Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki In

Hiroyuki In 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).

  • Inertial force sensor
    Patent number: 8215190
    Abstract: An inertial force sensor is composed of a plurality of arms and an oscillator having a base for linking the arms, in which a trimming slit is formed on a part of the arm except for a ridge portion, thus controlling damage to a tuning fork arm to be caused by the trimming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ohuchi, Hiroyuki Aizawa
  • Mass spectrometry substrate and mass spectrometry method
    Patent number: 8217340
    Abstract: A mass spectrometry method that makes it possible to perform high-sensitivity detection of a desorbed/ionized object substance to be measured in mass spectrometry in which the object substance to be measured is desorbed and ionized. The method includes placing at least an ionizing agent having two or more functional groups represented by Formula (1) below in a molecule: —(CF2)COOH??(1) wherein the ionizing agent has a boiling point of equal to or higher than 150° C. and an object molecule to be measured on a substrate and irradiating the ionizing agent and the object molecule to be measured with a primary beam selected from ions, neutral particles, electrons, and a laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimihiro Yoshimura, Manabu Komatsu, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Yohei Murayama
  • Slide member
    Patent number: 8216692
    Abstract: A slide member including a base material; an intermediate layer consisting of Ag or Ag-based alloy and an additive element of a first quantity formed over the base material; and an overlay comprising Bi or Bi-based alloy and the additive element of a second quantity formed over the intermediate layer, wherein the additive element consists of a low melting point metal, the first quantity being five times or greater than the second quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Daido Metal Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikihito Yasui, Hideo Tsuji, Hiroyuki Asakura
  • Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 8218127
    Abstract: An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by forming a liquid immersion region on the substrate, and projecting a pattern image onto the substrate via a projection optical system and a liquid that forms the liquid immersion region. The exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system having a plurality of optical elements, by which a pattern image is projected onto a substrate via a liquid to expose the substrate and a liquid recovery system that recovers the liquid along with a gas and has a separator that separates the recovered liquid and the recovered gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Nikon Corporation, Nikon Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nagasaka, Takeshi Okuyama
  • Wiring component for motor coil
    Patent number: 8217541
    Abstract: A wiring component for a motor coil includes a wire coil configured by a plurality of wire segments arranged in a circumferential direction so as to form a ring shape, each of the wire segments including an arc-shaped main-body portion made of a conductive wire rod bent in an arc shape, protruding portions formed at both end portions of the main-body portion, and upright portions respectively formed at end portions of the protruding portions in a manner of bending one of end portions of each of the protruding portions so that the upright portions protrude in a direction vertical relative to a planar surface including the main-body portion. The wire coil is arranged to form a plurality of layers, thereby forming a cylindrical shape, and the upright portions, at which the adjacent wire segments contact each other in the circumferential direction thereof, are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Sugiyama, Jun Abiko, Yasutoshi Yamada, Hiroyuki Nagata
  • Information terminal device
    Patent number: 8218307
    Abstract: An information terminal device includes a first case including an operation section, and a second case movably connected to the first case with a connection mechanism, wherein an edge portion is formed around the operation section of the first case, the edge portion being raised toward the second case, and wherein an elastic sheet member is attached to a surface of the second case, the surface facing the first case, and the elastic sheet member includes a protruding portion, the protruding portion protruding toward the first case and having an outer side surface that elastically and slidably contacts an inner side surface of the edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kajiwara, Manabu Matsushima, Kenta Sugimori, Haruyoshi Yada, Hiroshi Kubo, Hiroyuki Takita
  • Puncture adaptor, ultrasonic probe for puncture, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for puncture, method for detecting angle of puncture needle
    Patent number: 8216149
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including an ultrasonic probe transmitting and receiving ultrasound toward and from a subject, a puncture adaptor configured to be fixed to the ultrasonic probe and to hold a puncture needle, wherein the puncture adaptor has moving part movable in relation to the ultrasonic probe with the puncture needle, and a sensor provided at the ultrasonic probe, and configured to detect the position of the moving part. As the puncture needle is moved relative to the probe, the movable part is correspondingly moved relative to the probe, and movement of the movable part, and therefore also of the puncture needle, is detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Oonuki, Hiroyuki Shikata, Takashi Takeuchi
  • Optical scanner for image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8217979
    Abstract: An optical scanner for an image forming apparatus has a housing having a wall surface provided with a through-hole, and an optical scanning unit, which is provided within the housing, scans light on an object to be scanned in order to form an image on the object to be scanned, and includes: a polygon motor; a polygon mirror that reflects the light while being rotated by a driving force of the polygon motor; a mirror member that reflects the light reflected by the polygon mirror, toward a target object; and a mirror holding member that is attached to the wall surface of the housing and holds the mirror member. The mirror holding member has a heat radiation part that is exposed to the outside of the housing through the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Tomioka
  • Fluorine-containing organosulfur compound and pesticidal composition comprising the same
    Patent number: 8216974
    Abstract: There is provided a fluorine-containing organosulfur compound having an excellent controlling effect on arthropod pests represented by the formula (I): wherein G represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R2 represents a C1-C4 chain hydrocarbon group which is optionally substituted with a halogen atom, etc.; R3 and R4 independently represent a C1-C4 chain hydrocarbon group or a hydrogen atom; R5 represents a C1-C5 haloalkyl group containing at least one fluorine atom, or a fluorine atom; R6 represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group or a -(G1)q-R8 group; R7 represents an amino group etc.; R8 represents a C1-C4 chain hydrocarbon group which is optionally substituted with a halogen atom; m represents an integer of 0 to 5; n represents an integer of 0 to 2; p represents 0 or 1; q represents 0 or 1; and G1 represents an oxygen atom etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Koji Kumamoto, Hiroyuki Miyazaki
  • Method of fabricating reactor
    Patent number: 8215003
