Patents by Inventor Makoto Imai

Makoto Imai 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: 20100172117
    Abstract: Provided is a power module capable of welding a snubber capacitor without causing melting damage to a resin housing by welding heat. When leads of a snubber capacitor are respectively welded to upper surfaces of the specific portions of a P-pole bus bar and an N-pole bus bar, the welding heat generated at the specific portions of the P-pole bus bar and the N-pole bus bar is respectively radiated from openings, through which the lower surfaces of the specific portions of the P-pole bus bar and the N-pole bus bar are exposed. As a result, the snubber capacitor can be later appended by welding without causing melting damage to the resin housing due to the welding heat. During welding, a separate cooling head is inserted into the openings to forcibly cool the lower surfaces of the specific portions of the P-pole bus bar and the N-pole bus bar respectively, so that the melting damage to a resin housing can be more reliably avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Imai
  • Publication number: 20100130768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrodehalogenation method in which a halogen atom on a carbon atom of an organic compound is removed by substituting the halogen atom with a hydrogen atom, and to a method for producing a dehalogenated compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Makoto Imai
  • Publication number: 20100025789
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a lens (3), an optical filter (5), a semiconductor imaging element (4) having a light receiving section, and a tridimensional substrate (2) on which the semiconductor imaging element (4) and the optical filter (5) are mounted, wherein the tridimensional substrate (2) has an opening (14) corresponding to the light receiving section of the semiconductor imaging element (4), the semiconductor imaging element (4) and the optical filter (5) are located on one side of the opening (14), the lens (3) is located on the other side of the opening (14), and the semiconductor imaging element (4) and the optical filter (5) are fixed to the tridimensional substrate (2) under the condition that the semiconductor imaging element (4) and the optical filter (5) are curved, and have respective centers moved in a direction away from the lens (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Hiroshi Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20100025792
    Abstract: Degradation of a picked-up image quality occurs because of entry or a move of dust in the internal space of an image pickup apparatus. An image pickup apparatus for decreasing degradation of the image quality by capturing dust is provided. An image pickup apparatus 18 having a lens block 19 containing a lens 2, a semiconductor image pickup device 4 mounted on one face of a board 1, and a translucent member 5 mounted on an opposite face is characterized in that it has a gap 24 to allow a solution 23 with an adhesive dissolved to penetrate outside an optically effective range outside the space surrounded by the semiconductor image pickup device 4, the translucent member 5, and the board 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyohiko Yamada, Makoto Imai, Hiroshi Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20090168204
    Abstract: A lens is provided which is configured so that the dimensional accuracy of the lens surface can be evaluated easily and accurately, and the control of the accuracy of the lens can be easily performed. The lens comprises a lens effective part having lens surfaces formed around an optical axis as the center and an edge part in a doughnut shape as viewed in a plan view, which is extended along the outer periphery of the lens effective part. The edge part and the lens effective part are molded simultaneously, and annular indices around the optical axis as the center, with which the dimensional accuracy of the lens surfaces can be detected, are formed on both the surfaces of the edge part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishizawa, Makoto Imai
  • Publication number: 20080308218
    Abstract: Provided is a method and device for producing, efficiently with high productivity, a winding liner with a spacer for an unvulcanized strip rubber member as well as a method and device for producing a spacer member for the winding liner. A plate-shaped strip material (RW) is unwound from a material unwinding roll (16), then caused to pass between forming gears (19a and 19b) of a forming device (19) so as to be continuously formed in a shape of protrusions and recesses. An adhesive member (14) is attached to a surface of each of the strip spacer members (12a and 12b) each formed in the shape of protrusions and recesses. Then, the adhesive surfaces of the respective spacer members (12a and 12b) are continuously stuck along the longitudinal side edge portions of a plate-shaped base member (11) unwound from an unwinding device (45).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kashima, Makoto Imai, Arata Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080136258
    Abstract: Inverter circuits formed of a plurality of power semiconductor devices are stored in a casing of a power module. An output terminal provided at one end side of the casing is connected to one inverter circuit. An output terminal provided at the other end side of the casing is connected to another inverter circuit. An output terminal configured to allow electric connection with an output terminal located at the opposite side by a busbar is further provided at each one end side and the other end side. By disposing the busbar appropriately, output from both inverter circuits can be provided from any of the one end side and the other end side. An output terminal configuration can be realized that allows improvement in the degree of freedom for arrangement and versatility in circuit designing with respect to the position relationship with the electric load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Masaharu Matsui
