Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hayashi

Masahiro Hayashi 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: 20250069940
    Abstract: A transfer device for simultaneously or separately transferring a wafer and a consumable part having a circular shape is disclosed. The consumable part is disposed in a wafer processing module, and the outer diameter of the consumable part is larger than the outer diameter of the wafer. The transfer device comprises an end effector configured to place the wafer and the consumable part thereon simultaneously or separately, an arm configured to move the end effector, and a controller configured to control the arm, to place the consumable part on the end effector such that the center of gravity of the consumable part coincides with a first position when transferring the consumable part, and to place the wafer on the end effector such that the center of gravity of the wafer coincides with a second position between the first position and front ends of the end effector when transferring the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Norihiko AMIKURA, Masatomo KITA, Masahiro DOGOME, Takami FUKASAWA, Daisuke HAYASHI, Toshiaki TOYOMAKI
  • Patent number: 12233649
    Abstract: A printing liquid container includes first and second members having a supply port and a valve, respectively. The members rotate with respect to each other between first and second states. The valve closes and opens the supply port in the first and second states, respectively. The first and second members have first and second fitting portions, respectively. The fitting portions fit to a fitted portion of a tank in the first state. The second fitting portion allows rotation of the second member with respect to the fitted portion when the first fitting portion are fitted to the fitting portion. The first member does not rotate together with the second member due to fitting between the fitted portion and the first fitting portion. The second member cannot be removed from the fitted portion due to fitting of the second fitting portion to the fitted portion in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayashi, Satoru Oki, Nanami Ashida, Naoya Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20250042162
    Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes a housing that has a cylindrical portion and a first valve mechanism at least partially accommodated in the cylindrical portion. The housing is blow molded with air blown from an air nozzle. At least a part of an inner surface of the cylindrical portion is a transfer surface to which an outer peripheral surface of a mold is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Yuma TANABE, Naoya OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250042159
    Abstract: An ink container includes a chamber, an ink supply portion, an electrical interface, and a first key portion. The ink supply portion is configured to supply ink from the chamber. The supply port defines a front end of the ink supply portion. The supply port is oriented in an attachment direction. The electrical interface has a contact surface facing upward in an up-down direction. The contact surface of the electrical interface is positioned above the supply port in the up-down direction. The first key portion is positioned forward of the supply port in the attachment direction, above the supply port in the up-down direction, and below the contact surface of the electrical interface in the up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE
  • Publication number: 20250042164
    Abstract: An ink container is insertable into an attachment unit that includes a contact group having a plurality of contacts aligned in a left-right direction. The ink container includes a main body that includes a chamber configured to store ink; a supply portion that extends forward from the chamber in a front-rear direction and is configured to supply the ink stored in the chamber to an outside of the main body; and an electrical interface positioned apart from the supply portion upwardly in an up-down direction orthogonal to the left-right direction and front-rear direction. The electrical interface includes an electrode group that has a plurality of electrodes aligned in the left-right direction. The electrode group is electrically connected to the contact group in a state where the ink container is inserted in the attachment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru OKI, Masahiro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250042160
    Abstract: An ink container is provided. The ink container includes a main body. The main body includes a first key portion and a second key portion. The first key portion is positioned on a first outer surface of the main body. The second key portion is positioned on a second outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE
  • Publication number: 20250042169
    Abstract: An ink container includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The front wall faces frontward in an attachment direction of the ink container. The rear wall is spaced apart from the front wall in a rearward direction opposite the attachment direction. The first sidewall is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall. The second sidewall is positioned between the front wall and the rear wall, and spaced apart from the first sidewall. The front wall, the rear wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall define a main body that includes a chamber configured to store ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Yuma TANABE, Naoya OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250042167
    Abstract: An ink container includes a main body, a lower surface, and a guide wall. The main body includes a chamber configured to store ink. The main body has first and second sidewalls spaced apart from one another to define a first width. The supply port faces frontward in an attachment direction of the ink container and is configured to supply ink from the chamber. The lower surface is positioned above the supply port in an up-down direction, and forward of the supply port in the attachment direction of the ink container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru OKI, Masahiro HAYASHI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE
  • Publication number: 20250042166
    Abstract: An ink container includes a main body and a supply port. The main body includes a chamber configured to store ink. The supply port faces in a first direction. The main body further includes: a front surface positioned in the first direction from the supply port; a left surface that extends from the front surface in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a right surface that extends from the front surface in the second direction; and a first groove that extends from the front surface in the second direction, the first groove being positioned above the supply port in an up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE
  • Publication number: 20250042163
