When an xy coordinate system including an x axis parallel to the first direction and a y axis parallel to the second direction is set on an image plane, the light beam generation apparatus forms and regularly arranges focusing spots such that a minimum value of a difference between x coordinate values and a minimum value of a difference between y coordinate values of center positions of the focusing spots are longer than a non-overlapping distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicants: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORPORATION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCESInventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Kenji OHMORI, Taro ANDO, Sylvain DE LÉSÉLEUC, Takafumi TOMITA, Seiji SUGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHTAKE, Haruyoshi TOYODA
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Publication number: 20230280515Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an angle filter disposed on an optical path in the middle of focusing or in the middle of divergence by a focusing optical element. The angle filter includes a dielectric multilayer film in which dielectric layers having a first refractive index and dielectric layers having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index are alternately stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tsubasa WATANABE, Hiroto SAKAI, Yasushi OHBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230281498Abstract: A quantum simulator includes a chamber, a light beam generation apparatus, and a photodetector. The light beam generation apparatus includes a light source, a spatial light modulator, and a lens. Each of pixels of the spatial light modulator has a rectangular shape with a side parallel to a first direction or a second direction, and the pixels are arranged at regular intervals along the first direction and the second direction. When an xy coordinate system including an x axis parallel to the first direction and a y axis parallel to the second direction is set on an image plane, the light beam generation apparatus forms and regularly arranges focusing spots such that a minimum value of a difference between x coordinate values and a minimum value of a difference between y coordinate values of center positions of the focusing spots are longer than a non-overlapping distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicants: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORPORATION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCESInventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Kenji OHMORI, Taro ANDO, Sylvain DE LÉSÉLEUC, Takafumi TOMITA, Seiji SUGAWA, Yoshiyuki OHTAKE, Haruyoshi TOYODA
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Publication number: 20230258951Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an optical system for outputting parallel light, and an angle filter disposed on an optical path of the parallel light output from the optical system. The angle filter includes a dielectric multilayer film in which dielectric layers having a first refractive index n1 and dielectric layers having a second refractive index n2 lower than the first refractive index n1 are alternately stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2021Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tsubasa WATANABE, Hiroto SAKAI, Yasushi OHBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20230208064Abstract: A terminal fitting 10 is provided with a terminal body portion 11 extending in an axial direction and a plurality of protrusions 20, 30 and 40 projecting in an intersecting direction intersecting the axial direction from the terminal body portion 11. The plurality of protrusions 20, 30 and 40 are arranged side by side in the axial direction and each protrusion has a top surface 21, 31, 41 along the axial direction, a front surface 22, 32, 42 inclined toward a front side in the axial direction from the top surface 21, 31, 41 and a rear surface 23, 33, 43 inclined toward a rear side in the axial direction from the top surface 21, 31, 41. Projection amounts of the plurality of protrusions 20, 30 and 40 in the intersecting direction are larger for the protrusions more on the rear side in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventor: Hiroto SAKAI
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Patent number: 11641074Abstract: A connector includes a housing to be mounted on a circuit board, and an upper-stage terminal, a middle-stage terminal and a lower-stage terminal to be held in the housing. Leg portions of the respective upper-stage terminal and middle-stage terminal are arranged side by side in a width direction of a wall portion, and include each a wide portion and a narrow portion arranged below the wide portion. The wide portion of the upper-stage terminal protrudes only toward the middle-stage terminal with respect to the narrow portion of the upper-stage terminal. The wide portion of the middle-stage terminal protrudes only toward the middle-stage terminal with respect to the narrow portion of the upper-stage terminal. A leg portion of the lower-stage terminal is arranged between the narrow portion of the upper-stage terminal and the narrow portion of the middle-stage terminal in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Koyo Takasaki, Hiroto Sakai
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Publication number: 20230101292Abstract: A pseudo speckle pattern generation apparatus includes a light source, a beam expander, and a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has an intensity modulation distribution based on a pseudo speckle pattern calculated from a pseudo random number pattern and a correlation function, receives light output from the light source and increased in beam diameter by the beam expander, spatially modulates the received light according to the modulation distribution, and outputs modulated light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.Inventors: Hiroto SAKAI, Taro ANDO, Haruyoshi TOYODA, Yoshiyuki OHTAKE, Yuu TAKIGUCHI, Tomoko HYODO
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Publication number: 20230059178Abstract: A terminal 1 is made of a rectangular wire material, extends in a front-rear direction and is provided with a terminal body 2, a pair of first projections 3 provided to project toward both left and right sides from both side surfaces 2A of the terminal body 22, and a pair of second projections 4 provided to project toward both left and right sides from the both side surfaces 2. A of the terminal body 2 and disposed behind the pair of first projections 3. The pair of second projections 4 are continuously and integrally formed with the pair of first projections 3. A maximum projecting dimension X2max of the second projection 4 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2 is larger than a maximum projecting dimension X1max of the first projection 3 from the side surface 2A of the terminal body 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Yuichi NAKANISHI, Hidekazu MATSUDA, Hiroto SAKAI
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Patent number: 11567732Abstract: A pseudo speckle pattern generation apparatus includes a light source, a beam expander, and a spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has an intensity modulation distribution based on a pseudo speckle pattern calculated from a pseudo random number pattern and a correlation function, receives light output from the light source and increased in beam diameter by the beam expander, spatially modulates the received light according to the modulation distribution, and outputs modulated light.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Taro Ando, Haruyoshi Toyoda, Yoshiyuki Ohtake, Yuu Takiguchi, Tomoko Hyodo