Patents by Inventor Koichi Okamoto

Koichi Okamoto 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: 20240146290
    Abstract: A light source drive circuit according to an embodiment includes: a first delay circuit (10) that gives, based on a clock signal, a delay to an input signal with first time resolution and a second delay circuit (20) that is connected in series to the first delay circuit, gives, based on the clock signal, a delay to an input signal with a second time resolution having accuracy different from accuracy of the first time resolution, and outputs the signal as a signal for driving a light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: TAKASHI MASUDA, DAISUKE SUZUKI, MITSUSHI TABATA, KOICHI OKAMOTO, KOUTA HIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240128282
    Abstract: A semiconductor device (10) according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a driving section (40) that drives an object to be driven; an abnormality detecting circuit (30), which is one example of an instruction circuit that outputs an instruction signal to the driving section (40); and a light amount detecting section (20) that detects an amount of incident light and invalidates the instruction signal output from the abnormality detecting circuit (30) in accordance with the amount of incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi Okamoto, Hideaki Mogi, Takashi Masuda, Shinichirou Saeki, Mitsushi Tabata
  • Publication number: 20240006102
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic body and a magnetic element that can be used in a high temperature environment of 180° C. and are excellent in heat resistance. The magnetic body according to an aspect of the present invention includes an iron alloy powder having an inorganic insulating layer on the surface thereof and a resin cured product, and contains 4 to 10 parts by mass of Si in 100 parts by mass of the iron alloy powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Satoru MATSUZAWA, Akiko OSHIMA, Koichi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230238771
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device capable of reducing the possibility of malfunction. An electronic device is provided with: a first substrate including a drive circuit; a second substrate including a light-emitting unit driven by the drive circuit and mounted on one surface side of the first substrate; and a light-shielding unit provided on the first substrate and configured to shield at least a part of the drive circuit from light emitted by the light-emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke SUZUKI, Takashi MASUDA, Shinichirou SAEKI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Motoi KIMURA, Yuichi HAMAGUCHI, Noriyuki BANNO, Mitsunari HOSHI, Akinori TAKAYAMA, Soichi OCHIAI, Shinichiro KUSUNOKI, Makoto AKETO, Hideki NODA, Takashi SAKOH
  • Patent number: 11672059
    Abstract: A light source device that includes a first resistor that is connected to a given potential, a light emitting element that is connected in series to the first resistor, a second resistor that is connected to the given potential, and a first current source that is connected in series to the second resistor and that is configured to supply a freely-selected current within a given range are included. A first voltage is taken out from a first connection part where the first resistor and the light emitting element are connected to each other and a second voltage is taken out from a second connection part where the second resistor and the first current source are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Masuda, Mitsushi Tabata, Koichi Okamoto, Yasuo Oba
  • Publication number: 20220347641
    Abstract: A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for treating a film formed on a substrate, including a gas dissolving process in which an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas are dissolved in the chemical liquid by supplying the oxygen-containing gas which contains oxygen gas and the inert-gas-containing gas which contains an inert gas to a chemical liquid, wherein in the gas dissolving process, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the chemical liquid is adjusted by setting a mixing ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas supplied to the chemical liquid as a mixing ratio corresponding to a predetermined target dissolved oxygen concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime NISHIDE, Takashi IZUTA, Takatoshi HAYASHI, Katsuhiro FUKUI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Kazuhiro FUJITA, Atsuyasu MIURA, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Sei NEGORO, Hiroki TSUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220291342
    Abstract: Proposed is a ranging system capable of improving the accuracy of ranging. A ranging system (70) includes: a drive unit (24) that causes a light emitting element to emit light and outputs a drive signal for irradiating a target with light; a sensor unit (302) that detects reflected light from the target; a measurement unit (23) that measures a delay time that is included in a time from timing at which a trigger signal for causing the light emitting element to emit light is output to timing at which the light emitting element actually emits light; and a ranging observation unit (52) which is a processing unit that performs a process of calculating a distance to the target on the basis of output timing of the trigger signal, light receiving timing of the reflected light obtained by the sensor unit, and the delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Suzuki, Takashi Masuda, Mitsushi Tabata, Kouta Hiyama, Koichi Okamoto, Akihiko Miyanohara
  • Patent number: 11439967
