Patents by Inventor Makoto Doi

Makoto Doi 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: 20240077819
    Abstract: Provided is a heater including: a substrate that has electrical conductivity; a first insulation portion that is provided on a first surface of the substrate, has an insulation property; at least one heat generation body that is provided on the first insulation portion; a second insulation portion that is provided on a second surface of the substrate which is opposite to the first surface, has an insulation property; at least one detection unit that is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion; and a first wiring which is provided on at least one of the first insulation portion and the second insulation portion, and in which one end is electrically connected to one terminal of the detection unit and the other end is electrically connected to the substrate having the electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kousuke Ueno, Masahiko Tamai, Shinjiro Aono, Akio Tsubouchi, Tsuyoshi Ohashi, Satoko Kato, Masahiro Doi, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 11921065
    Abstract: An exclusion module (21) is configured to calculate a coating amount of each component whose measurement element is not contained in the base layers, for each of corresponding measurement lines, on an assumption that that component solely makes up the thin film and to adopt a maximum coating amount as an initial value of the coating amount of that component; and to calculate a coating amount of each component whose measurement element is contained in the base layers, for each of corresponding measurement lines, on the basis of initial values of coating amounts of individual components whose measurement elements are not contained in the base layers, if calculation results for all the corresponding measurement lines give errors, to exclude that component from analysis targets as an unquantifiable component, and in other cases, to adopt a maximum coating amount as an initial value of the coating amount of that component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rigaku Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Hara, Yasujiro Yamada, Kenji Kodama, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20230412044
    Abstract: A rotor 10 rotatable around a predetermined centerline direction includes: a columnar magnet 12; and a first rotating shaft 70 with a first columnar part 71 and a cylinder-shaped first cylindrical part 72 covering a part of a first outer circumferential surface 913 of the magnet 12, wherein the first outer circumferential surface 913 of the magnet 12 and a first inner circumferential surface 721 of the first cylindrical part 72 of the first rotating shaft 70 are joined, and a first end surface 912 of the magnet 12 and a first end surface 731 of the first rotating shaft 70 are not joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: CITIZEN CHIBA PRECISION CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari OGATA, Takehiro KARIYA, Tomohiro SEIMIYA, Makoto DOI, Shougo KIMURA, Akito TAKENAKA, Katsumoto KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230393084
    Abstract: An exclusion module (21) is configured to calculate a coating amount of each component whose measurement element is not contained in the base layers, for each of corresponding measurement lines, on an assumption that that component solely makes up the thin film and to adopt a maximum coating amount as an initial value of the coating amount of that component; and to calculate a coating amount of each component whose measurement element is contained in the base layers, for each of corresponding measurement lines, on the basis of initial values of coating amounts of individual components whose measurement elements are not contained in the base layers, if calculation results for all the corresponding measurement lines give errors, to exclude that component from analysis targets as an unquantifiable component, and in other cases, to adopt a maximum coating amount as an initial value of the coating amount of that component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya HARA, Yasujiro YAMADA, Kenji KODAMA, Makoto DOI
  • Patent number: 11796495
    Abstract: Provided are a total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and an estimation method which are capable of easily and quickly estimating whether contamination exists on a substrate through use of a machine learning device. The total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometer includes: a spectrum acquisition unit configured to acquire a spectrum; and a learning unit which includes an estimation unit configured to generate estimation data on an element contained in contamination on a surface of a substrate in response to input of the spectrum, and for which learning by the estimation unit has been executed based on teacher data including the spectrum for learning and data on the element contained in the contamination on the surface of the substrate which has been used to acquire the spectrum for learning and the estimation data generated when the spectrum for learning is input to the estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Kikuta, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20230288353
    Abstract: Provided are a total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and an estimation method which are capable of easily and quickly estimating whether contamination exists on a substrate through use of a machine learning device. The total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometer includes: a spectrum acquisition unit configured to acquire a spectrum; and a learning unit which includes an estimation unit configured to generate estimation data on an element contained in contamination on a surface of a substrate in response to input of the spectrum, and for which learning by the estimation unit has been executed based on teacher data including the spectrum for learning and data on the element contained in the contamination on the surface of the substrate which has been used to acquire the spectrum for learning and the estimation data generated when the spectrum for learning is input to the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya KIKUTA, Makoto DOI
  • Patent number: 10012605
