Patents by Inventor Makoto Mikami

Makoto Mikami 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: 20240070828
    Abstract: An image correction method according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes receiving an input of selecting one of a first method for correcting a shape of an image projected from a projector onto a projection surface and a second method that is a method for correcting the shape of the image and is different from the first method, outputting a signal for causing the projector to project a first pattern image when the first method is selected, generating first correction data for correcting the shape of the image using the first method based on a first captured image that is acquired by imaging the projection surface and includes the projection surface and a first projection image appearing on the projection surface by projecting the first pattern image, outputting a signal for causing the projector to project a second pattern image different from the first pattern image when the second method is selected, and generating second correction data for correcting the shape of the image using the second met
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Issei YOKOYAMA, Yuki MORI, Yoshiteru UCHIYAMA, Makoto MIKAMI, Katsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11905175
    Abstract: A negative thermal expansion material, being formed from MxSryBazZn2Si2O7 (wherein M is one or more types of Na and Ca, and x+y+z=1, 0<x?0.5, 0.3<z<1.0), and an XRD peak intensity INTR and a background intensity IBG of a primary phase of an orthorhombic crystal structure which exhibits negative expansion characteristics satisfy a relation of INTE/IBG>15. An object of the present invention is to provide a negative thermal expansion material having a low specific gravity, and a negative thermal expansion material having a low Ba content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: JX METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamazaki, Kei Muneyasu, Makoto Mikami
  • Patent number: 11732963
    Abstract: To reduce work at an installation site when a plant facility is manufactured, modules are conveyed in order from a fabrication yard to the installation site, and expansion and contraction amounts of pipe spools are calculated based on a temperature difference between a temperature at the fabrication yard when the modules are manufactured and a temperature at the installation site when the modules are installed at the installation site. Further, an installation position of a foundation is adjusted toward a direction to cancel out the expansion and contraction amounts of the plurality of pipe spools, and the pipe spool is moved toward the direction to cancel out the expansion and contraction amounts of the plurality of pipe spools. The modules are installed with the positions of the end portions of the pipe spools being adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: JGC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kishimoto, Takuya Tsutsui, Makoto Mikami, Hiroyuki Koito
  • Publication number: 20220393424
    Abstract: A YAG ceramic bonded body in which a YAG ceramic and a YAG ceramic or optical glass are bonded, wherein the YAG ceramic bonded body comprises glass as a bonding layer, and has a rate of change of transmittance that is within 7%. An object of this invention is to provide a bonded body in which a YAG ceramic and a YAG ceramic are bonded, or a bonded body in which a YAG ceramic and optical glass are bonded, and which is capable of suppressing the reflection of light at the bonded interface, as well as the production method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiki YAMAZAKI, Kazuyuki MIYA, Masahiro TAGO, Makoto MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220316797
    Abstract: To reduce work at an installation site when a plant facility is manufactured, modules are conveyed in order from a fabrication yard to the installation site, and expansion and contraction amounts of pipe spools are calculated based on a temperature difference between a temperature at the fabrication yard when the modules are manufactured and a temperature at the installation site when the modules are installed at the installation site. Further, an installation position of a foundation is adjusted toward a direction to cancel out the expansion and contraction amounts of the plurality of pipe spools, and the pipe spool is moved toward the direction to cancel out the expansion and contraction amounts of the plurality of pipe spools. The modules are installed with the positions of the end portions of the pipe spools being adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: JGC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KISHIMOTO, Takuya TSUTSUI, Makoto MIKAMI, Hiroyuki KOITO
  • Patent number: 11225439
    Abstract: A Cr:YAG sintered body including Al, Y, Cr, Ca, Mg, Si, and O, and component contents in the sintered body satisfying conditional expressions of 1) to 3) below, provided in the Conditional expression, each chemical symbol represents a component content (atppm). |(Y+Ca)/(Al+Cr+Si+Mg)?0.6|<0.001;??1) 0?(Ca+Mg)?(Cr+Si)?50 atppm; and??2) 50?Si?500 atppm??3) The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a Cr:YAG sintered body which exhibits high transparency and has a high Cr4+ conversion ratio, and its production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Mikami, Yoshiki Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20210336408
