Patents by Inventor Motohiro Inoue
Motohiro Inoue 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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Publication number: 20240088352Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material for secondary batteries that is capable of inhibiting negative electrode swelling and the decline of the charge/discharge cycle characteristics of a battery. A negative electrode active material for secondary batteries according to the present disclosure is characterized by including a Si-based material, activated carbon, and a conductive material, and in that the Si-based material and the conductive material are carried in pores of the activated carbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaoru Inoue, Motohiro Sakata, Akihiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20240077627Abstract: A radiation detector includes a sensor, an A/D converter, and processing circuitry. The sensor outputs a pulse signal based on incidence of radiation. The A/D converter generates digital data by performing A/D conversion on the pulse signal. The processing circuitry acquires temperature information of the A/D converter and outputs digital data that is compensated based on the temperature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Motohiro INOUE
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Publication number: 20230071056Abstract: A nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus according to a present embodiment includes a plurality of units of detector that detects gamma rays, and each of the units of detector includes detection circuitry, generation circuitry, and first production circuitry. The detection circuitry detects an analog signal based on a result of detecting the gamma rays. The generation circuitry generates a clock signal. The first production circuitry produces time information by converting the analog signal into a digital signal on the basis of the clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Motohiro INOUE
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Patent number: 10849572Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus includes at least one PET detector module and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire positional information of the at least one PET detector module based on optical information, and to correct a position of the at least one PET detector module based on the positional information.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Motohiro Inoue
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Publication number: 20190343469Abstract: According to one embodiment, a nuclear medical diagnostic apparatus includes at least one PET detector module and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire positional information of the at least one PET detector module based on optical information, and to correct a position of the at least one PET detector module based on the positional information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Motohiro INOUE
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Patent number: 10460907Abstract: It is difficult to perform surface modification by irradiating a side surface of a hole formed on an irradiated object with a low-energy-density electron beam. An irradiated object having an irradiation hole formed thereon is disposed in a vacuum chamber. A cathode electrode is arranged to face a side surface of the irradiation hole. The cathode electrode has a large number of metal projections over an entire surface of a base body, the base body facing at least the side surface of the irradiation hole. A conductive mesh is arranged between the cathode electrode and the side surface of the irradiation hole. The conductive mesh partially contacts the irradiated object and is set to have the same potential as the irradiated object.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiro Inoue
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Publication number: 20190006148Abstract: It is difficult to perform surface modification by irradiating a side surface of a hole formed on an irradiated object with a low-energy-density electron beam. An irradiated object having an irradiation hole formed thereon is disposed in a vacuum chamber. A cathode electrode is arranged to face a side surface of the irradiation hole. The cathode electrode has a large number of metal projections over an entire surface of a base body, the base body facing at least the side surface of the irradiation hole. A conductive mesh is arranged between the cathode electrode and the side surface of the irradiation hole. The conductive mesh partially contacts the irradiated object and is set to have the same potential as the irradiated object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiro INOUE
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Patent number: 10115560Abstract: A metal surface modification apparatus having a tilting unit includes holding jigs having respective lower parts having curved surfaces to hold the implants; a movable holding base provided with a plurality of receiving depressions to have curved surfaces corresponding to the curved surfaces of the lower parts; and a stationary pushing plate disposed on the movable holding base to cover the movable holding base, and configured to be moved relative to the movable holding base and to have a plurality of through holes positioned to face the receiving depressions.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiro Inoue
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Publication number: 20170358423Abstract: A metal surface modification apparatus having a tilting unit includes holding jigs having respective lower parts having curved surfaces to hold the implants; a movable holding base provided with a plurality of receiving depressions to have curved surfaces corresponding to the curved surfaces of the lower parts; and a stationary pushing plate disposed on the movable holding base to cover the movable holding base, and configured to be moved relative to the movable holding base and to have a plurality of through holes positioned to face the receiving depressions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: Sodick Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiro INOUE
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Patent number: 9393611Abstract: A method for reinforcing a die is described. A die material made of a high speed tool steel for hot dies including a matrix high speed tool steel, an alloy tool steel for hot dies or a stainless steel is irradiated as an irradiated object with a large-area electron beam so that a smooth surface modification layer of 2 to 5 ?m in thickness is formed by elution of a contained substance in the die material. Then, the die material is subjected to a sulphonitriding treatment so that a sulfurized film having a thickness less than the thickness of the surface modification layer prior to the sulphonitriding treatment and containing the sulfur compound of the contained substance more than the sulfur compound of the main substance in the die material, and a diffusion layer of nitrogen and sulfur adjacent to the inner side of the sulfurized film are formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SODICK CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiro Inoue
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Patent number: 9391458Abstract: A parallel operation control method for different type power generation apparatuses to shift the power generation apparatuses having respective different drooping characteristics, in which the drooping characteristic is defined as a characteristic of decrease of a rated frequency along with an increase of a load, from independent operation of the power generation apparatuses under suitable drooping characteristics to parallel operation thereof to drive a common drive target, includes determining a load of one of the power generation apparatuses by subtracting a load of the other of the power generation apparatuses from a predetermined required load; changing a drooping characteristic of the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to coincide with a drooping characteristic of the other of the power generation apparatuses; and controlling the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to maintain frequency at the time of changing the drooping characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DAIICHI TECHNO CO., LTD.Inventors: Mitsuru Chida, Kazunori Sato, Motohiro Inoue, Koushichi Tateishi
