Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Matsuura

Hiroyuki Matsuura 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: 11346853
    Abstract: A sample rack used to hold a sample container containing a sample and to transport the held sample container, includes a container holding part configured to hold the sample container; and a mark indicating an amount of the sample stored in the sample container held by the container holding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Oda, Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20220091182
    Abstract: Provided is a cooling unit to be used in an inspection of a semiconductor device. The cooling unit includes a jacket for dissipating heat of the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a light passing portion for passing light from the semiconductor device. The jacket has a space defining surface that faces the semiconductor device and defines a space between the space defining surface and the semiconductor device in a state where the light passing portion faces the semiconductor device. The jacket is provided with a supply flow path through which a fluid to be supplied to the space flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tomonori NAKAMURA, Hirotaka NONAKA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Hirotoshi TERADA
  • Publication number: 20220020572
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a cylindrical processing chamber with a sidewall having an opening, to accommodate substrates on respective stages. The plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma compartment wall with an outer surface, the plasma compartment wall being hermetically provided at the sidewall of the processing chamber to close the opening of the sidewall of the processing chamber, and the plasma compartment wall defining a plasma formation space. The plasma processing apparatus includes a first plasma electrode pair consisting of first electrodes, the first electrodes being arranged opposite each other, on opposite sides of the outer surface of the plasma compartment wall. The plasma processing apparatus includes a second plasma electrode pair consisting of second electrodes, the second electrodes being arranged opposite each other, on the opposite sides of the outer surface of the plasma compartment wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Takeshi ANDO
  • Publication number: 20220020571
    Abstract: A temperature sensor includes: a thermocouple having a temperature measurement contact in a processing container in which a plasma processing is performed, and configured to measure a temperature inside the processing container; a protective tube configured to accommodate and protect the thermocouple; and an electromagnetic shield provided in the protective tube to cover the thermocouple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Qingzhen WEN
  • Publication number: 20210262133
    Abstract: Provided is a spunbound nonwoven fabric for use in filters which has excellent rigidty, folding endurance, and uniformity of a weight a unit area, and which also has dust collection perforance and mechanical properties. The spunbond nonwoven fabric for use in filters includes a thermoplastic continuous filament and has a partially fused portion. The nonwoven fabric has a stiffness of 2 mN or more and 100 mN or less, a weight per unit area-CV value 5% or less, and a weight per unit area of 150 g/m2 more and 300 g/m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinobu Mizogami, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Ryoichi Hane
  • Publication number: 20210214871
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric for curtain in an embodiment of the present invention is formed from fibers having a thermoplastic resin as a main component, said nonwoven fabric for curtain being characterized in that: in the surface of the nonwoven fabric, the fibers are fused together at points where the fibers intersect, and the fibers are mutually isolated at locations other than the intersecting points; and furthermore, the KES surface roughness SMD of at least one side of the sheet is 1.2 ?m or less, and the longitudinal tearing strength per fabric weight is 0.50 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Shinobu Mizogami, Ryoichi Hane
  • Publication number: 20210142988
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container extended in a longitudinal direction; a raw material gas supply configured to supply a raw material gas into the processing container; a plasma partition wall provided along the longitudinal direction of the processing container, defining a plasma generation space therein, and having an opening through which the plasma generation space and an inside of the processing container communicate with each other; a reaction gas supply configured to supply a reaction gas that reacts with the raw material gas, into the plasma generation space; and an opening/closing unit configured to open/close the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20210057217
    Abstract: A heat treatment method includes: forming an amorphous silicon film having a hydrogen concentration in a film of 5×1019 atoms/cm3 or more, on a substrate; and irradiating the substrate with microwaves to heat the amorphous silicon film thereby forming a polycrystalline silicon film from the amorphous silicon film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10901242
    Abstract: Provided is a driving device for PWM control of voltage pulses for controlling the temperature of a heater in a phase controller, the driving device being capable of increasing the response speed of an optical element such as an optical switch. Phase controllers include first and second heaters for changing the temperatures of first and second optical waveguides extending in parallel. Driving devices include pulse generation circuits that generate voltage pulses to apply to the first and second heaters. To start raising the temperature of the second heater, the pulse generation circuit generates a first voltage pulse and consecutive second voltage pulses to apply to the second heater with zero voltage pulse being applied to the first heater, the first voltage pulse having a long pulse width and the second voltage pulses following the first voltage pulse and having a shorter pulse width than the first voltage pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ken Tanizawa, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Satoshi Suda, Haruhiko Kuwatsuka, Keijiro Suzuki, Guangwei Cong, Kazuhiro Ikeda, Hitoshi Kawashima, Shu Namiki
  • Publication number: 20200378005
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing container having a cylindrical shape; a pair of plasma electrodes arranged along the longitudinal direction of the processing container while facing each other; and a radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a radio-frequency power to the pair of plasma electrodes. In the pair of plasma electrodes, an inter-electrode distance at a position distant from a power feed position to which the radio-frequency power is supplied is longer than an inter-electrode distance at the power feed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Kiyotaka ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20200271962
