Patents by Inventor Naoki Tani

Naoki Tani 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: 20240142852
    Abstract: A waveguide device includes: a photonic crystal layer having holes periodically formed in an electro-optical crystal substrate; a line-defect optical waveguide formed in the photonic crystal layer; a first electrode arranged above the electro-optical crystal substrate, the first electrode being transparent to light; and a second electrode arranged below the electro-optical crystal substrate. Each of an optical scanning device and an optical modulation device includes the above-mentioned waveguide device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro TANI, Jungo KONDO, Keiichiro ASAI, Shuhei HIGASHIHARA, Naoki FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20230311795
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a vehicle body including a floor panel, a battery pack located below the floor panel and an energy absorption member located outwardly from the battery pack in a vehicle width direction and fixing the battery pack to the vehicle body. A support that protrudes downwardly may be disposed on a lower wall of the battery pack. The energy absorption member may include a protrusion that protrudes inwardly in the vehicle width direction toward the support. A tip end of the protrusion may include a contact surface being in contact with a side surface of the support in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISH
    Inventors: Yuuki MUKAIGAWA, Naoki TANI, Ryuma OSAKA, Shungo IIZUKA, Shunji SHIBATA, Kyohei MIYAOKA, Masanori KODERA, Takashi IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230275429
    Abstract: A frequency detector detects a system frequency from an AC voltage on an AC power line to which a power conditioner performing system interconnection of a distributed power supply is connected. A power converter is configured to inject lead reactive power or delay reactive power into the AC power line. A controller controls reactive power output from the power converter to output the lead reactive power in response to an increase in the system frequency while outputting the delay reactive power in response to a decrease in the system frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki YACHIDA, Naoki MORISHIMA, Kenichi KONDOH, Akihiro TEGURI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI, Naoki TANI
  • Publication number: 20230244327
    Abstract: A display control system according to the present disclosure includes a cross-section display which, when an operation device moves in a direction away from a display device and overlaps a virtual plane at a position separated from the display device by a predetermined distance, causes the display device to display the object image including a cut plane obtained by cutting the operation device at the virtual plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: NAOKI TANI, YUSUKE KONISHI, HIROAKI OKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11650673
    Abstract: A display control system according to the present disclosure includes a cross-section display which, when an operation device moves in a direction away from a display device and overlaps a virtual plane at a position separated from the display device by a predetermined distance, causes the display device to display the object image including a cut plane obtained by cutting the operation device at the virtual plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Tani, Yusuke Konishi, Hiroaki Okumoto
  • Patent number: 11319990
    Abstract: A rolling bearing device includes a rolling bearing that includes an outer ring having an inner peripheral surface on which a first raceway surface is provided, an inner ring having an outer peripheral surface on which a second raceway surface is provided, and rolling elements interposed between the first and the second raceway surfaces; a strain sensor configured to detect a strain of the rolling bearing; and a fixation portion configured to fix the strain sensor to a peripheral surface that includes at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring and an inner peripheral surface of the inner ring. The fixation portion fixes at least two locations in the strain sensor to the peripheral surface such that a detection region of the strain sensor and the peripheral surface are not fixed to each other, the at least two locations facing each other across the detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito Hieda, Naoki Tani
  • Publication number: 20210311566
    Abstract: A display control system according to the present disclosure includes a cross-section display which, when an operation device moves in a direction away from a display device and overlaps a virtual plane at a position separated from the display device by a predetermined distance, causes the display device to display the object image including a cut plane obtained by cutting the operation device at the virtual plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: NAOKI TANI, YUSUKE KONISHI, HIROAKI OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210277939
    Abstract: A rolling bearing device includes a rolling bearing that includes an outer ring having an inner peripheral surface on which a first raceway surface is provided, an inner ring having an outer peripheral surface on which a second raceway surface is provided, and rolling elements interposed between the first and the second raceway surfaces; a strain sensor configured to detect a strain of the rolling bearing; and a fixation portion configured to fix the strain sensor to a peripheral surface that includes at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring and an inner peripheral surface of the inner ring. The fixation portion fixes at least two locations in the strain sensor to the peripheral surface such that a detection region of the strain sensor and the peripheral surface are not fixed to each other, the at least two locations facing each other across the detection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito HIEDA, Naoki TANI
  • Publication number: 20210133674
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a tablet terminal, which functions as a guide image display portion, sequentially displays GUI images (guide images) that assist picking work inside a warehouse. The tablet terminal displays a guide image indicating a route to a shelf that stores the aimed commodity when an AGV starts to travel; displays a guide image indicating the shelf number and a tier level when the AGV is near the shelf that stores the aimed commodity; displays a guide image indicating a photograph of the commodity and a position of a bar code to be read by a bar code reader when the AGV is in front of the shelf that stores the aimed commodity; displays a guide image indicating a container in which the commodity should be put when the commodity is picked correctly; and displays the number of commodities for a final check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: AMI HADA, NAOKI TANI, HIROSHI MURAOKA, SHIGERU AOYAMA, KAZUSHI KUWAHATA, HIROSHI YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 10461611
    Abstract: In a driving unit of an electromechanical motor unit, a semiconductor chip and a smoothing capacitor are joined to a second main surface of a substrate having a first main surface and the second main surface. The semiconductor chip includes a first end portion facing the second main surface, and a second end portion on the opposite side of the semiconductor chip from the first end portion. The smoothing capacitor includes a third end portion facing the second main surface, and a fourth end portion on the opposite side of the smoothing capacitor from the third end portion. The semiconductor chip is thermally connected to a bottom wall portion of a cover member, at a position closer to the second main surface than the fourth end portion is. The bottom wall portion is thermally connected to the motor housing via a sidewall portion of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito Hieda, Kouya Yoshida, Naoki Tani
