Patents by Inventor Kenji Sakurai

Kenji Sakurai 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: 20240145157
    Abstract: An inductor component includes an element body, a plurality of inductor wires, a plurality of columnar wires, and outer electrodes. The element body has a first principal surface. An axis parallel to the first principal surface is a first axis. Each inductor wire has a wire body, a first end pad connected to a first end of the wire body and having a large wire width relative to the wire body, and a second end pad connected to a second end of the wire body and having a large wire width relative to the wire body. Geometric centers of the first end pads of the inductor wires are on a single line that is parallel to the first axis. At least one of geometric centers of the second end pads of the inductor wires is not on a single line that is parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji TOYOSHIMA, Yoshimasa YOSHIOKA, Ryouta SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 11955878
    Abstract: The upper arm drive circuit for controlling the drive of an upper arm switching element of the power conversion device includes: an upper arm gate voltage output wiring connected to a gate of the upper arm switching element; a first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring; an upper arm gate voltage reference potential wiring connected to an inverter output of the power conversion device; and a control circuit of upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring potential for controlling the potential of the first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring to a potential lower than a reference potential when a potential of the inverter output is equal to a predefined potential that is lower than the reference potential or lower. The first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring is connected to the reference potential via the control circuit of upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Iesaka, Kenji Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11823157
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Nambu, Yasuhiro Arai, Kenji Sakurai, Makoto Yoshimura, Yuriko Nishioka
  • Patent number: 11735997
    Abstract: The upper arm drive circuit for controlling drive of the upper arm switching element of the power conversion device includes: a capacitor disposed between a gate of the upper switching element and the output terminal of the power conversion device; a reverse current prevention circuit that is disposed between a power supply of the power conversion device and the capacitor, and that makes a current flow from a first terminal side of the reverse current prevention circuit connected to the power supply side to a second terminal side of the reverse current prevention circuit connected to the capacitor side and prevents a reverse current from flowing from the second terminal side to the first terminal side; and a switching element for capacitor charging that is turned ON in synchronization with a command signal that turns the upper arm switching element ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Iesaka, Kenji Sakurai, Tomoya Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20230259911
    Abstract: A transaction processing system for retail stores includes a content management apparatus storing content files and a transaction processing apparatus. The transaction processing apparatus is configured to register a commodity in a transaction based on registration input received from a user terminal device and select a content file to be displayed on the user terminal from the content files stored on the content management apparatus. The content file is selected based on a user attribute associated with a user of the user terminal device or a commodity registered in the transaction. When a length of time since a registration input was last received without another registration input or user instruction being received exceeds a timeout period, the transaction processing apparatus causes the user terminal device to display information corresponding to the selected content file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kenji SAKURAI, Taishi SANO, Toru TERAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230069415
    Abstract: A receipt server according to an embodiment includes a storage unit, a generation unit, and an update unit. The storage unit stores management data for managing whether or not to display a display element. The generation unit generates, based on the management data stored in the storage unit, a receipt screen which indicates details of a transaction to be displayed on an information terminal device, by adding a display element to be displayed. The update unit updates the management data in response to an operation at the information terminal device on the receipt screen generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20230048769
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a receipt server includes an acquisition unit and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires receipt data on a commercial transaction, identified by transaction identification information included in settlement sales data reported from a settlement terminal to a settling agent that assists settlement of the commercial transaction, from a receipt storage unit that stores receipt data generated by the settlement terminal at a time of settlement of the commercial transaction. The output unit outputs information, relating to a purchased commercial product included in the receipt data acquired by the acquisition unit to a settlement server of the settling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20220302855
    Abstract: The upper arm drive circuit for controlling the drive of an upper arm switching element of the power conversion device includes: an upper arm gate voltage output wiring connected to a gate of the upper arm switching element; a first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring; an upper arm gate voltage reference potential wiring connected to an inverter output of the power conversion device; and a control circuit of upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring potential for controlling the potential of the first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring to a potential lower than a reference potential when a potential of the inverter output is equal to a predefined potential that is lower than the reference potential or lower. The first upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring is connected to the reference potential via the control circuit of upper arm drive circuit reference potential wiring potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Iesaka, Kenji Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11379812
    Abstract: A data management device includes a network interface, a memory storing first and second databases, and a processor. The processor determines whether a customer identifier has been included in receipt data. When the identifier is included, the receipt data is stored in both databases. When the identifier is not included, receipt data is stored in the second database. The processor searches the first database for receipt data including a customer's identifier upon request and controls the interface to transmit the receipt data found by the search to the customer terminal. If a search request is received from a server, the second database is searched for receipt data that satisfies a search condition accompanying the request, and then receipt found in the search is transmitted to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Sakurai, Kazuya Nambu
  • Publication number: 20220037984
    Abstract: The upper arm drive circuit for controlling drive of the upper arm switching element of the power conversion device includes: a capacitor disposed between a gate of the upper switching element and the output terminal of the power conversion device; a reverse current prevention circuit that is disposed between a power supply of the power conversion device and the capacitor, and that makes a current flow from a first terminal side of the reverse current prevention circuit connected to the power supply side to a second terminal side of the reverse current prevention circuit connected to the capacitor side and prevents a reverse current from flowing from the second terminal side to the first terminal side; and a switching element for capacitor charging that is turned ON in synchronization with a command signal that turns the upper arm switching element ON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi IESAKA, Kenji SAKURAI, Tomoya TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210304178
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Yuriko NISHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11037125
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Nambu, Yasuhiro Arai, Kenji Sakurai, Makoto Yoshimura, Yuriko Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20210073764
    Abstract: A data management device includes a network interface, a memory storing first and second databases, and a processor. The processor determines whether a customer identifier has been included in receipt data. When the identifier is included, the receipt data is stored in both databases. When the identifier is not included, receipt data is stored in the second database. The processor searches the first database for receipt data including a customer's identifier upon request and controls the interface to transmit the receipt data found by the search to the customer terminal. If a search request is received from a server, the second database is searched for receipt data that satisfies a search condition accompanying the request, and then receipt found in the search is transmitted to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji SAKURAI, Kazuya NAMBU
  • Patent number: 10921516
    Abstract: A photodiode (PD) device that monolithically integrates a PD element with a waveguide element is disclosed. The PD device includes a conducting layer with a first region and a second region next to the first region, where the PD element exists in the first region, while, the waveguide element exists in the second region and optically couples with the PD element. The waveguide element includes a core layer and a cladding layer on the conducting layer, which forms an optical confinement structure. The PD element includes an absorption layer on the conducting layer and a p-type cladding layer on the absorption layer, which form another optical confinement structure. The absorption layer has a length at least 12 ?m measured from the interface against the core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Takuya Okimoto, Kenji Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20200158951
    Abstract: A photodiode (PD) device that monolithically integrates a PD element with a waveguide element is disclosed. The PD device includes a conducting layer with a first region and a second region next to the first region, where the PD element exists in the first region, while, the waveguide element exists in the second region and optically couples with the PD element. The waveguide element includes a core layer and a cladding layer on the conducting layer, which forms an optical confinement structure. The PD element includes an absorption layer on the conducting layer and a p-type cladding layer on the absorption layer, which form another optical confinement structure. The absorption layer has a length at least 12 ?m measured from the interface against the core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Takuya OKIMOTO, Kenji SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 10585239
    Abstract: A photodiode (PD) device that monolithically integrates a PD element with a waveguide element is disclosed. The PD device includes a conducting layer with a first region and a second region next to the first region, where the PD element exists in the first region, while, the waveguide element exists in the second region and optically couples with the PD element. The waveguide element includes a core layer and a cladding layer on the conducting layer, which forms an optical confinement structure. The PD element includes an absorption layer on the conducting layer and a p-type cladding layer on the absorption layer, which form another optical confinement structure. The absorption layer has a length at least 12 ?m measured from the interface against the core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Takuya Okimoto, Kenji Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20190325418
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Yuriko NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20190271808
    Abstract: A photodiode (PD) device that monolithically integrates a PD element with a waveguide element is disclosed. The PD device includes a conducting layer with a first region and a second region next to the first region, where the PD element exists in the first region, while, the waveguide element exists in the second region and optically couples with the PD element. The waveguide element includes a core layer and a cladding layer on the conducting layer, which forms an optical confinement structure. The PD element includes an absorption layer on the conducting layer and a p-type cladding layer on the absorption layer, which form another optical confinement structure. The absorption layer has a length at least 12 ?m measured from the interface against the core layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC DEVICE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Yoneda, Takuya Okimoto, Kenji Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20190139071
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus determines whether a condition for issuing a stamp is satisfied based on receipt data, and issues a stamp if the issuing condition is satisfied. If the stamp is issued, the data processing apparatus updates data of a stamp card, which is stored in association with customer specifying information, to data of the stamp card indicating a result of collecting an issued stamp. The data processing apparatus associates card identification information for identifying a stamp card of which the data is updated with the receipt data. The data processing apparatus performs control to cause to display, on an information terminal possessed by a customer, a receipt image based on the receipt data and the image of the stamp card identified by the card identification information associated with the receipt data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenji SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20180202800
    Abstract: In order to provide a linear light irradiation device that prevents the widening of the line width of linear light and improves measurement accuracy, the linear light irradiation device includes: a plurality of LEDs that are linearly arrayed; a light condensing member that condenses light emitted from each of the LEDs; and a first slit member formed with a first slit that extends along an array direction in which the plurality of LEDs are arrayed and allows a portion of light emitted from each of the LEDs to pass, and the first slit member is integrally provided with a plurality of light blocking members that are arranged at intervals in the array direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji Sakurai