  • Patent number: 7385496
    Abstract: A monitoring system for preventing crime in a home, includes a plurality of terminals for monitoring whether predetermined monitoring points are in a stationary or nonstationary state. Further, the monitoring system includes a central processing device for controlling the setting/canceling of alarm operations of the terminals. The central processing device has a communication unit that receives stationary/nonstationary information from the terminals and transmits predetermined information including commands to the terminals. Each terminal has a communication unit that transmits stationary/nonstationary information to the central processing device and receives the predetermined information from the central processing device. Thus bidirectional communication can be achieved between the central processing device and the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogino, Hideki Omori, Hidekazu Yamashita, Naofumi Nakatani, Osamu Eguchi, Makoto Imai, Wataru Uchiyama, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Tadashi Miki, Haruo Terai, Kenji Kida
  • Patent number: 7381833
    Abstract: The present invention provides a for producing 1,2-cis-2-fluorocyclopropane-1-carboxylic ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Makoto Imai
  • Publication number: 20080061970
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a monitoring device that can be mounted in a window or a door in which because the window is often opened or closed by the user, if the monitoring device is installed on the window, the user must perform an operation of releasing the monitoring device, every time of opening or closing the window. An intrusion detecting terminal unit (13) having an opening/closing sensor is disposed on the window or door, a mat (16) containing a piezoelectric sensor (15) is disposed near under the window, and each of the intrusion detecting terminal unit (13) with the opening/closing sensor and the intrusion detecting terminal unit (15a) with the piezoelectric sensor comprises data communication means for transmitting or receiving data. In case of the intrusion, the intrusion detecting terminal unit (15a) under the window detects the intruder, and then if the intruder tries to open the window, the intruder is judged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Naofumi Nakatani, Hiroyuki Ogino, Hirofumi Inui, Takaaki Okude, Makoto Shibuya, Ryuta Kondou, Miyuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20080061969
    Abstract: To provide an intrusion detection device that can be easily mounted, has less influence of rain or snow, has a weather resistance, and can cope with various shapes. In the intrusion detection device of the present invention, pressure sensitive means (14) that is a flexible cable-like piezoelectric sensor is stored in a packet (13) in a sealed state, and mounted on a wall-like structure (11) such as a veranda, a balcony or a fence for the domicile. Since the packet is slidable, the pressure sensitive means is sufficiently deformed when the wall-like structure (11) is pressed, so that the sensor can make the detection reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Okude, Hiroyuki Ogino, Hirofumi Inui, Naofumi Nakatani, Makoto Imai, Ryuta Kondou, Noriyuki Yoneno
  • Patent number: 7296048
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor circuit for arithmetic processing and an arithmetic processing method that can increase the rate of processing data and reduces the area of a circuit by suppressing wasteful processing. There is provided a computing unit for computing input data, and this computing unit computes input digit data within a computation time unit and outputs a computation result representing a result obtained by the computation, and if a carry is generated in the computation a computation circuit (adders 1–3) for outputting carry data representing this carry, and delay means (memory 4) for delaying the computation result from the computation circuit by one computation time unit, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Ultraclean Technology Research Institute, I & F, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Makoto Imai, Toshiyuki Nozawa, Masanori Fujibayashi, Koji Kotani, Tadashi Shibata, Takahisa Nitta
  • Publication number: 20070191626
    Abstract: Provided is an industrially applicable process for producing 1,2-cis-2-fluorocyclopropane-1-carboxylic ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: DAIICHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Makoto Imai
  • Patent number: 6969907
    Abstract: A first electronic device, a second electronic device which generates less heat than the first electric device, and an electrode are connected by a heat leveling plate formed of an electrically conductive material having high thermal conductivity. A heat radiation plate is provided below an insulated substrate to which the first and second electronic devices are mounted. The second electronic device is cooled by a heat radiation path which extends through the insulated substrate and the heat radiation plate and a heat radiation path which extends through the second electronic device and the electrode to the heat radiation plate. The first and the second electronic device have substantially the same temperature due to heat radiation through the heat leveling plate. As a result, cooling effect of the electronic devices can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Naoki Ogawa, Yuji Yagi, Takashi Kojima, Yasushi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20050160325
