Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kimura

Hitoshi Kimura 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: 12132057
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that occupies a small area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor; a second transistor including a second oxide semiconductor; a capacitor element; a first insulator; and a first conductor in contact with a source or a drain of the second transistor. The capacitor element includes a second conductor, a third conductor, and a second insulator. The first transistor, the second transistor, and the first conductor are placed to be embedded in the first insulator. The second conductor is placed in contact with a top surface of the first conductor and a top surface of a gate of the first transistor. The second insulator is placed over the second conductor and the first insulator. The third conductor is placed to cover the second conductor with the second insulator therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kunitake, Tatsuya Onuki, Hajime Kimura, Takayuki Ikeda, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12051782
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a non-aqueous alkali metal electricity storage element, comprising a voltage application step of applying a voltage to a non-aqueous alkali metal electricity storage element precursor comprising a positive electrode precursor, a negative electrode, a separator, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, housed in a casing, wherein a positive electrode active material layer of the positive electrode precursor comprises a positive electrode active material and an alkali metal compound other than the positive electrode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hirakawa, Koichi Hiraoka, Hitoshi Morita, Yuima Kimura, Kazuteru Umetsu
  • Publication number: 20240245766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (1): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, L, and m are as defined in the description, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which are useful as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hidenori Kimura, Hitoshi Ban, Yoshiaki Isobe, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11696293
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Maeda, Mitsuru Mochizuki, Yasushi Iwane, Yuji Kakehi, Hitoshi Kimura, Taisei Suemitsu
  • Publication number: 20220361166
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Miho MAEDA, Mitsuru MOCHIZUKI, Yasushi IWANE, Yuji KAKEHI, Hitoshi KIMURA, Taisei SUEMITSU
  • Patent number: 11405897
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Maeda, Mitsuru Mochizuki, Yasushi Iwane, Yuji Kakehi, Hitoshi Kimura, Taisei Suemitsu
  • Patent number: 11352765
    Abstract: A controller mounted on a small-sized hydraulic excavator includes an engine restart section that restarts an engine when a horn switch operation determining section determines that a horn switch is operated and a gate lock lever position determining section determines that a gate lock lever is at a lock position in a case where a restart standby time determining section determines that restart standby time does not yet elapse after the engine is automatically stopped by an idling stop function, and a power supply stopping section that stops an electric power supply of a vehicle body when the restart standby time determining section determines that the restart standby time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY TIERRA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Junya Kawamoto, Kohei Maeda, Masayuki Yunoue
  • Publication number: 20220027097
    Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus that records data to a memory card, comprising: a control unit configured to repeatedly transmit a data recording instruction that includes information designating recording target data and a recording destination to the memory card which manages a memory for data recording in the memory card as a plurality of recording areas and which can execute data recording with a guaranteed minimum recording speed in units of recording areas, wherein when transmitting a first data recording instruction that designates a start portion of a first recording area as a recording destination, the control unit requests the memory card to execute data recording with the guaranteed minimum recording speed with respect to the first recording area by including a speed guarantee request in the first data recording instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shiraishi, Akio Fujii, Hiroshi Noda, Ryo Akamatsu, Tsutomu Ando, Hitoshi Kimura, Daisuke Nakajima, Toshifumi Nishiura, Naoki Yamagata, Yoshihisa Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200048867
    Abstract: A controller (27) mounted on a small-sized hydraulic excavator (1) includes an engine restart section (27E) that restarts an engine (10) when a horn switch operation determining section (27B) determines that a horn switch (14) is operated and a gate lock lever position determining section (27C) determines that a gate lock lever (16) is at a lock position in a case where a restart standby time determining section (27A) determines that restart standby time (T2) does not yet elapse after the engine (10) is automatically stopped by an idling stop function, and a power supply stopping section (27F) that stops an electric power supply of a vehicle body (2, 3) when the restart standby time determining section (27A) determines that the restart standby time (T2) has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hitoshi KIMURA, Junya KAWAMOTO, Kohei MAEDA, Masayuki YUNOUE
  • Patent number: 10507488
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a dome rotatable around the central axis; a loop chain surrounding the central axis on the dome; a power transmission shaft transmitting rotational motion of the dome; a first gear section transforming the rotational motion of the dome to rotational motion of the shaft; a second gear section provided with a chain-driving sprocket and configured to transform the rotational motion of the shaft to rotational motion of the sprocket; and a tray holder located beside the loop chain, the tray holder including a first internal power transmission shaft and a rotating portion holding a tray. The sprocket is rotated through the rotation of the dome to drive the loop chain, the first internal power transmission shaft of the tray holder is rotated by motion of the loop chain, and the rotating portion is rotated through rotation of the first internal power transmission shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NALUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Higuchi, Hiroshi Ueno, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10492887
