Patents by Inventor Satoru Tanaka

Satoru Tanaka 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: 20190229238
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light extraction layer having a light extraction surface. The light extraction layer includes: a plurality of cone-shaped parts formed in an array on the light extraction surface, and a plurality of granular parts formed both on a side part of the cone-shaped part and in a space between adjacent cone-shaped parts. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor light emitting device includes: forming a mask having an array pattern on the light extraction layer; and etching the mask and the light extraction layer from above the mask. The etching includes first dry-etching performed until an entirety of the mask is removed and second dry-etching performed to further dry-etch the light extraction layer after the mask is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Noritaka NIWA, Tetsuhiko INAZU, Yasumasa SUZAKI, Akifumi NAWATA, Satoru TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10357903
    Abstract: A roller-type depressing device that can depress an object like a die or a molding target by controlling the pressure of a roller, an imprint device, and a method utilizing the same are provided. A roller-type depressing device depresses an object like a die or a molding target by a main roller, and includes a pressure adjusting plate, a roller moving unit that moves the main roller relative to the object, a pressure adjusting unit that holds the pressure adjusting plate so that force produced by a pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate acts on the main roller, a pressure receiving stage receiving pressure of the main roller, a pressure adjuster that adjusts the pressure difference in fluid applied to both faces of the pressure adjusting plate, and a pressure equalizer that equalizes pressure applied to the object by the main roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SCIVAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Kawaguchi, Yutaka Taniguchi, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10352701
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a base substrate, a movable portion that is oscillatably provided around an axis while facing the base substrate and that is divided into a first movable portion and a second movable portion, a first fixed electrode that is disposed on the base substrate facing the first movable portion, and a second fixed electrode that is disposed on the base substrate facing the second movable portion. The first fixed electrode and the second fixed electrode are configured so as to offset at least a part of a difference between a first fringe capacitance, which is between the first movable portion and the first fixed electrode, and a second fringe capacitance, which is between the second movable portion and the second fixed electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10343312
    Abstract: An imprint device and an imprint method which form mold patterns on both surfaces of a molding target. An imprint device transfers mold patterns on both surfaces of a molding target using flexible first and second dies and includes first and second casings which each apply pressure of first and second pressurizing rooms respectively, to the first and second dies respectively and the molding target, a pressurizer that adjusts the pressures of the pressurizing rooms, first and second moving units that move the first and second dies respectively and the molding target in a direction coming close to or distant from each other, a depressurizer that depressurizes a depressurizing room formed between the first and second casings, and eliminates fluids present between the dies and the molding target, and a pressure adjuster that adjusts pressures to reduce pressure differences between the depressurizing room and the pressurizing rooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SCIVAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Kawaguchi, Tatsuya Hagino, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10324106
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor has a first movable electrode section which has a portion facing a first fixed electrode section and a second movable electrode section which has a portion facing a second fixed electrode section, and is provided with a movable mass section which is formed in a shape which encloses a first fixed electrode side fixed section, a second fixed electrode side fixed section, a first movable electrode side fixed section, and a second movable electrode side fixed section in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shota Kigure, Satoru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190179062
    Abstract: An optical image formation apparatus which has a high brightness of an actual image, easy for manufacturing, and reduces costs. This optical image formation apparatus mainly includes a polarizer causing P polarization light to pass through, and reflecting S polarization light, a phase difference element converting either one of or both of the P polarization light having passed through the polarizer or the S polarization light reflected by the polarizer into circular polarization light or elliptical polarization light, and a recursive light reflector recursively reflecting the light having passed through the phase difference element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Akifumi Nawata, Nobuyoshi Awaya, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10317425
    Abstract: A functional element includes: a substrate; a movable body that includes a movable electrode portion; a support portion that supports the movable body; a first fixed electrode portion that is disposed on the substrate and a portion of which faces a first portion as one of portions of the movable body; a second fixed electrode portion that is disposed on the substrate and a portion of which faces a second portion as the other portion of the movable body; and a third fixed electrode portion that is disposed on the substrate and a portion of which faces the first portion. An opening that faces a region of the substrate between the first fixed electrode portion and the third fixed electrode portion is provided in the movable body, and the width of the opening is equal to or more than the width of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190162750
    Abstract: A inertial sensor includes a substrate, a fixed portion that is fixed to the substrate, a movable portion is connected to the fixed portion, and is displaceable in an X axis direction, and a movable electrode that is supported at the movable portion, and a frame part includes a first edge that is located on one side of the X axis direction, and is disposed along a Y axis direction, and a second edge that is located on the other side of the X axis direction, and is disposed along the Y axis direction. The fixed portion is disposed further toward the second edge than the first edge, and the substrate includes a first projection that overlaps the first edge, and is disposed to be separated from the first edge, and a second projection that overlaps the second edge, and is disposed to be separated from the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190162754