    Abstract: A measurement line evaluation unit (23): calculates, for all of specified measurement lines, estimated measured intensities by theoretical calculation on the basis of a composition and/or a thickness specified for a thin film; changes, by a predetermined amount, only an estimated measured intensity of one measurement line, and obtains quantitative values of the composition and/or the thickness of the thin film after change of the estimated measured intensity, for each changed measurement line, by a fundamental parameter method; and estimates a quantitative error and/or determines possibility of analysis, on the basis of the obtained quantitative values and the specified composition and/or the specified thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Rigaku Corporation
    Inventors: Yasujiro Yamada, Shinya Hara, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20170322165
    Abstract: A measurement line evaluation unit (23): calculates, for all of specified measurement lines, estimated measured intensities by theoretical calculation on the basis of a composition and/or a thickness specified for a thin film; changes, by a predetermined amount, only an estimated measured intensity of one measurement line, and obtains quantitative values of the composition and/or the thickness of the thin film after change of the estimated measured intensity, for each changed measurement line, by a fundamental parameter method; and estimates a quantitative error and/or determines possibility of analysis, on the basis of the obtained quantitative values and the specified composition and/or the specified thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasujiro YAMADA, Shinya HARA, Makoto DOI
  • Patent number: 9029186
    Abstract: A method for forming an electrode of a solar battery on an electrode forming face of a semiconductor substrate, comprises: applying a resin containing a conductor material to be the electrode onto an electrode forming region of the electrode forming face; causing a pattern transfer member, on which a reverse pattern obtained by reversing a pattern of the electrode is formed, to face the electrode forming face, and registering the pattern transfer member on a position in which the electrode is to be formed in the electrode forming face; pressing the pattern transfer member against the electrode forming face to transfer the electrode pattern to the resin containing the conductor material; separating the pattern transfer member from the resin containing the conductor material; and baking the electrode pattern transferred to the resin containing the conductor material to form the electrode on the electrode forming face of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Coporation
    Inventor: Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20120125434
    Abstract: A method for forming an electrode of a solar battery on an electrode forming face of a semiconductor substrate, comprises: applying a resin containing a conductor material to be the electrode onto an electrode forming region of the electrode forming face; causing a pattern transfer member, on which a reverse pattern obtained by reversing a pattern of the electrode is formed, to face the electrode forming face, and registering the pattern transfer member on a position in which the electrode is to be formed in the electrode forming face; pressing the pattern transfer member against the electrode forming face to transfer the electrode pattern to the resin containing the conductor material; separating the pattern transfer member from the resin containing the conductor material; and baking the electrode pattern transferred to the resin containing the conductor material to form the electrode on the electrode forming face of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventor: Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20110250935
    Abstract: Provided is a portable wireless device wherein deterioration of antenna performance is eliminated, in the case where the portable wireless device is provided with a sliding mechanism wherein a metal member is used. A sliding unit (150) includes a first sliding member (103) and a second sliding member (104), and the first case (101) and the second case (102) are slidably connected. The first sliding member (103) is in a state of metal plate, and slides with the first case (103). The second sliding member (104) is in a state of metal plate and insulated from the first sliding member (103), and slides with the second case (102) on the first sliding member (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruhiko Kakitsu, Hideo Nakanishi, Yuichiro Suzuki, Toshiaki Saitoh, Makoto Doi, Kanta Judai, Akinori Oohira
  • Patent number: 7974666
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing hinge device which can be produced simple in construction and inexpensive in production by reducing the number of the parts forming part of the mobile device and to provide a mobile device small in size, reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members. The second member is rotated with respect to the first member toward the opening operation direction through the movable cam (150) by the urging force of the urging means (170) when the operation cam (130) is displaced in the predetermined operation direction by the external operation force. The fixed guide member (110) has inclined guide portions (115) each inclined at an advance angle in a predetermined inclination direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the guide center axis to have the second rotation cam (140) rotated around the guide center axis in response to the displacement of the second rotation cam (140) along the guide center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kosugi, Makoto Doi
  • Patent number: 7949093
    Abstract: An X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for measuring the concentration of sulfur contained in a sample (S), by irradiating the sample (S) with primary X-rays from an X-ray tube (11), monochromating fluorescent X-rays emitted from the sample (S) with a spectroscopic device, and detecting monochromated fluorescent X-rays with an X-ray detector. The spectrometer includes the X-ray tube (11) having a target with an element including chromium, an X-ray filter (13) disposed on a path of travel of X-rays between the X-ray tube (11) and the sample (S) and having a predetermined transmittance for Cr—K? line from the X-ray tube (11) and made of a material which is an element of which absorption edges do not exist between energies of S—K? line and Cr—K? line, and a proportional counter (18) having a detector gas containing a neon gas or a helium gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Rigaku Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kataoka, Hisayuki Kohno, Noboru Yamashita, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20100024165
