Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Tanaka
Hitoshi Tanaka 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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Publication number: 20210109412Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, a gate electrode, a second insulating layer and a plurality of transparent conductive layers. The transparent conductive layers include a pixel electrode, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The pixel electrode is in contact with the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is brought into contact with a second region of the semiconductor layer through a first contact hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.,Inventors: Isao SUZUMURA, Fumiya KIMURA, Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI, Hitoshi TANAKA, Kenichi AKUTSU, Atsuko SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20210104379Abstract: A multi-beam exposure device reducing variations of electron beam optical systems for electron beams, and preventing vacuum leakage. An exposure device is provided, including: a body tube depressurized to produce a vacuum state therein; multiple charged particle beam sources provided in the body tube, and emitting multiple charged particle beams in a direction of extension of the body tube; multiple electromagnetic optical elements, each provided corresponding to one of the multiple charged particle beams in the body tube, and controlling the one of the multiple charged particle beams; first and second partition walls arranged separately from each other in the direction of extension in the body tube, and forming a non-vacuum space between at least parts of the first and second partition walls; and a supporting unit provided in the body tube, and supporting the multiple electromagnetic optical elements for positioning of the multiple electromagnetic optical elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2017Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Youichi SHIMIZU, Hitoshi TANAKA
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Patent number: 10952288Abstract: An induction heating device and an induction heating method are provided. The entire areas to be heated of the workpiece can be uniformly heated to a predetermined high temperature, and uniform heating is possible even when the workpiece deforms in a non-uniform manner during heating. When areas to be heated are established on a workpiece so as to extend in one direction and the areas to be heated are induction-heated, the deformation amount on one edge of the areas to be heated is different from that on the other. This induction heating device includes; heating coils facing a portion of the areas to be heated when the workpiece is induction-heated; and a relative transfer means for transferring the workpiece and the heating coils along one direction in a relative manner, and the heating coils are disposed so as to correspond to the areas to be heated during the heating period.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: NETUREN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Masato Yoshioka, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Tsutomu Ito, Kenji Koyanagi, Masaki Sagae, Tatsuya Ishii, Yoshitaka Misaka, Yasuharu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20210074249Abstract: Sound equipment includes: a beat position acquiring unit configured to analyze a beat position of music piece data to be reproduced or acquire an analysis result; and a beat position displaying unit configured to display a scale of a differential numerical value of the number of beats in a plus direction and a minus direction of the music piece data with reference to a currently reproduced position of the music piece data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Daisuke Tanaka, Hitoshi Kudo, Nao Takagi
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Publication number: 20210055588Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a gate line extending in a first direction, first and second source lines crossing the gate line and arranged in the first direction, a first light-shielding layer having first and second openings, and an oxide semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and in the display device, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first source line and the second source line, the gate line is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a first overlapping portion overlapping the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Kazuhide MOCHIZUKI
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Patent number: 10921664Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including an insulating substrate, a first gate driver, a first gate line and a conductive material layer is provided. The first gate line has a first end connected to the first gate driver and a second end opposite to the first end, and extends in a first direction. The conductive material layer is located between the insulating substrate and the first gate line, overlaps the first gate line, and extends in the first direction. In the display device, the second end of the first gate line is electrically connected to the conductive material layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuhide Mochizuki, Hitoshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10912159Abstract: An induction heating device and an induction heating method are provided. The entire areas to be heated of the workpiece can be uniformly heated to a predetermined high temperature, and uniform heating is possible even when the workpiece deforms in a non-uniform manner during heating. When areas to be heated are established on a workpiece so as to extend in one direction and the areas to be heated are induction-heated, the deformation amount on one edge of the areas to be heated is different from that on the other. This induction heating device includes; heating coils facing a portion of the areas to be heated when the workpiece is induction-heated; and a relative transfer means for transferring the workpiece and the heating coils along one direction in a relative manner, and the heating coils are disposed so as to correspond to the areas to be heated during the heating period.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: NETUREN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Masato Yoshioka, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Tsutomu Ito, Kenji Koyanagi, Masaki Sagae, Tatsuya Ishii, Yoshitaka Misaka, Yasuharu Ogawa
