Patents by Inventor Noriko Kobayashi

Noriko 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: 20090080762
    Abstract: To be provided is an appearance inspection method of acquiring an accurate data regarding a chipping of a semiconductor chip generated by a dicing step. It includes: acquiring the image data of the semiconductor chip; binary-processing the image data; recognizing a chipping end 23 provided in the semiconductor chip from the binary-processed image data; setting a reference line 17 in an element formation region side of the semiconductor chip from the chipping end; and measuring a distance from the reference line 17 to the chipping end 23 are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: NEC Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Noriko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7332744
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of improving device characteristics such as life and reliability is provided. A current confinement layer includes a non-oxidized region made of AlAs or the like corresponding to a current injection region in an active layer, and an oxidized region made of aluminum oxide corresponding to a non-current injection region. The oxidized region is formed by forming a non-oxidized layer made of AlAs or the like and then oxidizing part of the non-oxidized layer at a temperature from 240° C. to less than 375° C. The thickness of the oxidized region is preferably from 10 nm to 1000 nm. The width of the one side of the oxidized region is one time or more of the width of the non-oxidized region or seven times or less thereof The distance between current confinement layer and the active layer is preferably 50 nm or more, or 500 nm or less, and more preferably 180 nm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Hino, Hironobu Narui, Takayuki Kawasumi, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Yuichi Kuromizu, Tadahiko Kawasaki, Noriko Kobayashi, Masaki Shiozaki, Jugo Mitomo, Michiko Komine
  • Publication number: 20070091966
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of improving device characteristics such as life and reliability is provided. A current confinement layer includes a non-oxidized region made of AlAs or the like corresponding to a current injection region in an active layer, and an oxidized region made of aluminum oxide corresponding to a non-current injection region. The oxidized region is formed by forming a non-oxidized layer made of AlAs or the like and then oxidizing part of the non-oxidized layer at a temperature from 240° C. to less than 375° C. The thickness of the oxidized region is preferably from 10 nm to 1000 nm. The width of the one side of the oxidized region is one time or more of the width of the non-oxidized region or seven times or less thereof. The distance between current confinement layer and the active layer is preferably 50 nm or more, or 500 nm or less, and more preferably 180 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Tomonori Hino, Hironobu Narui, Takayuki Kawasumi, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Yuichi Kuromizu, Tadahiko Kawasaki, Noriko Kobayashi, Masaki Shiozaki, Jugo Mitomo, Michiko Komine
  • Publication number: 20070086499
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of improving device characteristics such as life and reliability is provided. A current confinement layer includes a non-oxidized region made of AlAs or the like corresponding to a current injection region in an active layer, and an oxidized region made of aluminum oxide corresponding to a non-current injection region. The oxidized region is formed by forming a non-oxidized layer made of AlAs or the like and then oxidizing part of the non-oxidized layer at a temperature from 240° C. to less than 375° C. The thickness of the oxidized region is preferably from 10 nm to 1000 nm. The width of the one side of the oxidized region is one time or more of the width of the non-oxidized region or seven times or less thereof. The distance between current confinement layer and the active layer is preferably 50 nm or more, or 500 nm or less, and more preferably 180 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Tomonori Hino, Hironobu Narui, Takayuki Kawasumi, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Yuichi Kuromizu, Tadahiko Kawasaki, Noriko Kobayashi, Masaki Shiozaki, Jugo Mitomo, Michiko Komine
  • Patent number: 7028401
    Abstract: A method is provided of connecting wires of a wiring harness to a junction box to form branch circuits. An electrical conductor material is formed in parallel strips in a Y-axis direction on one surface of an insulator board, and wires are arranged in an X-axis direction on the other side of the insulator board. A circuit assembly is formed by connecting the exposed cores of one end of the wires to the conductor material through openings provided in the insulator board. Connector terminals are installed at the other end of the wires that extend outward and away from the insulator board. Groups of wires are gathered and placed in same connectors in which joint terminals are provided. The wires are joined to the connectors to form multiple wire harnesses. The aforesaid circuit assembly is then installed within an upper and lower case assembly provided with lateral openings through which the wire harness can pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawakita, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050139856
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of improving device characteristics such as life and reliability is provided. A current confinement layer includes a non-oxidized region made of AlAs or the like corresponding to a current injection region in an active layer, and an oxidized region made of aluminum oxide corresponding to a non-current injection region. The oxidized region is formed by forming a non-oxidized layer made of AlAs or the like and then oxidizing part of the non-oxidized layer at a temperature from 240° C. to less than 375° C. The thickness of the oxidized region is preferably from 10 nm to 1000 nm. The width of the one side of the oxidized region is one time or more of the width of the non-oxidized region or seven times or less thereof The distance between current confinement layer and the active layer is preferably 50 nm or more, or 500 nm or less, and more preferably 180 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Tomonori Hino, Hironobu Narui, Takayuki Kawasumi, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, Yuichi Kuromizu, Tadahiko Kawasaki, Noriko Kobayashi, Masaki Shiozaki, Jugo Mitomo, Michiko Komine
  • Patent number: 6851185
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit comprising a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. In the casing is a connector module comprising a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to said bus bars. Each said insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Patent number: 6677521
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit comprising a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. In the casing is a connector module comprising a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to said bus bars. Each said insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Patent number: 6670548
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit has a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. A connector module in the casing has a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to the bus bars. Each insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Publication number: 20030205397
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit comprising a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. In the casing is a connector module comprising a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to said bus bars. Each said insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Publication number: 20030205398
