Patents by Inventor Junichi Kimura
Junichi 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).
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Publication number: 20200299062Abstract: The picking system according to the present invention for executing operation assistance corresponding to an operation target relating to physical distribution receives an order designating a specific article, retrieves a first storage position at which the specific article is stored from shelf stock information, generates operation instruction data relating to a specific operation target for instructing to move the specific article from the first storage position to a second storage position, refers to operation station information and accesses the first storage position, retrieves a specific operation station capable of performing the specific operation target, transmits the operation instruction data to a terminal of the specific operation station, and transmits, to a movement device, conveyance instruction data instructing to convey a conveyance rack to the specific operation station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Yoriko KAZAMA, Junichi KIMURA, Emi TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20200274052Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric thin film device in which lattice mismatch between a piezoelectric thin film and a lower electrode layer (first electrode layer) is reduced. A piezoelectric thin film device 10 comprises a first electrode layer 6a and a piezoelectric thin film 2 laminated directly on the first electrode layer 6a; the first electrode layer 6a includes an alloy composed of two or more metal elements; the first electrode layer 6a has a body-centered cubic lattice structure; and the piezoelectric thin film 2 has a wurtzite structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TDK CorporationInventor: Junichi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20200274051Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric thin film device in which lattice mismatch between a piezoelectric thin film and a lower electrode layer (first electrode layer) is reduced. A piezoelectric thin film device 10 comprises a first electrode layer 6a and a piezoelectric thin film 2 laminated directly on the first electrode layer 6a; the first electrode layer 6a includes an alloy composed of two or more metal elements; the first electrode layer 6a has a face-centered cubic lattice structure; and the piezoelectric thin film 2 has a wurtzite structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TDK CorporationInventor: Junichi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20200186625Abstract: A protocol conversion apparatus is provided between a public switched telephone network using the common channel signaling system and an IP network. The protocol conversion apparatus comprises a protocol conversion part that mutually converts an MTP2 message at layer 2 of the public switched telephone network and an M2PA message at layer 2 of the IP network with respect to a message exchanged between the public switched telephone network and the IP network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Ayako NAKAO, Junichi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20200176667Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film device 10 includes a conductive layer 4 and a piezoelectric thin film 2 laminated directly on a surface of the conductive layer 4. The piezoelectric thin film 2 contains a plurality of crystalline grains having a wurtzite structure, a (001) plane of at least a part of the crystalline grains is oriented in a normal direction DN of the surface of the conductive layer 4, and a median diameter of the plurality of crystalline grains in a direction parallel to the surface of the conductive layer 4 is 30 nm or more and 80 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Junichi KIMURA, Yukari INOUE
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Patent number: 10661811Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit obtaining automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller causing a display to display an image based on the automatic driving information. The display controller causes the display to display: an image of a manual driving device corresponding to the actuator; a manual-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a person; and an automatic-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Miyahara, Mitsuo Shimotani, Satoru Inoue, Yoshio Sato, Yuki Sakai, Yuji Karita, Junichi Kimura
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Patent number: 10505514Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film comprises aluminum nitride containing a monad and at least one type among a tetrad and a pentad. The piezoelectric thin film having a large electromechanical coupling factor and a small stiffness.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yukari Inoue, Tomohiro Terada, Junichi Kimura
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Publication number: 20190367276Abstract: An article carrier system has a plurality of storage shelves and an order management unit. In the storage shelves, articles are stored. The order management unit manages a plurality of orders for shipping orders, holds receptacle information including at least information regarding a quantity of articles stored in each receptacle of each of the storage shelves, determines to provide different conditions for orders for performing picking at different workplaces, as conditions for correlating between each order and the receptacle for performing the picking in accordance with each order, and determines a storage shelf to be carried to the workplace for performing the picking in association with each order, based on the determined conditions and receptacle information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi YOSHITAKE, Ryota KAMOSHIDA, Junichi KIMURA, Emi TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10464553Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a driving operation pattern storage in which a predetermined driving operation pattern is stored, an automatic driving controller configured to perform automatic driving of a vehicle in accordance with the driving operation pattern, a notification sequence storage configured to store a notification sequence corresponding to the driving operation pattern, and a notification processor configured to perform notification to a driver of the vehicle in accordance with the notification sequence. The notification sequence storage stores a plurality of notification sequences different in detail level for one driving operation pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi Miyahara, Mitsuo Shimotani, Satoru Inoue, Yuki Sakai, Yuji Karita, Junichi Kimura, Yoshio Sato
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Publication number: 20190319604Abstract: A piezoelectric thin film comprises aluminum nitride containing a monad and at least one type among a tetrad and a pentad. The piezoelectric thin film having a large electromechanical coupling factor and a small stiffness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Yukari Inoue, Tomohiro Terada, Junichi Kimura
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Patent number: 10297516Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a base, and an outer packaging resin. The base has a mounting surface, on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a groove provided around the semiconductor element on the mounting surface. An outer packaging resin covers the semiconductor element and the base, and is fixed to the base by filling the groove. A bottom of the groove includes a first recess-projection having a first amplitude and a first repetition interval along an extending direction of the groove. The first recess-projection includes a second recess-projection having a second amplitude smaller than the first amplitude and a second repetition interval shorter than the first repetition interval along the extending direction of the groove.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Nagamatsu, Shinya Marumo, Junichi Kimura, Tatsuya Kunisato, Ryosuke Usui
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Publication number: 20190127146Abstract: Provided is a rack management system, including a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores information indicating positions of sections included in an area in which storage racks that store articles can be arranged. One of the storage racks can be arranged in each of the sections. At least one of the sections is surrounded by other adjacent sections without an aisle to convey the storage racks therebetween. The processor classifies the sections into sections assigned ranks indicating a degree of efficiency of an operation to convey the storage racks placed therein to a predetermined working area, and one or more empty sections into which, if there is a need to move one or more other storage racks in order to convey a storage rack placed in a given section, the other storage racks that were moved are placed, and outputs results of the classification.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: HITACHI TRANSPORT SYSTEM, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki YOSHIMOTO, Yoriko KAZAMA, Junichi KIMURA, Ryota KAMOSHIDA, Emi TAKAHASHI, Haruka TERAI
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Patent number: 10211144Abstract: This semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element mounted on a metal layer, first to third connection terminals that are provided on the semiconductor element, a first bus bar bonded to the first connection terminal, and a second bus bar bonded to the second connection terminal. The semiconductor element is bonded to the metal layer, and the first to third connection terminals are disposed on a top surface of the semiconductor element. One end of the first bus bar is bonded to the first connection terminal, another end of the first bus bar is an output unit, one end of the second bus bar is bonded to the second connection terminal, and another end of the second bus bar is bonded to the metal layer. A first surface of the semiconductor element and the second bus bar are at an identical potential.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kohda, Junichi Kimura, Ryosuke Usui, Tomohide Ogura, Atsushi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190009773Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a driving operation pattern storage in which a predetermined driving operation pattern is stored, an automatic driving controller configured to perform automatic driving of a vehicle in accordance with the driving operation pattern, a notification sequence storage configured to store a notification sequence corresponding to the driving operation pattern, and a notification processor configured to perform notification to a driver of the vehicle in accordance with the notification sequence. The notification sequence storage stores a plurality of notification sequences different in detail level for one driving operation pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadashi MIYAHARA, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Satoru INOUE, Yuki SAKAI, Yuji KARITA, Junichi KIMURA, Yoshio SATO