    Abstract: A monitoring system which is suitable for, for example, preventing crime for a residence, includes a plurality of terminals (31, 32, . . . ) for monitoring whether predetermined monitoring points are in a stationary state or a nonstationary state, and a central processing device (10) for controlling a setting/canceling operation of alarm operations of the terminals (31, 32, . . . ). The central processing device (10) has a communication unit that receives information related to the stationary/nonstationary states from the terminals and transmits predetermined information including commands to the terminals. Each terminal has a communication unit that transmits information related to stationary/nonstationary states to the central processing device and receives the predetermined information from the central processing device. Thus bidirectional communication can be achieved between the central processing device and the terminals. The plurality of terminals (31, 32, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ogino, Hideki Omori, Hidekazu Yamashita, Naofumi Nakatani, Osamu Eguchi, Makoto Imai, Wataru Uchiyama, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Tadashi Miki, Haruo Terai, Kenji Kida
  • Publication number: 20050080835
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor circuit for arithmetic processing and an arithmetic processing method that can increase the rate of processing data and reduces the area of a circuit by suppressing wasteful processing. There is provided a computing unit for computing input data, and this computing unit computes input digit data within a computation time unit and outputs a computation result representing a result obtained by the computation, and if a carry is generated in the computation a computation circuit (adders 1-3) for outputting carry data representing this carry, and delay means (memory 4) for delaying the computation result from the computation circuit by one computation time unit, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Makoto Imai, Toshiyuki Nozawa, Masanori Fujibayashi, Koji Kotani, Tadashi Shibata, Takahisa Nitta
  • Patent number: 6728745
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor circuit for arithmetic processing and an arithmetic processing method that can increase the rate of processing data and reduces the area of a circuit by suppressing wasteful processing. There is provided a computing unit for computing input data within a computation time unit and outputs a computation result representing a result obtained by the computation, and if a carry is generated in the computation a computation circuit (adders 1-3) for outputting carry data representing this carry, and delay means (memory 4) for delaying the computation result from the computation circuit by one computation time unit, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Ultraclean Technology Research Institute, I & F, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Makoto Imai, Toshiyuki Nozawa, Masanori Fujibayashi, Koji Kotani, Tadashi Shibata, Takahisa Nitta
  • Publication number: 20030025197
    Abstract: A first electronic device, a second electronic device which generates less heat than the first electric device, and an electrode are connected by a heat leveling plate formed of an electrically conductive material having high thermal conductivity. A heat radiation plate is provided below an insulated substrate to which the first and second electronic devices are mounted. The second electronic device is cooled by a heat radiation path which extends through the insulated substrate and the heat radiation plate and a heat radiation path which extends through the second electronic device and the electrode to the heat radiation plate. The first and the second electronic device have substantially the same temperature due to heat radiation through the heat leveling plate. As a result, cooling effect of the electronic devices can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Naoki Ogawa, Yuji Yagi, Takashi Kojima, Yasushi Yamada
  • Patent number: 5917742
    Abstract: A semiconductor arithmetic circuit which realizes multiple-item addition processing at high speed and with a small surface areas The semiconductor arithmetic circuit adds a plurality of data expressed in binary format which is provided with terminals for the simultaneous input of the plurality of data, a mechanism for conducting a batch addition operation with respect to all the bits of the plurality of data, and for generating an analog or multi-valued signal having a linear relationship with the results of this addition and a mechanism for converting the analog or multi-valued signal to a digital signal. The plurality of data comprise bit data signals, and 4 or more of these are subjected to batch addition. A plurality of bit groups including a plurality of connected bits are also subjected to batch addition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Tadashi Shibata
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Makoto Imai, Koji Kotani, Tadashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 5719741
    Abstract: When forming a zinc-deposited base material for metallized capacitors, a primer layer for zinc-deposition made from at least one compound selected from the group comprised of an oxide of silicon, titanium and zirconium is formed on at feast one side surface of a base body comprised of a film or a thin condenser paper. Next, a zinc-deposited layer is formed on top of the primer layer. Then, a protective layer made from at least one compound selected from the group comprised of silicon-based oil, fluoro-based oil, alkylnaphthalene, polydiphenylether, fatty acids, fatty acid salts and paraffin wax is formed on top of the zinc-deposited layer. In this way, it becomes possible to form a zinc-deposited base material having excellent moisture resistance when used for metallized capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Imai, Toshiyuki Takagi, Hideki Ikeda, Yasuo Takahashi, Mamoru Murata