Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Kobayashi

Masayoshi Kobayashi 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: 20140185200
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a liquid-crystal panel; a rear frame which includes an opening portion and is provided on a rear side of the liquid-crystal panel; a back light which is provided between the liquid-crystal panel and the rear frame and emits light toward a rear face of the liquid-crystal panel; a cell guide which is provided corresponding to a predetermined rim portion of the opening portion and supports at least part of an outer-circumferential portion of the liquid-crystal panel from the rear side; a joining portion which is provided on a portion of the rear frame which corresponds to the predetermined rim portion, and extends toward the liquid-crystal panel to join the cell guide to the rear frame; and a screw which fastens the cell guide and the joining portion together, wherein the screw is tightened from a lateral side of the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MORI, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Akira YOKAWA, Akihiro FUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 8748266
    Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
  • Publication number: 20140083105
    Abstract: An annular type gas turbine combustor having a plurality of fuel nozzle assemblies (10) on a circumference includes a pilot nozzle unit (12) for spraying a fuel for diffusive combustion from a pilot outer peripheral nozzle (34) into a combustion chamber (8), a main nozzle unit (14) provided so as to surround the pilot nozzle unit (12) for spraying a fuel for premix combustion, and a flow guide (27) disposed on a downstream side of each of the fuel nozzle assemblies (10) and having a sectional area of a passage for air and air-fuel mixture from each of the fuel nozzle assemblies (10), which gradually increase in a downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Takeo ODA, Ryusuke MATSUYAMA, Atsushi HORIKAWA, Hitoshi FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20130327849
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes a pilot fuel injector, configured to inject the fuel into a combustion chamber, and a main fuel injector provided coaxially with the pilot fuel injector so as to surround the pilot fuel injector and configured to have a main flow path to generate a premixed air-fuel mixture. The main flow path includes an outer main air passage located radially outwardly and configured to supply a compressed air in an axial direction into an annular premixed air-fuel mixture passage, an inner main air passage located radially inwardly and configured to supply the compressed air into the premixed air-fuel mixture passage from a radially inner side. The injector further includes a main fuel injection port to inject the fuel from an axially upstream side into the inner main air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Ryusuke MATSUYAMA, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Atsushi HORIKAWA, Hitoshi FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20130258076
    Abstract: A preliminary image is obtained by irradiating illumination light, whose light quantity distribution is set at a standard state, to a specimen obtained by injecting fluid into a well from an illuminator capable of arbitrarily setting the light quantity distribution, for example, by a liquid crystal shutter, and a luminance distribution of the preliminary image is detected. As a result, luminance nonuniformity in the preliminary image is canceled by performing imaging with a light quantity distribution of illumination light to be incident on the well set such that an incident light amount is larger in a part with lower luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki FUJIMOTO, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Takashi MIYAKE, Sanzo MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 8511097
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor burns a fuel mixture at a high combustion efficiency and a low NOx emission, is simple in construction and exercises improved ignition performance, and an ignition method can efficiently igniting a fuel mixture in the gas turbine combustor. A gas turbine combustor provided with fuel nozzles each having a pilot fuel injection nozzle and a main fuel injection nozzle, and fuel nozzles each having a pilot fuel injection nozzle and a main fuel injection nozzle. The fuel nozzle disposed close to an igniter is provided with a local fuel injection port through which fuel is jetted out from a predetermined position in an air passage in the main fuel injection nozzle to create a combustible fuel mixture zone in the vicinity of the igniter at least while the igniter is in an ignition operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Takeo Oda
  • Patent number: 8499924
    Abstract: A method and a system for stabilizing the sight line of a chip component being carried on two discs, for stabilizing delivery of the chip component between the two discs, and improving and stabilizing the inspection accuracy in the visual check of the chip component. This is achieved by employing a mechanism for carrying the chip component while supporting it on the horizontal plane of the first rotary disc and then carrying the chip component while suction-holding it on the vertical plane of the second rotary disc. When the chip component is carried on the first rotary disc, the upper surface and one side face of the chip component are imaged by first and second cameras. When the chip component is carried on the second rotary disc, the lower surface and the other side face of the chip component are imaged by third and fourth cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Toru Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8503294
    Abstract: Relay units (1002-1-1002-n) terminate a plurality of transport layer connections from terminals in a transport layer and relay each of these connections to other transport layer connections (relay connections). A transmission rate control unit (1003) determines the total transmission rate of the relay connections according to the number of connections that are being relayed and network congestion conditions such that a desired effective rate is obtained, and moreover, allots the total transmission rate as transmission rates to each of relay units (1002-1-1002-n) in accordance with the results of the analysis of information of the applications being carried on the transport layer connections during relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masayoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8354713
    Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
  • Publication number: 20120305673
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the pilot injector includes: a center nozzle configured to eject air jet flowing straight in an axial direction on a central axis of the pilot injector; an inside swirler provided on a radially outer side of the center nozzle and configured to cause inflow air to swirl around the central axis; and a pilot fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel from between the center nozzle and the inside swirler to air flow in the center nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryusuke Matsuyama, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Takeo Oda, Atsushi Horikawa, Shigeru Hayashi, Kazuo Shimodaira, Kazuaki Matsuura, Hideshi Yamada, Youji Kurosawa, Hitoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120304649
