Patents by Inventor Koji Nishi

Koji Nishi 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: 11840096
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is adapted for controlling energization of a heating element that performs printing. The semiconductor device includes: a strobe signal input unit receiving a printing strobe signal that causes the heating element to generate heat for printing; a preheating strobe generation circuit generating a preheating strobe signal that causes the heating element to preheat by compressing a waveform of the printing strobe signal in a time axis direction; and an output controller outputting a control signal that controls energization of the heating element based on the printing strobe signal and the preheating strobe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, ROHM Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Wachi, Koji Nishi, Tomohiro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11501927
    Abstract: An alkali metal ion capacitor that is capable of operating in a high-temperature environment at 85° C. The alkali metal ion capacitor is provided with: a positive electrode active material capable of adsorbing and desorbing alkali metal ions; a positive electrode binder for binding the positive electrode active material; a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing alkali metal ions; a negative electrode binder for binding the negative electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution that contains an organic solvent and an imide-based alkali metal salt. The negative electrode active material is predoped with alkali metal ions. The positive electrode binder has a Hansen solubility parameter-based RED value of more than 1 with respect to the electrolytic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro Komatsubara, Takumi Mio, Kentaro Iizuka, Takafumi Fujii, Koji Nishi, Naoki Ohmi, Yusuke Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11495476
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus that performs a heat treatment to a substrate. The apparatus includes the following elements: a heat treating plate; a casing that produces a heat treatment atmosphere by the heat treating plate; a movable top board that is movable between a ceiling surface of the casing and the heat treating plate; and a controller that causes the movable top board to be moved to a raised position when the substrate is loaded/unloaded, and causes the movable top board to be moved to a lowered position when the substrate is placed on the heat treating plate for performing the heat treatment, thereby controlling the lowered position for every substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsuhisa Tsuji, Koji Nishi, Yukihiko Inagaki, Ryuichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11404900
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a combination of one power supply module of a plurality of power supply modules having different power supply performances and one controller of a plurality of controllers having different functions, which are selectively combined. Each of the plurality of power supply modules includes a power supply module side connection portion common to the plurality of power supply modules, and each of the plurality of controllers includes a controller side connection portion common to the plurality of controllers and connectable to the power supply module side connection portion, to allow the one power supply module and the one controller are selectively combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYOHO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Onishi, Koji Nishi, Shinichi Sawada, Toyoki Sugiyama, Takumi Mio, Yukihiro Komatsubara, Satoshi Shinoda, Masafumi Kawano
  • Patent number: 11345244
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki Sugiyama, Koji Nishi, Shinichi Sawada, Takumi Mio, Fumihiko Sato, Satoshi Shinoda, Yukihiro Komatsubara
  • Publication number: 20210366665
    Abstract: An alkali metal ion capacitor that is capable of operating in a high-temperature environment at 85° C. The alkali metal ion capacitor is provided with: a positive electrode active material capable of adsorbing and desorbing alkali metal ions; a positive electrode binder for binding the positive electrode active material; a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing alkali metal ions; a negative electrode binder for binding the negative electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution that contains an organic solvent and an imide-based alkali metal salt. The negative electrode active material is predoped with alkali metal ions. The positive electrode binder has a Hansen solubility parameter-based RED value of more than 1 with respect to the electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA, Takumi MIO, Kentaro IIZUKA, Takafumi FUJII, Koji NISHI, Naoki OHMI, Yusuke KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210323316
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is adapted for controlling energization of a heating element that performs printing. The semiconductor device includes: a strobe signal input unit receiving a printing strobe signal that causes the heating element to generate heat for printing; a preheating strobe generation circuit generating a preheating strobe signal that causes the heating element to preheat by compressing a waveform of the printing strobe signal in a time axis direction; and an output controller outputting a control signal that controls energization of the heating element based on the printing strobe signal and the preheating strobe signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, ROHM Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki WACHI, Koji NISHI, Tomohiro NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210234190