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Publication number: 20210025724Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and methods of estimating a traffic volume of moving objects. In particular, the present disclosure estimates the traffic volume based on amounts of traffic volume of the moving objects observed at observation points based on a routing matrix and a visitor matrix. The routing matrix indicates whether moving objects that pass through specific waypoints are to be observed at an observation point. The visitor matrix indicates whether a moving object departing or arriving at the observation point. The present disclosure enables estimating a traffic volume of moving objects on various routes based on observed data with errors in data and varying lengths in observation periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi SHIMIZU, Tatsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Yusuke TANAKA, Takuma OTSUKA, Hiroshi SAWADA, Tomoharu IWATA, Naonori UEDA
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Publication number: 20210026579Abstract: A printing system includes a user terminal and a plurality of image forming apparatuses. Each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a status information transmitting part transmitting status information indicating a status of the image forming apparatus. The user terminal includes a power consumption estimating part and a display controlling part. The power consumption estimating part estimates power consumption consumed by print processing in the image forming apparatus on the basis of the state information received from the image forming apparatus with regard to the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The display controlling part controls to display the power consumption estimated by the power consumption estimating part in association with each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses on a displaying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Koichi TANAKA, Tomoyuki KITAO, Masayuki SHIGETOMI, Tetsuo TOMIMATSU, Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, Atsushi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200400491Abstract: Provided are a substrate, an organic material layer provided above the substrate at a position overlapping at least a detection region, a plurality of detection electrodes provided between the substrate and the organic material layer in a direction orthogonal to the substrate, a first switching element provided to each of the detection electrodes, a plurality of gate lines coupled with some first switching elements and extending in a first direction, a plurality of signal lines coupled with some first switching elements and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a drive circuit configured to supply gate drive signals having potentials determined for the respective gate lines based on a predetermined code to the respective first switching elements through the gate lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Masahiro TADA, Takashi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Fumitaka GOTOH, Hirofumi KATO
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Patent number: 10864717Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a first rotator having an inner space; a duct configured to communicate with the inner space of the first rotator; a suction pipe configured to suck inside the duct; a second rotator arranged to face the first rotator across the duct; a conveyor belt wrapped around the first rotator and the second rotator; and a print head that performs printing on a tablet held on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of suction holes which communicate with the inner space of the first rotator and that of the duct, and are arranged in the rotation direction of the first rotator. The first rotator and the duct constitutes a suction chamber that applies a suction force to those of the suction holes of the conveyor belt located around the outer periphery of the first rotator and the duct.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Ogimoto, Ryo Ikuta, Yutaka Okabe, Hitoshi Aoyagi, Hikaru Hoshino, Azusa Hirano, Toru Kuribayashi, Yasutsugu Tsuruoka, Junpei Tanaka
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Patent number: 10866478Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a gate line extending in a first direction, first and second source lines crossing the gate line and arranged in the first direction, a first light-shielding layer having first and second openings, and an oxide semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and in the display device, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first source line and the second source line, the gate line is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a first overlapping portion overlapping the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka, Kazuhide Mochizuki
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Patent number: 10825487Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for generating a voltage are described. An example apparatus includes first, second, and third bias circuits configured to provide first, second, and third bias signals, respectively. The example apparatus further includes a voltage output circuit configured to receive the first, second, and third bias signals. The voltage output circuit includes an output circuit and a current circuit. The output circuit includes an output node, a first node, and an input circuit configured to receive the first bias signal. The output circuit is configured to provide an output voltage at the output node having a magnitude based on the magnitude of the first bias signal. The current circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive the second bias signal and further includes a second transistor configured to receive the third bias signal. The first transistor and second transistor are coupled in parallel and to the first node.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka, Yasunori Orito
