Patents by Inventor Naoki Okawa
Naoki Okawa 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: 11948869Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first conductive part, a semiconductor element, a first terminal, and a metal layer. The semiconductor element is located on the first conductive part. The first terminal is separated from the first conductive part in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction. The first direction is from the first conductive part toward the semiconductor element. The first terminal includes a first portion, and a second portion located between the first portion and the first conductive part. A lower surface of the second portion is positioned lower than a lower surface of the first portion and lower than a lower surface of a first insulating portion. The first insulating portion is located between the first conductive part and the second portion. The metal layer is located at the lower surfaces of the first portion and of the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventor: Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 11922319Abstract: Provided is an image determination device. The image determination device is provided with: feature extractors which output, on the basis of an image to be examined, each piece of feature data indicating a specific feature of the image; a determiner which outputs, on the basis of the feature data output from the extractors, output data indicating the determination result pertaining to the image; and a training part which trains the determiner so as to output, output data indicating the label data associated with the training image on the basis of the feature data output when the training image is input to the extractors, wherein the training part further trains, by using new training data, the determiner so that the output data indicating the label data associated with the image is output by the determiner.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Naoki Tsuchiya, Yoshihisa Ijiri, Yu Maruyama, Yohei Okawa, Kennosuke Hayashi, Sakon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11922680Abstract: An image determination device includes feature extractors which output, on the basis of an image to be examined, each piece of feature data indicating a specific feature of the image; a first training part which trains a first determiner so as to output first output data indicating first label data associated with a first training image on the basis of first feature data output when the first training image is input to the feature extractors; a second training part which trains a second determiner so as to output second output data indicating second label data associated with a second training image on the basis of second feature data output when the second training image is input to the feature extractors; and an output part which outputs, on the basis of the first output data and the second output data, output data indicating an overall determination result about an image.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Naoki Tsuchiya, Yoshihisa Ijiri, Yu Maruyama, Yohei Okawa, Kennosuke Hayashi, Sakon Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11915143Abstract: An image determination device includes: a training model which outputs, on the basis of an image to be examined, output data indicating a determination result about the image; a training part which trains the training model to output, by using training data including a training image and label data, output data indicating the label data associated with the training image, when the training image is input to the training model; a dividing part which divides the training data into a plurality of pieces of sub-training data; a measurement part which measures accuracy of determination when the training part trains the training model by using each of the plurality of pieces of sub-training data; and selection part which selects at least any one among the plurality of pieces of sub-training data on the basis of the accuracy of determination.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Naoki Tsuchiya, Yoshihisa Ijiri, Yu Maruyama, Yohei Okawa, Kennosuke Hayashi, Sakon Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20230307349Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a lead frame including a terminal; an element on a first surface of the lead frame; and a package member covering the lead frame and the semiconductor element. The terminal includes a back-side portion provided on a side of a second surface of the lead frame and exposed from the package member in a first direction perpendicular to the first surface, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, a lateral-side portion provided between the first surface and the back-side portion in the first direction and exposed from the package member in a second direction parallel to the first surface, and a recessed portion provided between the lateral-side portion and the back-side portion in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventor: Naoki OKAWA
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Publication number: 20220301992Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first conductive part, a semiconductor element, a first terminal, and a metal layer. The semiconductor element is located on the first conductive part. The first terminal is separated from the first conductive part in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction. The first direction is from the first conductive part toward the semiconductor element. The first terminal includes a first portion, and a second portion located between the first portion and the first conductive part. A lower surface of the second portion is positioned lower than a lower surface of the first portion and lower than a lower surface of a first insulating portion. The first insulating portion is located between the first conductive part and the second portion. The metal layer is located at the lower surfaces of the first portion and of the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 9150411Abstract: Provided is a fusing method of a substrate layer including: treating a joining surface of a substrate layer formed from a resin using an organic solvent having solubility with respect to the resin; and heating the treated substrate layer at less than a glass transition temperature or a softening point temperature of the resin and crimping the heated substrate layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY DADC CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Okawa, Yukie Suzuki
