Patents by Inventor Satoru Kanai

Satoru Kanai 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).

  • Patent number: 10847610
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including first and second conductive plates (FFPs) formed by being stacked in layer, the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate include linear regions elongated to face each other along a longitudinal direction in which a length with which source region and drain region elongated in parallel face each other is longest, and are elongated in a short-side direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Here, high voltage wiring of either one of source wiring and drain wiring is elongated in the short-side direction to intersect the linear regions of the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, and low voltage wiring of the other one of source wiring and drain wiring is elongated in the short-side direction to intersect at least one linear region of the first conductive plate or the second conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Ikuta, Hiroshi Sakurai, Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 10756172
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure in which a source region and a drain region extend along a longitudinal direction that is a direction along a longer side of sides facing each other, and are disposed side-by-side in a lateral direction that is a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In a plan view, a body region extends along the longitudinal direction and is surrounded by a drift region and an insulating region. A space between the insulating region and the body region in the lateral direction becomes narrower from the center to the end of the body region in the longitudinal direction. This achieves high breakdown voltage in the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Ikuta, Hiroshi Sakurai, Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20190355809
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including first and second conductive plates (FFPs) formed by being stacked in layer, the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate include linear regions elongated to face each other along a longitudinal direction in which a length with which source region and drain region elongated in parallel face each other is longest, and are elongated in a short-side direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Here, high voltage wiring of either one of source wiring and drain wiring is elongated in the short-side direction to intersect the linear regions of the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate, and low voltage wiring of the other one of source wiring and drain wiring is elongated in the short-side direction to intersect at least one linear region of the first conductive plate or the second conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Teruhisa IKUTA, Hiroshi SAKURAI, Satoru KANAI
  • Publication number: 20190172908
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure in which a source region and a drain region extend along a longitudinal direction that is a direction along a longer side of sides facing each other, and are disposed side-by-side in a lateral direction that is a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In a plan view, a body region extends along the longitudinal direction and is surrounded by a drift region and an insulating region. A space between the insulating region and the body region in the lateral direction becomes narrower from the center to the end of the body region in the longitudinal direction. This achieves high breakdown voltage in the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Teruhisa IKUTA, Hiroshi SAKURAI, Satoru KANAI
  • Patent number: 9309921
    Abstract: A wave gear device (30) uses, as a bearing which supports a first rigid internally-toothed gear (31) and a flexible externally-toothed gear (33) so as to be capable of rotation relative to each other, a composite roller bearing (38) equipped with a first roller (53) and second roller (54) for thrust bearing use and a third roller (55) for radial bearing use. Compared to a cross roller bearing or an angular bearing, the composite roller bearing (38) can be implemented as a highly rigid bearing in a small installation space. The first rigid internally-toothed gear (31) and the inner ring portion (51) of the composite roller bearing (38) are formed integrally as a single component, so an attachment part for connecting these members is not necessary. A highly rigid, flat wave gear device can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 9163710
    Abstract: In a hollow wave gear device, a rigid internally toothed gear and a wave generator are disposed adjacent along a center axis line so as to enclose a cylindrical barrel part of a flexible externally toothed gear from the outside. A pushed cylindrical portion adjacent to an external-tooth-formed cylindrical portion of the cylindrical barrel part is pushed from the outside and made to flex into an ellipsoidal shape by the wave generator disposed on the outside thereof, whereby external teeth partially mesh with internal teeth of the rigid internally toothed gear. The inside diameter dimension of a hollow part can be the inside diameter of the cylindrical barrel part of the flexible externally toothed gear, and a hollow wave gear device can be achieved which is formed with a hollow part having a large inside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20150167814
