Patents by Inventor Koji Maeda

Koji Maeda 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: 20180182648
    Abstract: A heating device includes: a baseplate; a faceplate provided above the baseplate, the faceplate including a film heater configured to heat a wafer mounted on an upper surface of the faceplate; a sleeve provided between the baseplate and the faceplate, the sleeve including a sleeve body having a vertical through-hole; and a support bolt penetrating the through-hole in the sleeve to support the faceplate on the baseplate, in which a distance from a central axis of the through-hole in the sleeve to a flat surface of an outer portion of the sleeve is less than a distance from the central axis of the through-hole to a locking surface of an inner portion of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kubota, Atsushi Kinoshita, Koji Maeda, Keisuke Ishii
  • Publication number: 20180167242
    Abstract: There is disclosed a communication cable module including: a conductive cable; a linear amplifier connected to the conductive cable; a detector for detecting presence or absence of an input signal of the conductive cable; a first circuit having a variable-current function; and a second circuit having a common-mode voltage regulating function, wherein when the input signal is not present, the variable-current function of the first circuit reduces an output current of the linear amplifier and the common-mode voltage regulating function of the second circuit regulates an output common-mode voltage of the linear amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji MAEDA, Izumi FUKASAKU, Masaru KOKUBO
  • Patent number: 9982376
    Abstract: A bobbin holder that grasps a holder body and a flange of a bobbin that winds a thread n around the holder body, the holder including: an opening formed in an upper surface of the holder body; a thread holding portion that holds a thread n and is arranged in the opening so as to protrude from a center of the holder body toward an outer circumference of the holder body; and a cutting blade that cuts the thread held by the thread holding portion, the blade being disposed in one of regions inside the opening that is partitioned by the thread holding portion, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a thread path of the thread n being pulled after the thread n, which is wound around the bobbin grasped by a grasping portion and is pulled from the other region inside the partitioned opening, is held by the thread holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Iizuka, Koji Maeda, Satoshi Maruo
  • Patent number: 9951258
    Abstract: The polyester resin for a hot melt adhesive includes polycarboxylic acid residues and polyhydric alcohol residues. The polycarboxylic acid resides contain aliphatic polycarboxylic acid residues in a proportion within the range of 50 to 80 mol %. The polyhydric alcohol residues contain propylene glycol residues in a proportion within the range 5 to 60 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GOO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teru Sakakibara, Koji Maeda, Yusuke Numamoto
  • Patent number: 9898072
    Abstract: The power consumption of a data sampling unit that selects a phase of a clock signal appropriate for sampling payload data is reduced at an input interface. A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an input interface and internal core circuits. The input interface includes a hysteresis circuit and a data sampling unit. The hysteresis circuit detects an input signal between first and second input thresholds as a sleep command. The data sampling unit selects an appropriate phase of a sampling clock signal in accordance with a synchronizing signal and samples payload data. When a sleep command is detected, a sleep signal is also supplied to the internal core circuits and the data sampling unit and they are controlled into a low-power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kamizuma, Taizo Yamawaki, Yukinori Akamine, Koji Maeda
  • Patent number: 9873978
    Abstract: Provided is a hybrid-type polyester resin which, when used in processing a base material such as textile or PET film, can impart excellent flame retardance to the base material. The hybrid-type polyester resin can be inhibited from scattering high-temperature drips, even if the hybrid-type polyester resin burns. The hybrid-type polyester resin comprises both a polyester resin and a siloxane prepared from silica and an alkoxysilane. Therefore, the hybrid-type polyester resin retains the excellent properties inherent in polyester resin and exhibits extremely excellent flame retardance by virtue of hybridization with the siloxane. Even if the hybrid-type polyester resin burns, the hybrid-type polyester resin is less susceptible to deformation, and is therefore inhibited from scattering high-temperature drips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GOO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Yusuke Numamoto
  • Publication number: 20180001440
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus is provided with a polishing part that polishes a substrate, a transporting part that transports a substrate before polishing to the polishing part, and a cleaning part that cleans the polished substrate. The cleaning part has a first cleaning unit and a second cleaning unit that are vertically arranged in two stages. The first cleaning unit and the second cleaning unit each have a plurality of cleaning modules that are arranged in series. The transporting part has a slide stage that is disposed between the first cleaning unit and the second cleaning unit, and transports a substrate before polishing along an arrangement direction of the plurality of cleaning modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi AONO, Kuniaki YAMAGUCHI, Hiroshi SHIMOMOTO, Koji MAEDA, Tetsuya YASHIMA, Kenji SHINKAI, Koichi HASHIMOTO, Mitsuhiko INABA, Hidetatsu ISOKAWA, Hidetaka NAKAO, Soichi ISOBE
  • Publication number: 20170372893
