Patents by Inventor Junichi Tokunaga

Junichi Tokunaga 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).

  • Publication number: 20240079479
    Abstract: To reduce defects in an oxide semiconductor film in a semiconductor device. To improve the electrical characteristics and the reliability of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film. In a semiconductor device including a transistor including a gate electrode formed over a substrate, a gate insulating film covering the gate electrode, a multilayer film overlapping with the gate electrode with the gate insulating film provided therebetween, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the multilayer film, a first oxide insulating film covering the transistor, and a second oxide insulating film formed over the first oxide insulating film, the multilayer film includes an oxide semiconductor film and an oxide film containing In or Ga, the first oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film through which oxygen is permeated, and the second oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film containing more oxygen than that in the stoichiometric composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Junichi KOEZUKA, Yukinori SHIMA, Hajime TOKUNAGA, Toshinari SASAKI, Keisuke MURAYAMA, Daisuke MATSUBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11693204
    Abstract: To improve strength of an imaging module with an adjusted optical axis. An imaging device includes an imaging module and a holding unit. The imaging module provided in the imaging device includes an imaging element that images incident light introduced from an upper surface of a housing. The holding unit provided in the imaging device surrounds and holds a side surface of the imaging module, the side surface being adjacent to the upper surface of the housing. The holding unit surrounds and holds the side surface of the imaging module, thereby protecting the imaging module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Tokunaga, Yuuji Kishigami, Noboru Kawabata, Yoshihiro Nabe
  • Patent number: 11466757
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a transmission belt including a plurality of elements and a ring and wound around V-grooves of first and second pulleys, each of the plurality of elements including a body portion having a saddle surface and a pair of pillar portions extended from the body portion so as to be located on both sides in a lateral direction of the saddle surface, and the ring being disposed between the pair of pillar portions of each of the plurality of elements. When one of the first and second pulleys has its minimum groove width, at least a part in a thickness direction of the ring wound around the one of the first and second pulleys protrudes radially outward beyond an outermost circumference of a surface of the V-groove of the one of the first and second pulleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Miyake, Akira Ochi, Wataru Ishihara, Junichi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11466752
    Abstract: Elements of a transmission belt wound around pulleys of a continuously variable transmission each include a body part, a pair of pillar parts, and a pair of side surfaces. The pair of side surfaces each include a first side surface formed on a corresponding one of the pillar parts; and a second side surface formed so as to continue from the first side surface, and located more on an inner circumference side than the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Ochi, Ryohei Urata, Wataru Ishihara, Junichi Tokunaga, Takayuki Miyake, Hideaki Takahara, Keisuke Ninomiya, Yu Inase, Fumiya Kaji, Yuji Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 11454299
    Abstract: An element for a transmission belt that is wound around a primary pulley and a secondary pulley of a continuously variable transmission includes: a trunk portion having a saddle surface that is in contact with a ring of the transmission belt; and a pair of pillar portions extending from the trunk portion so as to be positioned on both sides of the saddle surface in a width direction. The saddle surface is a convex surface that is formed by an elliptic arc and satisfies b/a?0.015 when a long diameter of the elliptic arc is regarded as “a” and a short diameter of the elliptic arc is regarded as “b”. In this way, it is possible to optimize the stress distribution of the ring that is in contact with the saddle surface and improve the durability of the ring and the transmission belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ochi, Wataru Ishihara, Takayuki Miyake, Junichi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11320023
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a transmission belt including a plurality of elements each including a pair of pillar portions and a ring arranged between the pair of pillar portions of each of the plurality of elements, and a lubricant supply portion arranged on an inner side of the transmission belt in a radial direction. Each of the plurality of elements further includes a pair of rocking edge portions formed away from each other in a width direction, and a non-contact portion extending between the pair of rocking edge portions in the width direction along a saddle surface. A clearance that communicates the non-contact portion and a region on an inner side in the radial direction with respect to the transmission belt is formed between the elements included in a looped portion of the transmission belt around a first or second pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Ishihara, Akira Ochi, Takayuki Miyake, Junichi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11287014
