Patents by Inventor Masaki Kaneko

Masaki Kaneko 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: 20240238900
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a fuel cell separator and a fuel cell separator that can prevent a reduction of a sealing property. The manufacturing method of the fuel cell separator includes an overlaying step of overlaying a first metal separator and a second metal separator together, the first metal separator and the second metal separator each including a flat portion and a bead portion protruding from the flat portion, a welding step of welding along the bead portion overlaid flat portions, and in the welding step, a weld meeting point where welded portions meet is formed at an area which is away from the bead portion and/or which is to be a high stiffness part with a high stiffness on a welding path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kento SUZUKI, Masaki KANEKO, Takuro OKUBO, Satoshi OYAMA, Akihito GIGA
  • Patent number: 12041820
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing an active matrix substrate, forming of an underlayer inorganic insulating film includes applying a resist onto the underlayer inorganic insulating film, performing an ashing process of forming a surface having irregularities on a surface of the resist by a first ashing process, and, after the ashing process has been performed, roughening a surface of the underlayer inorganic insulating film by performing a second ashing process and an etching process on the underlayer inorganic insulating film. When forming a semiconductor film, a surface of at least a part of the semiconductor film is roughened following a rough surface of the underlayer inorganic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Saitoh, Masahiko Miwa, Yohsuke Kanzaki, Yi Sun, Masaki Yamanaka, Seiji Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11905000
    Abstract: A flying device includes a flight unit; and a flight control unit that performs, in a case where a flight position by the flight unit is out of a predetermined range, a control that is different from a control in a case where the flight position is within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuki Ohata, Takanori Shioda, Marie Shimoyama, Toru Kijima, Shinichi Miyauchi, Sho Nakamura, Ryo Tsubata, Masaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11823720
    Abstract: A voice coil motor yoke having a magnet bonding surface includes an annular groove inside a bonding region on the magnet bonding surface, the bonding region having substantially the same shape as a contour of a magnet to be bonded on the magnet bonding surface of the yoke. A region surrounded by the annular groove on the magnet bonding surface is an adhesive application region. A voice coil motor includes: a pair of the voice coil motor yokes; an adhesive applied to the adhesive application region of each of the pair of yokes; and a pair of rare earth magnets bonded via the adhesive to the bonding region of each of the pair of yokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Kaneko, Keisuke Watarai, Takuya Tamamura
  • Publication number: 20230141116
    Abstract: A voice coil motor yoke having a magnet bonding surface includes an annular groove inside a bonding region on the magnet bonding surface, the bonding region having substantially the same shape as a contour of a magnet to be bonded on the magnet bonding surface of the yoke. A region surrounded by the annular groove on the magnet bonding surface is an adhesive application region. A voice coil motor includes: a pair of the voice coil motor yokes; an adhesive applied to the adhesive application region of each of the pair of yokes; and a pair of rare earth magnets bonded via the adhesive to the bonding region of each of the pair of yokes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki KANEKO, Keisuke WATARAI, Takuya TAMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220250110
    Abstract: A sliding device configured to perform a sliding process on a surface of an object to be slid includes a sliding part including sliding bodies each having a flat working surface; a first driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding bodies in parallel with the working surfaces of the sliding bodies; and a second driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding part in parallel with the working surfaces in a direction different from a moving direction by the first driving mechanism while the first driving mechanism moves the sliding bodies. This enables uniform supply of the sliding process material onto the surface of the object to be slid or clean the surface of the object to be slid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki SAITO, Masahiro NISHIMOTO, Ikuo MITSUSHIMA, Masaki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20220234073
    Abstract: A method for supplying a sliding process material to or removing it from a surface of an object to be slid using a sliding part including a plurality of sliding bodies each having a flat working surface, the sliding part is regularly moved, preferably by a second driving mechanism, in parallel with the working surfaces of the sliding bodies and in a direction different from a moving direction of the sliding bodies while the sliding bodies are regularly moved, preferably by a first driving mechanism, in parallel with the working surfaces. This configuration uniformly supplies the sliding process material to the surface of the object to be slid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki SAITO, Masahiro NISHIMOTO, Ikuo MITSUSHIMA, Masaki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20190176967
    Abstract: A flying device includes a flight unit; and a flight control unit that performs, in a case where a flight position by the flight unit is out of a predetermined range, a control that is different from a control in a case where the flight position is within the predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuki OHATA, Takanori SHIODA, Marie SHIMOYAMA, Toru KIJIMA, Shinichi MIYAUCHI, Sho NAKAMURA, Ryo TSUBATA, Masaki KANEKO
