Patents by Inventor Makoto Uchiyama
Makoto Uchiyama 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).
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Publication number: 20240109161Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing a flat portion of a substrate, such as a wafer. The polishing apparatus (100) includes: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate (W) and rotate the substrate W; a polishing-tape feeding mechanism (141) configured to advance a polishing tape (3) in its longitudinal direction; and at least one polishing head (10) arranged near a flat portion of the substrate (W), wherein the polishing head (10) has a fluid pressing structure (12) configured to press the polishing tape (3) with fluid against the flat portion of the substrate, and the fluid pressing structure (12) has a fluid supply port (13) arranged so as to face a back surface of the polishing tape (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Satoru YAMAMOTO, Keisuke UCHIYAMA, Mao IZAWA, Makoto KASHIWAGI
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Patent number: 11946495Abstract: A first MR sensor and a second MR sensor are a combination of a first magnetic resistance effect element pattern and a second magnetic resistance effect element pattern. The first MR sensor and the second MR sensor are disposed a prescribed distance apart such that, when the first MR sensor receives the greatest quantity of the magnetic field component of a magnet oriented parallel to the axial direction of a piston, the second MR sensor receives the greatest quantity of the magnetic field component of a magnet oriented parallel to the radial direction of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Uchiyama, Kenji Suda, Makoto Saito
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Publication number: 20240070828Abstract: 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 metType: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Issei YOKOYAMA, Yuki MORI, Yoshiteru UCHIYAMA, Makoto MIKAMI, Katsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8323845Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell plate structure includes a cell element layer composed of a solid electrolyte, an air electrode layer and a fuel electrode layer, a porous base body supporting the cell element layer, and a gas-impermeable member having electric conductivity. The cell element layer is arranged such that the solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the air electrode layer and the fuel electrode layer, with the air electrode layer or the fuel electrode layer being joined to the porous base body. The gas-impermeable member is associated with the solid electrolyte layer to allow gas internally passing through the porous base body to be separated from gas flowing outside the porous base body. Such a cell plate structure can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell stack, which in turn can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Fuminori Satou, Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Naoki Hara, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Makoto Uchiyama
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Patent number: 8067101Abstract: This invention relates to a capacitor electrode which includes porous layers made of a fiber and/or a whisker containing crystal tungsten oxides. The tungsten oxide fiber and/or whisker contain W18O49 as a main ingredient. The tungsten oxide fiber and/or whisker are made on a substrate. When manufacturing the capacitor electrode the substrate or its precursor is heated in vacuo or in an inactive containing a minute amount of oxygen, thereby completing the fiber and/or whisker.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiko Hishitani, Hidetoshi Nojiri, Didier Hamm, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama
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Patent number: 7790328Abstract: A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell, in which a solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched by an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer. This single cell includes a substrate having openings and an insulating and stress absorbing layer stacked on an upper surface of this substrate. The solid electrolyte layer is formed on an upper surface of the insulating and stress absorbing layer so as to cover the openings, the upper electrode layer is stacked on an upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and the lower electrode layer is coated on a lower surface of the solid electrolyte layer via the openings from a lower surface of the substrate. A cell plate, in which these single cells are disposed two-dimensionally on a common substrate. Furthermore, a solid oxide fuel cell, in which these cell plates and plate-shaped separators including gas passages on both surfaces thereof are alternately stacked.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Sato, Naoki Hara, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama, Itaru Shibata, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20090268371Abstract: This invention relates to a capacitor electrode which includes porous layers made of a fiber and/or a whisker containing crystal tungsten oxides. The tungsten oxide fiber and/or whisker contain W18O49 as a main ingredient. The tungsten oxide fiber and/or whisker are made on a substrate. When manufacturing the capacitor electrode the substrate or its precursor is heated in vacuo or in an inactive containing a minute amount of oxygen, thereby completing the fiber and/or whisker.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Yoshiko Hishitani, Hidetoshi Nojiri, Didier Hamm, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20090130499Abstract: There is provided a method for activating a solid acid salt electrolyte capable of enhancing the proton conductivity of solid acid salts at a temperature at or below a point of phase transition to the super proton conducting phase, through humidity control, by taking advantage of this phenomenon. The method for activating a solid acid salt electrolyte, comprising the steps of preparing a solid acid salt electrolyte composed of cations and anions, and forcibly keeping the surface of the solid acid salt electrolyte at humidity in a range of 10 to 100% at temperature in a range of 10 to 80° C., whereby proton conductivity in the solid acid salt electrolyte is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Kazumasa Honda, Masayuki Chikatu, Yoshio Akimune, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Makoto Uchiyama, Masaharu Hatano
