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).

  • Patent number: 8430540
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp unit and a second lamp unit. The first lamp unit includes a first light source, a reflector on which the first light source is mounted, and a first lamp body on which the reflector is supported. The reflector reflects light emitted from the first light source. The second lamp unit includes a second light source, and a second lamp body on which the second light source is mounted. The second lamp body is configured as a one-piece structure including a concealing portion. The concealing portion partially conceals the first lamp unit in a front view of the vehicle lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20130087097
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to include a gas supplying part configured to supply a plasma generating gas on a surface on a substrate mounting area side in a turntable and an antenna configured to convert the plasma generating gas to plasma by induction coupling and provided facing the surface of the substrate mounting area side in the turntable so as to extend from a center part to an outer edge part of the turntable. The antenna is arranged so as to have a distance from the turntable in the substrate mounting area not less than 3 mm longer on the center part side than on the outer edge part side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Takeshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shigehiro Miura
  • Patent number: 8360188
    Abstract: An electric motorcycle is provided such that even if a power drive unit is mounted to a swing arm, it is difficult for a load to be applied to wiring connected to the power drive unit. In an electric motorcycle in which a PDU and a running-purpose power-generating motor are attached to a swing arm turning around a pivot shaft, and electricity from batteries is supplied via a contactor box to the PDU, from which the electricity is supplied to a power-generating motor, torsional portions extending generally parallel to the pivot shaft are provided at a portion of output lines connecting the contactor box with the PDU so as to allow torsion to absorb swinging movement of the swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yonehana, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8355143
    Abstract: In a continuous paper duplex printer, during duplex printing, a printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to front surface and back surface image processing apparatuses respectively, and a printing engine prints an image of an odd-numbered page on the front of continuous paper and parallelly forms an image of an even-numbered page different from an even-numbered page subsequent to the odd-numbered page on the back of the front of the continuous paper based on the image data processed by the processing apparatuses. In the continuous paper duplex printer, during single sided printing, the printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to the processing apparatuses, but when the image data is provided to one of the processing apparatuses, blank page image data or a blank page instruction is provided to another one of the processing apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8118129
    Abstract: A layout for an exhaust pipe which also serves as a drainage pipe which prevents splashing of water generated in a fuel cell toward a passenger or splashing toward a tire. Humid excessive gas supplied from a fuel cell is diluted in a dilution box by off-gas discharged from the fuel cell and is used for humidifying air in the humidifier. An exhaust pipe is connected to the dilution box, and diluted hydrogen gas is discharged via the exhaust pipe. Vapor mixed in hydrogen gas is condensed in the exhaust pipe and turned into water, which is drained through the exhaust pipe that extends rearwardly of a vehicle body through the interior of a power unit. A discharge port of the exhaust pipe (which is also a drainage port for water generated in the fuel cell) is positioned at the widthwise center of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamoto Ito, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8087230
    Abstract: An exhaust system for discharging exhaust gases through an exhaust passageway, emitted from a multi-cylinder combustion engine mounted on a motor vehicle includes a partition plate formed therein for dividing the exhaust passageway into a plurality of juxtaposed exhaust passages and having a communicating hole defined therein, and an exhaust gas sensor positioned at a location in proximity of the communicating hole for detecting a composition of the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Tomoyuki Takeshita, Tetsuya Mori, Akira Soeda, Shin Yasuchika, Makoto Momosaki, Hidehiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8028785
    Abstract: An electric motorcycle in which the disposition space of a motor is downsized, the number of components is reduced, and the power transmission efficiency is improved. In an electric motorcycle, a swing arm is swingably supported by a vehicle body frame and supports a power generating motor. A driving shaft of the power generating motor and a rear wheel axle of a rear wheel are coupled together. A driving force of the power generating motor is transmitted to the rear wheel. In the electric motorcycle, the driving shaft of the power generating motor is disposed generally in parallel to the rear wheel axle of the rear wheel. A driving gear is provided on the driving shaft. A driving gear is in meshing engagement with a reduction gear provided on the rear wheel axle. The driving gear has a smaller diameter than that of the reduction gear. A driving force of the power generating motor is transmitted to the rear wheel axle through a reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kanno, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110222089
