Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kobayashi

Kenichi Kobayashi 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: 20250096260
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes particles of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide that contains nickel in the composition thereof and has a layered structure. The particles have an average particle size DSEM based on electron microscopic observation in a range of 1 ?m to 7 ?m in which a ratio D50/DSEM of a 50% particle size D50 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution to the average particle size based on electron microscopic observation is in a range of 1 to 4, and a ratio D90/D10 of a 90% particle size D90 to a 10% particle size D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution is 4 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi OGAWA, Soshi KAWAMURA, Toru SUKIGARA, Hiroto MAEYAMA, Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250070158
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of 3 or less; obtaining a raw material mixture containing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound and having a ratio of a total number of moles of lithium to a total number of moles of metal elements contained in the composite oxide in a range of 1 to 1.3; subjecting the raw material mixture to a heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material; subjecting the heat-treated material to a dry-dispersion treatment to obtain a first dispersion; and bringing the first dispersion into contact with a liquid medium to obtain a second dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12237194
    Abstract: To provide an automated apparatus for conveying a rectangular substrate. According to one embodiment, there is provided a substrate conveying apparatus for conveying the rectangular substrate. The substrate conveying apparatus includes a plurality of conveyance rollers, a plurality of roller shafts, a motor, and a pusher. The plurality of conveyance rollers are configured to support a lower surface of the substrate. To the plurality of roller shafts, the plurality of conveyance rollers are mounted. The motor is configured to rotate the plurality of roller shafts. The pusher is for lifting the substrate on the plurality of conveyance rollers such that the substrate is separated away from the plurality of conveyance rollers. The pusher includes a stage configured to pass through a clearance between the plurality of roller shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Yazawa, Takashi Koba, Kenichi Kobayashi, Kenichi Akazawa, Fong-Jie Du, Makoto Kashiwagi, Asagi Matsugu, Takahiro Nanjo, Hideharu Aoyama, Takashi Mitsuya, Tetsuji Togawa
  • Patent number: 12218351
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes particles of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide that contains nickel in the composition thereof and has a layered structure. The particles have an average particle size DSEM based on electron microscopic observation in a range of 1 ?m to 7 ?m in which a ratio D50/DSEM of a 50% particle size D50 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution to the average particle size based on electron microscopic observation is in a range of 1 to 4, and a ratio D90/D10 of a 90% particle size D90 to a 10% particle size D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution is 4 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Soshi Kawamura, Toru Sukigara, Hiroto Maeyama, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20250038202
    Abstract: A method of producing a cathode active material for a secondary battery is provided. The method includes preparing a mixture comprising a lithium source, a phosphate source, an iron source, a carbon source, a boron source comprising an oxo acid of boron, and a liquid medium; granulating the mixture to obtain a precursor; and heat-treating the precursor to obtain a lithium transition metal compound having an olivine structure, wherein in the mixture, a total molar amount of boron atoms contained in the boron source is more than 0% and less than 3% with respect to a total molar amount of iron atoms contained in the iron source as 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenobu NODA, Shunsuke SAWADA, Takashi ENOMOTO, Satoshi MATSUSHITA, Hideyuki KIRIE, Misaki KAWAI, Kento ISAI, Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12204244
    Abstract: The imprint apparatus according to the present invention for forming a pattern by curing a resin in a state in which a pattern region in a mold is brought into contact with the resin on a shot region in a substrate, includes an element configured to adjust an irradiation region of light from a light source with which the substrate is irradiated, a measurement unit configured to measure a position of a mark formed in the mold, and a controller configured to control a position of the irradiation region with respect to the position of the mark in a plane parallel to a surface of the substrate, based on a measurement result of the position of the mark by the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Arakawa, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12184959
    Abstract: An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes a housing, a lens unit, a heater, an imaging unit, a temperature sensor, and a heater control unit. The lens unit is attached to the housing. The heater is provided in the lens unit. The imaging unit, the temperature sensor, and the heater control unit are housed in the housing. The imaging unit outputs an optical image formed by a light flux transmitted through the lens unit as an image signal. The heater control unit controls the heater in accordance with a temperature detection value by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Tomio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20240429373
    Abstract: Provided is a cathode material that can further improve the high-rate performance in a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode material inculeds secondary particles comprising: primary particles containing a lithium transition metal compound having an olivine structure; and carbon adhering to the surfaces of the primary particles, a plurality of which primary particles are aggregated. The content of the carbon is more than 0.5% by mass and 1.8% by mass or less with respect to the cathode material. The lithium transition metal compound has a crystallite size that is 50 nm to 70 nm. The cathode material has a specific surface area that is 14 m2/g to 45 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenobu NODA, Takashi ENOMOTO, Hideyuki KIRIE, Kento ISAI, Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240427317
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including a local operation terminal displaying an apparatus screen of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and one or more remote operation terminals displaying the apparatus screen, includes: a login state management unit that manages the local operation terminal and at least one of the remote operation terminals that are logged into the same semiconductor manufacturing apparatus; and a communication unit that provides a function of posting and browsing a message between a first user operating the local operation terminal and a second user operating the at least one of the remote operation terminals that are logged into the same semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, by transmitting screen data enabling the posting and browsing of the message to the local operation terminal and the at least one of the remote operation terminals that are logged into the same semiconductor manufacturing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ryota AOI, Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12176536
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of 3 or less; obtaining a raw material mixture containing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound and having a ratio of a total number of moles of lithium to a total number of moles of metal elements contained in the composite oxide in a range of 1 to 1.3; subjecting the raw material mixture to a heat treatment to obtain a heat-treated material; subjecting the heat-treated material to a dry-dispersion treatment to obtain a first dispersion; and bringing the first dispersion into contact with a liquid medium to obtain a second dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240413321