    Abstract: An element of a transmission belt includes a pair of rocking edge portions with a convex surface, these are formed on one of a front face and a rear face to extend a part of the rocking edge portion over a pillar portion, and the rocking edge portions are spaced away from each other in a width direction; and a non-contact portion extended along a saddle surface in the width direction between the rocking edge portions, in non-contact with an adjacent element. S/A?3.5 is satisfied, when a sum of widths of end portions of the rocking edge portions on an outer peripheral side of the transmission belt is set as “A”. A sum of surface areas of parts of the pillar portions on the outer peripheral side of the transmission belt is set as “S”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Miyake, Akira Ochi, Wataru Ishihara, Junichi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 11280385
    Abstract: A transfer belt wound between a primary pulley and a secondary pulley of a continuously variable transmission, the transfer belt including: a plurality of elements, each of which has a body that includes a saddle surface and a pair of pillars that extend toward a radially outer side of the transfer belt from both sides of the saddle surface in a width direction; and a bind ring that binds the plurality of elements annularly with an inner peripheral surface of the bind ring contacting the saddle surface of each of the plurality of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Sato, Kenji Kawano, Akira Ochi, Ryo Nakamura, Takayuki Miyake, Junichi Tokunaga, Masashi Hattori
  • Patent number: 11149820
    Abstract: In an element of a power transfer belt to be wound around a primary pulley and a secondary pulley of a continuously variable transmission to transfer torque, the distance from a boundary line between a surface positioned on the outer peripheral side of the power transfer belt with respect to a rocking edge portion and the rocking edge portion to a saddle surface is determined from the slip amount due to micro slip which is relative slipping between the element and the primary pulley caused when the primary pulley pushes out the power transfer belt toward the secondary pulley, and the angular speed of the element and the angular speed of a ring in a range in which the power transfer belt is wound around the secondary pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Nakamura, Akira Ochi, Takayuki Miyake, Junichi Tokunaga, Keisuke Ninomiya, Yu Inase, Fumiya Kaji, Yuji Hattori, Yuji Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 11047451
    Abstract: A transmission belt is formed by a plurality of elements each having: a body portion including a saddle surface that contacts an inner peripheral surface of an endless ring and a pair of pillar portions that are extended outward in the radial direction of the transmission belt from both lateral sides of the saddle surface; a first surface that is formed on one side of the body portion in the circumferential direction of the transmission belt and a second surface that is formed on the other side of the body portion in the circumferential direction of the transmission belt; and rocking edge portions that are formed at both lateral ends of the first surface so as to be separated from each other and that act as a fulcrum when adjacent ones of the elements contact each other and rotate relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Ochi, Yuki Sato, Takayuki Miyake, Ryo Nakamura, Junichi Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20210149147
    Abstract: To simplify mounting of a component near a shield cover in an image-capturing apparatus. An image-capturing apparatus includes an imaging device, a substrate, a drive circuit, a lens unit, an adhesive, and a shield cover. The imaging device is arranged on the substrate. The drive circuit is arranged on the substrate to be adjacent to the imaging device. The lens unit includes a lens and a frame-shaped rib, the lens forming an image of a subject into the imaging device, the rib being arranged in a bottom portion of the lens unit and surrounding the imaging device, the lens unit being arranged by the rib being placed on the substrate. The adhesive has a photo-curable property and bonds the lens unit to the substrate. The shield cover includes a light path used when the adhesive is cured and covers the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: JUNICHI TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210148439
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a transmission belt including a plurality of elements and a ring and wound around V-grooves of first and second pulleys, each of the plurality of elements including a body portion having a saddle surface and a pair of pillar portions extended from the body portion so as to be located on both sides in a lateral direction of the saddle surface, and the ring being disposed between the pair of pillar portions of each of the plurality of elements. When one of the first and second pulleys has its minimum groove width, at least a part in a thickness direction of the ring wound around the one of the first and second pulleys protrudes radially outward beyond an outermost circumference of a surface of the V-groove of the one of the first and second pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki MIYAKE, Akira OCHI, Wataru ISHIHARA, Junichi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210116001
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a transmission belt including a plurality of elements each including a pair of pillar portions and a ring arranged between the pair of pillar portions of each of the plurality of elements, and a lubricant supply portion arranged on an inner side of the transmission belt in a radial direction. Each of the plurality of elements further includes a pair of rocking edge portions formed away from each other in a width direction, and a non-contact portion extending between the pair of rocking edge portions in the width direction along a saddle surface. A clearance that communicates the non-contact portion and a region on an inner side in the radial direction with respect to the transmission belt is formed between the elements included in a looped portion of the transmission belt around a first or second pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru ISHIHARA, Akira OCHI, Takayuki MIYAKE, Junichi TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10915009