    Abstract: In a wave gear device, an annular rigid externally toothed gear is disposed on the inner side of a cup-shaped flexible internally toothed gear. An internal-tooth-formation portion of the flexible internally toothed gear and a pushed portion pushed by a wave generator and flexed ellipsoidally are formed in different positions along the center axis line. The wave generator is disposed on the inner side of the flexible internally toothed gear, the pushed cylindrical portion is pushed from the inner side to the outside along the radial direction thereof by the wave generator, whereby the pushed cylindrical portion is flexed ellipsodially. As the outside diameter dimension of the wave gear device is determined by that of the flexible internally toothed gear, a wave gear device having a small outside diameter dimension can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru KANAI
  • Patent number: 9003924
    Abstract: A cup-shaped flexible externally toothed gear of a wave gear device comprises a cylindrical body part, and an external-teeth area thereof includes a pushed portion pushed radially outward by a wave generator and a groove formed in a position adjacent to the pushed portion toward a diaphragm. The reaction force of the wave generator can be reduced because the groove is formed to partially reduce thickness in a portion that does not affect the root strength of the external teeth. The increase in root stress can be suppressed when the roots of the external teeth are thickened, and root strength can be effectively increased. The load torque of the wave gear device can thereby be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 8997607
    Abstract: In a wave gear device, an annular rigid externally toothed gear is disposed on the inner side of a cup-shaped flexible internally toothed gear. An internal-tooth-formation portion of the flexible internally toothed gear and a pushed portion pushed by a wave generator and flexed ellipsoidally are formed in different positions along the center axis line. The wave generator is disposed on the inner side of the flexible internally toothed gear, the pushed cylindrical portion is pushed from the inner side to the outside along the radial direction thereof by the wave generator, whereby the pushed cylindrical portion is flexed ellipsodially. As the outside diameter dimension of the wave gear device is determined by that of the flexible internally toothed gear, a wave gear device having a small outside diameter dimension can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20140150586
    Abstract: A wave gear device (30) uses, as a bearing which supports a first rigid internally-toothed gear (31) and a flexible externally-toothed gear (33) so as to be capable of rotation relative to each other, a composite roller bearing (38) equipped with a first roller (53) and second roller (54) for thrust bearing use and a third roller (55) for radial bearing use. Compared to a cross roller bearing or an angular bearing, the composite roller bearing (38) can be implemented as a highly rigid bearing in a small installation space. The first rigid internally-toothed gear (31) and the inner ring portion (51) of the composite roller bearing (38) are formed integrally as a single component, so an attachment part for connecting these members is not necessary. A highly rigid, flat wave gear device can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 8646360
    Abstract: In a flexspline of a wave gear device, an annular flange thereof is constructed from a first annular part bent at a right angle from an outer peripheral edge of a diaphragm, and a second annular part caused to inwardly protrude at a uniform width from a leading end of the first annular part. It is possible for the annular flange to be disposed within the region where the diaphragm is formed, as viewed in the direction of an axis of the device. An outer diameter can be reduced to a greater extent than with a “silk hat”-shaped flexspline; and when a hollow wave gear device is manufactured, a hollow diameter can be more readily increased than in a case where a cup-shaped flexspline is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130319174
    Abstract: In a hollow wave gear device, a rigid internally toothed gear and a wave generator are disposed adjacent along a center axis line so as to enclose a cylindrical barrel part of a flexible externally toothed gear from the outside. A pushed cylindrical portion adjacent to an external-tooth-formed cylindrical portion of the cylindrical barrel part is pushed from the outside and made to flex into an ellipsoidal shape by the wave generator disposed on the outside thereof, whereby external teeth partially mesh with internal teeth of the rigid internally toothed gear. The inside diameter dimension of a hollow part can be the inside diameter of the cylindrical barrel part of the flexible externally toothed gear, and a hollow wave gear device can be achieved which is formed with a hollow part having a large inside diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130319151
    Abstract: In a wave gear device, an annular rigid externally toothed gear is disposed on the inner side of a cup-shaped flexible internally toothed gear. An internal-tooth-formation portion of the flexible internally toothed gear and a pushed portion pushed by a wave generator and flexed ellipsoidally are formed in different positions along the center axis line. The wave generator is disposed on the inner side of the flexible internally toothed gear, the pushed cylindrical portion is pushed from the inner side to the outside along the radial direction thereof by the wave generator, whereby the pushed cylindrical portion is flexed ellipsodially. As the outside diameter dimension of the wave gear device is determined by that of the flexible internally toothed gear, a wave gear device having a small outside diameter dimension can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20130312558
    Abstract: A cup-shaped flexible externally toothed gear of a wave gear device comprises a cylindrical body part, and an external-teeth area thereof includes a pushed portion pushed radially outward by a wave generator and a groove formed in a position adjacent to the pushed portion toward a diaphragm. The reaction force of the wave generator can be reduced because the groove is formed to partially reduce thickness in a portion that does not affect the root strength of the external teeth. The increase in root stress can be suppressed when the roots of the external teeth are thickened, and root strength can be effectively increased. The load torque of the wave gear device can thereby be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 8485064