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medicine ingestion state management method capable of objectively managing medicine ingestion states of patients. The medicine ingestion state management method involves an operation of prescribing medicine (10) encapsulating, together with a medicament, a medicine information transmitting unit (20) having a function of transmitting medicine information capable of specifying a type and a quantity of the medicament to each individual patient, and an operation of grasping the medicine ingestion state of each patient by collecting the medicine information from each medicine information transmitting unit (20) in each patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Morihito Notani
  • Patent number: 10265139
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medicine ingestion state management method capable of objectively managing medicine ingestion states of patients. The medicine ingestion state management method involves an operation of prescribing medicine (10) encapsulating, together with a medicament, a medicine information transmitting unit (20) having a function of transmitting medicine information capable of specifying a type and a quantity of the medicament to each individual patient, and an operation of grasping the medicine ingestion state of each patient by collecting the medicine information from each medicine information transmitting unit (20) in each patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Morihito Notani
  • Patent number: 10069066
    Abstract: A target including: at least one refractory metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, and lanthanoids; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ge, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni, Fe, Si, Mg, and Ga; and at least one chalcogen element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te. And a method for producing the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohba, Yuichi Kamori, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9913698
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medicine ingestion state management method capable of objectively managing medicine ingestion states of patients. The medicine ingestion state management method involves an operation of prescribing medicine (10) encapsulating, together with a medicament, a medicine information transmitting unit (20) having a function of transmitting medicine information capable of specifying a type and a quantity of the medicament to each individual patient, and an operation of grasping the medicine ingestion state of each patient by collecting the medicine information from each medicine information transmitting unit (20) in each patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kimura, Morihito Notani
  • Patent number: 9861996
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a deposition source; a rotatable dome provided with an opening which covers the source; a first lever provided outside of the dome; and a tray holder including a frame including a first rotating member and a rotating part including a second rotating member and being attached to the frame such that the rotating part rotates with the second rotating member around an axis supported by the frame. The rotating part includes work-holding trays arranged around the axis, the tray holder is installed on the dome such that a side of one of the trays covers the opening, the first rotating member is rotated by the first lever during rotation of the dome, and the second rotating member is rotated with the rotating part by the first rotating member so as to change the tray a side of which covers the opening to another one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: NALUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiro Higuchi, Hiroshi Ueno, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9805840
    Abstract: A halogen-free crosslinked resin composition includes a base polymer including as a main component (a) an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and (b) an acid modified polyolefin resin having a differential scanning calorimetry glass transition temperature Tg of not higher than ?55 degrees Celsius in a mass ratio (a):(b) of 70:30 to 100:0, the base polymer including 50 to 70% by mass of vinyl acetate, 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of a silicone rubber with respect to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer, and 100 to 250 parts by mass of a metal hydroxide with respect to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwasaki, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9680177
    Abstract: An all-solid-state thin-film battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a solid electrolyte layer; a cathode active material layer; a cathode current collector layer including a first portion and a second portion; an anode terminal layer; and an anode layer including a third portion and a fourth portion. The first contact surface between the solid electrolyte layer and the cathode active material layer, the second contact surface between the solid electrolyte layer and the first portion of the cathode current collector layer, and the third contact surface between the third portion of the anode layer and the anode terminal layer are located within a single plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Iwamoto, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Patent number: 9565713
    Abstract: A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Miho Maeda, Mitsuru Mochizuki, Yasushi Iwane, Yuji Kakehi, Hitoshi Kimura, Taisei Suemitsu
  • Publication number: 20160308125
    Abstract: A target including: at least one refractory metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, and lanthanoids; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ge, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni, Fe, Si, Mg, and Ga; and at least one chalcogen element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te. And a method for producing the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohba, Yuichi Kamori, Hitoshi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20160303607
    Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a dome rotatable around the central axis; a loop chain surrounding the central axis on the dome; a power transmission shaft transmitting rotational motion of the dome; a first gear section transforming the rotational motion of the dome to rotational motion of the shaft; a second gear section provided with a chain-driving sprocket and configured to transform the rotational motion of the shaft to rotational motion of the sprocket; and a tray holder located beside the loop chain, the tray holder including a first internal power transmission shaft and a rotating portion holding a tray. The sprocket is rotated through the rotation of the dome to drive the loop chain, the first internal power transmission shaft of the tray holder is rotated by motion of the loop chain, and the rotating portion is rotated through rotation of the first internal power transmission shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiro HIGUCHI, Hiroshi UENO, Hitoshi KIMURA