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).
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Patent number: 11476396Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
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Publication number: 20220325872Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiro NISHIDA
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Patent number: 11396996Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
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Publication number: 20210408343Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
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Patent number: 11201268Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
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Publication number: 20210385622Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: SmartNews, Inc.Inventors: Ken Suzuki, Koichi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210354591Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Takuma IIDA, Nobuaki SATOH, Koichi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210296339Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Koichi YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11127753Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Koichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11094512Abstract: 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 poweType: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Yamada, Koichi Yamamoto, Naoki Yasui, Norihiko Ikeda, Isao Mori
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Publication number: 20210057443Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Kioxia CorporationInventor: Koichi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20200285116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
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Publication number: 20200279719Abstract: 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 poweType: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Kazuya YAMADA, Koichi YAMAMOTO, Naoki YASUI, Norihiko IKEDA, Isao MORI
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Patent number: 10713829Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: DENSO TEN LIMITEDInventors: Sho Yasugi, Koichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10707227Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventor: Koichi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10698263Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
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Patent number: 10699884Abstract: 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 poweType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Yamada, Koichi Yamamoto, Naoki Yasui, Norihiko Ikeda, Isao Mori
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Publication number: 20200153282Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
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Patent number: 10652991Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Atsushi Itou
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Patent number: 10609337Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Akihide Fujio, Koichi Yamamoto, Azusa Minode, Yasushi Seike, Minoru Yoshimura