Patents by Inventor Makoto Kimura

Makoto Kimura 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: 11283389
    Abstract: A motor system includes first and second solid-state relays disposed between an inverter configured to control energization to a first coil set of a motor and an in-vehicle battery for supplying power to the inverter, and connected in series in this order in a direction from the inverter to the battery. The first solid-state relay has a first diode of which a forward direction is from the battery to the inverter. The second solid-state relay has a second diode of which a forward direction is from the inverter to the battery. Motor relays, each having a third diode of which a forward direction is from the neutral point to the inverter, are connected to the phase coils of the first coil set. When power supply from the battery to the inverter is interrupted, the first solid-state relay is turned off after the motor relays are turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Masaki Itabashi
  • Patent number: 11283415
    Abstract: A MIM capacitor is included in any one or more of a first matching circuit and a second matching circuit. The mat capacitor performs impedance matching of a fundamental wave included in a high-frequency signal with a transmission line, and forms a short-circuit point for a harmonic included in the high-frequency signal at a connection point with the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Dai Ninomiya, Eigo Kuwata, Kazuhiko Nakahara, Makoto Kimura, Yoshitaka Kamo
  • Patent number: 11271515
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a first inverter selector configured to output first PWM signals selectively or simultaneously to a first inverter unit and a second inverter unit, and a first microcomputer configured to output the first PWM signals and a first selection signal to the first inverter selector, and the first selection signal contains information on whether the first PWM signals are to be output to the first inverter unit and whether the first PWM signals are to be output to the second inverter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Kohtaro Shiino, Hideaki Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20220025108
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a two-pack curable epoxy resin composition that contains a curing agent having excellent long-term storage stability, has a low viscosity and a good impregnation property into fibers; the cured product; a fiber-reinforced composite material; and a molded article. Specifically, the two-pack curable epoxy resin composition is used, the two-pack curable epoxy resin composition containing: a main agent (i) containing an epoxy resin (A); and a curing agent (ii) containing an acid anhydride (B) and an organic phosphorus compound (C), in which a mass ratio [(i)/(ii)] of the main agent (i) to the curing agent (ii) is in a range of 35/65 to 75/25, and an amount of the organic phosphorus compound (C) used is in a range of 0.5 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the epoxy resin (A) and the acid anhydride (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Nana Sugimoto, Makoto Kimura, Atsuko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220001916
    Abstract: A steering apparatus includes a first CAN communication line provided between a steering input mechanism and a steering mechanism controller and configured to output a first steering operation amount signal output from a first steering operation amount signal output portion to the steering mechanism controller, and a communication line provided between the steering input mechanism and the steering mechanism controller and configured to output a second steering operation amount signal to the steering mechanism controller without intervention of a first microprocessor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto KIMURA, Yasuhito NAKAKUKI, Kohtaro SHIINO
  • Patent number: 11205623
    Abstract: A microwave device includes: a multilayer resin substrate being a first multilayer resin substrate; an IC being a radio frequency circuit provided on the multilayer resin substrate and electrically connected to the multilayer resin substrate; a heat spreader provided on a side opposite to the multilayer resin substrate across the IC, and in contact with the IC; a mold resin covering the periphery of the IC and the heat spreader; and a conductive film covering the mold resin and the heat spreader, where an inner side of the conductive film is in contact with the heat spreader, and the conductive film is electrically connected to a ground via hole of the multilayer resin substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu Tarui, Makoto Kimura, Katsumi Miyawaki, Kiyoshi Ishida, Hiroaki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20210328557
    Abstract: A MIM capacitor is included in any one or more of a first matching circuit and a second matching circuit. The mat capacitor performs impedance matching of a fundamental wave included in a high-frequency signal with a transmission line, and forms a short-circuit point for a harmonic included in the high-frequency signal at a connection point with the transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai NINOMIYA, Eigo KUWATA, Kazuhiko NAKAHARA, Makoto KIMURA, Yoshitaka KAMO
  • Patent number: 11152310