    Abstract: Provided is a driving device for PWM control of voltage pulses for controlling the temperature of a heater in a phase controller, the driving device being capable of increasing the response speed of an optical element such as an optical switch. Phase controllers include first and second heaters for changing the temperatures of first and second optical waveguides extending in parallel. Driving devices include pulse generation circuits that generate voltage pulses to apply to the first and second heaters. To start raising the temperature of the second heater, the pulse generation circuit generates a first voltage pulse and consecutive second voltage pulses to apply to the second heater with zero voltage pulse being applied to the first heater, the first voltage pulse having a long pulse width and the second voltage pulses following the first voltage pulse and having a shorter pulse width than the first voltage pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ken TANIZAWA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA, Satoshi SUDA, Haruhiko KUWATSUKA, Keijiro SUZUKI, Guangwei CONG, Kazuhiro IKEDA, Hitoshi KAWASHIMA, Shu NAMIKI
  • Publication number: 20200258693
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode including a dielectric layer thereon and a cathode member including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives of polyalkylene glycol. The liquid further contains an oxidation inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: HIROYUKI MATSUURA, SHIGETAKA FURUSAWA, HIDEHIRO SASAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Patent number: 10679800
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode including a dielectric layer thereon and a cathode member including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives of polyalkylene glycol. The liquid further contains an aromatic compound having a nitro group and at least one of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Shigetaka Furusawa, Hidehiro Sasaki, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20200143997
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode including a dielectric layer thereon and a cathode member including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives of polyalkylene glycol. The liquid further contains an aromatic compound having a nitro group and at least one of a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: HIROYUKI MATSUURA, SHIGETAKA FURUSAWA, HIDEHIRO SASAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200072857
    Abstract: A sample rack used to hold a sample container containing a sample and to transport the held sample container, includes a container holding part configured to hold the sample container; and a mark indicating an amount of the sample stored in the sample container held by the container holding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei ODA, Hiroyuki MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 10559432
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes: an anode foil having a dielectric layer thereon, and a cathode layer including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol glyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol sorbitol ether, polypropylene glycol glyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol sorbitol ether, copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, copolymers of ethylene glycol and butylene glycol, and copolymers of propylene glycol and butylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuura, Shigetaka Furusawa, Hidehiro Sasaki, Tatsuji Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20190362946
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a plasma generator provided with a plasma electrode and performs plasma processing on a substrate accommodated in a processing container. At least a region corresponding to the plasma electrode of the plasma generator is formed of synthetic quartz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10186429
    Abstract: A heat treatment system includes a heating unit that heats an inside of a processing chamber that accommodates a plurality of workpieces; a pressure adjusting unit that adjusts a pressure in the processing chamber; a heat treatment condition storing unit that stores a heat treatment condition according to a heat treatment content; a heat treatment change model storing unit that stores a heat treatment change model that represents a relationship between a change of the temperature and the pressure in the processing chamber and a change of a heat treatment result; a heat treatment performing unit that performs a heat treatment according to the heat treatment condition stored in the heat treatment condition storing unit; and a calculating unit that calculates a temperature and a pressure from which a target heat treatment result is derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yuichi Takenaga, Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10085868
    Abstract: A bowleg correction device 1 includes a pair of left and right foot mounting units 10 configured to respectively mount user feet from upper surface sides thereof; and rotating portions 20 respectively fixed to the foot mounting units 10, each of which has at least a part protruded from a lower surface side of the corresponding foot mounting unit 10, wherein each of the rotating portions 20 includes: a fixed portion 21 fixed to the corresponding foot mounting unit 10; and a shaft portion 22 rotatably engaged with the fixed portion 21, extending in a vertical direction and having a floor-contacting surface 22a which contacts a floor at a position that is protruded from a bottom surface 12a of the foot mounting unit 10, and when the foot mounting unit 10 is rotated around the shaft portion 22 in a direction, a returning force is generated in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: OSMOTIC JAPAN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuki Kitano, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Nobuyuki Matsukuma
  • Publication number: 20180218849
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes: an anode foil having a dielectric layer thereon, and a cathode layer including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol glyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol sorbitol ether, polypropylene glycol glyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol sorbitol ether, copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, copolymers of ethylene glycol and butylene glycol, and copolymers of propylene glycol and butylene glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: HIROYUKI MATSUURA, SHIGETAKA FURUSAWA, HIDEHIRO SASAKI, TATSUJI AOYAMA