Patents by Inventor Kenji Nishikawa

Kenji Nishikawa 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).

  • Patent number: 12049895
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a crankshaft, a bearing rotatably supporting the crankshaft, a casing accommodating the crankshaft and the bearing, an arm supporting the bearing, a fixing portion connected to an end of the arm and fixed to the casing, and first and second pins. The first and second pins are press fitted into first and second holes and fixed to the casing by welding. The first hole is formed in the fixing portion and has a first center disposed at a position overlapping a minimum sectional area portion of the arm. The second hole is formed in the fixing portion and has a second center disposed at a position outside the minimum sectional area portion of the arm. A first force with which the first pin is held by the fixing portion is larger than a second force with which the second pin is held by the fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagahara, Yoshitomo Tsuka, Nobuo Takahashi, Sayumi Nishikawa, Kosuke Araki, Tsuyoshi Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20240145899
    Abstract: An antenna device including: an antenna module for performing communication at a predetermined communication frequency; a base having conductivity, the base including a first surface and a first recess, the first recess accommodating the antenna module and being disposed on the first surface; a radome that is a dielectric, the redome including a second surface facing the first surface of the base and a second recess which faces the first recess and is disposed on the second surface; and a waterproof structure for waterproofing the antenna module, the waterproof structure being disposed between the first surface and the second surface. The antenna module includes one or a plurality of antenna elements, and an antenna surface on which the one or plurality of antenna elements are disposed. The antenna module is accommodated in the first recess to cause the antenna surface to project from the first surface into the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori KIKUCHI, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Kazuya TANI
  • Patent number: 11902813
    Abstract: A measurement result receiving apparatus receives measurement results transmitted from a plurality of measuring devices, the measurement results obtained by conducting a measurement at a predetermined sampling interval according to a reference clock of each measuring device. The measurement result receiving apparatus includes a receiving section that receives the measurement results from the plurality of measuring devices; and a sampling interval converting section that converts the measurement results into measurement values associated with a common sampling interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Fujisaki, Kazuhiro Shibano, Kenji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11715676
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a substrate comprising a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die. An electronic device is attached to the die pad top side. A conductive clip is connected to the substrate and the electronic device, and the conductive clip comprises a plate portion attached to the device top side with a conductive material, a clip connecting portion connected to the plate portion and the lead, and channels disposed to extend inward from a lower side of the plate portion above the device top side. The conductive material is disposed within the channels. In another example, the plate portion comprises a lower side having a first sloped profile in a first cross-sectional view such that an outer section of the first sloped profile towards a first edge portion of the plate portion is spaced away from the electronic device further than an inner section of the first sloped profile towards a central portion of the plate portion. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230008435
    Abstract: Provided is a tool wear monitoring device configured to input a plurality of pieces of image data captured with a microscope camera while changing an angle, and to monitor tool wear. The tool wear monitoring device includes a data analysis unit configured to analyze image data. The data analysis unit binarizes the plurality of pieces of image data captured while changing an angle, extracts data in which a worn region has a maximum area among the plurality of pieces of image data, and analyzes the amount of wear from the extracted data with the maximum area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji NISHIKAWA, Yasushi SANO, Ippei KONO
  • Patent number: 11527811
    Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nishikawa, Yu Ono, Shingo Sumi, Yasunori Komukai, Yukinari Takahashi, Toshiharu Ishimura
  • Patent number: 11434376
    Abstract: The present invention provides: an aminocoumarin compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1); and an aminocoumarin compound-containing resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound and a resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound. In formula (1), Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Q represents a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or N—R1, and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. The aminocoumarin compound of the present invention is a fluorescent dye that has a longer excitation wavelength than a conventionally known sulfonated coumarin-based compound and is effectively excited at a wavelength of 475 nm or more, particularly at a wavelength around 500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Kensaku Takanashi, Shin Nakayama, Kenji Nishikawa, Takeshi Isoda
  • Patent number: 11424536
    Abstract: A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Koshi, Takahiro Ochi, Shingo Sumi, Kenji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220097192
    Abstract: Provided is a tool state detection system capable of improving usability. A tool state detection system that detects a state of a tool attached to a machining device includes: a detection device which is formed separately from a tool holder that holds the tool and is detachably attached to the tool holder, the detection device being configured to detect the state of the tool and output measurement data; and a data analysis device which provided to be communicable with the detection device, the data analysis device being configured to analyze the measurement data from the detection device. As a result, usability for a user is improved since the detection device can be formed separately from the tool holder and be detachably attached to the tool holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Kenji NISHIKAWA, Yasushi SANO, Ami SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220038930
    Abstract: A measurement result receiving apparatus receives measurement results transmitted from a plurality of measuring devices, the measurement results obtained by conducting a measurement at a predetermined sampling interval according to a reference clock of each measuring device. The measurement result receiving apparatus includes a receiving section that receives the measurement results from the plurality of measuring devices; and a sampling interval converting section that converts the measurement results into measurement values associated with a common sampling interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi FUJISAKI, Kazuhiro SHIBANO, Kenji NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210318323
    Abstract: Information useful for diagnosis or treatment is acquired by quantitatively evaluating the expression levels of each of a plurality of mutually different domains in the same protein in a human tissue slice, by providing: a staining process of using a plurality of staining reagents having mutually different colorings to stain the plurality of different domains in the same protein; a quantifying step of quantifying the expression levels of each of the plurality of domains; and a calculating step of calculating the ratios between the expression levels of the plurality of domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji NISHIKAWA, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11121094
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lead frame, an electronic device, a package body, and a first shield plate. The lead frame includes a die mount structure, signal leads, a first shield lead, a second shield lead, and a first shield mount that spans the first and second shield leads. The electronic device can be mounted to the die mount structure and can be coupled to the signal leads. The package body encapsulates the electronic device and the lead frame such that (i) each of the first shield lead, the second shield lead, and the signal leads includes an external portion that extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body, and (ii) the first shield mount extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body. The first shield plate can be coupled to the first shield mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE HOLDING PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Matsuda, Kenji Nishikawa, Seiichiro Sato, Yoshihiko Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20210277250
    Abstract: The present invention provides: an aminocoumarin compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1); and an aminocoumarin compound-containing resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound and a resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound. In formula (1), Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Q represents a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or N—R1, and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. The aminocoumarin compound of the present invention is a fluorescent dye that has a longer excitation wavelength than a conventionally known sulfonated coumarin-based compound and is effectively excited at a wavelength of 475 nm or more, particularly at a wavelength around 500 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kensaku TAKANASHI, Shin NAKAYAMA, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Takeshi ISODA
  • Publication number: 20210234255
    Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji NISHIKAWA, Yu ONO, Shingo SUMI, Yasunori KOMUKAI, Yukinari TAKAHASHI, Toshiharu ISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11011824
    Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nishikawa, Yu Ono, Shingo Sumi, Yasunori Komukai, Yukinari Takahashi, Toshiharu Ishimura
  • Publication number: 20210143087
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a substrate comprising a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die. An electronic device is attached to the die pad top side. A conductive clip is connected to the substrate and the electronic device, and the conductive clip comprises a plate portion attached to the device top side with a conductive material, a clip connecting portion connected to the plate portion and the lead, and channels disposed to extend inward from a lower side of the plate portion above the device top side. The conductive material is disposed within the channels. In another example, the plate portion comprises a lower side having a first sloped profile in a first cross-sectional view such that an outer section of the first sloped profile towards a first edge portion of the plate portion is spaced away from the electronic device further than an inner section of the first sloped profile towards a central portion of the plate portion. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10938106
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a first length; a second antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a second length; and a rectangular parallelepiped upper casing for accommodating the first antenna board and the second antenna board. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the first antenna board and a longitudinal direction of the second antenna board are parallel to one side of one main surface of the rectangular parallelepiped upper casing. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Matsuoka, Kazuya Nakano, Kenji Nishikawa, Keita Endo, Shintarou Tanaka, Ryo Yonezawa, Kazuki Zusho
  • Patent number: 10910294
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a substrate comprising a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die. An electronic device is attached to the die pad top side. A conductive clip is connected to the substrate and the electronic device, and the conductive clip comprises a plate portion attached to the device top side with a conductive material, a clip connecting portion connected to the plate portion and the lead, and channels disposed to extend inward from a lower side of the plate portion above the device top side. The conductive material is disposed within the channels. In another example, the plate portion comprises a lower side having a first sloped profile in a first cross-sectional view such that an outer section of the first sloped profile towards a first edge portion of the plate portion is spaced away from the electronic device further than an inner section of the first sloped profile towards a central portion of the plate portion. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200402919
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lead frame, an electronic device, a package body, and a first shield plate. The lead frame includes a die mount structure, signal leads, a first shield lead, a second shield lead, and a first shield mount that spans the first and second shield leads. The electronic device can be mounted to the die mount structure and can be coupled to the signal leads. The package body encapsulates the electronic device and the lead frame such that (i) each of the first shield lead, the second shield lead, and the signal leads includes an external portion that extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body, and (ii) the first shield mount extends beyond the exterior surface of the package body. The first shield plate can be coupled to the first shield mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: J-Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshio Matsuda, Kenji Nishikawa, Seiichiro Sato, Yoshihiko Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20200388562
    Abstract: A packaged electronic device includes a substrate comprising a die pad and a lead spaced apart from the die. An electronic device is attached to the die pad top side. A conductive clip is connected to the substrate and the electronic device, and the conductive clip comprises a plate portion attached to the device top side with a conductive material, a clip connecting portion connected to the plate portion and the lead, and channels disposed to extend inward from a lower side of the plate portion above the device top side. The conductive material is disposed within the channels. In another example, the plate portion comprises a lower side having a first sloped profile in a first cross-sectional view such that an outer section of the first sloped profile towards a first edge portion of the plate portion is spaced away from the electronic device further than an inner section of the first sloped profile towards a central portion of the plate portion. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: J-Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji NISHIKAWA