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Publication number: 20180265297Abstract: An article conveyance system includes a controller and a conveyance device. The controller includes: a storage section storing information concerning a position of a housing section stored in a shelf; a housing-section retrieving section retrieving, based on the information concerning the position of the housing section, housing positions of a plurality of the housing sections, which are picking targets, in the shelf; a route generating section generating a route that makes rounds of positions of the housing sections retrieved by the housing-section retrieving section; and a transmitting section transmitting information concerning the generated route and the housing positions of the housing sections to the conveyance device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi NAKANO, Yoriko KAZAMA, Junichi KIMURA, Hiroshi YOSHITAKE
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Publication number: 20180215396Abstract: A vehicle information display control device includes: an automatic driving information obtaining unit obtaining automatic driving information including information indicating that each actuator of a vehicle is in a manual control mode or an automatic control mode; and a display controller causing a display to display an image based on the automatic driving information. The display controller causes the display to display: an image of a manual driving device corresponding to the actuator; a manual-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the manual control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a person; and an automatic-operation recalling image that is superimposed on the image of the manual driving device corresponding to an actuator in the automatic control mode and that recalls an operation performed by a machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tadashi MIYAHARA, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Satoru INOUE, Yoshio SATO, Yuki SAKAI, Yuji KARITA, Junichi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20180197802Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a base, and an outer packaging resin. The base has a mounting surface, on which the semiconductor element is mounted, and a groove provided around the semiconductor element on the mounting surface. An outer packaging resin covers the semiconductor element and the base, and is fixed to the base by filling the groove. A bottom of the groove includes a first recess-projection having a first amplitude and a first repetition interval along an extending direction of the groove. The first recess-projection includes a second recess-projection having a second amplitude smaller than the first amplitude and a second repetition interval shorter than the first repetition interval along the extending direction of the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: MASAYUKI NAGAMATSU, SHINYA MARUMO, JUNICHI KIMURA, TATSUYA KUNISATO, RYOSUKE USUI
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Publication number: 20180145020Abstract: This semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element mounted on a metal layer, first to third connection terminals that are provided on the semiconductor element, a first bus bar bonded to the first connection terminal, and a second bus bar bonded to the second connection terminal. The semiconductor element is bonded to the metal layer, and the first to third connection terminals are disposed on a top surface of the semiconductor element. One end of the first bus bar is bonded to the first connection terminal, another end of the first bus bar is an output unit, one end of the second bus bar is bonded to the second connection terminal, and another end of the second bus bar is bonded to the metal layer. A first surface of the semiconductor element and the second bus bar are at an identical potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: SHINICHI KOHDA, JUNICHI KIMURA, RYOSUKE USUI, TOMOHIDE OGURA, ATSUSHI WATANABE
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Patent number: 9813703Abstract: A compressed dynamic image encoding device is provided, in which a motion vector is generated by searching a reference image for an image area most similar to an image area of a video input signal; a motion-compensated reference image is generated from the motion vector and the reference image; a prediction residual is generated, by subtracting the motion-compensated reference image from the video input signal; the reference image is generated, by adding the motion-compensated reference image and the result of processing performed to the prediction residual; and an encoded video output signal is generated by the processing performed to the prediction residual. The reference image comprises on-screen reference images, located inside a video display screen, and an off-screen reference image located outside the video display screen, and the off-screen reference image is generated based on the positional relationship of plural similar reference images of the on-screen reference images.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Seiji Mochizuki, Junichi Kimura, Masakazu Ehama
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Publication number: 20170313516Abstract: An order management apparatus holds storage rack information in which identification information of articles and identification information of storage racks holding the articles are registered, identifies identification information of storage racks holding articles identified by identification information of articles included in the received orders with reference to the storage rack information, creates order groups from the received orders to satisfy a condition that orders for which identification information on the same storage rack is identified belong to the same order group, so as to transport the storage racks in a minimum number of trips to the workstation, notifies the worker in the workstation of orders belonging to one of the created order groups, and sends a transport instruction to the transport vehicle to transport a storage rack holding an article in at least one order belonging to the order group the worker in the workstation is notified of.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Yoriko KAZAMA, Junichi KIMURA