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Publication number: 20160074930Abstract: A method for reinforcing a die is described. A die material made of a high speed tool steel for hot dies including a matrix high speed tool steel, an alloy tool steel for hot dies or a stainless steel is irradiated as an irradiated object with a large-area electron beam so that a smooth surface modification layer of 2 to 5 ?m in thickness is formed by elution of a contained substance in the die material. Then, the die material is subjected to a sulphonitriding treatment so that a sulfurized film having a thickness less than the thickness of the surface modification layer prior to the sulphonitriding treatment and containing the sulfur compound of the contained substance more than the sulfur compound of the main substance in the die material, and a diffusion layer of nitrogen and sulfur adjacent to the inner side of the sulfurized film are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventor: MOTOHIRO INOUE
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Patent number: 9007883Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a recording and reading layer that is previously staked or formed afterword and has no concavo-convex pattern for tracking control, and a servo layer in which a concavo-convex pattern or a groove for tracking control is formed. Information can be recorded in the recording and reading layer while tracking is performed using the servo layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Motohiro Inoue, Tomoki Ushida, Atsuko Kosuda, Takashi Kikukawa
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Publication number: 20140169147Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a recording and reading layer that is previously staked or formed afterword and has no concavo-convex pattern for tracking control, and a servo layer in which a concavo-convex pattern or a groove for tracking control is formed. Information can be recorded in the recording and reading layer while tracking is performed using the servo layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: Motohiro INOUE, Tomoki USHIDA, Atsuko KOSUDA, Takashi KIKUKAWA
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Publication number: 20140152112Abstract: A parallel operation control method for different type power generation apparatuses to shift the power generation apparatuses having respective different drooping characteristics, in which the drooping characteristic is defined as a characteristic of decrease of a rated frequency along with an increase of a load, from independent operation of the power generation apparatuses under suitable drooping characteristics to parallel operation thereof to drive a common drive target, includes determining a load of one of the power generation apparatuses by subtracting a load of the other of the power generation apparatuses from a predetermined required load; changing a drooping characteristic of the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to coincide with a drooping characteristic of the other of the power generation apparatuses; and controlling the one of the power generation apparatuses so as to maintain frequency at the time of changing the drooping characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: DAIICHI TECHNO CO., LTD., KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsuru Chida, Kazunori Sato, Motohiro Inoue, Koushichi Tateishi
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Patent number: 8649250Abstract: A series of optical recording media is provided to reduce a burden on an optical pickup by introducing a standardized idea among a plurality of optical recording media. In the series of optical recording media, optical recording media are of a plurality of types, each optical recording medium including a plurality of planar recording and reading layers with no projections and depressions for tracking control, and a servo layer with projections and depressions for tracking control. The plurality of optical recording media have different numbers of stacked recording and reading layers, and the positions of the servo layers with respect to the corresponding light incident surfaces are standardized among the plurality of optical recording media.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Hideki Hirata, Takashi Kikukawa, Atsuko Kosuda, Motohiro Inoue
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Patent number: 8630156Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a recording and reading layer that is previously staked or formed afterward and has no concavo-convex pattern for tracking control, and a servo layer in which a concavo-convex pattern or a groove for tracking control is formed. Information can be recorded in the recording and reading layer while tracking is performed using the servo layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Motohiro Inoue, Tomoki Ushida, Atsuko Kosuda, Takashi Kikukawa
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Patent number: 8582415Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase the number of stacked layers in a multilayer optical recording medium while simplifying the design of the multilayer optical recording medium is provided a multilayer optical recording medium including at least four recording and reading layers from which information can be reproduced by light irradiation, the layers stacked through intermediate layers. The multilayer optical recording medium includes a plurality of recording and reading layers that are continuous in order of stacking and includes at least one recording and reading layer group in which reflectance in a stacked state decreases from a near side of a light incident surface to a far side. A single-layer reflectance of the nearest recording and reading layer is set to 0.2% or more and less than 2.0%, and a light transmittance improvement process is applied to the light incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Atsuko Kosuda, Takashi Kikukawa, Tomoki Ushida, Motohiro Inoue
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Patent number: 8518514Abstract: Simple design of a multilayer optical recording medium is achieved while suppressing interlayer crosstalk and confocal crosstalk in the multilayer optical recording medium. Simple recording and reading control by a recording and reading unit is also achieved. The multilayer optical recording medium includes at least three or more recording and reading layers deposited one above the other with intermediate layers interposed therebetween, and information can be read by light irradiation from the layers. The intermediate layers have film thicknesses of two types or less, and all the recording and reading layers except the recording and reading layer farthest from a light incident surface have substantially the same optical constant.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Takashi Kikukawa, Motohiro Inoue, Atsuko Kosuda, Tomoki Ushida, Hideki Hirata
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Patent number: 8518513Abstract: The multilayer optical recording medium with six or more recording and reading layers disposed one above the other has at least two or more recording and reading layer groups. The recording and reading layer groups each include a plurality of recording and reading layers successively disposed one above the other. The reflectance of each of the recording and reading layers in a stacked state decreases in the order from a front side near a light incident surface toward a back side far from the light incident surface. A recording and reading layer nearest the front side among the recording and reading layers in the recording and reading layer group nearer the back side has a reflectance in a stacked state higher than that of a recording and reading layer nearest the back side among the recording and reading layers in the recording and reading layer group nearer the front side.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Motohiro Inoue, Takashi Kikukawa, Atsuko Kosuda, Tomoki Ushida, Hideki Hirata