Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Hiroyuki Kikuchi 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: 11970243Abstract: An exercise measurement device comprises a housing for attaching to a frame of a bicycle, a generator, an annular rotational input member for rotationally driving the generator, the rotational input member being rotatably mounted on the housing and positioned around a crank axis line, a connecting member connecting the rotational input member to the crankshaft or the crank arm in a torque transmitting relationship, a sensor for detecting at least one of electric current of the generator, a rotational speed of the generator or the crank arm, a torque of the crank arm, a position of the crank arm, a strain in the crank arm, and a pressure on the pedal, a measurement computing unit for computing at least one of power and a pedaling force from an output of the sensor, and a display unit for displaying a computed value of the measurement computing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Namiki, Satoshi Honda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11961964Abstract: A method of producing a lithium-ion secondary battery includes the following (?) and (?): (?) preparing a lithium-ion secondary battery, the lithium-ion secondary battery including at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution; and (?) adding a zwitterionic compound to the electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes at least a negative electrode active material and a film. The film is formed on a surface of the negative electrode active material. The film contains a lithium compound. The zwitterionic compound contains a phosphonium cation or an ammonium cation and a carboxylate anion in one molecule.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SOPHIA SCHOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Shinobu Okayama, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Kyoko Kikuchi, Masahiro Fujita
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Patent number: 11901158Abstract: A plasma processing method includes providing a plasma processing apparatus including a rotary table that is rotatably provided in a vacuum container and disposes a plurality of substrates on an upper surface along a circumferential direction, a gas supply source that supplies a plasma processing gas to at least one of a plurality of processing areas separated by a separation area in the circumferential direction of the rotary table, and an antenna that is provided to face the upper surface of the rotary table and generates plasma in the at least one processing area. The plasma processing method further includes disposing the plurality of substrates on the rotary table, and supplying the plasma processing gas into the vacuum container and supplying a pulsed wave of RF power to the antenna while rotating the rotary table.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11878740Abstract: A clearance is created between an inner circumference of a bushing main body (2) which surrounds a rack (5) across a row of rack gear teeth (50) and an outer circumference of the rack (5), and two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) which face each other with a bushing main body axis O therebetween and a supporting surface (21C) which faces a back surface of the rack (5), each extending along an x-axis direction, are formed on the inner circumference of the bushing main body (2). The rack (5) in a neutral state is supported by the two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) so as to be displaceable along a z-axis direction, and the rack (5) in operation is stably supported by the three supporting surfaces (21A-21C) at three places.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, KYB CORPORATION, OILES CORPORATIONInventors: Gaku Ikeyama, Kazuya Sato, Junya Kuwagaki, Yoshimitsu Fumimoto, Masaki Takahashi, Tomonori Taniguchi, Takuzo Ito, Mitsuhiko Fujikake, Hiroki Masuda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Jun Ouchi, Kazuhiko Akeda
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Publication number: 20230360287Abstract: An image processing device comprising: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire outside information including color information of outside of a vehicle; an image generation unit configured to generate, based on the outside information, a first image in which a difference in the color information with respect to the outside of the vehicle is within a predetermined range; and an output unit configured to output the first image to a display provided in a cabin of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mai Okamoto, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11748920Abstract: An image processing device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire outside information including color information of outside of a vehicle; an image generation unit configured to generate, based on the outside information, a first image in which a difference in the color information with respect to the outside of the vehicle is within a predetermined range; and an output unit configured to output the first image to a display provided in a cabin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mai Okamoto, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20230272852Abstract: The parking lock device includes: a parking gear; a fitting portion that is fittable into the parking gear; an engaging portion that engages with the fitting portion; and a driving portion that drives the engaging portion to move the fitting portion in a release direction with respect to the parking gear, the fitting portion including a re-fitting part that generates a re-fitting action based on stress generated during a period in which a fitting operation for fitting the fitting portion into the parking gear is not completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Yohei ITOH, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20230252654Abstract: A video analysis device includes a camera control unit, an image analysis unit, a tracking determination unit, and an analysis camera selection unit. The tracking determination unit is configured to calculate or acquire, from analyzed information, a moving speed of a tracked person to be tracked. The analysis camera selection unit is configured to set a camera search range based on the moving speed, and select a camera present in the camera search range as an analysis target camera for next video analysis. In addition, the camera control unit is configured to transmit, to the image analysis unit, a video of only the analysis target camera selected by the analysis camera selection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: HITACHI INDUSTRY & CONTROL SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventors: Ryuji KAMIYA, Hironori KOMI, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI, Naoto TAKI, Yasuhiro MURAI
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Publication number: 20230245858Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a substrate support, and a plasma source configured to generate an electric field in a plasma processing region between a surface facing the substrate support and the substrate support. The substrate processing apparatus includes process gas nozzles via which a gas is delivered to the plasma processing region. The process gas nozzles includes a gas mixture nozzle via which a gas mixture of additive gas and a noble gas for forming the plasma is delivered. The process gas nozzles includes a noble gas nozzle via which the noble gas, which is not mixed with the additive gas, is delivered to flow along the facing surface. The noble gas nozzle is provided at a location closer to the facing surface than the gas mixture nozzle is.