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a reactor composed of a coil, a core, and a container, capable of suppressing the core to break when a current flows in the coil to generate magnetic flux. In the method, the coil is formed by spirally winding a conductive wire. The coil is immersed in an insulating film in liquid with electrical insulation. The coil is placed in a furnace. Annealing for the coil and thermosetting for the insulating film are performed at a temperature within 250 to 320° C. for a period of time within 30 minutes to one hour before forming the core in the container. The coil is then disposed in the container. Inside and outside areas of the coil in the container is filled with a resin mixture composed of magnetic powder and resin. The resin mixture in the container is hardened to form the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, NEC Tokin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Saka, Yousuke Setaka, Hiroyuki Katsuta, Takashi Yanbe
  • Optical article and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 8215766
    Abstract: A method for producing an optical article. A first layer that is light-transmissive is formed on an optical substrate directly or with an additional layer in between. A silicide material, light-transmissive thin film is formed on the surface of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Nishimoto, Takashi Noguchi, Hiroyuki Seki
  • Thermal type mass flow meter, and thermal type mass flow control device
    Patent number: 8219329
    Abstract: A thermal mass flow meter and a thermal mass flow control device addresses a thermal siphon error, even if they are in a compact and inexpensive structure, without using a flow path converting block. A control computing process portion is configured to correct a measurement error caused by thermal siphon by calculating a correction value based on a measurement value at time of depressurizing fluid flow path and flow rate measuring conduit to an atmospheric pressure or less, a difference between the measurement value and a measurement value at time of charging an actual fluid into the flow rate measuring conduit, kind of the actual fluid, pressure at time of charging the actual fluid, and flow ratio of the fluid flowing in the fluid flow path and the flow rate measuring conduit, storing the correction value, and correcting an actual measured output flow value by the stored correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ebi, Tetsuo Shimizu, Hitoshi Kitagawa, Shuji Moriya, Tsuneyuki Okabe
  • Game system, game terminal therefor, and server device therefor
    Patent number: 8219617
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game system 100, a game terminal 10, and a server device 40. Game system 100 allows players to play a game in a unit of a group constituting one game terminal 10 that has been selected as a parent node and game terminals 10 that have been selected as child nodes. The parent node is capable of communicating with each node, and each child node is capable of communicating with the parent node. The selection of the parent node is performed by server device 40. A parent node is selected based on bandwidth notified from each game terminal 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ashida, Shintaro Osato
  • Electronic device with card interface
    Patent number: 8219733
    Abstract: When initializing a device, an operation mode of the device is acquired and stored by a predetermined procedure using a predetermined pin. In response to a command, the device executes a signal assignment on a plurality of data pins peculiar to an operation mode indicated by the received command, thereby switching a data transfer width, and allowing the device to operate in the operation mode designated by the received command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kosei Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Akihisa Fujimoto, Masao Suga
  • Display device comprising electrode layer contacting wiring in the connection region and extending to pixel region
    Patent number: 8217396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Murakami, Motomu Kurata, Hiroyuki Hata, Mitsuhiro Ichijo, Takashi Ohtsuki, Aya Anzai, Masayuki Sakakura
  • Memory card and memory controller
    Patent number: 8219882
    Abstract: A memory card includes a non-volatile memory, a memory controller for controlling the operation of the memory card. The memory controller is capable of providing an interface with outside according to a predetermined protocol, and performs error detection and correction of the memory information at regular time intervals or at the timing of connection of electric power supply, independently of reading out the memory information according to external access request. Therefore, it is possible to improve reliability of data retention in the non-volatile memory without the host device reading out the memory information from the non-volatile memory of the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Tamura, Hirofumi Shibuya, Hiroyuki Goto, Shigemasa Shiota, Yasuhiro Nakamura
  • Dryer for air suspension for vehicle
    Patent number: 8216350
    Abstract: A dryer for an air suspension for a vehicle, includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a desiccant disposed between first and second filters within the housing, and a guide member including a shielding cylinder portion and a plate portion having plural communication holes, wherein the guide member is disposed between the inlet port and the first filter positioned closer to the inlet port, supports the first filter and the desiccant and guides a fluid to the desiccant, the shielding cylinder portion includes an opening and forms a flow passage for guiding the fluid, the fluid is guided to the desiccant from the inlet port via the shielding cylinder portion, and the flow passage and the communication holes, so that the fluid is dried by the desiccant and is then discharged from the dryer as a dry air to the air suspension for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaro Honjo, Hiroyuki Uehara, Tadahiro Kitamura
  • Method and circuit for testing integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8217673
    Abstract: A test controller switches the operation of output stages in an integrated circuit between a normal operation mode and a test mode. The output stages are respectively connected to switch elements. A level shifter generates a switch signal for controlling activation and deactivation of the switch elements in accordance with the normal operation mode and the test mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Liquid discharging apparatus and production method therefor
    Patent number: 8215016
    Abstract: There is provided a production method for a liquid discharging apparatus including a liquid discharging head having a discharging port configured to discharge liquid, and a thermoplastic support portion having a liquid supply passage configured to supply the liquid to the liquid discharging head. The production method includes a preparation step of preparing the liquid discharging head and the support portion, a heating step of heating the liquid discharging head, an approach step of moving the liquid discharging head close to the support portion and melting the support portion by applying radiant heat from the liquid discharging head to the support portion, and a pressing step of pressing the liquid discharging head against the support portion so that the melted support portion forms a wall portion to contact an outer peripheral portion of the liquid discharging head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Kurihara, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
  • Autonomous mobile robot
    Patent number: D663334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Kitano, Shoichi Kobayashi, Mizuho Sakakibara, Hajime Kawano, Tatsuo Sakai, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Shintaro Kinoshita, Ryosuke Murai