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Patent number: 8767520Abstract: A method of producing a recording medium includes preparing a substrate of the recording medium, forming a first face recording layer at a first face side of the substrate, forming a first face protection layer for protecting the first face recording layer on the first face recording layer, forming a second face constituting whole or a part of a layer configuration at a second face side of the substrate, deactivating a protection feature of the first face protection layer; and forming a first face constituting whole or a part of a layer configuration of a first face on the first face protection layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony DADC CorporationInventor: Naoki Okawa
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Publication number: 20130294216Abstract: A method of producing a recording medium includes preparing a substrate of the recording medium, forming a first face recording layer at a first face side of the substrate, forming a first face protection layer for protecting the first face recording layer on the first face recording layer, forming a second face constituting whole or a part of a layer configuration at a second face side of the substrate, deactivating a protection feature of the first face protection layer; and forming a first face constituting whole or a part of a layer configuration of a first face on the first face protection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventor: Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 8462608Abstract: [Object] To provide a durable read-only optical recording medium having less variances in characteristics of a metal reflective film due to a temporal change. [Solving Means] Provided is a read-only optical recording medium (100) including: a substrate (101); an information recording surface onto which information is recorded by combining pits (P) and lands (L); and a metal reflective film (102) that is provided in contact with the information recording surface and represented by Al100-x-zXxZz, where x and z each represent an atomic %, X is constituted of an element including at least Ti, Z is constituted of an element including at least Fe, x is 1.0 to 3.0, and z is 0.05 to 1.0.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony DADC CorporationInventors: Tetsuhiro Sakamoto, Jun Nakano, Takehide Endo, Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 8187689Abstract: A pirated optical recording medium may be determined which is produced by physically transferring a shape of pits and lands formed on a substrate of an optical recording medium. The optical recording medium is provided with excellent weatherability and long-term storage reliability. A reflective film formed of an Ag alloy film of Ag100-x-yXxCuy, where X is at least one element among Ti, W, Ta, V, Mo, Nb and Zr, is formed on a substrate on which main data is recorded with a combination of pits and lands. A mark may be formed so that a reproduction signal level in the recorded mark of auxiliary data write once recorded on the reflective film is increased, and a reproduction signal level is decreased in an optical recording medium prepared by physically transferring the surface shape of the pits and lands of the substrate. A pirated optical recording medium may be determined in this manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignees: Sony Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Tetsuhiro Sakamoto, Jun Nakano, Naoki Okawa, Junichi Nakai, Yuki Tauchi
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Publication number: 20120113789Abstract: [Object] To provide a durable read-only optical recording medium having less variances in characteristics of a metal reflective film due to a temporal change. [Solving Means] Provided is a read-only optical recording medium (100) including: a substrate (101); an information recording surface onto which information is recorded by combining pits (P) and lands (L); and a metal reflective film (102) that is provided in contact with the information recording surface and represented by Al100-x-zXxZz, where x and z each represent an atomic %, X is constituted of an element including at least Ti, Z is constituted of an element including at least Fe, x is 1.0 to 3.0, and z is 0.05 to 1.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicants: SONY DADC CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuhiro Sakamoto, Jun Nakano, Takehide Endo, Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 8168690Abstract: A solvent-free photocurable resin composition is provided which can be applied to the surface of optical discs or the like to form a highly transparent protective film that can stably adhere to the surface and effectively protect the surface from scratches. The solvent-free photocurable resin composition contains a urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, a trifunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a dilution monomer. The dilution monomer contains a fluorine-based (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer having three or more fluorine atoms and a monofunctional or difunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer in amounts of from 10 to 40 wt% and from 10 to 30 wt%, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: Sony Chemical & Information Device Corp., Sony Corp., Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc.Inventors: Kiichiro Oguni, Kozaburo Hayashi, Satoshi Yanagida, Hidetoshi Watanabe, Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 8152976Abstract: The invention relates to an Ag-based alloy sputtering target including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, W, Nb, Zr, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al, and Si in a total amount of 1 to 15% by weight, in which the Ag-based alloy sputtering target has an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of 2 ?m or more and a maximum height (Rz) of 20 ?m or more at a sputtering surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignees: Kobelco Research Institute, Inc., Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yuki Tauchi, Hitoshi Matsuzaki, Naoki Okawa
