Patents by Inventor Manabu Watanabe

Manabu Watanabe 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: 9515005
    Abstract: A package mounting structure includes: a first substrate having wiring; a second substrate having wiring; at least one cooling unit having a first face and a second face different from the first face; at least one power supply unit that is mounted on the first substrate and is joined to the first face of the cooling unit; and at least one electronic component that is mounted on the second substrate and is joined to the second face of the cooling unit, wherein the power supply unit supplies power to the electronic component through the wiring of the first substrate, the cooling unit, and the wiring of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Baba, Masateru Koide, Manabu Watanabe, Takashi Kanda, Kenji Fukuzono, Yuki Hoshino, Makoto Suwada
  • Publication number: 20160285076
    Abstract: A negative electrode for an electrical device includes: a current collector; and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by a following formula (1): SixZnyMzAa (in the formula (1) M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of V, Sn, Al, C and combinations thereof, A is inevitable impurity, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5 and x+y+z+a=100), and elongation (?) of the electrode layer is 1.29<?<1.70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke YAMAMOTO, Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20160285088
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixTiyMzAa (in the formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, Zn and a combination thereof, A is inevitable impurities, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy the conditions of 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), and elastic elongation of the current collector is 1.30% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutake CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20160285077
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixSnyMzAa (in the formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, V, C and a combination thereof, A is inevitable impurities, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy the conditions of 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), and elastic elongation of the current collector is 1.30% or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiro MIKI, Manabu WATANABE, Kensuke YAMAMOTO, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Patent number: 9362557
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device includes an alloy containing silicon in a range from 27% by mass to 100% by mass exclusive, aluminum in a range from 0% by mass to 73% by mass exclusive, niobium in a range from 0% by mass to 58% by mass exclusive, and inevitable impurities as a residue. The negative electrode active material can be obtained with a multi DC magnetron sputtering apparatus by use of, for example, silicon, aluminum and niobium as targets. An electric device using the negative electrode active material can achieve a high cycle property while keeping a high discharge property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Osamu Tanaka, Masao Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20160152065
    Abstract: A display includes a first optical effect layer including a first interface part, the first interface part being provided with recesses or protrusions arranged two-dimensionally at the minimum center-to-center distance in a range of 200 nm to 500 nm, each of the recesses or protrusions having a forward-tapered shape; a reflective material layer covering at least a part of the first interface part; and a second optical effect layer including, at a position of a first portion of the first interface part that is covered with the reflective material layer, a portion that faces the reflective material layer with the first optical effect layer interposed therebetween or faces the first optical effect layer with the reflective material layer interposed therebetween, the second optical effect layer containing at least one of a cholesteric liquid crystal, a pearl pigment and a multilayer interference film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu WATANABE, Mihoko Nagayoshi, Takashi Uehara, Hideki Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20160149223
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a dispersant for a resin current collector which can uniformly disperse a conductive filler to attain sufficient charge and discharge characteristics without impairing the output power per unit weight of a battery. The present invention provides a dispersant for a resin current collector comprising a polymer having a resin-philic block (A1) and a conductive filler-philic block (A2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicants: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKUMOTO, Yasuhiro SHINDO, Manabu WATANABE, Hiroshi AKAMA, Hideaki HORIE
  • Publication number: 20160141613
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material having high cycle durability contains an alloy represented by the following chemical formula (1): SixSnyMzAa??(1) (in the chemical formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zn, C, and combinations thereof, A is unavoidable impurities, x, y, z, and a represent % by mass values, and in that case, 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), in which the half width of the diffraction peak of the (111) surface of Si in the range of 2?=24 to 33° by X ray diffraction measurement of the alloy using the CuK? ray is 0.7° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro MIKI, Manabu WATANABE, Nobutaka CHIBA, Kei KITAURA, Tohru WADA
  • Patent number: 9325003
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device includes an alloy containing, in terms of mass ratio, 35%?Si?78%, 7%?Sn?30%, 0%<Ti?37% and/or 35%?Si?52%, 30%?Sn?51%, 0%<Ti?35%, and inevitable impurities as a residue. The negative electrode active material can be obtained with a multi DC magnetron sputtering apparatus by use of, for example, silicon, tin and titanium as targets. An electric device employing the negative electrode active material can keep a high discharge capacity and ensure a high cycle property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Osamu Tanaka, Masao Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9294053
    Abstract: An amplifying circuit includes a first transistor configured to convert an input voltage signal to a current signal, a second transistor configured to convert the current signal to an output voltage signal, and a variable active inductor in which resistors and a switch are arranged between a gate and a drain of the second transistor. The amplifying circuit further includes a third transistor configured to draw a current and connected in parallel to the first transistor and a bias circuit configured to control individually a current flowing through the first transistor and a current flowing through the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokio Endou, Manabu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9293764
