Patents by Inventor Kenji Hirota
Kenji Hirota 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: 20200276552Abstract: A fluidized-bed reactor (1A) includes a reaction vessel (10A) configured to contain metallurgical grade silicon powder and a hydrogen chloride gas, and a portion of a side wall (w) which portion extends along at least 80% of a height extending from a gas feed opening (21), which is provided in a lower part of the reaction vessel (10A), to a top face of a fluid bed (40) has such a tapered shape that a cross section of the reaction vessel (10A) which cross section is taken perpendicular to a height direction of the reaction vessel (10A) increases in area in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Kenji HIROTA, Katsuya OGIHARA
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Publication number: 20200277197Abstract: An object is to prevent corrosion and stress-corrosion cracking that would be caused by hydrochloric acid which would be formed at or near a filter element (80). A trichlorosilane production apparatus (1) includes: a reactor (2) configured to produce trichlorosilane; and a filter device (3) configured to remove a reaction residue, the filter device (3) including a filter element that is comprised of a corrosion-resistant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Kenji HIROTA, Katsuya OGIHARA
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Patent number: 10387842Abstract: [Object] To inspect emails without having to restrict the use of an email encryption function or the attachment of a file for which a password has been set. [Solving Means] An email client includes an operation reception unit 110 for receiving an operation performed by a user and a processing unit 130 for performing a process according to this operation on an email. The email client also includes a detection unit 121 for detecting that the operation reception unit 110 has received a specific operation and an inspection unit 123 for, if a specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email before the processing unit 130 performs a process according to the specific operation. If a password has been set for the file to be attached to the email, a password acquisition unit 122 acquires the password.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Hidekuni Ueda
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Patent number: 10137570Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer robot which has a simple structure and a small occupied area in an operation. A transfer robot of the present invention includes a support member fixed to a side wall or the like, a transfer arm by which a hand member is held capable of linear movement, and first and second link members. One end portions of the first and second link members are rotatably linked to the support member, respectively. Another end portions of the first and second link members are rotatably linked to the transfer arm, respectively. The hand member holds/transfers a work. A rotational driving force applied to a linking portion between the support member and the first link member is transmitted to the transfer arm by a predetermined mechanism and linearly moves the hand member. The transfer arm moves by rotating the first link member or the second link member.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Kenji Hirota, Shinichi Imai, Shiro Hara, Hitoshi Maekawa
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Publication number: 20150321347Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer robot which has a simple structure and a small occupied area in an operation. A transfer robot of the present invention includes a support member fixed to a side wall or the like, a transfer arm by which a hand member is held capable of linear movement, and first and second link members. One end portions of the first and second link members are rotatably linked to the support member, respectively. Another end portions of the first and second link members are rotatably linked to the transfer arm, respectively. The hand member holds/transfers a work. A rotational driving force applied to a linking portion between the support member and the first link member is transmitted to the transfer arm by a predetermined mechanism and linearly moves the hand member. The transfer arm moves by rotating the first link member or the second link member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicants: TAZMO CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Kenji HIROTA, Shinichi IMAI, Shiro HARA, Hitoshi MAEKAWA
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Patent number: 8688261Abstract: Disclosed are a transport apparatus that holds and transports an object on a predetermined transport track using a transport portion provided at the leading end of an arm and is capable of acquiring the teaching information of a transport position using a normal transport operation, a position teaching method, and a sensor jig. A transmissive sensor (32) is provided in a sensor jig (30) such that the projection segments of an optical axis (41) and an optical axis (42) on a projection plane intersect with each other and neither the project segment of the optical axis (41) nor the projection segment of the optical axis (42) is aligned with the X-direction and the Y-direction. During a position teaching operation, the sensor jig (30) is provided so as to be held by a wafer transport portion (24), thereby detecting target members (51, 52).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Rorze CorporationInventor: Kenji Hirota
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Patent number: 8478832Abstract: An email, which includes a header and historical information, is created. The header comprises a destination email address, which comprises a name of an addressed recipient of the email and a domain name of the destination email address. The historical information in the email comprises an approved address for a previously exchanged email with the addressed recipient. The first approved address is compared to a corresponding portion of the first destination email address. In response to the corresponding portion of the first destination email address being different from the first approved address as stored in the storage unit, a warning is outputted. The warning comprises both the approved address, and an unapproved address list that comprises the first destination email address.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Masami Tada, Hidekuni Ueda
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Patent number: 8380976Abstract: A system, a server, a method, and a computer program are described for relaying an electronic mail without a leak of secret information included in a quoted electronic mail to an unintended recipient without impairing the usability of the electronic mail system. The server receives an electronic mail that is newly created by one of the clients with quotation from one or a plurality of electronic mails received in the past. The server determines, for each quoted electronic mail quoted in the received electronic mail, whether a destination designated in the received electronic mail is included in an originator and a destination set in each quoted electronic mail. The server edits the content of each quoted electronic mail that is determined not to include the destination designated in the received electronic mail. The server transfers the electronic mail including the edited quoted electronic mail to the designated destination.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Hidekuni Ueda
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Publication number: 20120222126Abstract: An email, which includes a header and historical information, is created. The header comprises a destination email address, which comprises a name of an addressed recipient of the email and a domain name of the destination email address. The historical information in the email comprises an approved address for a previously exchanged email with the addressed recipient. The first approved address is compared to a corresponding portion of the first destination email address. In response to the corresponding portion of the first destination email address being different from the first approved address as stored in the storage unit, a warning is outputted. The warning comprises both the approved address, and an unapproved address list that comprises the first destination email address.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: KENJI HIROTA, TOMONORI SUGIURA, MASAMI TADA, HIDEKUNI UEDA