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Patent number: 10824077Abstract: An exposure device is provided, including: a body tube depressurized to produce a vacuum state therein; a plurality of charged particle beam sources that are provided in the body tube, and emit a plurality of charged particle beams in a direction of extension of the body tube; a plurality of electromagnetic optical elements, each being corresponding to one of the plurality of charged particle beams in the body tube, and controls the one of the plurality of charged particle beams; first and second partition walls that are arranged separately from each other in the direction of extension in the body tube, and form non-vacuum spaces between at least parts of the first and second partition walls; and a depressurization pump that depressurizes a non-vacuum space that contacts the first partition wall and a non-vacuum space that contacts the second partition wall to an air pressure between zero and atmospheric pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Youichi Shimizu, Hitoshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10816709Abstract: A light reflection film includes at least one light reflection layer RPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a right-handed helical structure having right circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed; and at least one light reflection layer LPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a left-handed helical structure having left circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed. A total of three or more layers of the light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL are laminated. The light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL laminated each have a selective reflection center wavelength shifted by an interval of 10 nm or more and 160 nm or less between two light reflection layers adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Hitoshi Asami, Yoshiyuki Yahagi, Kouichi Tanaka
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Publication number: 20200335075Abstract: Sound equipment includes: a display; and mask covering a part of the display. The display includes a first display area where an image is to be freely displayed and a second display area covered with the mask. The mask includes a transmissive portion configured to transmit light emitted from the second display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Nao Takagi, Daisuke Tanaka, Hitoshi Kudo, Takahiro Kuramoto
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Publication number: 20200301183Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a gate line extending in a first direction, first and second source lines crossing the gate line and arranged in the first direction, a first light-shielding layer having first and second openings, and an oxide semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and in the display device, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first source line and the second source line, the gate line is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a first overlapping portion overlapping the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi TANAKA, Kazuhide Mochizuki
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Patent number: 10770629Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate (40); blue light emitting elements (10) arranged on the main surface of the substrate (40); and a phosphor sheet (30) containing a phosphor that is excited by emission light from the blue light emitting elements and emits excitation light, the phosphor sheet (30) being disposed above the blue light emitting elements (30), wherein the blue light emitting elements (10) includes first blue light emitting elements (11) which emit first emission light having a first wavelength taken as a peak wavelength of a light emission spectrum, and second blue light emitting elements (12) which emit second emission light having a second wavelength taken as a peak wavelength of a light emission spectrum, and the second wavelength being a longer wavelength than the first wavelength by a wavelength difference of at least 10 nm.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Yokota, Takaya Ueno, Masanori Hoshino, Yoshinori Tanaka, Hitoshi Murofushi
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Publication number: 20200247984Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition containing: 100 parts by weight of a polypropylene resin; 0.2 parts by weight to 2 parts by weight of an olefinic elastomer; 2 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight of a talc having an aspect ratio in a range of 35 to 60; 2 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight of a fibrous magnesium sulfate having an average fiber diameter of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m and an average fiber length of 8 ?m to 30 ?m; and 0.01 parts by weight to 1 part by weight of a metallic soap that is at least one selected from the group consisting of a magnesium salt of a fatty acid and an aluminum salt of a fatty acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Atsumasa SASAKI, Yutaka MINAMINO, Kenichiro EGUCHI, Yasuaki TANAKA, Hitoshi UCHIDA
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Patent number: PP32830Abstract: ‘Kiyoka’ is a new variety of tea plant bred by crossbreeding FYZ-41 (‘Yabukita’ x ‘Shizuinzatsu 131’), a hybrid, as the female parent and ‘Saemidori’ as the male parent. The steamed leaves and leaf buds of ‘Kiyoka’ have a distinctive floral aroma, and excellent taste.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationInventors: Katsuyuki Yoshida, Akiko Ogino, Atsushi Nesumi, Tetsuji Saba, Junichi Tanaka, Fumiya Taniguchi, Shuya Yamashita, Hiroshi Yorozuya, Akiko Matsunaga, Yoshiyuki Takeda, Tsuyoshi Okamoto, Hitoshi Yoshitomi