    Abstract: A light absorbing layer which is bonded to a laser medium to configure a bonded body, wherein the light absorbing layer is formed from a glass material and, in an oscillation wavelength (wavelength of 650 nm or more and less than 1400 nm) of the laser medium, an absorption coefficient is 0.1 to 10.0 cm-1, a difference in refractive index between the light absorbing layer and the laser medium is within ±0.1, and a difference in linear thermal expansion coefficient between the light absorbing layer and the laser medium is within ±1 ppm/K. The present invention relates to a light absorbing layer for preventing parasitic oscillation, and aims to provide a material capable of suppressing the manufacturing cost and which can be easily processed for preparing a bonded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiki YAMAZAKI, Makoto MIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210221741
    Abstract: A Cr:YAG sintered body including Al, Y, Cr, Ca, Mg, Si, and O, and component contents in the sintered body satisfying conditional expressions of 1) to 3) below, provided in the Conditional expression, each chemical symbol represents a component content (atppm). |(Y+Ca)/(Al+Cr+Si+Mg)?0.6|<0.001;??1) 0?(Ca+Mg)?(Cr+Si)?50 atppm; and??2) 50?Si?500 atppm??3) The embodiment of the present invention is to provide a Cr:YAG sintered body which exhibits high transparency and has a high Cr4+ conversion ratio, and its production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto MIKAMI, Yoshiki YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10968032
    Abstract: A refill package for liquid products, comprising: (a) a rigid outer container comprising an inside face, an opening, and an air intake means; wherein the opening comprises a removable closure and wherein the air intake means comprises a sealable orifice and a sealing mechanism, and (b) a flexible inner body, for containing a liquid product; wherein the flexible inner body is joined to the rigid outer container around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Conopeo, Inc.
    Inventors: Phirayut Eungrasamee, Shizuma Hattori, Makoto Mikami, Hideo Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20210024360
    Abstract: A negative thermal expansion material, being formed from MxSryBazZn2Si2O7 (wherein M is one or more types of Na and Ca, and x+y+z=1, 0<x?0.5, 0.3<z<1.0), and an XRD peak intensity INTR and a background intensity IBG of a primary phase of an orthorhombic crystal structure which exhibits negative expansion characteristics satisfy a relation of INTE/IBG>15. An object of the present invention is to provide a negative thermal expansion material having a low specific gravity, and a negative thermal expansion material having a low Ba content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamazaki, Kei Muneyasu, Makoto Mikami
  • Publication number: 20190077578
    Abstract: A refill package for liquid products, comprising: (a) a rigid outer container comprising an inside face, an opening, and an air intake means; wherein the opening comprises a removable closure and wherein the air intake means comprises a sealable orifice and a sealing mechanism, and (b) a flexible inner body, for containing a liquid product; wherein the flexible inner body is joined to the rigid outer container around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Phirayut EUNGRASAMEE, Shizuma HATTORI, Makoto MIKAMI, Hideo UEMATSU
  • Patent number: 10199343
    Abstract: An UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector and a radiation detector arranged with the UBM electrode structure body are provided for suppressing peeling and having high electrode adhesion. In addition, a manufacturing method of an UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector and a manufacturing method of a radiation detector using the UBM electrode structure body are provided in which peeling does not occur during UBM structure formation, a solder bonding process or bonding of a signal line to a Pt layer. The UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector of the present invention is arranged with a CdTe substrate or CdZnTe substrate and a Pt electrode layer arranged on the CdTe substrate or CdZnTe substrate, adhesion of the Pt electrode layer with respect to the CdTe substrate or the CdZnTe substrate being 0.5 N/cm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Mikami, Kouji Murakami, Akira Noda
  • Publication number: 20180061792
    Abstract: An UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector and a radiation detector arranged with the UBM electrode structure body are provided for suppressing peeling and having high electrode adhesion. In addition, a manufacturing method of an UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector and a manufacturing method of a radiation detector using the UBM electrode structure body are provided in which peeling does not occur during UBM structure formation, a solder bonding process or bonding of a signal line to a Pt layer. The UBM electrode structure body for a radiation detector of the present invention is arranged with a CdTe substrate or CdZnTe substrate and a Pt electrode layer arranged on the CdTe substrate or CdZnTe substrate, adhesion of the Pt electrode layer with respect to the CdTe substrate or the CdZnTe substrate being 0.5 N/cm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Makoto MIKAMI, Kouji MURAKAMI, Akira NODA
  • Patent number: 9823362
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation detector UBM electrode structure body and a radiation detector which suppress the degradation of metal electrode layers at the time of formation of UBM layers and achieve sufficient electric characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. A radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to the present invention includes a substrate made of CdTe or CdZnTe, comprising a Pt or Au electrode layer formed on the substrate by electroless plating, an Ni layer formed on the Pt or Au electrode layer by sputtering, and an Au layer formed on the Ni layer by sputtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaomi Murakami, Makoto Mikami, Kouji Murakami, Akira Noda, Toru Imori
