Patents by Inventor Masanori Fukuda
Masanori Fukuda 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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Patent number: 11890919Abstract: A door beam structure for a vehicle side door includes a door beam having a hollow cross section, wherein the door beam includes: an outside portion forming a hollow flange of the door beam arranged to face a door skin, and an inside portion forming a hollow door beam body of the door beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Soma, Eiji Hirano, Yu Iemura, Hiroyuki Kumeno, Kozaburo Sakamaki, Masanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20230378381Abstract: Provided is a solar cell including: a semiconductor substrate having a substantially rectangular shape; and collector electrodes. The semiconductor substrate is sectioned into first, second, third, and fourth large sections by a first large sectioning line passing a center of a first side of the semiconductor substrate and substantially parallel to a second side of the semiconductor substrate and a second large sectioning line passing through a center of the second side of the semiconductor substrate and substantially parallel to the first side of the semiconductor substrate. The collector electrodes include finger electrodes. The finger electrodes provided on each of the first and third large sections extends in a first direction, and the finger electrodes provided on each of the second and the fourth large sections extends in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori FUKUDA
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Patent number: 11804559Abstract: A solar cell module according to the present disclosure includes a photoelectric converter, a collector electrode electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and a wiring material (3) electrically connected to the collector electrode, wherein the collector electrode includes: a first electrode film (9A) formed on a photoelectric converter side; and a second electrode film (9B) formed on at least a wiring material side of the first electrode film (9A) so that part of a surface of the first electrode film (9A) on the wiring material side is exposed, and wherein the collector electrode and the wiring material (3) are electrically connected to each other with solder (11) connected to the part of the surface of the first electrode film (9A) exposed from the second electrode film (9B) and to a surface of the second electrode film (9B).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori Fukuda
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Patent number: 11741685Abstract: A commodity identification device is provided with: one or more processing devices; and one or more storage devices storing instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to: obtain a taken image; determine whether a commodity is provided with a corresponding mark or not by using a mark detector on the obtained taken image; identify which of a plurality of commodity groups a commodity provided with the mark belongs to by using a first neural network having learned the commodity, on the taken image where the mark is detected; and identify the commodity by using a second neural network having performed learning for each of the commodity groups.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.Inventors: Seiji Matsuba, Sousuke Shimoyama, Masanori Fukuda, Tomochika Fujioka, Akihito Torii
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Publication number: 20230109458Abstract: Provided is a solar cell assembly that includes a plurality of small segments serving as a plurality of solar cells when divided, and has one linear side in plan view, each of the plurality of small segments being defined by a defining line, which is a straight line substantially parallel to the linear one side of the cell assembly, the solar cell assembly including: a photoelectric conversion part having a main surface; a transparent conductive layer disposed on an area of the main surface of the photoelectric conversion part corresponding to each of the plurality of small segments, the transparent conductive layer having a first area and a second area located at a different position from the first area; a collector electrode disposed on the first area of the transparent conductive layer and including a plating layer; and a transparent insulating layer disposed on the second area of the transparent conductive layer, in which the photoelectric conversion part is exposed in a defining area, which is an area foType: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori FUKUDA
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Publication number: 20220314757Abstract: A door beam structure for a vehicle side door includes a door beam having a hollow cross section, wherein the door beam includes: an outside portion forming a hollow flange of the door beam arranged to face a door skin, and an inside portion forming a hollow door beam body of the door beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takayuki Soma, Eiji Hirano, Yu Iemura, Hiroyuki Kumeno, Kozaburo Sakamaki, Masanori Fukuda
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Patent number: 11192596Abstract: A vehicle body structure in a vehicle rear portion includes a second rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC2) having a substantially ring shape in a vehicle lateral direction and located near a pair of left and right damper support portions (54) supporting suspension dampers (55) and disposed in rear wheelhouses (52) behind side door openings (Es) in the vehicle. The vehicle body structure includes coupling members (33) coupling a pair of left and right side pillars (42) constituting the second rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC2) having the substantially ring shape to a pair of left and right wheelhouse reinforcements (53).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Sato, Masanori Fukuda, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kotaro Kataoka
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Patent number: 11192591Abstract: A vehicle body structure in a vehicle rear portion includes a first rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC1) extending in a vehicle lateral direction in a vehicle body rear portion (1R) from vicinities of a pair of left and right damper support portions (54) supporting suspension dampers (55) and disposed in rear wheelhouses (52) at vehicle rear of side door openings (Es) of the vehicle. The vehicle body structure also includes coupling members (33) coupling longitudinal ring-shaped vehicle body frameworks (SLC) each having a substantially ring shape in a vehicle longitudinal direction to the first rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC1).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Sato, Masanori Fukuda, Shuichi Nakagami, Akihiro Kawano
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Patent number: 11133430Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element according to the present disclosure includes: a first placement step in which a first semiconductor substrate on which a first thin film and a second thin film are not formed is placed in a first film forming place (81) in a first film forming chamber (61); a second placement step in which a second semiconductor substrate on which the first thin film is formed on a first-principal-surface side and the second thin film is not formed on a second-principal-surface side is placed in a second film forming place (82) in the chamber (61); and a first film forming step in which forming of the first thin film on the first-principal-surface side of the first semiconductor substrate and forming of the second thin film on the second-principal-surface side of the second semiconductor substrate are executed in the same period in the chamber (61).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Fukuda, Toshifumi Namiuchi, Takahiro Matsuda