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that can operate in a high-temperature environment of 85° C. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material that can store and release lithium ions Li|, a positive electrode binder that binds the positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material that can store and release lithium ions Li+, a negative electrode binder that binds the negative electrode active material, and an electrolytic solution containing an organic solvent and an imide-based lithium salt. The negative electrode active material is previously doped with lithium ions. The positive electrode binder has a Hansen solubility parameter-based relative energy difference (RED) value of more than 1 with respect to the electrolytic solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA, Takumi MIO, Kentaro IIZUKA, Takafumi FUJII, Koji NISHI, Naoki OHMI, Yusuke KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200369164
    Abstract: An auxiliary power supply device includes an auxiliary power supply; and an auxiliary power supply control unit configured to switch a mode of the auxiliary power supply to an output mode or a non-output mode when electric power is output from a main power supply to a drive motor. The auxiliary power supply control unit is configured to switch the mode to the non-output mode when a required power value required by the drive motor is equal to or smaller than a predetermined power value and to switch the mode to the output mode when the required power value is larger than the predetermined power value, the predetermined power value being set to a value smaller than outputtable electric power that is electric power outputtable from the main power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Koji NISHI, Shinichi SAWADA, Takumi MIO, Fumihiko SATO, Satoshi SHINODA, Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20200266656
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a combination of one power supply module of a plurality of power supply modules having different power supply performances and one controller of a plurality of controllers having different functions, which are selectively combined. Each of the plurality of power supply modules includes a power supply module side connection portion common to the plurality of power supply modules, and each of the plurality of controllers includes a controller side connection portion common to the plurality of controllers and connectable to the power supply module side connection portion, to allow the one power supply module and the one controller are selectively combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, KYOHO MACHINE WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori ONISHI, Koji NISHI, Shinichi SAWADA, Toyoki SUGIYAMA, Takumi MIO, Yukihiro KOMATSUBARA, Satoshi SHINODA, Masafumi KAWANO
  • Patent number: 10651056
    Abstract: A treating liquid vaporizing apparatus includes a buffer tank for storing a treating liquid, a vaporizing container connected to the buffer tank for vaporizing the treating liquid, a further vaporizing container connected to the buffer tank in parallel with the vaporizing container for vaporizing the treating liquid, a switch valve for opening and closing a flow path of the treating liquid between the buffer tank and the vaporizing container, and a switch valve for opening and closing a flow path of the treating liquid between the buffer tank and the further vaporizing container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tanaka, Yukihiko Inagaki, Koji Nishi, Shigehiro Goto, Toru Momma
  • Patent number: 10629463
    Abstract: An upper plate on which a substrate is placed is cooled or heated by a thermal processor. The temperature of the thermal processor is adjusted by a temperature adjuster. The temperature of the upper plate is detected. A control value that is to be applied to the temperature adjuster in order to maintain the temperature of the upper plate at a set value is calculated as a control arithmetic value on the basis of the detected temperature. When the control arithmetic value decreases to a value less than a second threshold value, a first control that applies the control arithmetic value to the temperature adjuster is performed. When the control arithmetic value increases to a value not less than a first threshold value, a second control that applies a control set value higher than the control arithmetic value to the temperature adjuster is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Momma, Yasuhiro Fukumoto, Koji Nishi, Shigehiro Goto, Kenichiro Jo, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10534379
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes a body, an annular valve seat, a valve element, and a pressing mechanism configured to press the valve element. The pressing mechanism includes a plug provided downstream of the valve seat and having a plug hole, and a pin including a sliding portion and an upstream end, the sliding portion having a shaft shape and being inserted in the plug hole such that a gap is provided between the sliding portion and an inner peripheral surface of the plug hole, and the upstream end being provided upstream of the sliding portion so as to contact the valve element. A fitting length of the sliding portion with respect to the plug hole and the gap between the sliding portion and the plug hole satisfy 0.0005 L<C<0.00908 L, where L indicates the fitting length, and C indicates the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SOKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Koji Nishi, Akira Nakano, Yutaka Hotta, Akira Yamashita, Shota Yamamoto, Yasushi Mitsuishi
