Patents by Inventor Koichi Yamamoto

Koichi Yamamoto 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: 11476396
    Abstract: Provided are a light source circuit unit that improves light extraction efficiency, as well as an illuminator and a display that include such a light source circuit unit. The light source circuit unit includes: a circuit substrate having a wiring pattern on a surface thereof, the wiring pattern having light reflectivity, a circular pedestal provided on the circuit substrate, a water-repelling region provided at least from a peripheral edge portion of the pedestal to a part of a side face of the pedestal, and one or two or more light-emitting device chips mounted on the pedestal, and driven by a current that flows through the wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
  • Publication number: 20220325872
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiro NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 11396996
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
  • Publication number: 20210408343
    Abstract: Provided are a light source circuit unit that improves light extraction efficiency, as well as an illuminator and a display that include such a light source circuit unit. The light source circuit unit includes: a circuit substrate having a wiring pattern on a surface thereof, the wiring pattern having light reflectivity, a circular pedestal provided on the circuit substrate, a water-repelling region provided at least from a peripheral edge portion of the pedestal to a part of a side face of the pedestal, and one or two or more light-emitting device chips mounted on the pedestal, and driven by a current that flows through the wiring pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
  • Patent number: 11201268
    Abstract: Provided are a light source circuit unit that improves light extraction efficiency, as well as an illuminator and a display that include such a light source circuit unit. The light source circuit unit includes: a circuit substrate having a wiring pattern on a surface thereof, the wiring pattern having light reflectivity, a circular pedestal provided on the circuit substrate, a water-repelling region provided at least from a peripheral edge portion of the pedestal to a part of a side face of the pedestal, and one or two or more light-emitting device chips mounted on the pedestal, and driven by a current that flows through the wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
  • Publication number: 20210385622
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 1 includes a message display module 142 which, when a predetermined event is predicted to occur at a set location of interest, displays a message indicating occurrence of the predetermined event and the time until the occurrence of the predetermined event. The location of interest may be set to a current position of the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 may also include a map display module 141 that displays a map including the location of interest, wherein the message displaying module 142 displays the message in such a manner as to be superimposed on the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SmartNews, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Suzuki, Koichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210354591
    Abstract: This control device (100) controls a temperature adjustment device (4) for adjusting the temperature of an on-board battery (1) and is provided with a control unit (104) for operating the temperature adjustment device so that the temperature of the on-board battery (1) falls within a predetermined range at a charging start point of charging the on-board battery (1) using an external charging facility (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Takuma IIDA, Nobuaki SATOH, Koichi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210296339
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device according to one embodiment includes a stacked body, a pillar, a contact, and a region. In the stacked body, a plurality of electrically conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are stacked alternately one on another. The stacked body includes a stair portion in which end portions of the plurality of electrically conductive layers are stair-shaped. The contact is arranged in the stair portion, and connected at a side surface thereof to an nth (where n is an integer of 2 or larger) electrically conductive layer from the lowermost electrically conductive layer. The region is buried within an (n?1)th electrically conductive layer from the lowermost electrically conductive layer. The region includes an electrically conductive member located below the contact, and an insulating member surrounding the electrically conductive member, so that the region is electrically isolated from the (n?1)th electrically conductive layer that surrounds the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11127753
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device of the embodiment includes a stacked body in which a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked, the stacked body including a stepped portion in which ends of the plurality of conductive layers are stepped, a pillar penetrating the stacked body, the pillar having a memory cell at a height position of each of the plurality of conductive layers, a contact disposed at the stepped portion, the contact being connected to an n-th conductive layer when counted from a lowermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers, and a region in an (n?1)th conductive layer when counted from the lowermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers, the region being disposed at a position below the contact, the region being insulated from the (n?1)th conductive layer surrounding a periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11094512
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a sample stage that is disposed inside the processing chamber and electrically divided into a plurality of regions on which a sample is placed, an electromagnetic wave introduction unit that introduces electromagnetic waves into the processing chamber, and a bias power applying unit that applies bias power to the sample stage, in which the bias power applying unit is configured to include a first radio frequency power applying unit that applies first radio frequency power to a first region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, a second radio frequency power applying unit that applies second radio frequency power to a second region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, and a phase adjuster that controls the first radio frequency power applying unit and the second radio frequency power applying unit to shift the phases of the first radio frequency powe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamada, Koichi Yamamoto, Naoki Yasui, Norihiko Ikeda, Isao Mori