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Publication number: 20100196650Abstract: In a light transmission layer, the elasticity modulus at 25 deg C. is in the range from 1*107 Pa to 5*108 Pa, the elasticity modulus at ?20 deg C. is in the range from 4*108 Pa to 5*109 Pa, and the glass transition point temperature is from ?20 deg C. to 0 deg C. both inclusive. The Martens hardness of the light transmission layer is 10 N/mm2 or less. The indentation creep of the light transmission layer is 2% or less. The return value of the indentation depth of the light transmission layer is in the range from 0.2 to 2.0 microns. Therefore, both decreasing disc warp and decreasing creep in a light transmission layer can be realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Okawa, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20100143636Abstract: There is provided a read-only optical information recording medium including a reflective film which has high reflectivity, and is superior in environment resistance at the time of being kept in a high-temperature, high humidity environment as well as light resistance at the time of being kept in a high-intensity light irradiation environment and repeating reproduction durability against a repeating reproduction test. In a read-only optical information recording medium in which at least one reflective film and at least one light transmissive layer are laminated in order on a substrate, the reflective film is made of a Ag-base alloy including 0.01 to 1.0 at % of Bi and 0.1 to 13.0 at % of Cu.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicants: SONY DISC & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC., KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO, KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Naoki Okawa, Yuki Tauchi, Junichi Nakai
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Publication number: 20090252914Abstract: A pirated optical recording medium may be determined which is produced by physically transferring a shape of pits and lands formed on a substrate of an optical recording medium. The optical recording medium is provided with excellent weatherability and long-term storage reliability. A reflective film formed of an Ag alloy film of Ag100-x-yXxCuy, where X is at least one element among Ti, W, Ta, V, Mo, Nb and Zr, is formed on a substrate on which main data is recorded with a combination of pits and lands. A mark may be formed so that a reproduction signal level in the recorded mark of auxiliary data write once recorded on the reflective film is increased, and a reproduction signal level is decreased in an optical recording medium prepared by physically transferring the surface shape of the pits and lands of the substrate. A pirated optical recording medium may be determined in this manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHOInventors: Tetsuhiro Sakamoto, Jun Nakano, Naoki Okawa, Junichi Nakai, Yuki Tauchi
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Publication number: 20090057141Abstract: The invention relates to an Ag-based alloy sputtering target including at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, W, Nb, Zr, Ta, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Al, and Si in a total amount of 1 to 15% by weight, in which the Ag-based alloy sputtering target has an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of 2 ?m or more and a maximum height (Rz) of 20 ?m or more at a sputtering surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicants: KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., SONY DISC & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Yuki TAUCHI, Hitoshi Matsuzaki, Naoki Okawa
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Publication number: 20080153937Abstract: A solvent-free photocurable resin composition is provided which can be applied to the surface of optical discs or the like to form a highly transparent protective film that can stably adhere to the surface and effectively protect the surface from scratches. The solvent-free photocurable resin composition contains a urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, a trifunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a dilution monomer. The dilution monomer contains a fluorine-based (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer having three or more fluorine atoms and a monofunctional or difunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer in amounts of from 10 to 40 wt % and from 10 to 30 wt %, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2005Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicants: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORP., SONY CORP., SONY DISC $ DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kiichiro Oguni, Kozaburo Hayashi, Satoshi Yanagida, Hidetoshi Watanabe, Naoki Okawa
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Patent number: 6985429Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an optical recording medium including at least an information recording layer and a reflective film in which the reflective film is comprised of an AgCu alloy thin film containing Cu the content of which is greater than or equal to 3.0 [atomic %] and less than or equal to 6.5 [atomic %]. Thus, the optical recording medium can be made inexpensive and weather resistance of the optical recording medium can be improved, thereby making it possible to avoid characteristics of the optical recording medium from being deteriorated even after it has been stored for a long time.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuhisa Aratani, Shintaro Tanaka, Naoki Okawa