    Abstract: In a composite wave gear drive, a flexspline (having a number of teeth Nf) is disposed on the inner side of first and second circular splines (numbers of teeth Nc1 and Nc2, respectively). One side of the flexspline is bent into an elliptical shape by a first wave generator, the other side of the flexspline is bent into an elliptical shape by a second wave generator, and the flexspline meshes with the first and second circular splines. The first wave generator is a rotational input component, the second wave generator is a reduced-speed rotational output component, and the first and second circular splines are kept from rotating. The number of teeth is set such that Nc2=Nc1+2 and Nc1=Nf+2. A backlash-free gear drive having a low reduction ratio can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 8302507
    Abstract: A bending state known as “coning,” in which the amount of bending of the flexspline gradually decreases in accordance with the distance from the open end of the spline, occurs in cup-type or “silk hat”-type wave gear devices. A tooth profile in which the tooth depth is kept constant and in which the bottom lands and top lands are parallel to each other along the tooth trace direction is used as the basic tooth profile for the circular spline and the flexspline of the wave gear device. A taper surface is formed on a part of the top land near the open end of the flexspline in the basic tooth profile, whereby a modified tooth profile is obtained. The modified tooth profile is employed as the tooth profile for both of the splines. Both of the splines can be caused to mesh together without generating coning-induced interference. Both of the splines can also be subjected to gear cutting by a simple process using a typical machining mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Patent number: 8282286
    Abstract: A retainer of a crossed roller bearing has a retainer body plate of rectangular profile corresponding to a rectangular cross-section of a race. Rectangular side surfaces on either side of the retainer body plate are inclined planes that slant in a direction of approaching one another from one corner to another corner along a diagonal line of the surfaces, and extend towards a bearing center in a state of having been installed in the race. Recesses for accumulating grease are formed in center portions of the rectangular side surfaces, the recesses communicating via a through-hole. The rectangular side surfaces are in linear contact with the circular external circumferential surfaces of adjacent rollers and hold the rollers at a fixed spacing. There is obtained a retainer for an uncomplicatedly configured crossed roller bearing that allows adjacent rollers to be held at a fixed spacing and is provided with a grease accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20110194798
    Abstract: A retainer of a crossed roller bearing has a retainer body plate of rectangular profile corresponding to a rectangular cross-section of a race. Rectangular side surfaces on either side of the retainer body plate are inclined planes that slant in a direction of approaching one another from one corner to another corner along a diagonal line of the surfaces, and extend towards a bearing center in a state of having been installed in the race. Recesses for accumulating grease are formed in center portions of the rectangular side surfaces, the recesses communicating via a through-hole. The rectangular side surfaces are in linear contact with the circular external circumferential surfaces of adjacent rollers and hold the rollers at a fixed spacing. There is obtained a retainer for an uncomplicatedly configured crossed roller bearing that allows adjacent rollers to be held at a fixed spacing and is provided with a grease accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20100319484
    Abstract: A bending state known as “coning,” in which the amount of bending of the flexspline gradually decreases in accordance with the distance from the open end of the spline, occurs in cup-type or “silk hat”-type wave gear devices. A tooth profile in which the tooth depth is kept constant and in which the bottom lands and top lands are parallel to each other along the tooth trace direction is used as the basic tooth profile for the circular spline and the flexspline of the wave gear device. A taper surface is formed on a part of the top land near the open end of the flexspline in the basic tooth profile, whereby a modified tooth profile is obtained. The modified tooth profile is employed as the tooth profile for both of the splines. Both of the splines can be caused to mesh together without generating coning-induced interference. Both of the splines can also be subjected to gear cutting by a simple process using a typical machining mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Satoru Kanai
  • Publication number: 20090320643
    Abstract: In a composite wave gear drive, a flexspline (having a number of teeth Nf) is disposed on the inner side of first and second circular splines (numbers of teeth Nc1 and Nc2, respectively). One side of the flexspline is bent into an elliptical shape by a first wave generator, the other side of the flexspline is bent into an elliptical shape by a second wave generator, and the flexspline meshes with the first and second circular splines The first wave generator is a rotational input component, the second wave generator is a reduced-speed rotational output component, and the first and second circular splines are kept from rotating. The number of teeth is set such that Nc2=Nc1+2 and Nc1=Nf+2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru KANAI