  • Publication number: 20210057443
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device of the embodiment includes a stacked body in which a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are alternately stacked, the stacked body including a stepped portion in which ends of the plurality of conductive layers are stepped, a pillar penetrating the stacked body, the pillar having a memory cell at a height position of each of the plurality of conductive layers, a contact disposed at the stepped portion, the contact being connected to an n-th conductive layer when counted from a lowermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers, and a region in an (n?1)th conductive layer when counted from the lowermost conductive layer of the plurality of conductive layers, the region being disposed at a position below the contact, the region being insulated from the (n?1)th conductive layer surrounding a periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200285116
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
  • Publication number: 20200279719
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a sample stage that is disposed inside the processing chamber and electrically divided into a plurality of regions on which a sample is placed, an electromagnetic wave introduction unit that introduces electromagnetic waves into the processing chamber, and a bias power applying unit that applies bias power to the sample stage, in which the bias power applying unit is configured to include a first radio frequency power applying unit that applies first radio frequency power to a first region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, a second radio frequency power applying unit that applies second radio frequency power to a second region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, and a phase adjuster that controls the first radio frequency power applying unit and the second radio frequency power applying unit to shift the phases of the first radio frequency powe
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuya YAMADA, Koichi YAMAMOTO, Naoki YASUI, Norihiko IKEDA, Isao MORI
  • Patent number: 10713829
    Abstract: An accident report device for reporting accident information to a predetermined report destination in a case where a vehicle is involved in an accident, includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image acquired by at least one vehicle-mounted camera mounted on the vehicle; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to the vehicle; and an image control unit configured to control a terminal of the report destination such that the terminal displays a synthetic image generated based on the image, the synthetic image showing an area surrounding the vehicle and an external appearance of the vehicle as seen from a virtual viewpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Sho Yasugi, Koichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10707227
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a stacked body including conductive layers and first insulating layers which are alternately stacked. The stacked body includes, on at least one side thereof, a staircase portion having stairs formed from the conductive layers and the first insulating layers. A second insulating layer different in material from the first insulating layer is provided on an upper surface of the first insulating layer of the staircase portion. The second insulating layer is away from the conductive layer on the same first insulating layer. A third insulating layer is provided on the staircase portion. Contacts are provided in the first, second, and third insulating layers situated in the respective stairs of the staircase portion. The contacts lead from an upper surface of the third insulating layer to the conductive layer under the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10698263
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
  • Patent number: 10699884
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a sample stage that is disposed inside the processing chamber and electrically divided into a plurality of regions on which a sample is placed, an electromagnetic wave introduction unit that introduces electromagnetic waves into the processing chamber, and a bias power applying unit that applies bias power to the sample stage, in which the bias power applying unit is configured to include a first radio frequency power applying unit that applies first radio frequency power to a first region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, a second radio frequency power applying unit that applies second radio frequency power to a second region out of the plurality of electrically divided regions of the sample stage, and a phase adjuster that controls the first radio frequency power applying unit and the second radio frequency power applying unit to shift the phases of the first radio frequency powe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamada, Koichi Yamamoto, Naoki Yasui, Norihiko Ikeda, Isao Mori
  • Publication number: 20200153282
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
  • Patent number: 10652991
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a high voltage power supply for supplying a high voltage power to a magnetron; and a detector for detecting a microwave output from the magnetron, wherein based on a result of comparing a signal, which is obtained by adding an output from the detector to an AC component of a current detected from an output of the high voltage power supply, with a setting value of the output of the high voltage power supply, the output of the high voltage power supply is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Atsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 10609337
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image processor configured to: acquire a plurality of captured images captured by a plurality of cameras installed on a vehicle; generate a composite image showing a vicinity of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint, using the plurality of captured images; generate a vicinity image by superimposing a distance indicator that shows at least one distance from the vehicle on the composite image, the distance indicator encompassing a periphery of the vehicle in the composite image; and output the vicinity image to a display to cause the vicinity image to be displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Akihide Fujio, Koichi Yamamoto, Azusa Minode, Yasushi Seike, Minoru Yoshimura