  • Patent number: 10243432
    Abstract: A rotation angle detection device detects a rotation angle of a motor having a shaft passing through a heat-dissipation plate. The rotation angle detection device includes: a permanent magnet attached to a base end of the shaft; a board that is disposed above the heat-dissipation plate and on which a drive circuit of the motor and a control circuit of the drive circuit are mounted; a magnetic sensor that is provided on the board so as to face the permanent magnet; and a magnetic shielding member that has a tubular shape and is disposed between the heat-dissipation plate and the board to surround the permanent magnet in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito Hieda, Naoki Tani
  • Patent number: 10211135
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a circuit board, metal wires, and an expanding member. The circuit board has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The metal wires are formed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface. At least two connection terminals are formed in a terminal formation surface of the semiconductor element which is disposed so as to face the upper surface of the circuit board. The expanding member is fixed to the terminal formation surface of the semiconductor element, has a larger coefficient of linear thermal expansion than the semiconductor element, and has a size larger than the interval between adjacent two of the at least two connection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Tani
  • Publication number: 20180218959
    Abstract: An electrode surface of a horizontal semiconductor chip and a substrate are joined together through a plurality of first joint portions including a plurality of joint portions at which a plurality of electrodes formed on the electrode surface are joined to the substrate. A no-electrode surface of the horizontal semiconductor chip and a heatsink are joined together through a second joint portion at which the no-electrode surface and the heatsink are joined together. In a plan view from a direction normal to a principal surface of the substrate, when a region inside the outline of the rough shape of an aggregate of the first joint portions is a first joint region and a region inside the outline of the second joint portion is a second joint region, the first joint region and the second joint region are the same in position, shape, and size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki TANI
  • Patent number: 9941574
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing having a conductive portion in at least a part of the housing, a component which is accommodated in the housing and emits noise, an antenna which overlaps the component in a thickness direction of the housing, and a conductive member which electrically connects a ground of the antenna and the conductive portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hotta, Koichi Sato, Hiroaki Hirao, Naoki Tani
  • Publication number: 20170372990
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a circuit board, metal wires, and an expanding member. The circuit board has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The metal wires arc formed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface. At least two connection terminals are formed in a terminal formation surface of the semiconductor element which is disposed so as to face the upper surface of the circuit board. The expanding member is fixed to the terminal formation surface of the semiconductor element, has a larger coefficient of linear thermal expansion than the semiconductor element, and has a size larger than the interval between adjacent two of the at least two connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki TANI
  • Publication number: 20170366073
    Abstract: In a driving unit of an electromechanical motor unit, a semiconductor chip and a smoothing capacitor are joined to a second main surface of a substrate having a first main surface and the second main surface. The semiconductor chip includes a first end portion facing the second main surface, and a second end portion on the opposite side of the semiconductor chip from the first end portion. The smoothing capacitor includes a third end portion facing the second main surface, and a fourth end portion on the opposite side of the smoothing capacitor from the third end portion. The semiconductor chip is thermally connected to a bottom wall portion of a cover member, at a position closer to the second main surface than the fourth end portion is. The bottom wall portion is thermally connected to the motor housing via a sidewall portion of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito HIEDA, Kouya YOSHIDA, Naoki TANI
  • Publication number: 20160352190
    Abstract: A rotation angle detection device detects a rotation angle of a motor having a shaft passing through a heat-dissipation plate. The rotation angle detection device includes: a permanent magnet attached to a base end of the shaft; a board that is disposed above the heat-dissipation plate and on which a drive circuit of the motor and a control circuit of the drive circuit are mounted; a magnetic sensor that is provided on the board so as to face the permanent magnet; and a magnetic shielding member that has a tubular shape and is disposed between the heat-dissipation plate and the board to surround the permanent magnet in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito HIEDA, Naoki TANI
  • Publication number: 20160351469
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a first to a sixth switching elements are joined to a second main surface of a substrate with their electrode surfaces facing the second main surface of the substrate. Non-electrode surfaces of the switching elements are provided with respective heat spreaders joined thereto. Each of the heat spreaders is constituted of a heat spreader main body and a pair of standing portions. The heat spreader main body is formed in a cuboid having rectangular flat surfaces that are elongated in one direction. The standing portions are standing on both edges of a surface of the heat spreader main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahito HIEDA, Motoo NAKAI, Nobuhiro UCHIDA, Naoki TANI
  • Patent number: 9417659
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first member, a second member, and a supporting member. The second member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is spaced apart from the first member. The second portion inclines in a direction approaching the first member and includes an end adjacent to the first member. The supporting member is attached to an inner surface of the second portion of the second member by an adhesive agent. The supporting member includes a projection contacting with the inner surface of the second portion between the end of the second portion and the adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Issei Takahashi, Naoki Tani
  • Patent number: 9398724
    Abstract: A control device of a motor unit includes a housing, and a circuit board that is housed in the housing. The circuit board includes a first substrate portion which is fixed to a side wall and in which heat dissipation components are fitted onto a first main surface, a second substrate portion in which a second main surface faces the first main surface of the first substrate portion, and heating elements are fitted onto the second main surface, and a first connecting portion that connects an end portion of the first substrate portion with an end portion of the second substrate portion. The heating elements and the heat dissipation components face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Tani