    Abstract: A fuel injector includes: a pilot injector configured to spray fuel so as to form a first combustion region in a combustion chamber; and a main injector provided coaxially with the pilot injector so as to surround the pilot injector and configured to supply a fuel-air mixture that is a mixture of the fuel and air to form a second combustion region in the combustion chamber, wherein the main injector includes: a first inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in an axial direction is taken; a second inflow channel through which the air having a major flow component in a radial direction is taken and which causes the air therein to meet the air from the first inflow channel; and a main fuel injecting portion configured to inject the fuel only to the second inflow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicants: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryusuke MATSUYAMA, Masayoshi KOBAYASHI, Takeo ODA, Atsushi HORIKAWA, Shigeru HAYASHI, Kazuo SHIMODAIRA, Kazuaki MATSUURA, Hideshi YAMADA, Youji KUROSAWA, Hitoshi FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20120287118
    Abstract: In a first information processing apparatus, data in a first format is stored. Further, the data in the first format is transformed into a code image by using a predetermined encoding mode. Moreover, code image data in a second format is generated by combining the code image with the data in the first format. In a second information processing apparatus, predetermined information processing is performed based on the data in the first format. In a third information processing apparatus, the code image is displayed, by a first display device, based on the code image data in the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei MIZUTANI, Masayoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8224626
    Abstract: A quality degradation point estimating method for estimating a quality degradation point in a directed link set through which a communication flow passed is provided. The quality degradation point estimating method has: (A) determining a test flow set for estimating a quality degradation point; and (B) estimating the quality degradation point in the directed link set by sending the test flow set to the network. The (A) step includes a step of setting the flow, which passes through a partial set as a part of the directed link set, as the test flow and adding the set test flow to the test flow set. The test flow is sent from the test terminal on the network to a predetermined node in the partial set. A response is obtained at the predetermined node, and the response is sent from the predetermined node to a predetermined terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Hasegawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120180034
    Abstract: Prior to performing download play, it is checked whether or not it is necessary to update firmware of a slave apparatus. When it is necessary to update the firmware of the slave apparatus, a firmware update program is transmitted from a master apparatus to the slave apparatus, and the firmware of the slave apparatus is updated in accordance with the firmware update program. Thus, it is possible to update basic software by a novel method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru HATAMOTO, Eiji Tokunaga, Masayoshi Matsuoka, Teruhiko Goda, Seiji Shibaguchi, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Araki, Megumi Kurata
  • Publication number: 20120179884
    Abstract: Prior to performing download play, it is determined whether or not a slave apparatus program has been already stored in an internal memory of a slave apparatus. When not stored yet, the slave apparatus program is transmitted from a master apparatus to the slave apparatus, and stored in the internal memory of the slave apparatus. When already stored, the slave apparatus program is not transmitted from the master apparatus to the slave apparatus. Then, multiplay is performed by performing mutual communication between the master apparatus operating in accordance with a master apparatus game program and the slave apparatus operating in accordance with a slave apparatus game program. Thus, time and effort for receiving the same application program more than once are omitted, and it is possible to efficiently start a communication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu ARAKI, Ryutaro Takahashi, Megumi Kurata, Seiji Shibaguchi, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Teruhiko Goda, Eiji Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 8179806
    Abstract: Estimation is carried out with high accuracy based on flow quality information in a situation where, although a set of links that may have a flow passing through is known, which of such links the flow passed through cannot be identified, such as multi-paths routing, load distribution routing, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8169932
    Abstract: A QoS degradation point estimation device includes a flow set decision unit, a flow quality information collection unit, a path information collection unit, a flow link table management unit, and a QoS degradation point estimation unit. Before generating a flow link table associating QoS of a flow through a network with a link the flow passes through, the flow set decision unit preferentially selects a flow passing through almost ½ of the links of the network as a flow to be registered in the table. The flow quality information collection unit collects information of the QoS of the flow. The path information collection unit collects path information of the network. The flow link table management unit generates the table based on the information of the QoS and the path information. The QoS degradation point estimation unit estimates a QoS degradation link based on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masayoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120052675
    Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: HITACHI ULSI SYSTEMS CO., LTD., RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
  • Patent number: 8076202
    Abstract: In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a MISFET of trench gate structure, a trench is formed from a major surface of a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type which serves as a drain region, in a depth direction of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating film including a thermal oxide film and a deposited film is formed over the internal surface of the trench, and after a gate electrode has been formed in the trench, impurities are introduced into the semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type to form a semiconductor region of second conductivity type which serves as a channel forming region, and impurities are introduced into the semiconductor region of second conductivity type to form the semiconductor region of first conductivity type which serves as a source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Numazawa, Yoshito Nakazawa, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Satoshi Kudo, Yasuo Imai, Sakae Kubo, Takashi Shigematsu, Akihiro Ohnishi, Kozo Uesawa, Kentaro Oishi
  • Patent number: 8064340
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a collection device, a determining device, and an estimating device. The collection device collects information and flow rates of flows circulated in a network and structural information of the network. The determining device finds links through which the flows pass from the information and the network structural information, and determines the flows based on degrading and non-degrading threshold values. The estimating device, from a set of the links through which the quality-degraded flows pass, outputs a subset having a minimum element number and including a link through which an arbitrary flow among the quality-degraded flows passes. The determining device changes, for a set of the quality-degraded flows that pass a link through which a given quality-non-degraded flow passes, the non-degraded flow number threshold value depending on number of elements of a set. When this threshold value becomes high, the estimating device finds a non-degraded link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Masayoshi Kobayashi