Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Ogawa
Kazuhiro Ogawa 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: 20150010425Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel, which consists of by mass percent, C: not more than 0.02%, Si: not more than 1.5%, Mn: not more than 2%, Cr: 17 to 25%, Ni: 9 to 13%, Cu: more than 0.26% not more than 4%, N: 0.06 to 0.35%, sol. Al: 0.008 to 0.03%. One or more elements selected from Nb, Ti, V, TA, Hf, and Zr in controlled amounts can be included with the balance being Fe and impurities. P, S, Sn, As, Zn, Pb and Sb among the impurities are controlled as P: 0.006 to 0.04%, S: 0.0004 to 0.03%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.1%, As: not more than 0.01%, Zn: not more than 0.01%, Pb: not more than 0.01% and Sb: not more than 0.01%. The amounts of S, P, Sn, As, Zn, Pb and Sb and the amounts of Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, and Ti are further controlled using formulas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Takahiro OSUKI, Kazuhiro OGAWA, Hiroyuki HIRARA, Yoshitaka NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20140348695Abstract: A low alloy steel, containing, by mass percent, C: 0.01 to 0.15%, Si: 3% or less, Mn: 3% or less, B: 0.005 to 0.050%, and Al: 0.08% or less, and the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, N: 0.01% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.03% or less, and O: 0.03% or less. In the alloy steel, a HAZ has excellent resistance to embrittlement attributable to hydrogen such as stress corrosion cracking in wet hydrogen sulfide environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirata, Kenji Kobayashi, Tomohiko Omura, Kaori Kawano, Kota Tomatsu, Kazuhiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 8865060Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel, which consists of by mass percent, C: not more than 0.02%, Si: not more than 1.5%, Mn: not more than 2%, Cr: 17 to 25%, Ni: 9 to 13%, Cu: more than 0.26% not more than 4%, N: 0.06 to 0.35%, sol. Al: 0.008 to 0.03%. One or more elements selected from Nb, Ti, V, TA, Hf, and Zr in controlled amounts can be included with the balance being Fe and impurities. P, S, Sn, As, Zn, Pb and Sb among the impurities are controlled as P: 0.006 to 0.04%, S: 0.0004 to 0.03%, Sn: 0.001 to 0.1%, As: not more than 0.01%, Zn: not more than 0.01%, Pb: not more than 0.01% and Sb: not more than 0.01%. The amounts of S, P, Sn, As, Zn, Pb and Sb and the amounts of Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, and Ti are further controlled using formulas.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Takahiro Osuki, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroyuki Hirata, Yoshitaka Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8866848Abstract: Background object disposing means (88) disposes a background object (74) representing a background, which is photographed outside a target region (62) of a photographed image (60), on a virtual space (70). Subject object disposing means (90) disposes a subject object (74) between a viewpoint (72) and the background object (76) so that a position at which the subject object (76) is displayed to be superimposed on the background object (74) in a virtual space image (64), and a position of the target region (62) in the photographed image (60), correspond to each other. Composition target object disposing means (92) disposes a composition target object (78) representing a composition target, which is to be displayed to be combined with a real-world space (70) in the virtual space image (64), between the background object (74) and the subject object (76).Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Ishihara, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Kazuya Matsumoto, Yoshihiko Narita
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Patent number: 8808473Abstract: An austenitic heat resistant alloy includes, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 3% or less, Ni: 40 to 60%, Co: 10.14 to 25%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, either one or both of Mo: 12% or less and W: less than 0.05%, the total content thereof being 0.1 to 12%, Nd: 0.001 to 0.1%, B: 0.0005 to 0.006%, N: 0.03% or less, O: 0.03% or less, at least one selected from Al: 1.36% or less, Ti: 3% or less, and Nb: 3% or less, and the balance being Fe and impurities. The contents of P and S in the impurities are P: 0.03% or less and S: 0.01% or less. The alloy satisfies 1?4×Al+2×Ti+Nb?12 and P+0.2×Cr×B?0.035, where an element in the Formulas represents the content by mass percent.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Hirata, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Atsuro Iseda, Mitsuru Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20140212322Abstract: Provided is duplex stainless steel having high strength, SCC resistance and SSC resistance excellent in a high-temperature chloride environment, and capable of suppressing precipitation of a ? phase. The duplex stainless steel of the present embodiment includes, in mass %, of: C: at most 0.03%; Si: 0.2 to 1%; Mn: more than 5.0% to at most 10%; P: at most 0.040%; S: at most 0.010%; Ni: 4.5 to 8%; sol. Al: at most 0.040%; N: more than 0.2% to at most 0.4%; Cr: 24 to 29%; Mo: 0.5 to less than 1.5%; Cu: 1.5 to 3.5%; W: 0.05 to 0.2%; the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein the duplex stainless steel satisfies Formula (1): Cr+8Ni+Cu+Mo+W/2?65 . . . (1), where a symbol of each element in Formula (1) represents a content of the element (in mass %).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Takabe, Hisashi Amaya, Kazuhiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 8730443Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, a display region and a peripheral region, a gate signal line and an image signal line, an insulating layer formed over the gate signal line and the image signal line, a pixel electrode formed in the display region, a counter electrode formed over the insulating layer and formed by a first transparent conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer and an external connection terminal. The second transparent conductive layer and the external connection terminal are disposed in the peripheral region, and the second transparent conductive layer is formed over the insulating layer and is electrically connected to the counter electrode and the external connection terminal. A part of the gate signal line is covered by the second transparent conductive layer in the peripheral region.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Kazuhiko Yamagawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Ishii, Makoto Yoneya, Sukekazu Aratani