  • Publication number: 20170108594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation detector UBM electrode structure body and a radiation detector which suppress the degradation of metal electrode layers at the time of formation of UBM layers and achieve sufficient electric characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. A radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to the present invention includes a substrate made of CdTe or CdZnTe, comprising a Pt or Au electrode layer formed on the substrate by electroless plating, an Ni layer formed on the Pt or Au electrode layer by sputtering, and an Au layer formed on the Ni layer by sputtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Masaomi Murakami, Makoto Mikami, Kouji Murakami, Akira Noda, Toru Imori
  • Patent number: 9512873
    Abstract: A bearing device of embodiment is usable for a hydraulic machine having a rotary shaft of a vertical shaft, with a water tank storing lubrication water, and a bearing pad supporting a skirt member on the rotary shaft in the lubrication water. The bearing device has a first supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from the radial direction, and a second supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from a bottom portion side in an axial direction. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the first supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the second supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tadashi Oguma, Makoto Mikami, Than Trong Long, Yasumi Kizaki, Masaji Tsutsui, Fumio Takimoto, Naritoshi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20140037451
    Abstract: A bearing device of embodiment is usable for a hydraulic machine having a rotary shaft of a vertical shaft, with a water tank storing lubrication water, and a bearing pad supporting a skirt member on the rotary shaft in the lubrication water. The bearing device has a first supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from the radial direction, and a second supporting mechanism slidably supporting the bearing pad from a bottom portion side in an axial direction. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the first supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape. One of a supporting surface supporting the bearing pad in the second supporting mechanism and a supported surface supported by the supporting surface in the bearing pad is formed in a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tadashi OGUMA, Makoto Mikami, Than Trong Long, Yasumi Kizaki, Masaji Tsutsui, Fumio Takimoto, Naritoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8485742
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; blades capable of opening and closing the opening; a drive lever swingably supported, holding a movable iron piece and driving the blades; a self-holding type solenoid capable of adsorbing to the movable iron piece by a given attraction force in a non-energized state, and reducing the given attraction force in an energized state; a biasing member biasing the drive lever to move the drive lever away from the self-holding type solenoid; and a set member moving the drive lever to abut the drive lever with the self-holding type solenoid, wherein the self-holding type solenoid is energized to reduce the given attraction force when the drive lever is swung by the set member to abut the movable iron piece with the self-holding type solenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Yoichi Nakano, Makoto Mikami, Chiaki Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20120256297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique capable of preventing occurrence of warping in a nitride compound semiconductor layer, and by which a nitride compound semiconductor layer having small variations in the in-plane off angle can be grown with good reproducibility. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a nitride compound semiconductor substrate using an HVPE process, wherein a low-temperature protective layer is formed on a rare earth perovskite substrate at a first growth temperature (a first step), and a thick layer composed of a nitride compound semiconductor is formed on the low-temperature protective layer at a second growth temperature that is higher than the first growth temperature (a second step). In the first step, the supply amounts of HCl and NH3 are controlled so that the supply ratio of HCl to NH3, namely the supply ratio III/V is 0.016-0.13, and the low-temperature protective layer has a film thickness of 50-90 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Satoru Morioka, Misao Takakusaki, Makoto Mikami, Takayuki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20120134660
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; blades capable of opening and closing the opening; a drive lever swingably supported, holding a movable iron piece and driving the blades; a self-holding type solenoid capable of adsorbing to the movable iron piece by a given attraction force in a non-energized state, and reducing the given attraction force in an energized state; a biasing member biasing the drive lever to move the drive lever away from the self-holding type solenoid; and a set member moving the drive lever to abut the drive lever with the self-holding type solenoid, wherein the self-holding type solenoid is energized to reduce the given attraction force when the drive lever is swung by the set member to abut the movable iron piece with the self-holding type solenoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Yoichi NAKANO, Makoto Mikami, Chiaki Nemoto