    Abstract: A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for treating a film formed on a substrate, including a gas dissolving process in which an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas are dissolved in the chemical liquid by supplying the oxygen-containing gas which contains oxygen gas and the inert-gas-containing gas which contains an inert gas to a chemical liquid, wherein in the gas dissolving process, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the chemical liquid is adjusted by setting a mixing ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas supplied to the chemical liquid as a mixing ratio corresponding to a predetermined target dissolved oxygen concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Nishide, Takashi Izuta, Takatoshi Hayashi, Katsuhiro Fukui, Koichi Okamoto, Kazuhiro Fujita, Atsuyasu Miura, Kenji Kobayashi, Sei Negoro, Hiroki Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20220276381
    Abstract: The laser drive device (41) includes: a drive circuit (43) that drives a light emitting element (40) by a vertical cavity surface emitting laser to emit light on the basis of a drive control signal; an assist circuit (42) that short-circuits both ends of the light emitting element on the basis of an assist control signal to speed up a fall time of the light emitting element; a timing adjustment unit (20) that performs mutual timing adjustment between the drive control signal and the assist control signal on the basis of a timing adjustment signal; a phase detection unit (33) that detects a phase difference between the drive control signal and the assist control signal; and a timing control unit (34) that generates the timing adjustment signal on the basis of a phase difference detection result of the phase detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: TAKASHI MASUDA, MITSUSHI TABATA, KOICHI OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220271502
    Abstract: By eliminating the need to use a high-precision clock in pulse width detection for pulse width adjustment in a case where light-emitting elements as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers are pulse-driven, circuit configuration is simplified and cost is reduced. A laser drive apparatus according to the present technology includes a drive circuit unit that drives light-emitting elements as vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers to emit light on the basis of a pulse signal, a pulse width detection unit that detects the pulse width of the pulse signal on the basis of the potential of a capacitor when the capacitor is charged on the basis of the pulse signal, and a control unit that performs control so that the pulse width is adjusted on the basis of a detection result of the pulse width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: TAKASHI MASUDA, MITSUSHI TABATA, KOICHI OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220104322
    Abstract: A light source device according to an embodiment includes: a first resistor (101) that is connected to a given potential; a light emitting element (12) that is connected in series to the first resistor; a second resistor (102) that is connected to the given potential; and a first current source (104) that is connected in series to the second resistor and that is configured to supply a freely-selected current within a given range are included. A first voltage is taken out from a first connection part where the first resistor and the light emitting element are connected to each other and a second voltage is taken out from a second connection part where the second resistor and the first current source are connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: TAKASHI MASUDA, MITSUSHI TABATA, KOICHI OKAMOTO, YASUO OBA
  • Publication number: 20220094139
    Abstract: A light source device according to an embodiment includes: a first resistor (101) that is connected to a given potential; a light emitting element (12) that is connected in series to the first resistor and that is configured to be supplied with a given current and thus emit a given amount of light; a second resistor (102) that is connected to the given potential; and a first current source (104) that is connected in series to the second resistor and that is configured to supply a current obtained by adding a current corresponding to an overcurrent to the given current are included, and a first voltage at a first connection part where the first resistor and the light emitting element are connected to each other and a second voltage at a second connection part where the second resistor and the first current source are connected to each other are taken out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: TAKASHI MASUDA, MITSUSHI TABATA, KOICHI OKAMOTO, YASUO OBA
  • Publication number: 20210031268
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a soft magnetic dust core. The method includes: preparing coated powder including amorphous powder made of an Fe-B-Si-P-C-Cu-based alloy, an Fe-B-P-C-Cu-based alloy, an Fe-B-Si-P-Cu-based alloy, or an Fe-B-P-Cu-based alloy, with a first initial crystallization temperature Tx1 and a second initial crystallization temperature Tx2; and a coating formed on a surface of particles of the amorphous powder; applying a compacting pressure to the coated powder or a mixture of the coated powder and the amorphous powder at a temperature equal to or lower than Tx1?100 K; and heating to a maximum end-point temperature equal to or higher than Tx1?50 K and lower than Tx2 with the compacting pressure being applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, JFE PRECISION CORPORATION, TOKIN CORPORATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Naomichi NAKAMURA, Makoto NAKASEKO, Takuya TAKASHITA, Mineo MURAKI, Hoshiaki TERAO, Raita WADA, Akiri URATA, Yu KANAMORI, Makoto YAMAKI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Toshinori TSUDA, Shoichi SATO, Kimihiro OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20190231577