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing device which can be produced simple in construction and reduce the surface pressure of its cam portions, and a mobile phone which can be reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members by using the opening/closing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kosugi, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20090280874
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening/closing hinge device which can be produced simple in construction and inexpensive in production by reducing the number of the parts forming part of the mobile device and to provide a mobile device small in size, reduced in cost and sufficiently reliable in the hinged members. The second member is rotated with respect to the first member toward the opening operation direction through the movable cam (150) by the urging force of the urging means (170) when the operation cam (130) is displaced in the predetermined operation direction by the external operation force. The fixed guide member (110) has inclined guide portions (115) each inclined at an advance angle in a predetermined inclination direction with respect to the surface perpendicular to the guide center axis to have the second rotation cam (140) rotated around the guide center axis in response to the displacement of the second rotation cam (140) along the guide center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Matushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kosugi, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20090266714
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for forming a multi-layer coating film, which can combine a pre-treating step conducted for a metal substrate, before electrodeposition coating, and an electrodeposition coating step. The method comprises: a step of dipping a material to be coated in an aqueous coating composition comprising (A) a rare earth metal compound, (B) a base resin having a cationic group, and (C) a curing agent, wherein a content of the rare earth metal compound (A) in the aqueous coating composition is limited to specific range; a pre-treating step of applying a voltage of less than 50 V in the aqueous coating composition, wherein the material to be coated is used as a cathode; and an electrodeposition coating of applying a voltage of 50 to 450 V in the aqueous coating composition, wherein the material to be coated is used as a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Toshio Kaneko, Satoshi Okamoto, Masanobu Futsuhara, Makoto Doi, Eisaku Okada, Takehiro Nito
  • Publication number: 20090208716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite chemical conversion coating film containing a crystalline continuous coating film that is formed on a metal substrate. The present invention also relates to a process for forming a multiple layered coating film including (A) the first step of immersing an untreated metal substrate in an aqueous solution containing nitrate of a rare earth metal and forming a crystalline continuous coating film containing a rare earth metal compound with a deposition amount of 1 mg/m2 at lower limit and 110 mg/m2 at upper limit by cathode electrolysis and (B) the second step of coating an electrodeposition coating composition containing an organic acid or inorganic acid salt of a rare earth metal by cathode electrodeposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Toshio Kaneko, Satoshi Okamoto, Masanobu Futsuhara, Makoto Doi, Eisaku Okada
  • Publication number: 20090116613
    Abstract: An X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for measuring the concentration of sulfur contained in a sample (S), by irradiating the sample (S) with primary X-rays from an X-ray tube (11), monochromating fluorescent X-rays emitted from the sample (S) with a spectroscopic device, and detecting monochromated fluorescent X-rays with an X-ray detector. The spectrometer includes the X-ray tube (11) having a target with an element including chromium, an X-ray filter (13) disposed on a path of travel of X-rays between the X-ray tube (11) and the sample (S) and having a predetermined transmittance for Cr—K? line from the X-ray tube (11) and made of a material which is an element of which absorption edges do not exist between energies of S—K? line and Cr—K? line, and a proportional counter (18) having a detector gas containing a neon gas or a helium gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: RIGAKU INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kataoka, Hisayuki Kohno, Noboru Yamashita, Makoto Doi
  • Patent number: 7187751
    Abstract: A calculating device 10 for calculating the concentration of elements contained in a sample 13 based on the FP method is provided. The calculating device 10 is operable to assume a concentration of unmeasured elements as far as unmeasured elements, of which fluorescent X-rays are not measured, are concerned, and, also, to utilize, in place of the secondary X-rays emanating from the unmeasured elements contained in the sample, scattered X-rays of the primary X-rays at least equal in number to the number of the unmeasured elements, of which concentrations are assumed, and including scattered X-rays of different wavelengths before they are scattered from the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Rigaku Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kawahara, Shinya Hara, Makoto Doi
  • Publication number: 20060274882
    Abstract: A calculating device 10 for calculating the concentration of elements contained in a sample 13 based on the FP method is provided. The calculating device 10 is operable to assume a concentration of unmeasured elements as far as unmeasured elements, of which fluorescent X-rays are not measured, are concerned, and, also, to utilize, in place of the secondary X-rays emanating from the unmeasured elements contained in the sample, scattered X-rays of the primary X-rays at least equal in number to the number of the unmeasured elements, of which concentrations are assumed, and including scattered X-rays of different wavelengths before they are scattered from the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Naoki Kawahara, Shinya Hara, Makoto Doi