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device includes an alloy containing Si in a range from greater than or equal to 17% by mass to less than 90% by mass, Ti in a range from 10% by mass to 83% by mass exclusive, Ge in a range from 0% by mass to 73% by mass exclusive, and inevitable impurities as a residue. The negative electrode active material can be obtained with a multi DC magnetron sputtering apparatus by use of, for example, Si, Ti and Ge as targets. An electric device employing the negative electrode active material can achieve long cycle life, and ensure a high capacity and improved cycle durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Masao Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9292988
    Abstract: A display includes a first optical effect layer including a first interface part, the first interface part being provided with recesses or protrusions arranged two-dimensionally at the minimum center-to-center distance of 200 nm to 500 nm, each of the recesses or protrusions having a forward-tapered shape, a reflective material layer covering at least a part of the first interface part, and a second optical effect layer including, at a position of a first portion of the first interface part that is covered with the reflective material layer, a portion that faces the reflective material layer with the first optical effect layer interposed therebetween or faces the first optical effect layer with the reflective material layer interposed therebetween, the second optical effect layer containing at least one of a cholesteric liquid crystal, a pearl pigment and a multilayer interference film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Mihoko Nagayoshi, Takashi Uehara, Hideki Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9270869
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a video data output device which outputs a data packet signal obtained by packetizing a data enable signal and a synchronization packet signal obtained by packetizing a synchronization signal, a transmission device which transmits the data packet signal and the synchronization packet signal, the data packet signal being delayed by a first delay amount and the synchronization packet signal being delayed by a second delay amount, and a timing controller which generates the data enable signal and the synchronization signal so as to set a pulse of the synchronization signal within a blanking period of the data enable signal based on the data packet signal and the synchronization packet signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Manabu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9228249
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device, including an alloy having a composition formula SixZnyAlz, where x++y=100 , 26?x?47, 18?y?44, and 22?z?46 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Osamu Tanaka, Takashi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9209453
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for an electric device includes an alloy containing silicon in a range from 25% to 54% exclusive, carbon in a range from 1% to 47% exclusive, zinc in a range from 13% to 69% exclusive in terms of mass ratio, and inevitable impurities as a residue. For example, the negative electrode active material can be obtained with a multi DC magnetron sputtering apparatus by use of silicon, carbon and zinc as targets. An electric device using this negative electrode active material can improve the initial charge-discharge efficiency while keeping the cycle property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Osamu Tanaka, Masao Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150311517
    Abstract: [TECHNICAL PROBLEM] To provide a negative electrode for an electric device such as a Li ion secondary battery, which shows good balanced characteristics where Initial capacity is high while maintaining high cycle characteristics. [SOLUTION TO PROBLEM] The negative electrode for an electric device includes: a current collector; and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector. The negative electrode active material is a mixture of a carbon material and an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixZnyMzAa ??(1) (in formula (1), M is at least one of metal selected from the group consisting of V, Sn, Al, C, and combinations thereof, A is inevitable impurity, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, and 0<a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke YAMAMOTO, Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150311500
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixSnyMzAa (in the formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, V, C and a combination thereof, A is inevitable impurities, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy the conditions of 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), and the binder contains a resin having an E elastic modulus of greater than 1.00 GPa and less than 7.40 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiro MIKI, Manabu WATANABE, Kensuke YAMAMOTO, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150303465
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixTiyMzAa (in the formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, Zn and a combination thereof, A is inevitable impurities, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy the conditions of 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), and the binder contains a resin having an E elastic modulus of greater than 1.00 GPa and less than 7.40 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150303466
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes a current collector and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an alloy represented by the following formula (1): SixZnyMzAa (in the formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of V, Sn, Al, C and a combination thereof, A is inevitable impurities, and x, y, z and a represent mass percent values and satisfy the conditions of 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, 0?a<0.5, and x+y+z+a=100), and elongation (?) in the electrode layer satisfies 1.29%<?<1.70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensuke Yamamoto, Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20150303455
    Abstract: The negative electrode for an electric device includes: a current collector; and an electrode layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrically-conductive auxiliary agent and a binder and formed on a surface of the current collector. The negative electrode active material is a mixture of a carbon material and an alloy expressed by formula (1): SixTiyMzAa . . . (1) (in formula (1), M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, Zn, and combinations thereof, A is inevitable impurity, and x, y, z, and a represent mass percent values and satisfy 0<x<100, 0<y<100, 0<z<100, and 0?a<0.5, x+y+z+a=100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu WATANABE, Fumihiro MIKI, Takashi SANADA, Nobutaka CHIBA