Patents by Inventor Koji Ichikawa

Koji Ichikawa 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: 11802531
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine having an in-cylinder injection valve, a fuel supply device that supplies fuel to the in-cylinder injection valve, a motor that can generate an electric power through the use of a motive power output from the engine and can output a running motive power, and an electrical storage device that exchanges electric power with the motor. A deposit removal process where deposits adherent to the in-cylinder injection valve are removed by setting a pressure of fuel supplied to the in-cylinder injection valve to a predetermined pressure higher than a normal pressure and injecting fuel from the in-cylinder injection valve is performed during the performance of a forcible charging process for the electrical storage device, and the forcible charging process is continued until the pressure of fuel is returned to the normal pressure after the end of the deposit removal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Satomi, Koji Ichikawa, Masanao Idogawa, Tatsuro Shimada
  • Publication number: 20230335696
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a light emitting element assembly including a semiconductor light emitting element including a support substrate and a light emitting semiconductor layer provided on the support substrate, and a light guide member adhered to the semiconductor light emitting element by an adhesive layer; and a first coating film formed of an inorganic material, which is a light reflector configured to cover a side surface of the light emitting element assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keima KONO, Koji ICHIKAWA, Daizo KAMBARA, Naochika HORIO
  • Patent number: 11782342
    Abstract: A salt represented by the formula (I):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Komuro, Yuki Takahashi, Koji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230314941
    Abstract: A carboxylate represented by formula (I), a carboxylic acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including the same. wherein R1 to R3 each represent a hydroxy group, etc.; R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 to A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m2 to m6, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 0?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?4, O?m3+m9?4, one or more of m1 to m3 is/are an integer of 1 or more; X4 represents a single bond, etc.; X0 represents a single bond, a hydrocarbon group; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230314939
    Abstract: A carboxylate represented by formula (I), a carboxylic acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including same. wherein R1 to R3 each represent a hydroxy group, —O—R10, etc.; R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 to A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4 to m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5, 0?m3+m9?5; X0 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, *—O—**, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230314938
    Abstract: Disclosed are a carboxylate represented by formula (I), a carboxylic acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including the same. wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydroxy group, —O—R10, etc.; R4, R5, R7 and R8 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 and A2 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2 and m8 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4, m5 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5; X0 represents a single bond, a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, *—O—**, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230305391
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (1), an acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including the same. wherein R1 to R3 each represent a hydroxy group, etc.; R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 to A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4 to m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5, 0?m3+m9?5; Qb1 and Qb2 each represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; Lb1 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group; Yb1 represents a single bond or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230304434
    Abstract: A cooling device is employed in a vehicle including an internal combustion engine provided with a forced-induction device and an intercooler. The cooling device includes a circulation circuit configured to circulate coolant supplied to the intercooler, an electric pump configured to operate to circulate the coolant in the circulation circuit, and processing circuitry configured to control a discharge amount of the coolant of the pump. The processing circuitry is configured to execute a control amount deriving process of deriving a control amount of the pump based on a requested flow rate and a coolant temperature, and an operation process of causing the pump to operate based on the control amount when the requested flow rate is larger than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaya KUBO, Koji ICHIKAWA, Takahiro YOSHIDA, Takahiro NISHIGAKI, Noriaki KUMAGAI, Sohichi IMAI, Masahiro NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230305395
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including the same. wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydroxy group, etc.; R4, R5, R7 and R8 each represent a halogen atom, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 and A2 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2 and m8 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4, m5 and m7 represents an integer of 0 to 4, 1?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?5; Qb1 and Qb2 each represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; Lb1 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group; Yb1 represents a single bond or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230305392
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator, a resin, and a resist composition including the same. wherein R1 to R3 each represent a hydroxy group, etc.; R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, etc.; R10 represents an acid-labile group; A1 to A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group; m1 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m2 to m6, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 4, 0?m1+m7?5, 0?m2+m8?4, 0?m3+m9?4; Qb1 and Qb2 each represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; Lb1 represents a saturated hydrocarbon group; Yb1 represents a single bond or an alicyclic hydrocarbon group; Rbb1 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; X10 represents a single bond, etc.; and L10 represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiko SHIMADA, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230296071