    Abstract: A microwave device includes: a multilayer resin substrate being a first multilayer resin substrate; an IC being a radio frequency circuit provided on the multilayer resin substrate and electrically connected to the multilayer resin substrate; a heat spreader provided on a side opposite to the multilayer resin substrate across the IC, and in contact with the IC; a mold resin covering the periphery of the IC and the heat spreader; and a conductive film covering the mold resin and the heat spreader, where an inner side of the conductive film is in contact with the heat spreader, and the conductive film is electrically connected to a ground via hole of the multilayer resin substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu Tarui, Makoto Kimura, Katsumi Miyawaki, Kiyoshi Ishida, Hiroaki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11138173
    Abstract: A table relation analysis assisting apparatus analyzes a relation between pieces of data in a certain column (external key) astride tables in a relational database. The apparatus analyzes a relation between tables and holds inter-table relation analysis information in which tables, pieces of data in the tables being in a one to one relation or a plural to one relation, are defined as one table group. In the apparatus, an analysis result display unit provides a display in such a form that one or more tables in a relational database are contracted into a table group. The display unit displays table groups in such a form that which of a one to one relation or a plural to one relation a relation between pieces of data included therein is astride tables can be viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunari Takai, Keishi Ooshima, Katsumi Kawai, Makoto Kimura, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11114386
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single lead frame, a semiconductor element, and a mold material. The semiconductor element is joined onto one main surface of the lead frame. The lead frame includes a die-attach portion, a signal terminal portion, and a ground terminal portion. The die-attach portion, the signal terminal portion, and the ground terminal portion are disposed directly below the mold material so as to be arranged in a direction along one main surface. A groove portion is provided by partially removing the lead frame so as to allow the groove portion to pass therethrough, the groove portion being provided between the die-attach portion and the ground terminal portion adjacent to each other in the lead frame and between the signal terminal portion and the ground terminal portion adjacent to each other in the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ishida, Hidenori Ishibashi, Makoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20210233865
    Abstract: A microwave device includes: a first multilayer resin substrate including a ground via hole; a semiconductor substrate provided at the first multilayer resin substrate and including a high frequency circuit; and a conductive heat spreader provided at an opposite face of the semiconductor substrate from a face of the semiconductor substrate facing the first multilayer resin substrate. The microwave device includes: a resin provided over the first multilayer resin substrate and covering the semiconductor substrate and the heat spreader such that an opposite face of the heat spreader from a face of the heat spreader facing the semiconductor substrate is exposed as an exposed face; and a conductive film covering the resin and the heat spreader and touching the exposed face. The semiconductor substrate includes a ground through hole extending through the semiconductor substrate. The conductive film is electrically connected to the ground via hole via the heat spreader and the ground through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu TARUI, Makoto KIMURA, Katsumi MIYAWAKI, Kiyoshi ISHIDA, Hiroaki MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210226574
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a first inverter selector configured to output first PWM signals selectively or simultaneously to a first inverter unit and a second inverter unit, and a first microcomputer configured to output the first PWM signals and a first selection signal to the first inverter selector, and the first selection signal contains information on whether the first PWM signals are to be output to the first inverter unit and whether the first PWM signals are to be output to the second inverter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KIMURA, Kohtaro SHIINO, Hideaki SHIMAZU
  • Publication number: 20210134733
    Abstract: A microwave device includes: a multilayer resin substrate being a first multilayer resin substrate; an IC being a radio frequency circuit provided on the multilayer resin substrate and electrically connected to the multilayer resin substrate; a heat spreader provided on a side opposite to the multilayer resin substrate across the IC, and in contact with the IC; a mold resin covering the periphery of the IC and the heat spreader; and a conductive film covering the mold resin and the heat spreader, where an inner side of the conductive film is in contact with the heat spreader, and the conductive film is electrically connected to a ground via hole of the multilayer resin substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu TARUI, Makoto KIMURA, Katsumi MIYAWAKI, Kiyoshi ISHIDA, Hiroaki MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20210095066