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 11714124Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus handles a device under test (DUT). The electronic component handling apparatus includes: transfer units that each include a DUT transfer part that mounts the DUT on a first tray and removes the DUT from the first tray; contact units that each press the DUT mounted on the first tray against a socket disposed on a test head connected to a tester; and a tray transporter that transports the first tray between the contact units and the transfer units. Either or both of (i) at least one of the contact units and (ii) at least one of the transfer units are removably disposed on the electronic component handling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Hiromitsu Horino, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Yoshinori Arai, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20230230817Abstract: A deposition apparatus including: a processing chamber; a rotary table provided in the processing chamber; a first processing region provided at a predetermined position in a circumferential direction of the rotary table; a second processing region provided downstream of the first processing region in the circumferential direction of the rotary table; a third processing region provided downstream of the second processing region in the circumferential direction of the rotary table; a first heater provided above the rotary table in the second processing region; and a plasma generator. The plasma generator includes: a protrusion having a longitudinally elongated shape in a planar view extending along a radius of the rotary table in a portion of an upper surface of the processing chamber, and protruding upward from the upper surface; and a coil wound along a side surface of the protrusion and has a longitudinally elongated shape in a planar view.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Yu WAMURA, Yuichiro SASE, Yuji SAWADA, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 11579189Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus handles a device under test (DUT). The electronic component handling apparatus includes: contact units that adjust a temperature of the DUT independently from one another and press the DUT against a socket independently from one another. The socket is disposed on a test head that is mounted to each of the contact units and that is connected to a tester. At least one of the contact units is removably disposed on the electronic component handling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: ADVANIEST CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Arai, Yoshitaka Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11548546Abstract: To reduce the effect of a steering operation on feeling. A rack bush comprises: a bush body that is accommodated in a cylindrical housing, supports a load exerted on a rack bar while allowing the rack bar to move in the direction of an axial center O, and can be extended and retracted in a radial direction; and an elastic ring mounted on the bush body. The bush body has a mounting groove for mounting the elastic ring, the mounting groove being formed peripherally in an outer peripheral surface, and the mounting groove having a large-diameter part where the circumferential radius of a groove bottom is a first radius r1, and a small-diameter part where said radius is a second radius r2 that is less than the first radius r1.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: OILES CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko Sekine, Katsunori Saito, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11535326Abstract: Electric power can be generated by using an existing bicycle without impairing the durability of the tire of the bicycle. The bicycle generator device (50) comprises a housing (52) configured to be attached to a frame (18) of a bicycle (10), a generator (54) attached to the housing (52), an annular rotational input member (81) for rotationally driving the generator (54), the rotational input member being rotatably mounted on the housing and positioned around a crank axis line which is a rotational center line of a crankshaft (24) and a crank arm (26) for a pedal of the bicycle, and a connecting member (90, 130) connecting the rotational input member (81) to the crankshaft (24) or the crank arm (26) in a torque transmitting relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Namiki, Satoshi Honda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11495457Abstract: A film forming method includes adsorbing an aminosilane gas on a substrate having a recess in a surface of the substrate, depositing a silicon oxide film on the substrate by supplying an oxidizing gas to the substrate to oxidize the aminosilane gas adsorbed on the substrate, and performing a modifying process of the silicon oxide film by activating a mixed gas including nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas and supplying the activated mixed gas to the silicon oxide film.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Jun Sato, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takehiro Fukada
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Publication number: 20220319066Abstract: An image processing device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire outside information including color information of outside of a vehicle; an image generation unit configured to generate, based on the outside information, a first image in which a difference in the color information with respect to the outside of the vehicle is within a predetermined range; and an output unit configured to output the first image to a display provided in a cabin of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mai Okamoto, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20220299523Abstract: A highly sensitive allergen measurement method is provided. A method for detecting an allergen in a sample, comprising: treating a sample with a protease; and detecting presence or absence of an allergen marker in the enzyme-treated sample by analysis that utilizes chromatographic separation. The allergen comprises buckwheat and wheat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicants: JAPAN AS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NISSHIN SEIFUN GROUP INC.Inventors: Hiroshi AKIYAMA, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI, Yusuke SEKI, Chisato ARIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220230852Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a process chamber. A turntable is disposed in the process chamber and is configured to receive a substrate along a circumferential direction thereof. A process gas supply nozzle is configured to supply a process gas to the turntable. A plasma antenna is disposed on the process chamber at a position covering at least a part of the process gas supply nozzle. An ion trap plate is disposed over the process gas supply nozzle at a position overlapping at least a part of the plasma antenna in the process chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI, Shinji ASARI, Yuji SAWADA
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Patent number: 11390358Abstract: A wide range of existing bicycles can be converted into electric power assisted bicycles with ease. The bicycle electric power assist device comprises a housing (52) configured to be attached to a frame (18) of a bicycle (10), an electric motor (54) attached to the housing (52), a battery (102) configured to be mounted to the frame and serves as a power source for the electric motor, an annular rotational output member (81) rotationally driven by the electric motor (54), the rotational output member being rotatably mounted on the housing and positioned around a crank axis line which is a rotational center line A of a crankshaft (24) and a crank arm (26) for a pedal of the bicycle, and a connecting member (90) connecting the rotational output member (81) to the crankshaft (24) or the crank arm (26) in a torque transmitting relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Namiki, Satoshi Honda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20220223375Abstract: An antenna for inductively-coupled plasma is provided. The antenna is configured to be disposed on a predetermined process chamber. The antenna is configured to adjust an oxidizing amount or a nitriding amount of a substrate process in the process chamber by changing a shape thereof. The antenna includes an antenna member disposed on the process chamber. The antenna member has a position where an oxidizing amount or a nitriding amount becomes a predetermined value at each measurement point of the antenna member. The antenna member has a shape formed based on the position of the antenna member obtained at each measurement point.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Hiroyuki KIKUCHI