  • Patent number: 10492517
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment comprising one or more chelating agents selected from citric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, and EDTA, acetic acid, a sugar, a yolk, an edible oil, a thickener, and water, wherein the content of the edible oil is 1 to 40% by mass, and the acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment has a water activity of 0.90 to 0.96, a pH of 3.0 to 4.0, a viscosity (20° C.) of 50 to 600 Pa·s, and a b* value of 10 to 20 in an L*a*b* color system when preserved at 40° C. for 4 months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Oguchi, Koji Nishi
  • Publication number: 20190279886
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus that performs a heat treatment to a substrate. The apparatus includes the following elements: a heat treating plate; a casing that produces a heat treatment atmosphere by the heat treating plate; a movable top board that is movable between a ceiling surface of the casing and the heat treating plate; and a controller that causes the movable top board to be moved to a raised position when the substrate is loaded/unloaded, and causes the movable top board to be moved to a lowered position when the substrate is placed on the heat treating plate for performing the heat treatment, thereby controlling the lowered position for every substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuhisa TSUJI, Koji NISHI, Yukihiko INAGAKI, Ryuichi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10374217
    Abstract: A production apparatus for producing an electricity storage material is provided. The electricity storage material includes at least a thickener and an active material. The production apparatus includes a solution production device and a mixture-kneading device. The solution production device produces a surfactant-containing solution of the thickener. The mixture-kneading device kneads the solution together with a powder of the active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Mio, Koji Nishi, Sachiko Kubota, Jun Ando, Yutaka Ichihara
  • Patent number: 10306907
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment comprising 1 to 40% by mass of an edible oil, 30 to 60% by mass of water, a thickener, a yolk, a volatile acid, and a nonvolatile acid, wherein the mass ratio between the content of the volatile acid and the content of the nonvolatile acid is 1:50 to 20:1, and the acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment has a dissolved oxygen concentration of 0.1 to 10% O2, a pH of 3.0 to 4.0, a water activity of 0.90 to 0.96, and a viscosity (20° C.) of 50 Pa·s or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KEWPIE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Oguchi, Koji Nishi
  • Patent number: 10236200
    Abstract: With a cover member being located directly upward of an opening of a casing, a substrate in a horizontal attitude is carried into a gap between the cover member and the opening. The carried-in substrate is moved to the inside of the casing through the opening. The cover member is lowered, so that the opening is closed. An inert gas is supplied to the inside of the casing. One surface of the substrate is irradiated with vacuum ultraviolet rays by a light emitter while the substrate is moved in a horizontal direction in the casing. The cover member is lifted, so that the opening is opened. The substrate is moved to a position between the cover member and the opening from a position inside of the casing through the opening. Thereafter, the substrate in the horizontal attitude is taken out in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Miyagi, Koji Nishi, Toru Momma
  • Publication number: 20190072988
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes a body, an annular valve seat, a valve element, and a pressing mechanism configured to press the valve element. The pressing mechanism includes a plug provided downstream of the valve seat and having a plug hole, and a pin including a sliding portion and an upstream end, the sliding portion having a shaft shape and being inserted in the plug hole such that a gap is provided between the sliding portion and an inner peripheral surface of the plug hole, and the upstream end being provided upstream of the sliding portion so as to contact the valve element. A fitting length of the sliding portion with respect to the plug hole and the gap between the sliding portion and the plug hole satisfy 0.0005 L<C<0.00908 L, where L indicates the fitting length, and C indicates the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: JTEKT Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa SUGIYAMA, Koji Nishi, Akira Nakano, Yutaka Hotta, Akira Yamashita, Shota Yamamoto, Yasushi Mitsuishi
  • Patent number: 10217570
    Abstract: An electric storage device has an electrode body and a housing body. The electrode body has a plurality of positive plates and a plurality of negative plates. The positive plates and the negative plates are alternately stacked on each other via separators. The housing body houses the electrode body together with an ion conductor. The electric storage device is provided with a magnetic field generating unit that generates magnetic force lines in a certain direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuura, Koji Nishi, Takumi Mio, Yukihiro Komatsubara