    Abstract: An ink container is insertable into an attachment unit. The ink container includes a main body that includes a chamber configured to store ink therein, a supply portion that extends forward from the chamber and is configured to supply the ink in the chamber to an outside of the main body; and an electrical interface that is positioned upward of the supply portion and apart from the supply portion and has an electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru OKI, Masahiro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250042170
    Abstract: An ink container is attachable to an attachment portion. The ink container includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a chamber configured to store ink and a supply portion having a supply opening that opens forward in a front-rear direction. The second member is positioned forward of the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Yuma TANABE, Naoya OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250042171
    Abstract: A liquid container is insertable into an attachment unit in a first direction. The liquid container includes a main body that includes a chamber and a protrusion. The chamber is configured to store liquid configured to store liquid. The protrusion has a contact surface that faces a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Yuma TANABE, Naoya OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250042173
    Abstract: A liquid cartridge includes a housing, a first support member, and a first valve mechanism. The housing includes a first tubular portion extending in a first direction. The first support member has a tubular shape and accommodated in the first tubular portion. The first valve mechanism is at least partially accommodated in the first support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHI, Satoru OKI, Yuma TANABE, Naoya OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250042168
    Abstract: An ink container includes a chamber, a supply port, an electrical interface, and a protrusion. The chamber is configured to store ink. The supply port faces frontward in an insertion direction. The electrical interface includes a contact surface that faces upward in an up-down direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. The protrusion is positioned upward in the up-down direction and frontward in the insertion direction of the supply port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru OKI, Masahiro HAYASHI, Naoya OKAZAKI, Yuma TANABE
  • Patent number: 12208624
    Abstract: There is provided a tank including: a casing; a liquid chamber including first and second chambers; a communicating channel configured by first, second, and third communicating channels; a liquid inlet port; a first communicating port; a second communicating port; an atmosphere open port; a liquid outflow port; and a gas-liquid separating membrane provided in the third communicating channel and blocking flowing (distribution, circulation) of liquid in the third communicating channel. A first end of the second communicating channel is communicated with the second chamber, and a second end of the second communicating channel is communicated with an end of the first communicating channel. A first end of the third communicating channel is communicated with the second end of the second communicating channel, and a second end of the third communicating channel is communicated with the atmosphere open port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayashi, Taichi Shirono, Masako Kawagoe, Yoshinori Osakabe
  • Patent number: 12209052
    Abstract: A glass substrate of the present invention has a strain point of from 695° C. to 740° C., a temperature at 104.5 dPa·s of 1,300° C. or less, a liquidus viscosity of 104.5 dPa·s or more, a Young's modulus of 78 GPa or more, and a thermal shrinkage rate in heat treatment at 500° C. for 1 hour of 20 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayashi, Mayu Nishimiya
  • Patent number: 12213326
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state imaging element capable of further improving reliability. Provided is a solid-state imaging element including at least a first photoelectric conversion section, and a semiconductor substrate in which a second photoelectric conversion section is formed, in this order from a light incidence side, in which the first photoelectric conversion section includes at least a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a first oxide semiconductor layer, a second oxide semiconductor layer, and a second electrode in this order, and a film density of the first oxide semiconductor layer is higher than a film density of the second oxide semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Hayashi, Masahiro Joei, Kenichi Murata, Shintarou Hirata
  • Publication number: 20250026640
    Abstract: The present addresses the problem of providing a new method for producing a metal and/or metalloid-containing sulfide. The problem is solved by a method for producing a metal and/or metalloid-containing sulfide characterized by using as a reaction medium and sulfur source a melt that can be obtained by heating a first sodium polysulfide represented by Na2Sx (in the formula, 1<x?5) and synthesizing a sulfide containing a metal and/or metalloid (where the metal is neither an alkali metal nor an alkaline earth metal) under normal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA
    Inventors: Atsushi SAKUDA, Akira NASU, Masahiro TATSUMISAGO, Akitoshi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20250029473
    Abstract: An abnormality detection system includes a cloud and an on-board device communicatively connected to the cloud, and further includes multiple applications each configured to detect the abnormality as a target based on image data of an image captured by a camera. The detection unit is configured to: analyze the image data and detect the abnormality when each of the multiple applications is executed, transmit, to the cloud, an analysis result analyzed by the detection unit, transmit, to the cloud, at least the image data from which the abnormality is detected. The cloud includes a storage unit that stores the analysis result and the image data transmitted from the on-board device. The abnormality detection system notifies, using at least one of the on-board device or the cloud, a notification target of the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Masahiro OGAWA, Kunihiko HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12202260
    Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes liquid discharge head units, an image sensor, and processing circuitry. The circuitry detects, based on image data detected by the sensor, an amount of deviation between positions on an object onto which liquid has been discharged by the head units; corrects a timing of discharging the liquid, based on the amount of deviation; switches between first control of conveying the object at a first speed while the sensor images the object with a first image size and second control of conveying the object at a second speed faster than the first speed while the sensor images the object with a second image size having a smaller number of pixels; and sets pixel positions of the sensor used for imaging during the second control, according to the amount of deviation detected based on the image data imaged with the first image size by the first control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Gohda, Masahiro Mizuno, Tomoaki Hayashi