    Abstract: In a continuous paper duplex printer, during duplex printing, a printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to front surface and back surface image processing apparatuses respectively, and a printing engine prints an image of an odd-numbered page on the front of continuous paper and parallelly forms an image of an even-numbered page different from an even-numbered page subsequent to the odd-numbered page on the back of the front of the continuous paper based on the image data processed by the processing apparatuses. In the continuous paper duplex printer, during single sided printing, the printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to the processing apparatuses, but when the image data is provided to one of the processing apparatuses, blank page image data or a blank page instruction is provided to another one of the processing apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110159188
    Abstract: A film deposition apparatus rotates a turntable and each gas nozzle relatively to each other at a rotational speed of 100 rpm or higher when depositing a titanium nitride film, to speed up a reaction gas supply cycle or a film deposition cycle of a reaction product. A next film of the reaction product is deposited before the grain size of the reaction product already generated on a substrate surface begins to grow due to crystallization of the already generated reaction product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Kohichi Orito, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Muneyuki Otani, Takeshi Kumagai, Kensaku Narushima, Takashi Nishimori
  • Publication number: 20110155057
    Abstract: A plasma process apparatus for processing a substrate by using plasma including a vacuum chamber in which the processing of the substrate is performed, a turntable inside the vacuum chamber, the turntable having at least one substrate receiving area, a rotation mechanism rotating the turntable, a gas supplying part supplying plasma generation gas to the substrate receiving area, a main plasma generating part ionizing the plasma generation gas, being provided in a position opposite to a passing area of the substrate receiving area, and extending in a rod-like manner from a center portion of the turntable to an outer circumferential portion of the turntable, an auxiliary plasma generating part compensating for insufficient plasma of the main plasma generating part, the auxiliary plasma generating part being separated from the main plasma generating part in a circumferential direction of the vacuum chamber, and an evacuating part evacuating the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Tatsuya Tamura, Shigehiro Ushikubo, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110139074
    Abstract: A film deposition apparatus includes a turntable provided in the chamber and having on a first surface a substrate receiving area in which a substrate is placed; first and second reaction gas supplying portions supplying first and second reaction gases to the first surface, respectively; a separation gas supplying portion provided between the first reaction gas supplying portion and the second reaction gas supplying portion and supplying a separation gas that separates the first reaction gas and the second reaction gas; an evacuation port that evacuates the chamber; a space defining member provided for at least one of the first and second reaction gas supplying portions and defining a first space between the at least one of the first and second reaction gas supplying portions and the turntable and a second space so that the separation gas is likely to flow through the second space rather than the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: HITOSHI KATO, Manabu Honma, Kohichi Orito, Yasushi Takeuchi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110139531
    Abstract: An electric motorcycle in which a power drive unit, a motive power generation motor, etc. can be efficiently cooled is provided. An electric motorcycle 1 in which a PDU 18 and a motive power generation motor 16 for traveling are secured to a swing arm 13 swinging around a pivot shaft 12 and power from a battery 9 is supplied through the PDU 18 to the motive power generation motor 16, characterized in a hollow inside of the swing arm 13 is partitioned into an air introducing space 24 and an equipment fixing space 23 by a partition wall 25a, the PDU 18 is secured in the equipment fixing space 23 so as to be in close contact with the partition wall 25a, and a fin 40 extending from the partition wall 25a to the air introducing space 24 are formed at a portion in the air introducing space 24 which corresponds to the fixed portion of the PDU 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kanno, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20110039026
    Abstract: A silicon oxide film is deposited by rotating a rotation table on which a wafer W is placed to allow BTBAS gas to be adsorbed on an upper surface of the wafer W and supply a O3 gas to the upper surface of the wafer W for allowing the BTBAS gas adsorbed on the upper surface of the wafer W to react. After depositing the silicon oxide film, a reforming process is performed every deposition cycle by supplying a plasma of Ar gas to the silicon oxide film on the wafer from an activated gas injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Shigehiro Ushikubo
  • Publication number: 20100260935