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Patent number: 8704988Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, an insulation film, and a first orientation film formed over the pixel electrode and the counter electrode on the first substrate, the first orientation film being responsive to a radiated polarized light to obtain an initial orientation direction. A second substrate is opposed to the first substrate, a second orientation film is formed over the second substrate, and a liquid crystal is sealed between the first and second substrates. The first and second orientation films are made of polyimide, the liquid crystal has negative dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal display device is normally in a black mode. An angle formed between the electric field and the initial orientation direction of the first orientation film is in a range of greater than 0° to 45°.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Katsumi Kondo, Masahito Ohe, Sukekazu Aratani, Hagen Klausmann
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Publication number: 20140017111Abstract: There is provided an austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 3% or more to less than 7%, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 10% or more to less than 17%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.50%, and at least one kind of V: 0.01 to 1.0% and Nb: 0.01 to 0.50%, the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, the P content is 0.050% or less and the S content is 0.050% or less, the tensile strength is 800 MPa or higher, the grain size number (ASTM E112) is No. 8 or higher, and alloy carbo-nitrides having a maximum diameter of 50 to 1000 nm are contained in the number of 0.4/?m2 or larger in cross section observation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Tomohiko Omura, Jun Nakamura, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Yusabu Tomio, Hiroyuki Hirata, Masaaki Igarashi, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Masaaki Terunuma
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Publication number: 20130222647Abstract: Background object disposing means (88) disposes a background object (74) representing a background, which is photographed outside a target region (62) of a photographed image (60), on a virtual space (70). Subject object disposing means (90) disposes a subject object (74) between a viewpoint (72) and the background object (76) so that a position at which the subject object (76) is displayed to be superimposed on the background object (74) in a virtual space image (64), and a position of the target region (62) in the photographed image (60), correspond to each other. Composition target object disposing means (92) disposes a composition target object (78) representing a composition target, which is to be displayed to be combined with a real-world space (70) in the virtual space image (64), between the background object (74) and the subject object (76).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Ishihara, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Kazuya Matsumoto, Yoshihiko Narita
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Publication number: 20130194534Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode and a counter electrode, an insulation film, and a first orientation film formed over the pixel electrode and the counter electrode on the first substrate, the first orientation film being responsive to a radiated polarized light to obtain an initial orientation direction. A second substrate is opposed to the first substrate, a second orientation film is formed over the second substrate, and a liquid crystal is sealed between the first and second substrates. The first and second orientation films are made of polyimide, the liquid crystal has negative dielectric anisotropy, and the liquid crystal display device is normally in a black mode. An angle formed between the electric field and the initial orientation direction of the first orientation film is in a range of greater than 0° to 45°.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicants: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Katsumi Kondo, Masahito Ohe, Sukekazu Aratani, Hagen Klausmann
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Patent number: 8427613Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, and an orientation film formed on the first substrate. The orientation film has two orientation regions in a pixel, and the orientation regions are formed by polarized light.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Katsumi Kondo, Masahito Ohe, Sukekazu Aratani, Hagen Klausmann
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Patent number: 8384913Abstract: The invention provides a measuring method for installing a measuring rod 6 in a predetermined relation with respect to a coordinate system set to a mobile object 1, for transcribing a predetermined position of the measuring rod on a ground surface where the mobile object is set, for transcribing a measuring point of an object to be measured as set on the mobile object to the ground surface, for measuring a distance on the ground surface between the transcribed predetermined position and the transcribed measuring point, for obtaining a relation between the measuring point and the measuring rod on the ground based on a result of distance measurement, and for obtaining a position on a horizontal coordinate plane in the coordinate system of the measuring point based on the obtained relation and on the relation with the measuring rod with respect to the coordinate system, and the invention also provides a method for measuring a vertical distance between the predetermined position and the ground surface and a vertiType: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: You Sasaki, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi
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Patent number: 8358394Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, pixel regions formed by gate signal lines and image signal lines formed over the first substrate, a first insulating layer formed over the gate signal lines, thin film transistors connected to the gate signal lines with in a second insulating layer formed thereover, pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors, a counter electrode formed of a first transparent conductive layer over the second insulating layer, and a second transparent conductive layer and an external connection terminal disposed outside of the pixel regions. The second transparent conductive layer is formed over the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the counter electrode and the external connection terminal, and a part of each of the gate signal lines is disposed outside of the pixel regions and is covered by the second transparent conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Ishii, Makoto Yoneya, Sukekazu Aratani
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Patent number: 8355118Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
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Publication number: 20120293761Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, pixel regions formed by gate signal lines and image signal lines formed over the first substrate, a first insulating layer formed over the gate signal lines, thin film transistors connected to the gate signal lines with in a second insulating layer formed thereover, pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors, a counter electrode formed of a first transparent conductive layer over the second insulating layer, and a second transparent conductive layer and an external connection terminal disposed outside of the pixel regions. The second transparent conductive layer is formed over the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the counter electrode and the external connection terminal, and a part of each of the gate signal lines is disposed outside of the pixel regions and is covered by the second transparent conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Masuyuki Ohta, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Keiichiro Ashizawa, Kazuhiko Yanagawa, Masahiro Yanai, Nobutake Konishi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Ishii, Makoto Yoneya, Sukekazu Aratani
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Publication number: 20120288400Abstract: An austenitic heat resistant alloy consisting of, by mass percent, C: 0.15% or less, Si: 2% or less, Mn: 3% or less, Ni: 40 to 60%, Co: 0.03 to 25%, Cr: 15% or more and less than 28%, either one or both of Mo: 12% or less and W: less than 4%, the total content thereof being 0.1 to 12%, Nd: 0.001 to 0.1%, B: 0.0005 to 0.006%, N: 0.03% or less, O: 0.03% or less, at least one selected from Al: 3% or less, Ti: 3% or less, and Nb: 3% or less, the balance being Fe and impurities. The contents of P and S in the impurities being P: 0.03% or less and S: 0.01% or less. The alloy satisfies 1?4×Al+2×Ti+Nb?12 and P+0.2×Cr×B?0.035, is excellent in weld crack resistance and toughness of HAZ, and is further excellent in creep strength at high temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirata, Hirokazu Okada, Hiroyuki Semba, Kazuhiro Ogawa, Atsuro Iseda, Mitsuru Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 8310653Abstract: According to the present invention, a laser scanner measuring system, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target, wherein the laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam for scanning, a distance measuring unit, which has a distance measuring light receiving unit, for measuring a distance by receiving a reflection light from an object to be measured, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit, and wherein the calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position, comprising a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector as received by the distance measuring light receiving unit by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibratinType: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer
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Patent number: 8300035Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a printed circuit board, a plurality of semiconductor devices which are film-like substrates with an IC chip, and a monolithic anisotropic conductive film disposed on the printed circuit board. Each of the semiconductor devices has a first side portion and a second side portion opposite to the first side portion. The first side portion is connected to the printed circuit board via the monolithic anisotropic conductive film, and the second side portion is connected to the display panel. Further the first side portion of each of the semiconductor devices is respectively connected at separated portions of the monolithic anisotropic conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Publication number: 20120218546Abstract: A laser scanner measuring system is disclosed, which has a laser scanner and a calibration target. The laser scanner comprises a light emitting element for emitting a pulsed laser beam, a rotary projecting unit for projecting the pulsed laser beam, a distance measuring unit, and a control unit for driving and controlling the light emitting element and the distance measuring unit. The calibration target has a reflection sector with a known shape and with high reflectance and is installed at a known position. In use, there is a step for judging a reflected pulsed laser beam from the reflection sector by detecting a level of light quantity, a step for determining a center position of the reflection sector based on the result of the judgment, and a step for calibrating the laser scanner measuring system based on the determined center position and on the known position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Kazuhiro Ogawa, Hiroto Shibuya, Shigeyuki Yamaguchi, Ryousuke Miyoshi, You Sasaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Jeffrey Robert DeBoer