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Patent number: 7438837Abstract: A method of producing a solid electrolyte (3, 13) is disclosed wherein solid electrolyte material is prepared having a composition expressed by a formula: (1-x) ZrO2 {xSc2O3 (where x is a number equal to or greater than 0.05 and equal to or less than 0.15), and a spark plasma method is carried out to sinter solid electrolyte material, resulting in a solid electrolyte. Such spark plasma method is executed by applying first compression load, equal to or less that 40 MPa, to solid electrolyte material, to sinter the solid electrolyte material to obtain sintered material, which is then cooled by applying second compression load, less than first compression load, to the sintered material, resulting in a solid electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyInventors: Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Makoto Uchiyama, Kenji Furuya, Yoshio Akimune, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 7354676Abstract: A cell body for a fuel cell comprises a metal support and an electrolyte layer and an air electrode layer. The electrolyte layer and the air electrode layer are formed on the metal support. A concave portion is formed in an arbitrary pattern on the metal support, and the bottom of the concave portion is made to be porous.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Hara, Itaru Shibata, Makoto Uchiyama
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Patent number: 7326484Abstract: A single cell for a fuel cell in which an air electrode or a fuel electrode includes at least two layers. The air electrode includes an adhering cathode layer formed on one surface of the solid electrolyte layer and configured to show a function to allow the air electrode and the solid electrolyte layer to adhere electrically and mechanically to each other, and an electricity collecting cathode layer formed on the adhering cathode layer and configured to show an electricity collecting function of the air electrode. Alternatively, the fuel electrode includes an adhering anode layer formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer and configured to show a function to allow the fuel electrode and the solid electrolyte layer to adhere electrically and mechanically to each other, and an electricity collecting anode layer formed on the adhering anode layer and configured to show an electricity collecting function.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Shibata, Tatsuo Sugiyama, Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Makoto Uchiyama, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Naoki Hara, Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Satou
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Publication number: 20070255665Abstract: A process is executed in which a weight value transmitted from a scale device having a placing part for placing an article, is stored in a memory as a former weight under predetermined condition, when an article code is input through a user interface, a price and a weight range corresponding to the input article code is searched from an article data file, a weight check is executed in which whether or not a weight difference between a weight value acquired by placing the article code input article on the placing part and the former weight stored in the memory falls within the searched weight range, and an article information registration process is executed only when the weight check is gone through.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihiro Oosugi, Nobuhiro Sugita, Kiyoshi Oomura, Makoto Uchiyama, Yumiko Ookuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki, Takashi Iizuka
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Patent number: 7186475Abstract: A unit cell for a solid electrolyte fuel cell is provided with an air electrode, a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte sandwiched between the air electrode and the fuel electrode, and a porous metallic base body joined to at lease one of the air electrode and the fuel electrode. The porous metallic base body includes a plurality of porous base body layers stacked to form a laminated structure in which one layer joined to at least one of the air electrode and the fuel electrode has porosity lower than that of the other layer not joined to at least one of the air electrode and the fuel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2002Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Satou, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Makoto Uchiyama, Masaharu Hatano
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Publication number: 20070015033Abstract: A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell, in which a solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched by an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer. This single cell includes a substrate having openings and an insulating and stress absorbing layer stacked on an upper surface of this substrate. The solid electrolyte layer is formed on an upper surface of the insulating and stress absorbing layer so as to cover the openings, the upper electrode layer is stacked on an upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and the lower electrode layer is coated on a lower surface of the solid electrolyte layer via the openings from a lower surface of the substrate. A cell plate, in which these single cells are disposed two-dimensionally on a common substrate. Furthermore, a solid oxide fuel cell, in which these cell plates and plate-shaped separators including gas passages on both surfaces thereof are alternately stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Sato, Naoki Hara, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama, Itaru Shibata, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa
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Patent number: 7157169Abstract: A fuel cell of the present invention includes a fuel cell stack (1) for being formed by stacking a plurality of cell plates (2) having a flat shape, the cell plates (2) being configured by arranging a plurality of cells, the cell having an electrolyte layer (2a), a fuel electrode layer (2b) and an air electrode layer (2c). A combustion heater plate (3) includes a porous combustion plate (3a) and a gas non-pass layer (3b) covering a surface of the porous combustion plate (3a). The combustion heater plate (3) is disposed between the cell plates (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Kushibiki, Masaharu Hatano, Itaru Shibata, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Naoki Hara, Dong Song, Yoshiko Hishitani, Fuminori Satou, Makoto Uchiyama, Mitsugu Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20060269822Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell plate structure includes a cell element layer composed of a solid electrolyte, an air electrode layer and a fuel electrode layer, a porous base body supporting the cell element layer, and a gas-impermeable member having electric conductivity. The cell element layer is arranged such that the solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the air electrode layer and the fuel electrode layer, with the air electrode layer or the fuel electrode layer being joined to the porous base body. The gas-impermeable member is associated with the solid electrolyte layer to allow gas internally passing through the porous base body to be separated from gas flowing outside the porous base body. Such a cell plate structure can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell stack, which in turn can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Fuminori Satou, Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Naoki Hara, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Makoto Uchiyama
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Patent number: 7122265Abstract: A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell, in which a solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched by an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer. This single cell includes a substrate having openings and an insulating and stress absorbing layer stacked on an upper surface of this substrate. The solid electrolyte layer is formed on an upper surface of the insulating and stress absorbing layer so as to cover the openings, the upper electrode layer is stacked on an upper surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and the lower electrode layer is coated on a lower surface of the solid electrolyte layer via the openings from a lower surface of the substrate. A cell plate, in which these single cells are disposed two-dimensionally on a common substrate. Furthermore, a solid oxide fuel cell, in which these cell plates and plate-shaped separators including gas passages on both surfaces thereof are alternately stacked.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2001Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Sato, Naoki Hara, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama, Itaru Shibata, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa
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Patent number: 7122268Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell plate structure includes a cell element layer composed of a solid electrolyte, an air electrode layer and a fuel electrode layer, a porous base body supporting the cell element layer, and a gas-impermeable member having electric conductivity. The cell element layer is arranged such that the solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the air electrode layer and the fuel electrode layer, with the air electrode layer or the fuel electrode layer being joined to the porous base body. The gas-impermeable member is associated with the solid electrolyte layer to allow gas internally passing through the porous base body to be separated from gas flowing outside the porous base body. Such a cell plate structure can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell stack, which in turn can be employed in a solid electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2002Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Fuminori Satou, Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Naoki Hara, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Makoto Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20060196410Abstract: A whisker-grown body of the present invention includes a raw material substrate made of manganese-containing metal and/or ceramics, and a whisker containing 50% by mass or more of manganese dioxide and formed on a surface of the raw material substrate. The whisker-grown body has a high surface ratio to unit volume and improves electrode efficiency when used as an electrode of an electrochemical capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Yoshiko Hishitani, Makoto Uchiyama, Hidetoshi Nojiri
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Publication number: 20060172169Abstract: A method of producing a solid electrolyte (3, 13) is disclosed wherein solid electrolyte material is prepared having a composition expressed by a formula: (1-x) ZrO2 {xSc2O3 (where x is a number equal to or greater than 0.05 and equal to or less than 0.15), and a spark plasma method is carried out to sinter solid electrolyte material, resulting in a solid electrolyte. Such spark plasma method is executed by applying first compression load, equal to or less that 40 MPa, to solid electrolyte material, to sinter the solid electrolyte material to obtain sintered material, which is then cooled by applying second compression load, less than first compression load, to the sintered material, resulting in a solid electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2004Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Makoto Uchiyama, Kenji Furuya, Yoshio Akimune, Masaya Okamoto