    Abstract: Provided is a sacrum pressing tool that can provide improvement in transmission function between the upper body and the lower body, thus improving the motor function, through stabilization of the sacrum per se at the time of not only body rest, but also body movement or physical exercise. The sacrum pressing tool includes a solid pillar-like base, and a pair of protruding portions protruding in left-right symmetry from opposed side portions of the base. A width between outer side faces of the pair of protruding portions is set smaller than a width between a pair of the superior posterior iliac spines, so that pressing faces of the pair of protruding portions press a sacrum solely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Koichi OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10335837
    Abstract: A technique for reducing the amount of particles adhering to a substrate with a simple structure is provided. A substrate processing apparatus is an apparatus for processing a substrate by ejecting a processing liquid from a nozzle. The substrate processing apparatus includes supply piping and an air-bubble capturing part. One end of the supply piping is connected via a first filter for removing particles to a tank of a processing-liquid supply part that supplies the processing liquid, and the other end of the supply piping is connected to the nozzle. The air-bubble capturing part is inserted at a position between the first filter and the nozzle in the supply piping, and captures air bubbles contained in the processing liquid. Pressure loss caused by the air-bubble capturing part is approximately equal to or smaller than pressure loss caused by the first filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Ishii, Koichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20190091640
    Abstract: A chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for treating a film formed on a substrate, including a gas dissolving process in which an oxygen-containing gas and an inert-gas-containing gas are dissolved in the chemical liquid by supplying the oxygen-containing gas which contains oxygen gas and the inert-gas-containing gas which contains an inert gas to a chemical liquid, wherein in the gas dissolving process, a dissolved oxygen concentration in the chemical liquid is adjusted by setting a mixing ratio between the oxygen-containing gas and the inert-gas-containing gas supplied to the chemical liquid as a mixing ratio corresponding to a predetermined target dissolved oxygen concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime NISHIDE, Takashi IZUTA, Takatoshi HAYASHI, Katsuhiro FUKUI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Kazuhiro FUJITA, Atsuyasu MIURA, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Sei NEGORO, Hiroki TSUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180361474
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic dust core having high density and favorable properties. A method of manufacturing a soft magnetic dust core includes: preparing coated powder including amorphous powder made of an Fe—B—Si—P—C—Cu-based alloy, an Fe—B—P—C—Cu-based alloy, an Fe—B—Si—P—Cu-based alloy, or an Fe—B—P—Cu-based alloy, with a first initial crystallization temperature Tx1 and a second initial crystallization temperature Tx2; and a coating formed on a surface of particles of the amorphous powder; applying a compacting pressure to the coated powder or a mixture of the coated powder and the amorphous powder at a temperature equal to or lower than Tx1?100 K; and heating to a maximum end-point temperature equal to or higher than Tx1?50 K and lower than Tx2 with the compacting pressure being applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, JFE PRECISION CORPORATION, TOKIN CORPORATION, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Naomichi NAKAMURA, Makoto NAKASEKO, Takuya TAKASHITA, Mineo MURAKI, Hoshiaki TERAO, Raita WADA, Akiri URATA, Yu KANAMORI, Makoto YAMAKI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Toshinori TSUDA, Shoichi SATO, Kimihiro OZAKI
  • Patent number: 10051212
    Abstract: There is provided a solid state imaging apparatus including a pixel array in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged two-dimensionally. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element, a transfer transistor which transfers a charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element to floating diffusion, a reset transistor which resets the charge of the floating diffusion, and an output transistor which outputs the charge of the floating diffusion. The floating diffusion of at least one of the plurality of unit pixels is electrically connected via the output transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Goto, Hiroaki Ebihara, Rei Yoshikawa, Koichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20180169759
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic dust core having high density and favorable properties. A method of manufacturing a soft magnetic dust core includes: preparing coated powder including amorphous powder made of an Fe—B—Si—P—C—Cu-based alloy, an Fe—B—P—C—Cu-based alloy, an Fe—B—Si—P—Cu-based alloy, or an Fe—B—P—Cu-based alloy, with a first initial crystallization temperature Tx1 and a second initial crystallization temperature Tx2; and a coating formed on a surface of particles of the amorphous powder; applying a compacting pressure to the coated powder or a mixture of the coated powder and the amorphous powder at a temperature equal to or lower than Tx1?100 K; and heating to a maximum end-point temperature equal to or higher than Tx1?50 K and lower than Tx2 with the compacting pressure being applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: JFE STEEL CORPORATION, JFE PRECISION CORPORATION, TOKIN CORPORATION, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Naomichi NAKAMURA, Makoto NAKASEKO, Takuya TAKASHITA, Mineo MURAKI, Hoshiaki TERAO, Raita WADA, Akiri URATA, Yu KANAMORI, Makoto YAMAKI, Koichi OKAMOTO, Toshinori TSUDA, Shoichi SATO, Kimihiro OZAKI
  • Patent number: D836784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Q O L Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Okamoto