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a compound-eye camera module and an electronic device in which a plurality of monocular camera modules can be fixed together by a connecting member more effectively. In the compound-eye camera module, a camera-side positioning portion for positioning formed on a camera-side reference surface of each of the monocular camera modules and a member-side positioning portion for positioning formed on a member-side reference surface of the connecting member are fitted together, to connect the plurality of monocular camera modules together, whereby the plurality of monocular camera modules can be fixed together by the connecting member more effectively. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a compound-eye camera module in which a plurality of CMOS image sensors is connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Tokunaga, Seiya Tsuzaki, Yuuji Kishigami
  • Publication number: 20200300335
    Abstract: Elements of a transmission belt wound around pulleys of a continuously variable transmission each include a body part, a pair of pillar parts, and a pair of side surfaces. The pair of side surfaces each include a first side surface formed on a corresponding one of the pillar parts; and a second side surface formed so as to continue from the first side surface, and located more on an inner circumference side than the first side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira OCHI, Ryohei URATA, Wataru ISHIHARA, Junichi TOKUNAGA, Takayuki MIYAKE, Hideaki TAKAHARA, Keisuke NINOMIYA, Yu INASE, Fumiya KAJI, Yuji NAGASAWA
  • Publication number: 20200292775
    Abstract: To improve strength of an imaging module with an adjusted optical axis. An imaging device includes an imaging module and a holding unit. The imaging module provided in the imaging device includes an imaging element that images incident light introduced from an upper surface of a housing. The holding unit provided in the imaging device surrounds and holds a side surface of the imaging module, the side surface being adjacent to the upper surface of the housing. The holding unit surrounds and holds the side surface of the imaging module, thereby protecting the imaging module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: JUNICHI TOKUNAGA, YUUJI KISHIGAMI, NOBORU KAWABATA, YOSHIHIRO NABE
  • Publication number: 20200132160
    Abstract: A driving belt that can limit damages on a hoop and elements. A boss projecting from a front surface of the element is inserted into a hole formed on a rear surface of the fellow adjacent element to form an element array, and the element array is fastened by a hoop. A radially inner clearance between a leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction is set wider than a radially outer clearance between the leading edge of the boss of the element and the hole of the fellow adjacent element in the radial direction, within a straight region of the driving belt between the pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu INASE, Keisuke NINOMIYA, Yuji HATTORI, Yuji NAGASAWA, Akira OCHI, Wataru ISHIHARA, Junichi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200109765
    Abstract: An element for a transmission belt that is wound around a primary pulley and a secondary pulley of a continuously variable transmission includes: a trunk portion having a saddle surface that is in contact with a ring of the transmission belt; and a pair of pillar portions extending from the trunk portion so as to be positioned on both sides of the saddle surface in a width direction. The saddle surface is a convex surface that is formed by an elliptic arc and satisfies b/a?0.015 when a long diameter of the elliptic arc is regarded as “a” and a short diameter of the elliptic arc is regarded as “b”. In this way, it is possible to optimize the stress distribution of the ring that is in contact with the saddle surface and improve the durability of the ring and the transmission belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira OCHI, Wataru ISHIHARA, Takayuki MIYAKE, Junichi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200096078
    Abstract: An element of a transmission belt includes a pair of rocking edge portions with a convex surface, these are formed on one of a front face and a rear face to extend a part of the rocking edge portion over a pillar portion, and the rocking edge portions are spaced away from each other in a width direction; and a non-contact portion extended along a saddle surface in the width direction between the rocking edge portions, in non-contact with an adjacent element. S/A?3.5 is satisfied, when a sum of widths of end portions of the rocking edge portions on an outer peripheral side of the transmission belt is set as “A”. A sum of surface areas of parts of the pillar portions on the outer peripheral side of the transmission belt is set as “S”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki MIYAKE, Akira OCHI, Wataru ISHIHARA, Junichi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20200011398
    Abstract: In an element of a power transfer belt to be wound around a primary pulley and a secondary pulley of a continuously variable transmission to transfer torque, the distance from a boundary line between a surface positioned on the outer peripheral side of the power transfer belt with respect to a rocking edge portion and the rocking edge portion to a saddle surface is determined from the slip amount due to micro slip which is relative slipping between the element and the primary pulley caused when the primary pulley pushes out the power transfer belt toward the secondary pulley, and the angular speed of the element and the angular speed of a ring in a range in which the power transfer belt is wound around the secondary pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo NAKAMURA, Akira OCHI, Takayuki MIYAKE, Junichi TOKUNAGA, Keisuke NINOMIYA, Yu INASE, Fumiya KAJI, Yuji HATTORI, Yuji NAGASAWA