    Abstract: The cleaning apparatus includes multiple kinds of cleaning modules each configured to perform a cleaning processing of a substrate, a first accommodating section configured to accommodate the multiple kinds of cleaning modules therein, and a fluid supply section configured to supply a fluid to the cleaning modules accommodated in the first accommodating section through a pipe. Each of the multiple kinds of cleaning modules includes a pipe connection portion having a common connection position to be connected with the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Hiroshi Shimomoto, Kuniaki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Aono, Tetsuya Yashima, Hidetatsu Isokawa, Kenji Shinkai, Mitsuhiko Inaba, Koichi Hashimoto, Junji Kunisawa, Mitsuru Miyazaki, Fujihiko Toyomasu
  • Patent number: 9842732
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus performs scrub cleaning of a surface of a substrate with an elongated cylindrical roll cleaning member. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a roll holder for supporting the cleaning member and rotate the roll cleaning member, a vertical movement mechanism for vertically moving the roll holder so that the roll cleaning member applies a roll load to the substrate at the time of cleaning the substrate by actuation of an actuator having a regulating device, a load cell for measuring the roll load, and a controller for performing feedback control of the roll load through the regulating device based on the measured value of the load cell. The substrate cleaning apparatus further includes a monitor unit for monitoring whether an operation amount of the regulating device falls outside an allowable range of a preset reference value of an operation amount corresponding to a preset roll load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Soichi Isobe, Hiroshi Shimomoto, Hideaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9828711
    Abstract: A needle plate replacement device including positioning mechanisms provided in an opposing manner in the needle plate and the bed portion, the positioning mechanisms positioning the needle plate to an attaching position in the bed portion; a lock mechanism including a locking member provided in the bed portion and a locked member provided in the needle plate, in which by mounting the needle plate on the attaching position in the bed portion, the locking member and the locked member is locked to each other thus maintaining a locked state; a push-up mechanism provided in the bed portion, the push-up mechanism pushing up the needle plate mounted on the bed portion towards a dismount position above the bed portion; and a release mechanism cancelling the locked state between the locking member and the locked member of the lock mechanism by being interlocked with an operation of the push-up mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Koichi Honda, Yoshitaka Bamba
  • Publication number: 20170287651
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a capacitor and a capacitor module having a long life and capable of a stable action. Therefore, an electrolytic solution L obtained by dissolving an electrolyte salt having a lower hydrolyzability and a higher reaction potential in an electrode than an amidine salt containing a cation which is an imidazolium in a solvent and a sub solvent that reduces resistance of the electrolytic solution is packed in a cell. The electrolyte salt is a quaternary ammonium salt, the solvent is propylene carbonate, and the sub solvent is dimethyl carbonate. The quaternary ammonium salt is triethylmethylammonium tetrafluoroborate or azacyclobutane-1-spiro-1?-azacyclobutyl tetrafluoroborate. A pressure regulating valve 6 for regulating an inner pressure in the cell is disposed. A portion of the electrolytic solution L to be vaporized during use is packed in the cell as an excessive electrolytic solution in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Yutaka Itou, Go Sakuma, Takuji Okumura, Akihiko Souda, Takayoshi Endou
  • Publication number: 20170271178
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus performs scrub cleaning of a surface of a substrate with an elongated cylindrical roll cleaning member. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a roll holder for supporting the cleaning member and rotate the roll cleaning member, a vertical movement mechanism for vertically moving the roll holder so that the roll cleaning member applies a roll load to the substrate at the time of cleaning the substrate by actuation of an actuator having a regulating device, a load cell for measuring the roll load, and a controller for performing feedback control of the roll load through the regulating device based on the measured value of the load cell. The substrate cleaning apparatus further includes a monitor unit for monitoring whether an operation amount of the regulating device falls outside an allowable range of a preset reference value of an operation amount corresponding to a preset roll load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Koji MAEDA, Soichi ISOBE, Hiroshi SHIMOMOTO, Hideaki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9704728
    Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus performs scrub cleaning of a surface of a substrate with an elongated cylindrical roll cleaning member. The substrate cleaning apparatus includes a roll holder for supporting the cleaning member and rotate the roll cleaning member, a vertical movement mechanism for vertically moving the roll holder so that the roll cleaning member applies a roll load to the substrate at the time of cleaning the substrate by actuation of an actuator having a regulating device, a load cell for measuring the roll load, and a controller for performing feedback control of the roll load through the regulating device based on the measured value of the load cell. The substrate cleaning apparatus further includes a monitor unit for monitoring whether an operation amount of the regulating device falls outside an allowable range of a preset reference value of an operation amount corresponding to a preset roll load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Maeda, Soichi Isobe, Hiroshi Shimomoto, Hideaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170117165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, such as a wafer, while supplying a cleaning liquid (e.g. pure water and a liquid chemical) to the substrate, and also relates to a pipe cleaning method for the substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes: a first cleaning lane including first cleaning units (52), (54) each for cleaning a substrate while supplying pure water to the substrate; a second cleaning lane including second cleaning units (60), (62) each for cleaning a substrate while supplying pure water to the substrate; a first pure-water supply pipe (120) for supplying the pure water to the first cleaning lane; and a second pure-water supply pipe (180) for supplying the pure water to the second cleaning lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Junji KUNISAWA, Toru MARUYAMA, Masayoshi IMAI, Koji MAEDA, Mitsuru MIYAZAKI, Teruaki HOMBO, Fujihiko TOYOMASU
  • Publication number: 20170061587
    Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of obtaining information on an optical transfer function used for image capturing, generating correction information used to correct the optical transfer function based on a first image generated by the image capturing and a second image that is focused on a defocus area in the first image, and performing a filter process for the first image using the correction information and information on the optical transfer function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Koji MAEDA
  • Patent number: 9563339
    Abstract: To provide an operation apparatus and image forming apparatus which can adequately notify users of status information of other apparatuses connected to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus has: status information acquiring means 503 for acquiring status information of a multi-functional printer 100 associated with a specific tab item from the multi-functional printer 100; status information converting means 508 for converting the acquired status information into tab-type status information; tab item displaying means 510 for displaying tab-type status information in a tab display area which displays the specific tab item and which displays the other associated tab items in a tab display area which displays other tab items other than the specific tab item; and condition screen displaying means 513 for displaying a setting condition screen associated with the specific tab item to be displayed in one screen together with the tab which displays the tab-type status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromi Sakata, Koji Maeda, Masayuki Tobinaga
  • Publication number: 20170022644
    Abstract: A bobbin holder that grasps a holder body and a flange of a bobbin that winds a thread n around the holder body, the holder including: an opening formed in an upper surface of the holder body; a thread holding portion that holds a thread n and is arranged in the opening so as to protrude from a center of the holder body toward an outer circumference of the holder body; and a cutting blade that cuts the thread held by the thread holding portion, the blade being disposed in one of regions inside the opening that is partitioned by the thread holding portion, wherein the cutting blade is disposed on a thread path of the thread n being pulled after the thread n, which is wound around the bobbin grasped by a grasping portion and is pulled from the other region inside the partitioned opening, is held by the thread holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yosuke IIZUKA, Koji MAEDA, Satoshi MARUO
  • Patent number: 9456093
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a display part that has a display area on which output candidate images less than or equal to a predetermined number are selectably displayed, a distance detecting part that detects a spatial distance between the indicator and the display area, an area detecting part that detects an area of a projection image of the indicator on the display area when the detected spatial distance is less than or equal to a first distance, and a selection control part that executes a first selection process for displaying all the displayed output candidate images in a selected state when the detected area detected by the area detecting part is greater than or equal to a threshold and the detected area is not changed for more than a time limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Maeda
  • Patent number: 9395530
    Abstract: The invention provides a magnifier for a sewing machine that is mounted on a sewing machine main body and magnifies a view of a front end of a needle which is mounted on a needle bar front end that moves vertically and a vicinity of a cloth presser. The magnifier includes: a supporting arm part A, at one end of which a lens holding part 2 having a holding unit 4 that detachably holds a lens is provided, and at the other end of which a mounting part 3 for mounting the magnifier on the sewing machine main body is provided; and a lens main body B that is constituted by connected part 6 which is detachable to the lens holding part 2, and a lens part 5 which is formed continuously to the connected part 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: JANOME SEWING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ushio Yokoyama, Yosuke Iizuka, Koji Maeda
  • Publication number: 20160194533
    Abstract: The polyester resin for a hot melt adhesive includes polycarboxylic acid residues and polyhydric alcohol residues. The polycarboxylic acid resides contain aliphatic polycarboxylic acid residues in a proportion within the range of 50 to 80 mol %. The polyhydric alcohol residues contain propylene glycol residues in a proportion within the range 5 to 60 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Teru Sakakibara, Koji Maeda, Yusuke Numamoto