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit comprising a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. In the casing is a connector module comprising a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to said bus bars. Each said insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Patent number: 6607115
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a connector circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit having third bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to relays in use. In assembling the box, in order to avoid generation of stress and allow for dislocation of the circuits, the method includes the steps of: (i) joining upstanding welding portions of bus bars of the connector circuit and the fuse or relay circuit by arranging them adjacent each other and welding them together; and (ii) after step (i), joining laterally projecting welding portions of bus bars of the connector circuit and the fuse or relay circuits by welding them together when superimposed one on the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriko Kobayashi, Yukitaka Saito, Tatsuya Sumida
  • Patent number: 6551682
    Abstract: There is provided a metal-containing azo compound suitably used for an recording layer of an optical medium, which is represented by at least one of the following general formulae: wherein M(II) is a bivalent metal, X1 and X2 are each a residue that forms a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring, Y1 and Y2 are each a residue that forms a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocycle, and one residue is different from the other in at least one of a combination of X1 and X2, and a combination of Y1 and Y2; and there is also provided an optical recording medium of which recording layer comprises said metal-containing azo compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Yamada Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tosaki, Tomiharu Hosaka, Toshiaki Kunieda, Masatoshi Taniguchi, Noriko Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Hase
  • Publication number: 20020151197
    Abstract: A method is provided of connecting wires of a wiring harness to a junction box to form branch circuits. An electrical conductor material is formed in parallel strips in a Y-axis direction on one surface of an insulator board, and wires are arranged in an X-axis direction on the other side of the insulator board. A circuit assembly is formed by connecting the exposed cores of one end of the wires to the conductor material through openings provided in the insulator board. Connector terminals are installed at the other end of the wires that extend outward and away from the insulator board. Groups of wires are gathered and placed in same connectors in which joint terminals are provided. The wires are joined to the connectors to form multiple wire harnesses. The aforesaid circuit assembly is then installed within an upper and lower case assembly provided with lateral openings through which the wire harness can pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawakita, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6402530
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing and in the casing a connector circuit having first bus bars fixed on a connector circuit substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit with second bus bars on a fuse circuit substrate, discrete from the connector circuit, to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit having third bus bars on a relay circuit substrate, discrete from the connector circuit, to connect to relays. The first bus bars have welding portions welded to and the bus bars of one of the fuse and relay circuits have welding portions opposed thereto. At the adjacent pairs of these welded connections an insulating partitioning member is interposed between the welded connections so as to prevent contact between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukitaka Saito, Tatsuya Sumida, Noriko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20020050375
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing, and an electrical circuit comprising a fuse connection circuit, a relay connection circuit and a connector connection circuit. The casing has, at opposite sides, connector sockets for electrical connectors. In the casing is a connector module comprising a plurality of insulation substrates stacked one on another and parallel elongated bus bars on a first surface of each substrate and parallel flexible conductors on a second surface of the substrate, which extend orthogonally to said bus bars. Each said insulation substrate has apertures through it at which the bus bars and flexible conductors are connected to each other to provide desired circuit connections. The bus bars extend from the insulation substrates and provide tabs projecting into the connector sockets. A thin junction box is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yuuji Saka, Noriko Kobayashi, Hisaki Mayumi
  • Publication number: 20020028590
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a casing and in the casing a connector circuit having first bus bars fixed on a connector circuit substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit with second bus bars on a fuse circuit substrate, discrete from the connector circuit, to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit having third bus bars on a relay circuit substrate, discrete from the connector circuit, to connect to relays. The first bus bars have welding portions welded to and the bus bars of one of the fuse and relay circuits have welding portions opposed thereto. At the adjacent pairs of these welded connections an insulating partitioning member is interposed between the welded connections so as to prevent contact between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukitaka Saito, Tatsuya Sumida, Noriko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20020024414
    Abstract: A fuse includes a casing (2) made of an insulating resin, and a conductor having one input terminal (3), plural output terminals (4A, 4B) and fusible portions (5A, 5B) each interconnecting the input terminal (3) and the corresponding output terminal (4A, 4B), the conductor being mounted within the casing (2). Distal end surfaces (3a, 4Aaand 4Ba) of the terminals (3, 4a and 4B) and one end surface of the casing (2) are disposed on a common plane. Plural pairs of notches (6A to 6C) are formed in both surfaces of the casing (2), and each pair of notches extend a predetermined distance from the distal end surface of the corresponding terminal (3, 4A, 4B) so that each of the terminals (3, 4A and 4B) is partially exposed. The exposed portion of each of the terminals (3, 4A and 4B) serves as an electrical contact portion with a mating terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sumida, Yukitaka Saito, Noriko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20020010999
    Abstract: An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a connector circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit having third bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to relays in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriko Kobayashi, Yukitaka Saito, Tatsuya Sumida
  • Patent number: 6248545
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an assay of a denatured lipoprotein, in which the denatured site of the denatured lipoprotein contained in a vital sample is exposed to the surface of its lipoprotein particle upon the reaction of an antibody, which recognizes the denatured lipoprotein, with the vital sample containing the denatured lipoprotein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kondo, Naoko Toda, Noriko Kobayashi, Masayuki Nozawa, Mitsuhisa Manabe