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Publication number: 20210217160Abstract: A commodity identification device is provided with: one or more processing devices; and one or more storage devices storing instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to: obtain a taken image; determine whether a commodity is provided with a corresponding mark or not by using a mark detector on the obtained taken image; identify which of a plurality of commodity groups a commodity provided with the mark belongs to by using a first neural network having learned the commodity on the taken image where the mark is detected; and identify the commodity by using a second neural network having performed learning for each of the commodity groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Seiji Matsuba, Sousuke Shimoyama, Masanori Fukuda, Tomochika Fujioka, Akihito Torii
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Patent number: 11027510Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus (1) includes a first processing section (1000), a second processing section (2000), and a third processing section (3000) arranged on a straight line, and conveys a sheet (4200) therebetween. The first processing section (1000) forms a plurality of first processing lines extending in a first direction (an X axial direction) on the sheet (4200), by moving a plurality of tools (1110-1260) to the first direction in relation to the sheet (4200). The second processing section (2000) forms a plurality of second processing lines to a second direction (a Y axial direction) orthogonal to the first direction on the sheet (4200), by moving a plurality of tools to the second direction in relation to the sheet (4200). The third processing section (3000) forms a third processing line (aslant line, curve line) on the sheet, by relatively moving the sheet (4200) and the tool (3110, 3120).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Nihon Seizuki Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Fukuda, Toshiro Ochi
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Patent number: 11008046Abstract: A vehicle body structure is provided, which includes rear wheel houses covering left and right rear wheels, left and right rear damper supports supporting upper ends of rear suspension dampers provided to the rear wheel houses, left and right rear side panels, a floor cross member coupling the rear wheel houses in a vehicle width direction, forward and downward of the rear damper supports, a rear header, left and right lower reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to the floor cross member and at upper ends to a region adjacent the rear damper supports, and left and right upper reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to upper ends of the lower reinforcements and at upper ends to the rear header. A substantially annular shape is formed in a front view by the floor cross member, the rear header, and the left and right lower upper reinforcements.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Nishioka, Masanori Fukuda, Yusuke Desaki, Tomoya Ozaki
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Publication number: 20210119067Abstract: A solar cell module according to the present disclosure includes a photoelectric converter, a collector electrode electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and a wiring material (3) electrically connected to the collector electrode, wherein the collector electrode includes: a first electrode film (9A) formed on a photoelectric converter side; and a second electrode film (9B) formed on at least a wiring material side of the first electrode film (9A) so that part of a surface of the first electrode film (9A) on the wiring material side is exposed, and wherein the collector electrode and the wiring material (3) are electrically connected to each other with solder (11) connected to the part of the surface of the first electrode film (9A) exposed from the second electrode film (9B) and to a surface of the second electrode film (9B).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20210086837Abstract: A vehicle body structure in a vehicle rear portion includes a first rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC1) extending in a vehicle lateral direction in a vehicle body rear portion (1R) from vicinities of a pair of left and right damper support portions (54) supporting suspension dampers (55) and disposed in rear wheelhouses (52) at vehicle rear of side door openings (Es) of the vehicle. The vehicle body structure also includes coupling members (33) coupling longitudinal ring-shaped vehicle body frameworks (SLC) each having a substantially ring shape in a vehicle longitudinal direction to the first rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi SATO, Masanori FUKUDA, Shuichi NAKAGAMI, Akihiro KAWANO
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Publication number: 20210086833Abstract: A vehicle body structure in a vehicle rear portion includes a second rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC2) having a substantially ring shape in a vehicle lateral direction and located near a pair of left and right damper support portions (54) supporting suspension dampers (55) and disposed in rear wheelhouses (52) behind side door openings (Es) in the vehicle. The vehicle body structure includes coupling members (33) coupling a pair of left and right side pillars (42) constituting the second rear lateral ring-shaped vehicle body framework (RWC2) having the substantially ring shape to a pair of left and right wheelhouse reinforcements (53).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi SATO, Masanori FUKUDA, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Kotaro KATAOKA
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Patent number: 10923606Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a plurality of finger electrodes, which extend in a first direction, and are aligned with a first interval in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and an identification mark arranged so that a second interval, which is greater than the first interval, separates the identification mark from the plurality of finger electrodes in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori Fukuda
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Publication number: 20200176629Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion element according to the present disclosure includes: a first placement step in which a first semiconductor substrate on which a first thin film and a second thin film are not formed is placed in a first film forming place (81) in a first film forming chamber (61); a second placement step in which a second semiconductor substrate on which the first thin film is formed on a first-principal-surface side and the second thin film is not formed on a second-principal-surface side is placed in a second film forming place (82) in the chamber (61); and a first film forming step in which forming of the first thin film on the first-principal-surface side of the first semiconductor substrate and forming of the second thin film on the second-principal-surface side of the second semiconductor substrate are executed in the same period in the chamber (61).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori FUKUDA, Toshifumi NAMIUCHI, Takahiro MATSUDA
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Patent number: D902143Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventor: Masanori Fukuda
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Patent number: D902144Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventor: Masanori Fukuda
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Patent number: D1021765Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATIONInventor: Masanori Fukuda