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition comprising a urethane-modified epoxy resin (A) as an essential component of a main material, and an acid anhydride (B) as an essential component of a curing agent, wherein the urethane-modified epoxy resin (A) is a reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound (a1), a polyester polyol (a2), and a hydroxyl group-containing epoxy resin (a3) as essential reaction raw materials. The curable composition of the invention is advantageous in that a cured product having excellent fracture toughness and excellent tensile strength can be formed from the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Shigeki Matsui, Makoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20210093883
    Abstract: An object is to uniformly irradiate a non-flat affected area with light. Provided is an irradiation apparatus (1) configured to irradiate a projecting part of a body of an irradiation target organism with light, the irradiation apparatus including: a cover (2); a light source unit (3); and a sheet (4) that is provided so that the light source unit (3) does not make contact with an affected area of the projecting part or an area surrounding the affected area, the sheet (4) and/or the cover (2) being configured to make contact with the area surrounding the affected area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jun MORI, Katsuji IGUCHI, Hitoshi AOKI, Akimichi MORITA, Hideyuki MASUDA, Makoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210075375
    Abstract: A high-efficiency amplifier is configured so that short stubs are provided in a line between a first substrate end and a second substrate end of a substrate, and among the short stubs, short stubs provided at locations other than both ends of the line include two short stubs and which are adjacent to each other, and which are provided at locations at which the two short stubs are to be electromagnetically coupled to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Eigo KUWATA, Makoto KIMURA, Jun KAMIOKA
  • Patent number: 10933907
    Abstract: The present invention includes: first to fourth Hall elements for detecting steering torque; a first power supply circuit for supplying power to the first and second Hall elements; a second power supply circuit for supplying power to the second and third Hall elements; and a control device including a first abnormality determining unit for determining whether first and fourth torque signals are abnormal by preparing the first torque signal output from the first Hall element with the fourth torque signal output from the fourth Hall element and a second abnormality determining unit for determining whether second and third torque signals are abnormal by comparing the second torque signal output from the second Hall element with the third torque signal output from the third Hall element. With this, even when abnormality occurs in one of the first and second power supply circuits, the abnormality determination of an output signal can be continued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ohnishi, Makoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 10916176
    Abstract: A display driver includes a plurality of source amplifiers configured to drive a plurality of source lines of a display panel, and an amplifier control system configured to control the source amplifiers. Each of the source amplifiers is configured to drive a source line with a drive voltage corresponding to a grayscale value specified by an image data associated with each of the source amplifiers. The amplifier control system is configured to control execution and stopping of an amplifying operation of each of the source amplifiers based on the image data associated with each of the source amplifiers is a grayscale value corresponding to black portions of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Synaptics Japan GK
    Inventors: Kota Kitamura, Makoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 10916520
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor element, a ground pad, an insulating coating member, a conductive bonding member, and a conductive cap. The inner peripheral end of a bottom of the conductive cap is disposed at a side close to the inner periphery of the insulating coating member relative to the outer peripheral end of the insulating coating member. The bottom has a shape in which the distance between the main surface and itself decreases continuously from its outer peripheral end toward its inner peripheral end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ishida, Makoto Kimura, Katsumi Miyawaki, Yukinobu Tarui, Keiko Shirafuji
  • Publication number: 20200372332
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a storage control unit that divides, into two-dimensional blocks, a feature image of a layer and stores the respective blocks in any one of a predetermined number of memories; an unit that determines a pattern for reading blocks from the memories based on information relating to an operation on the feature image; and an unit that reads blocks from the memories in accordance with the pattern. The storage control unit assigns repeatedly, for the two-dimensional blocks, the memories in a predetermined order from a head row/column along a row/column. In a second or subsequent row/column, a memory that the assignment is started is shifted by a constant number from a previous row/column in the predetermined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Tsewei Chen