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Patent number: 8250160Abstract: An email is created that includes one or more destination email addresses, plus historical information regarding previously exchanged emails. Before sending this email, each of the destination email addresses is checked against the email addresses in the historical information and, if a destination email address (or the domain name of that destination address) is not found in the historical information, then a warning is displayed to alert the user to the fact that this historical information may be sent to an unintended recipient. In response to this warning, which may include a list of unapproved destination email address, the user may approve a previously unapproved destination email address, change the unapproved destination email address to one that has been previously approved, or enter a new distribution email to be substituted for the unapproved one. When creating the email, the user may also specify other approved email addresses.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Masami Tada, Hidekuni Ueda
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Publication number: 20110130864Abstract: Disclosed are a transport apparatus that holds and transports an object on a predetermined transport track using a transport portion provided at the leading end of an arm and is capable of acquiring the teaching information of a transport position using a normal transport operation, a position teaching method, and a sensor jig. A transmissive sensor (32) is provided in a sensor jig (30) such that the projection segments of an optical axis (41) and an optical axis (42) on a projection plane intersect with each other and neither the project segment of the optical axis (41) nor the projection segment of the optical axis (42) is aligned with the X-direction and the Y-direction. During a position teaching operation, the sensor jig (30) is provided so as to be held by a wafer transport portion (24), thereby detecting target members (51, 52).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: RORZE CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Hirota
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Publication number: 20110113233Abstract: A system, a server, a method, and a computer program are described for relaying an electronic mail without a leak of secret information included in a quoted electronic mail to an unintended recipient without impairing the usability of the electronic mail system. The server receives an electronic mail that is newly created by one of the clients with quotation from one or a plurality of electronic mails received in the past. The server determines, for each quoted electronic mail quoted in the received electronic mail, whether a destination designated in the received electronic mail is included in an originator and a destination set in each quoted electronic mail. The server edits the content of each quoted electronic mail that is determined not to include the destination designated in the received electronic mail. The server transfers the electronic mail including the edited quoted electronic mail to the designated destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINESInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Hidekuni Ueda
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Publication number: 20100274860Abstract: An email is created that includes one or more destination email addresses, plus historical information regarding previously exchanged emails. Before sending this email, each of the destination email addresses is checked against the email addresses in the historical information and, if a destination email address (or the domain name of that destination address) is not found in the historical information, then a warning is displayed to alert the user to the fact that this historical information may be sent to an unintended recipient. In response to this warning, which may include a list of unapproved destination email address, the user may approve a previously unapproved destination email address, change the unapproved destination email address to one that has been previously approved, or enter a new distribution email to be substituted for the unapproved one. When creating the email, the user may also specify other approved email addresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: KENJI HIROTA, TOMONORI SUGIURA, MASAMI TADA, HIDEKUNI UEDA
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Publication number: 20090265441Abstract: [Object] To inspect emails without having to restrict the use of an email encryption function or the attachment of a file for which a password has been set. [Solving Means] An email client includes an operation reception unit 110 for receiving an operation performed by a user and a processing unit 130 for performing a process according to this operation on an email. The email client also includes a detection unit 121 for detecting that the operation reception unit 110 has received a specific operation and an inspection unit 123 for, if a specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email before the processing unit 130 performs a process according to the specific operation. If a password has been set for the file to be attached to the email, a password acquisition unit 122 acquires the password.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Hidekuni Ueda
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Patent number: 6948005Abstract: A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit. The device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2004Date of Patent: September 20, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimaki, Makoto Nonomura, Tomoyuki Suga, Kenji Hirota, Yoshiaki Gotou
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Publication number: 20050033873Abstract: A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit. The device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimaki, Makoto Nonomura, Tomoyuki Suga, Kenji Hirota, Yoshiaki Gotou
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Patent number: 6850993Abstract: A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit. The device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimaki, Makoto Nonomura, Tomoyuki Suga, Kenji Hirota, Yoshiaki Gotou
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Patent number: 6810433Abstract: A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit. The device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2000Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimaki, Makoto Nonomura, Tomoyuki Suga, Kenji Hirota, Yoshiaki Gotou
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Publication number: 20040199679Abstract: A storage unit stores ranges of devices allocated for each sequence program. A device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit. The device range checking unit sequentially extracts device notations indicating consecutive areas and commands specifying consecutive devices present in a sequence program, expands devices of the corresponding consecutive areas, and checks whether or not devices of consecutive areas are within a range of devices stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Nishimaki, Makoto Nonomura, Tomoyuki Suga, Kenji Hirota, Yoshiaki Gotou
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Patent number: 5922989Abstract: An electronic part capable of preventing a flux from intruding thereinto without using a sealing material can be provided. In the electronic part 1, terminals 3 to be inserted through electrode holes of a circuit board are projected from a casing 1a. In the terminals 3, there are provided cut-in portions 8 extending to a space formed between the casing 1a and the circuit board when the terminals 3 are inserted through the electrode holes.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1996Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Mitsuba Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akimasa Tsunoda, Yuichi Nagase, Seiichi Katagiri, Shigeo Suzuki, Kiyohumi Nakayama, Kenji Hirota, Noboru Sato, Tatsuya Tsukagoshi