    Abstract: A rotation table on which a wafer is placed is rotated around a vertical axis in order to supply to an upper surface of the wafer a first reaction gas for allowing the first reaction gas to be adsorbed on the upper surface, an auxiliary gas that reacts with the first reaction gas to produce an intermediate product having reflowability, and a second reaction gas that is reacted with the intermediate product to produce a reaction product in this order; and the reaction product is heated by a heating lamp in order to densify the reaction product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: HITOSHI KATO, Manabu Honma, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20100260936
    Abstract: In a substrate processing apparatus, a film deposition device and a heat processing device to perform an anneal processing are airtightly connected to a vacuum conveying chamber, and a substrate rotating unit to cause a substrate to rotate around a vertical axis is provided in the vacuum conveying chamber. A control unit is arranged to stop a relative rotation of a plurality of reactive gas supplying units, a separating gas supplying unit and a table by a rotation device in the middle of a film deposition process of the substrate, cause a conveying unit to take out the substrate from a vacuum chamber, and output a control signal that causes a substrate rotating unit to change a direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Manabu Honma, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20100238676
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp unit and a second lamp unit. The first lamp unit includes a first light source, a reflector on which the first light source is mounted, and a first lamp body on which the reflector is supported. The reflector reflects light emitted from the first light source. The second lamp unit includes a second light source, and a second lamp body on which the second light source is mounted. The second lamp body is configured as a one-piece structure including a concealing portion. The concealing portion partially conceals the first lamp unit in a front view of the vehicle lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20100229797
    Abstract: A disclosed film deposition apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate by supplying a reaction gas to an upper surface of the substrate in a vacuum chamber includes a susceptor provided in the vacuum chamber, wherein substrate receiving areas are formed along a circle whose center lies in a center portion of the susceptor; a main gas supplying portion provided opposing the susceptor in order to supply the reaction gas to the substrate receiving areas of the susceptor; a compensation gas supplying portion configured to supply the reaction gas to an upper surface of the susceptor in order to compensate for concentration of the reaction gas supplied from the main gas supplying portion along a radius direction of the susceptor; and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the susceptor relative to the main gas supplying portion and the compensation gas supplying portion around the center portion of the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: HITOSHI KATO, Manabu Honma, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20100227059
    Abstract: A film is deposited to a predetermined thickness on a wafer by allowing the wafer placed on a susceptor to alternately move through plural process areas where corresponding plural reaction gases are supplied from corresponding plural reaction gas supplying portions and a separation area where a separation gas is supplied from a separation gas supplying portion in order to separate the plural reaction gases. Such movement is achieved by rotating the susceptor relative to the plural reaction gas supplying portions and the separation gas supplying portion, or rotating the plural reaction gas supplying portions and the separation gas supplying portion relative to the susceptor. Then, when the film is deposited in the above manner to a predetermined thickness, the film deposition is temporarily stopped; the wafer is rotated around its center; and the film is deposited to another predetermined thickness in the same manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Manabu Honma, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7782865
    Abstract: To provide a method and network system, wherein the proper VPI values are allocated, after the user devices are connected with the network device. A user device transmits a first specific ATM cell, while a network device receives the first specific ATM cell and transmits toward the user device a second specific ATM cell which carries a proper VPI value in the information field of ATM cell. The proper VPI value in the second specific ATM cell is memorized and used by the user device for its own VPI value for communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Rokugo, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7774867
    Abstract: An airbag jacket, to be fitted in a rider jacket, includes an airbag body configured to fill with gas from an inflator operatively connected with the airbag body. The airbag body includes a flat front piece, a flat back piece substantially identical to the flat front piece; the flat front and back pieces having an opening formed therein for permitting an user of the airbag jacket to pass his or her head therethrough. The flat front and back pieces are joined together along a peripheral boundary thereof and along a peripheral boundary of the opening by sewing or bonding so as provide a plurality of continuously formed body covering portions including at least a back covering portion, a shoulder covering portion and a front covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Orita, Hiroshi Goto, Yuki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi