Patents by Inventor Kenji Suzuki

Kenji Suzuki 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).

  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210384071
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: planarizing a surface of a substrate having a conductive material embedded in a first hole so as to expose the conductive material embedded in the first hole, wherein the first hole is formed in a region which is on an insulating film laminated on the substrate and is surrounded by a spacer film; laminating a mask film on the surface of the substrate; forming a second hole in the mask film such that at least a portion of an upper surface of the conductive material embedded in the first hole is exposed; embedding the conductive material in the second hole; and removing the mask film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuo KIBI, Shigetsugu FUJITA, Kenji SUZUKI, Mitsuhiro OKADA
  • Power-driven working device
    Patent number: 11191225
    Abstract: A power-driven working device including: a working tool; a drive unit configured to drive the working tool; a control unit configured to control an output power of the drive unit; and an operating unit including a first switch and a second switch, is provided. The control unit includes a cruise control unit configured to execute cruise control to maintain the output power of the drive unit constant when a cruise switch is activated, and an output power adjustment unit configured to increase the output power of the drive unit and to continue the cruise control when the first switch is activated during the cruise control, and to decrease the output power of the drive unit and to continue the cruise control when the second switch is activated during the cruise control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Hiroyuki Endo
  • Continuous polymerization apparatus and continuous production method for polymer
    Patent number: 11185840
    Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous polymerization apparatus capable of simply and efficiently separating a polymer and solid matter from a reaction mixture while having an apparatus configuration conducive to washing and maintenance, and a continuous production method for a polymer. A continuous polymerization apparatus (100) includes a plurality of reaction vessels (1a to 1c), wherein the plurality of reaction vessels are configured such that reaction mixtures (9a to 9c) successively move through each reaction vessel; in the plurality of reaction vessels, gas phase parts formed above the reaction mixture communicate with one another; and the continuous polymerization apparatus includes a washing part (5), the washing part configured to separate a solid included in the reaction mixture by sedimentation and to perform countercurrent washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Michihisa Miyahara, Hiroshi Sakabe, Yuichi Ishioka
  • Fluid pressure drive device
    Patent number: 11181194
    Abstract: A fluid pressure drive device includes a flushing circuit configured to discharge a working fluid from one of the pair of main passages to a tank. The flushing circuit has a low pressure selection valve provided between the pair of main passages and configured to be switched by a pressure difference between the pair of main passages, the low pressure selection valve being configured to select the main passage on the low pressure side; and a flushing passage configured to lead the working fluid passing through the low pressure selection valve to the tank. The flushing passage has a first orifice and a bent portion formed on the downstream side of the first orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Matsuzaka, Kenji Suzuki
  • VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMATION DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20210358107
    Abstract: A visual inspection confirmation device includes: a visual field capturing camera that captures a visual field image of an inspector who visually inspects an inspection target; a line of sight information detecting unit that detects line of sight information on the inspector; and a processor configured to execute a program, and identify points of inspection in the inspection target of the inspector in time series from the visual field image based on the line of sight information, compare the identified points of inspection with predetermined work procedure information in time series, and output a result of comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Shingo UCHIHASHI, Kazunari KOMATSUZAKI, Kenji SUZUKI
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11175701
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base member, a coupling member, and a male screw member. The base member has a female screw and is made of synthetic resin material. The coupling member is detachably coupled to a coupling target part provided in a coupling target device. The male screw member is coupled to the female screw and fixes the coupling member to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Sando, Kenji Suzuki
  • COUPLING MEMBER AND HOUSING
    Publication number: 20210341005
    Abstract: A coupling member includes: first, second, and third portions each having a flat plate-like shape; and a fillet portion. The first portion has a first side and a second side orthogonal to each other. The second portion is bent at the first side relative to the first portion, and extends to an inner surface of the first portion. The third portion is bent at the second side relative to the first portion, and extends to an inner surface of the first portion. A bend radius of an outer surface of the coupling member at the first side is equal to a bend radius of a surface of a first extending member facing the first side. A bend radius of an outer surface of the coupling member at the second side is equal to a bend radius of a surface of a second extending member facing the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Yoshino HARADA
  • RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL SHAPING
    Publication number: 20210340304
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for optical shaping that, with its low viscosity, enables easy stereolithographical fabrication of an object, and that can produce an object having desirable toughness and desirable water resistance, particularly for dental mouthpieces and denture base materials. The present invention relates to a resin composition for optical shaping comprising a urethanized (meth)acrylic compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), the urethanized (meth)acrylic compound (A) being a (meth)acrylate containing at least one polyol moiety and a urethane bond per molecule, said at least one polyol moiety being selected from the group consisting of a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyurethane, and a polyether each having a structure derived from a C4 to C18 aliphatic chain diol unit (a) having a branched structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY NORITAKE DENTALI INC.
    Inventors: Misaki ITO, Kenji SUZUKI
  • Continuous dehydration method and method for producing polyarylene sulfide
    Patent number: 11155682
    Abstract: The continuous dehydration method for a raw material mixture to be used in the production of PAS includes supply and dehydration of the raw material mixture and extraction of the raw material mixture having a water content reduced by the dehydration, the supply, dehydration and extraction being carried out concurrently in parallel. A dehydration efficiency index determined according to Equation (1) is not less than 0.3. In Equation (1), the dehydration time is a period of time until a moisture content per mole of the sulfur source in the raw material mixture having a reduced water content reaches not greater than 1.7 mol, including moisture consumed by the hydrolysis of the organic polar solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michihisa Miyahara, Kenji Suzuki, Hiroshi Sakabe
  • Continuous polymerization apparatus and continuous production method for polymer
    Patent number: 11154835
    Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous polymerization apparatus capable of simply and efficiently separating a polymer and solid matter from a reaction mixture while having an apparatus configuration conducive to washing and maintenance, and a continuous production method for a polymer. A continuous polymerization apparatus (100) includes a plurality of reaction vessels (1a to 1c), wherein the plurality of reaction vessels are configured such that reaction mixtures (9a to 9c) successively move through each reaction vessel; in the plurality of reaction vessels, gas phase parts formed above the reaction mixture communicate with one another; and the continuous polymerization apparatus includes a washing part (5), the washing part configured to separate a solid included in the reaction mixture by sedimentation and to perform countercurrent washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Michihisa Miyahara, Hiroshi Sakabe, Yuichi Ishioka
  • Masking jig and electroplating apparatus
    Patent number: 11155929
    Abstract: The masking jig includes a contact member and a support unit. The contact member includes a through-hole allowing for insertion of a rod-like piston rod, and a deformation part around the through-hole configured to get elastically deformed by insertion of a male thread of the piston rod into the through-hole and contact the outer peripheral end face of the piston rod. The support unit supports the contact member such that the contact member moves in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Koike, Kenji Suzuki, Masami Kuramochi, Kenji Takahashi
  • Saddle riding vehicle, method of controlling saddle riding vehicle, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11136086
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a first display device, a second display device, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit predetermined information from the second display device to the first display device and a second transmission unit configured to transmit shared information that is commonly displayed by the second display device from the first display device to the second display device, and the second display device prohibits the shared information transmitted from the first display device from being reflected in a display when reception of the predetermined information by the first display device has not been terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Koyama, Kenji Suzuki, Masanori Maeda
  • PROVIDING A 2-DIMENSIONAL DATASET FROM 2-DIMENSIONAL AND 3-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER VISION TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20210287433
    Abstract: Implementations generally provide a 2-dimensional dataset from 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional computer vision techniques. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of 2-dimensional (2D) videos of a subject performing at least one action. The method further includes generating a 3-dimensional (3D) model based on the plurality of 2D videos. The method further includes generating a 3D scene based on the 3D model. The method further includes generating a 2D dataset based on the 3D scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Lyons, Kenji Suzuki, Brent Faust, Jong Hwa Lee
  • PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR VIDEO ANNOTATION TOOLS
    Publication number: 20210287718
    Abstract: Implementations generally provide a user interface for video annotation tools. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining at least one video of at least one object performing at least one action displaying one or more portions of the at least one video in a user interface. The method further includes displaying a plurality of annotation tracks in the user interface, where each annotation track of the plurality of annotation tracks is associated with one or more of the at least one object and the at least one action in the at least one video. The method further includes obtaining one or more annotations associated with the at least one video based on the plurality of annotation tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Lyons, Kenji Suzuki, Brent Faust, Kevin Barnes, Jong Hwa Lee
  • ELECTRIC BRAKE APPARATUS, ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20210269001
    Abstract: Wheel speed sensors detect wheel speeds of a plurality of wheels (i.e., a wheel speed of a front left wheel, a wheel speed of a front right wheel, a wheel speed of a rear left wheel, and a wheel speed of a rear right wheel), respectively. A braking control apparatus controls driving of an electric motor. The braking control apparatus drives the electric motor to increase a braking force when the wheel speed sensors detect wheel speed pulses from at least two wheels after a start to maintain the braking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Hirotake SUZUKI, Kimio NISHINO
  • SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210273053
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique of improving productivity of a semiconductor device. A first buffer layer includes a first portion located in a thickness direction of a semiconductor substrate from a main surface and having a first peak of an N type impurity concentration and a second portion located farther away from the main surface than the first portion and having a second peak of an N type impurity concentration. A distance from the main surface to the first portion is equal to or smaller than 4.0 ?m, and a distance from the first portion to the second portion is equal to or larger than 14.5 ?m. An N type impurity concentration of a portion between the first portion and the second portion is higher than an N type impurity concentration of a drift layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Koichi NISHI, Katsumi NAKAMURA
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20210255688
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit capable of communicating with a server, a battery, and a controller. The controller is capable of executing processing regarding a predetermined function for which personal authentication is required at a time of use, detects a remaining charge level of the battery, and transmits, when the detected remaining charge level is less than a predetermined threshold value, a transfer request signal to the server, the transfer request signal requesting transfer of use authority of the function to another information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: MASATOMO KURATA, TAKASHI NITTA, FUTOSHI TAKEUCHI, KENJI SUZUKI
  • Current sensor
    Patent number: 11092621
    Abstract: The present invention provides a current sensor including: a primary conductor through which current to be measured flows; a magnetic sensor which has a magnetosensitive surface and detects magnetic field generated by the current to be measured; a sealing portion sealing the primary conductor and the magnetic sensor; and a plurality of terminals exposed through a side surface of the sealing portion; wherein the primary conductor includes: a first end connected to one of the terminals which is exposed through any one side surface of the sealing portion and through which the current to be measured is input; a second end connected to another one of the terminals exposed through the one side surface and through which the current to be measured is output; and a third end which is connected to one of the terminals exposed through a side surface other than the one side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Kenji Kai
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYARYLENE SULFIDE
    Publication number: 20210238353
    Abstract: A method of producing a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) with a high nitrogen content in the PAS, the method thereof improving the characteristics of the PAS while reducing the amount of organic by-products, and using a plurality of reaction vessels that are in communication with each other through a gas phase. In the production method, a supply step, a water removal step, a polymerizing step, and a recovering step are performed in parallel. A polar organic solvent, a sulfur source, and a dihalo aromatic compound are used as reaction raw materials. A supply amount of the polar organic solvent used as a reaction raw material is 5 mol or less per mole of the sulfur source used as a reaction raw material. The polar organic solvent has a bond represented by —RO—N—, where R is C or P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventor: Kenji SUZUKI
  • Food inspection apparatus, method of inspecting food, and method of learning in identification unit of food inspection apparatus
    Patent number: 11079334
    Abstract: A food inspection apparatus includes: a conveyance unit; a light irradiation unit; an unit capturing an image of an inspection object A; a wavelength emphasis emphasizing a foreign substance specific wavelength characteristic of a foreign substance F from light having a wavelength of 300 nm to 1100 nm by using a first and/or second optical filter or a wavelength-specific light source; and an identification processing device identifying the foreign substance and including: a lightening unit normalizing the captured image with 256 or less of gradations into lightened data; and an identification unit having been provided with deep-learning of an identification processing of the foreign substance specific wavelength from the lightened data and identifying the foreign substance or a good item S in line from the lightened data obtained through capturing the image during conveyance of the inspection object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: KEWPIE CORPORATION, BRAINPAD INC.
    Inventors: Kotaro Furihata, Takeshi Ogino, Kenji Suzuki, Hiromu Suzuki, Taketoshi Yamamoto, Mitsuhisa Ota, Yoshimitsu Imazu, Alejandro Javier Gonzalez Tineo, Yuta Yoshida, Yohei Sugawara