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform a start-up control of shifting the connection and disconnection clutch to a coupled state at the time of starting the internal combustion engine to rotate the internal combustion engine by the driving torque of the electric motor, and starting the first fuel injection mode using the direct injection injector. The electronic control unit is configured to switch from the first fuel injection mode to a second fuel injection mode for using the port injector prior to an end of the start-up control when the number of times of combustion cycles of the internal combustion engine with the first fuel injection mode reaches a predetermined first target number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro YOSHIDA, Masanao IDOGAWA, Masahiro KACHI, Koji ICHIKAWA, Satoshi MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11761373
    Abstract: A cooling device is employed in a vehicle including an internal combustion engine provided with a forced-induction device and an intercooler. The cooling device includes a circulation circuit configured to circulate coolant supplied to the intercooler, an electric pump configured to operate to circulate the coolant in the circulation circuit, and processing circuitry configured to control a discharge amount of the coolant of the pump. The processing circuitry is configured to execute a control amount deriving process of deriving a control amount of the pump based on a requested flow rate and a coolant temperature, and an operation process of causing the pump to operate based on the control amount when the requested flow rate is larger than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaya Kubo, Koji Ichikawa, Takahiro Yoshida, Takahiro Nishigaki, Noriaki Kumagai, Sohichi Imai, Masahiro Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20230271602
    Abstract: A controller controls a hybrid electric vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, a motor arranged in a power transmission path between the engine and a drive wheel, and a clutch arranged in the power transmission path between the engine and the motor. The controller idles the engine in accordance with a target engine rotation speed and operates the motor in accordance with a target motor rotation speed when the clutch is in a disengagement state. When the clutch is in the disengagement state and the engine is idling, the target motor rotation speed is less than the target engine rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKANO, Shinichi ODA, Masanao IDOGAWA, Koji ICHIKAWA, Atsushi FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 11740555
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator, the resin having an acid-labile group including at least one selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by formula (a1-1) and a structural unit represented by formula (a1-2):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukako Anryu, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11739056
    Abstract: Disclosed are a carboxylate represented by formula (I), and a carboxylic acid generator and a resist composition, including the same: wherein R1 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a halogen atom, a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—; m2 and m3 represent an integer of 0 to 4, and m4 represents an integer of 0 to 5; and X0 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 72 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO— or —SO2—.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Yukako Anryu, Koji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20230266666
    Abstract: Disclosed are a salt represented by formula (I), an acid generator, and a resist composition including the same: wherein R4 to R9 each represent a halogen atom, a haloalkyl group, etc., A1, A2 and A3 each represent a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, —CH2— included in the group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S—, etc., X4, X5 and X6 each represent —O— or —S—, m1 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m2, m3, m8 and m9 represent an integer of 0 to 4, m4 to m6 represent an integer of 0 to 3, 0 ? m1 + m7 ? 5, 0 ? m2 + m8 ? 4, 0 ? m3 + m9 ? 4, one or more of m1, m2 and m3 represent an integer of 1 or more, X7 represents a single bond, —CH2—, —O—, —S—, etc., and Al— represents an organic anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiro KOMURO, Saki KATO, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230250783
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine having an in-cylinder injection valve, a fuel supply device that supplies fuel to the in-cylinder injection valve, a motor that can generate an electric power through the use of a motive power output from the engine and can output a running motive power, and an electrical storage device that exchanges electric power with the motor. A deposit removal process where deposits adherent to the in-cylinder injection valve are removed by setting a pressure of fuel supplied to the in-cylinder injection valve to a predetermined pressure higher than a normal pressure and injecting fuel from the in-cylinder injection valve is performed during the performance of a forcible charging process for the electrical storage device, and the forcible charging process is continued until the pressure of fuel is returned to the normal pressure after the end of the deposit removal process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiko SATOMI, Koji ICHIKAWA, Masanao IDOGAWA, Tatsuro SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20230228211
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes: an engine including a turbocharger and an intercooler that cools intake air; a motor; an inverter for driving the motor; a cooling device for cooling the inverter and the intake air by circulating a cooling medium by a circulation pump in a circulation path including a cooling flow path for cooling the inverter and a cooling flow path for the intercooler as a flow path; and a control device for controlling the cooling device. The control device permits forced drive of the circulation pump from an outside when predetermined conditions including a condition that a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed and a condition that a vehicle system is turned off are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Koji ICHIKAWA, Noriaki KUMAGAI, Takahiro YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11681218
    Abstract: The present invention can provide a salt capable of producing a resist pattern with satisfactory CD uniformity (CDU), and a resist composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Yuichi Mukai, Koji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11681220
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resist composition including a compound represented by formula (I), a resin having an acid-labile group and an acid generator: wherein, in formula (I), R1 represents a halogen atom or an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when m1 is 2 or more, a plurality of R1 may be the same or different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukako Anryu, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Koji Ichikawa