  • Patent number: 8833540
    Abstract: A pallet changing system which utilizes the moving function itself of a machine head at a machining center for conveying a pallet and a configuration of a machining center equipping the system, combines a machine head 2 for machining a workpiece with a pallet changing unit 1 having a pallet changing arm 11 which can be rotated by a motor 13 and then allowed to move, by which a pallet 3 is conveyed, and the new pallet 3 for changing is changed with the existing pallet 3 gripped by a pallet clamping device 4 by turning the pallet changing arm 11, and a machining center which equips the above system and also machines a workpiece by using the machine head 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Matsuura Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Kouichi Amaya, Toshihiko Kato, Masaki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130051958
    Abstract: A pallet changing system which utilizes the moving function itself of a machine head at a machining center for conveying a pallet and a configuration of a machining center equipping the system, combines a machine head 2 for machining a workpiece with a pallet changing unit 1 having a pallet changing arm 11 which can be rotated by a motor 13 and then allowed to move, by which a pallet 3 is conveyed, and the new pallet 3 for changing is changed with the existing pallet 3 gripped by a pallet clamping device 4 by turning the pallet changing arm 11, and a machining center which equips the above system and also machines a workpiece by using the machine head 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: MATSUURA MACHINERY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Amaya, Toshihiko Kato, Masaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6178899
    Abstract: An industrial waste and household waste is treated by a pyrolysis step for carbonizing waste containing organic substance in a condition sealed from an air so as to separate to a pyrolysis gas and a pyrolysis residue; a gas cracking step for introducing the pyrolysis gas after the pyrolysis step so as to react an oxide component in the pyrolysis gas through an oxidization reaction and thermally decompose high molecular hydrocarbon in the pyrolysis gas with a heat generated by the oxidization reaction so as to obtain a cracked gas containing low molecular hydrocarbon; a residue cooling step for cooling the pyrolysis residue generated in the pyrolysis step for solidification; a mechanical processing step for crushing and sorting the pyrolysis residue solidified in the residue cooling step so as to obtain a pyrolysis char essentially consisting of pyrolysed organic substance and inorganic components; and a smelting and gasifying step for burning the pyrolysis char obtained in the mechanical processing step at a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaki Kaneko, Masashi Yoshimori
  • Patent number: 6115288
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of sub bit lines 12a and 12b to which a plurality of memory cell transistors 13a through 13h are connected. The sub bit lines are selectively connected to a main bit line 11a. The sub and main bit lines are made of metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Amanai, Hiroyuki Kobatake, Satoru Oku, Kazuaki Kato, Masaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6111792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-volatile semiconductor memory device comprising a mode signal output means for outputting a mode signal for conducting flash programming or flash erasing, a group selection signal output means for outputting a group selection signal for selecting a row decoding group, a first selection means for selecting the row decoding group controlling the word line in accordance with 10 the group selection signal, and a second selection means selecting the word line corresponding to the memory cell from a plurality of the word lines controlled by the row decoding group selected by the first selection means. In the present inventions the time required for the flash programming and the flash erasing can be reduced without the addition of a further element and the chip areas can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Oku, Hiroyuki Kobatake, Masakazu Amanai, Kazuaki Kato, Masaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 6084387
    Abstract: A power source circuit for a flash memory includes a positive circuit section for generating a positive voltage source, a source follower transistor for converting the impedance of the first voltage source, a negative circuit section for generating a negative voltage source while maintaining a voltage difference between the output of the source follower transistor and the negative voltage source at a first reference potential. The positive circuit section includes a voltage compensating transistor having a threshold voltage equal to the threshold of the source follower transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kobatake, Masakazu Amanai, Kazuaki Kato, Satoru Oku
  • Patent number: 5942808
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a plurality of power supply circuits whose generated voltages are different from each other, and a plurality of internal circuits whose operating voltages are different from each other. The power supply circuits and the internal circuits are interconnected by power lines with respective power supply switches inserted therein. The power lines are connected to a single external terminal by respective control lines with respective external switches inserted therein. The power supply circuits and the internal circuits can be tested from the single external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kobatake, Masakazu Amanai, Kazuaki Kato, Satoru Oku