Patents by Inventor Naoki Kawano
Naoki Kawano 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: 20240128294Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light receiving parts arrayed regularly, a first light blocking member including a plurality of first openings arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of light receiving parts, and a plurality of microlenses arrayed corresponding respectively to the plurality of first openings. Each light receiving part included in the plurality of light receiving parts includes a plurality of light receiving pixels arrayed in a first direction as a main scanning direction. Each microlens included in the plurality of microlenses is object side telecentric. The plurality of microlenses, the first light blocking member and the plurality of light receiving parts are arranged so that light reflected by an object and passing through the microlens and the first opening corresponding to the microlens enters the plurality of light receiving pixels included in the light receiving part corresponding to the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KAWANO, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi ONO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA, Naoyuki TOKIDA, Akira OTA, Miki SUGANO
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Patent number: 11942489Abstract: An image reading device includes a plurality of light-receiving pixels configured to receive reflected light; a first light-shielding member including a plurality of first openings and disposed between the plurality of light-receiving pixels and a reference surface; a second light-shielding member including a plurality of second openings and disposed between the plurality of first openings and the reference surface; and a plurality of condenser lenses disposed at a distance from the plurality of second openings. The plurality of condenser lenses, the second light-shielding member, the first light-shielding member, and the plurality of light-receiving pixels are disposed at positions at which reflected light sequentially passes through one of the condenser lenses corresponding to each light-receiving pixel, one of the second openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel, and one of the first openings corresponding to the each light-receiving pixel and enters the each light-receiving pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Kawano, Naoki Nakagawa, Takeshi Ono, Shigeru Takushima, Taisuke Makita, Naoyuki Tokida
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Publication number: 20240098200Abstract: An image reading device (100) includes a first glass member (52), a plurality of condensing lenses (14) provided on a first surface (52a) of the first glass member (52), a first light blocking member (12) having a plurality of first openings (32) respectively corresponding to the plurality of condensing lenses (14), a second glass member (51) having a third surface (51a) in superimposition with the first light blocking member (12), a second light blocking member (11) having a plurality of second openings (31) respectively corresponding to the plurality of first openings (32), a third glass member (53) having a fifth surface (53a) in superimposition with the second light blocking member (11), a third light blocking member (15) having a plurality of third openings (34) respectively corresponding to the plurality of second openings (31), and a sensor unit (3) having a sensor substrate (9) and a plurality of light receiving pixels (10) arrayed in a predetermined array direction on the sensor substrate (9) and resType: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki KAWANO, Naoki NAKAGAWA, Takeshi ONO, Shigeru TAKUSHIMA, Taisuke MAKITA, Naoyuki TOKIDA
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Patent number: 11417881Abstract: A lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by formula (1): Li1+x[(FeyNi1?y)zMn1?z]1?xO2 (1) wherein x, y, and z satisfy the following: 0<x??, 0?y<1.0, and 0<z?0.6, and wherein the content ratio of Li to the total content of Fe, Ni, and Mn (Li/(Fe+Ni+Mn)) is 1.55 or less on a molar ratio basis, the lithium-manganese composite oxide containing a crystalline phase having a layered rock-salt structure. This composite oxide is a novel material made from less resource-constrained and cheaper elements, and exhibits a high specific capacity, excellent charge-and-discharge cycle characteristics, and a high discharge capacity at a high current density (excellent rate characteristics), when used in the positive electrode material for lithium-ion secondary batteries.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: National Institute ot Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tanaka Chemical Corporation, NEC CorporationInventors: Mitsuharu Tabuchi, Hideka Shibuya, Takashi Ohtomo, Noriyuki Tamura, Kaoru Narita, Ryota Yuge, Naoki Kawano
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Publication number: 20190334169Abstract: A lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by formula (1): Li1+x[(FeyNi1?y)zMn1?z]1?xO2 (1) wherein x, y, and z satisfy the following: 0<x??, 0?y<1.0, and 0<z?0.6, and wherein the content ratio of Li to the total content of Fe, Ni, and Mn (Li/(Fe+Ni+Mn)) is 1.55 or less on a molar ratio basis, the lithium-manganese composite oxide containing a crystalline phase having a layered rock-salt structure. This composite oxide is a novel material made from less resource-constrained and cheaper elements, and exhibits a high specific capacity, excellent charge-and-discharge cycle characteristics, and a high discharge capacity at a high current density (excellent rate characteristics), when used in the positive electrode material for lithium-ion secondary batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Mitsuharu Tabuchi, Hideka Shibuya, Takashi Ohtomo, Noriyuki Tamura, Kaoru Narita, Ryota Yuge, Naoki Kawano
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Publication number: 20160220766Abstract: A safety needle assembly includes a hub including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being connectable to a syringe, a cannula, a collar, a protector, and a sheath sheath including an opening extending in a longitudinal direction along at least a part of the sheath, the opening being configured to house the cannula, a cannula fixing part configured to fix the cannula with respect to the sheath, the cannula fixing part comprising a plurality of wing walls extending in a longitudinal direction along at least a part of the sheath; an attachment part configured to rotatably support the sheath with respect to the collar such that the attachment part is rotatable to a position at which the cannula is housed in the opening of the sheath; and a guide rib including a locking protrusion configured to lock the cannula inside the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki KAWANO, Katsutoshi KUROSE
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Patent number: 5862034Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor which satisfies X7R property or a temperature response of its capacitance and shows a minimal change of capacitance with time under a DC electric field, a long accelerated life of insulation resistance (IR) and good DC bias performance and also provides a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor which is resistant to dielectric breakdown in addition to the above advantages. In a first form of the invention, dielectric layers contain BaTiO.sub.3 as a major component and MgO, Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, at least one of BaO and CaO, and SiO.sub.2 as minor components in a specific proportion. In a second form, the dielectric layers further contain MnO and at least one of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 and MoO.sub.3 as minor components in a specific proportion. In the first form, the dielectric layer has a mean grain size of up to 0.45 .mu.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1997Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Akira Sato, Naoki Kawano, Takeshi Nomura, Yukie Nakano, Tomohiro Arashi, Junko Yamamatsu
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Patent number: 5668694Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor which satisfies X7R property or a temperature response of its capacitance and shows a minimal change of capacitance with time under a DC electric field, a long accelerated life of insulation resistance (IR) and good DC bias performance and also provides a multilayer ceramic chip capacitor which is resistant to dielectric breakdown in addition to the above advantages. In a first form of the invention, dielectric layers contain BaTiO.sub.3 as a major component and MgO, Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, at least one of BaO and CaO, and SiO.sub.2 as minor components in a specific proportion. In a second form, the dielectric layers further contain MnO and at least one of V.sub.2 O.sub.5 and MoO.sub.3 as minor components in a specific proportion. In the first form, the dielectric layer has a mean grain size of up to 0.45 .mu.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1995Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Inventors: Akira Sato, Naoki Kawano, Takeshi Nomura, Yukie Nakano, Tomohiro Arashi, Junko Yamamatsu