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution is 3 or less; mixing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound to obtain a first mixture; subjecting the first mixture to a first heat treatment at a first temperature and a second heat treatment at a second temperature higher than the first temperature to obtain a first heat-treated product; and subjecting the first heat-treated material to a dispersion treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi KOBAYASHI, Yukiko SANO
  • Patent number: 12138734
    Abstract: In a substrate polishing apparatus where a polishing liquid passes through inside a rotary joint, the rotary joint requires maintenance. There is provided a substrate polishing apparatus that includes: a polishing head for holding a substrate; a rotary table that has a surface to which a first opening portion is provided; a polishing liquid discharge mechanism disposed to the rotary table; and a controller configured to control at least the polishing liquid discharge mechanism. The polishing liquid discharge mechanism includes a first cylinder, a first piston, and a driving mechanism that drives the first piston. The first opening portion is communicated with a liquid holding space defined by the first cylinder and the first piston. The controller controls the driving of the first piston by the driving mechanism to increase and decrease a volume of the liquid holding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuji Togawa, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12100836
    Abstract: A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio 1D90/1D10 of a 90% particle size 1D90 to a 10% particle size 1D10 in volume-based cumulative particle size distribution is 3 or less; mixing the composite oxide particles and a lithium compound to obtain a first mixture; subjecting the first mixture to a first heat treatment at a first temperature and a second heat treatment at a second temperature higher than the first temperature to obtain a first heat-treated product; and subjecting the first heat-treated material to a dispersion treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Yukiko Sano
  • Patent number: 12099295
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, the imprint apparatus including an optical system applying, to a peripheral region, irradiation light acing to increase viscosity of the imprint material, the peripheral region including an end of a mesa portion of the mold and surrounding the mesa portion in a state in which the mesa portion of the mold is held in contact with the imprint material, and a control unit controlling the optical system such that timings of applying the irradiation light to a plurality of zones in the peripheral region are different from each other, the zones being positioned at different distances from a center of the mesa portion, in the state in which the mesa portion of the mold is held in contact with the imprint material on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Koide, Tomomi Funayoshi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Tatsuya Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12032285
    Abstract: A method and system for imprinting a substrate supported on a moveable stage is provided and includes contacting a liquid resist on the substrate with a template and aligning the substrate with the template using a feedback-feedforward control process with a first set of control parameters. Calibration data is obtained and the viscosity of at least a portion of the resist is increased. The substrate is then with the template using the feedback-feedforward control process with a second set of control parameters after the viscosity of the resist has increased, the second set of control parameters are determined based on the calibration data and the resist is cured under the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mingji Lou, Takahiro Yoshida, Steven T. Jenkins, Kenichi Kobayashi, Tatsuya Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11978885
    Abstract: An electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, provided with a collector and a positive electrode active material layer arranged on the collector and contains a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material contains compound particles which have a layered structure composed of two or more transition metals, and which have an average particle diameter DSEM of from 1 ?m to 7 ?m (inclusive) based on the observation with an electron microscope, a ratio of the 50% particle diameter D50 in a volume-based cumulative particle size distribution to the average particle diameter DSEM, namely D50/DSEM of from 1 to 4 (inclusive), and a ratio of the 90% particle diameter D90 in the volume-based cumulative particle size distribution to the 10% particle diameter D10 in the volume-based cumulative particle size distribution, namely D90/D10 of 4 or less. The positive electrode active material layer has a void fraction of 10-45%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Ogawa, Toru Sukigara, Hiroto Maeyama, Soshi Kawamura, Kenichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240126165
    Abstract: An imprint apparatus executes imprint processing of curing imprint material in a state in which the imprint material supplied onto a substrate and a mold are in contact with each other. The imprint apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate incident light, a first optical system configured to guide first light from a first light source to the modulator, and second light from a second light source that has a wavelength different from that of the first light to the modulator, and a second optical system configured to guide modulated light modulated by the modulator to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Tatsuya Arakawa
  • Publication number: 20240091899
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus which can efficiently polish an entirety of a back surface of a substrate, with the back surface facing downward, is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes: a substrate holder configured to rotate the substrate; a polishing head configured to polish the back surface of the substrate; a tape advancing device; and a translational rotating mechanism configured to cause the polishing head to make a translational rotating motion. The substrate holder includes a plurality of rollers which are rotatable about their own axes. The plurality of rollers have substrate-holding surfaces capable of contacting a periphery of the substrate. The polishing head is disposed below the substrate-holding surfaces. The polishing head includes a polishing blade configured to press the polishing tape against the back surface of the substrate, and a pressing mechanism configured to push the polishing blade upward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi KOBAYASHI, Masayuki NAKANISHI, Makoto KASHIWAGI, Manao HOSHINA
  • Publication number: 20240086710
    Abstract: A recording medium stores a machine learning program causing a computer to execute a processing of: generating a first parameter relating to a first pruning process that generates a first machine learning model to classify a first class in classes by executing the first pruning process on a machine learning model which classifies into the classes based on a parameter of the machine learning model and training data including the first class which serves a correct answer label; and generating a second parameter relating to a second pruning process that generates a second machine learning model to classify a second class in the classes by executing the second pruning process on the machine learning model based on the parameter of the machine learning model, training data including the second class which serves the correct answer label and a loss function including the first parameter relating to the first pruning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroaki KINGETSU, Kenichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11921423
    Abstract: An imprint apparatus executes imprint processing of curing imprint material in a state in which the imprint material supplied onto a substrate and a mold are in contact with each other. The imprint apparatus includes a modulator configured to modulate incident light, a first optical system configured to guide first light from a first light source to the modulator, and second light from a second light source that has a wavelength different from that of the first light to the modulator, and a second optical system configured to guide modulated light modulated by the modulator to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Tatsuya Arakawa