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, a support portion fixed to the substrate, a movable body which is displaceable in a first direction with respect to the support portion and has a movable electrode provided therein, and a fixed electrode fixed to the substrate. The fixed electrode includes first and second fixed electrode fingers positioned on one side of the support portion, third and fourth fixed electrode fingers positioned on the other side thereof. The movable electrode includes first to fourth movable electrode fingers which face the first to fourth fixed electrode fingers in the first direction, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10305071
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a battery package are provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery element; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a battery package configured to accommodate the battery element, wherein the battery package includes a first layer; a second layer including a carbon material; and a metal layer, wherein the second layer is directly provided on the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Seino, Hideaki Ojima, Fumihata Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoru Tanaka, Ryoko Sato, Ryuji Soeda
  • Publication number: 20190154728
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor has a first movable section, a second movable section that has a rotational moment, which is generated when acceleration is applied, that is different from the first movable section, a movable section that is supported so as to be able to rock about an axis which is positioned between the first movable section and the second movable section, a first detection electrode which is arranged so as to oppose the first movable section, a second detection electrode which is arranged so as to oppose the second movable section, and a frame-form section which is arranged so as to surround at least a portion of the periphery of the movable section in planar view of the movable section and which has the same potential as the movable section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190154727
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor has a first movable electrode section which has a portion facing a first fixed electrode section and a second movable electrode section which has a portion facing a second fixed electrode section, and is provided with a movable mass section which is formed in a shape which encloses a first fixed electrode side fixed section, a second fixed electrode side fixed section, a first movable electrode side fixed section, and a second movable electrode side fixed section in planar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Shota KIGURE, Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190157622
    Abstract: An optical element which is capable of improving the degree of transmission of electromagnetic waves, and which does not require positioning; a light emitting element; an optical device which uses this light emitting element; and a method for producing this optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Akifumi Nawata, Nobuyoshi Awaya, Yoshikane Tanaami, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10289719
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a command acceptance unit (110) to accept a query command (201) to acquire data from a database, the query command including a value designation range to designate a range of a definition value corresponding to the data to be acquired, an acquisition definition storage unit (160) to store acquisition definition information (161) wherein a value definition range is associated with an acquisition method to acquire data from the database, and a command generation unit (120) to judge whether a range that overlaps with the value definition range exists in the value designation range, and when it is judged that the overlapping range exists, to generate a data acquisition command (202) to acquire data corresponding to a definition value included in the overlapping range in an acquisition method corresponding to the value definition range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Tanaka, Mitsunori Kori
  • Publication number: 20190101566
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, an element portion disposed so as to overlap the substrate, a conductor pattern disposed on the substrate so as to face the element portion, and a protection film covering at least a part of an exposed portion of the conductor pattern exposed from element portion in a plan view from a direction in which the substrate and the element portion overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Shogo INABA, Atsuki NARUSE, Shigekazu TAKAGI, Tomokazu UMENO, Satoru TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10247117
    Abstract: An internal-combustion engine includes an EGR device that recirculates a portion of exhaust gas, as EGR gas, from an exhaust passage to an intake passage through an EGR valve. A control device for the control device is configured to perform: EGR ratio estimation processing that calculates, by using an estimation model, an estimated EGR ratio; and estimation model update processing that updates the estimation model. The estimation model is configured to calculate the estimated EGR ratio based on a pressure parameter being a ratio of or a difference between gas pressures upstream and downstream of the EGR valve. The pressure parameter is represented by a pressure parameter model that is updatable. The estimation model update processing includes: calculating an actual EGR ratio; and updating the pressure parameter model such that the estimated EGR ratio becomes closer to the actual EGR ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Aya Kamisaka, Satoru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190094258
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, a pair of first elements detecting acceleration in a first direction, and a pair of second elements detecting an acceleration in a second direction. The first element portion includes a first movable portion displaceable in the first direction, first and second movable electrode fingers disposed in the first movable portion, first and second fixing electrode fingers disposed to face the first and second movable electrode fingers, and first and second support portions supporting the first and second fixing electrode fingers. The second element includes a second movable portion displaceable in the second direction, third and fourth movable electrode fingers disposed in the second movable portion, third and fourth fixing electrode fingers disposed to face the third and fourth movable electrode fingers, and third and fourth support portions supporting the third and fourth fixing electrode fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190096554
    Abstract: A method for producing a MnZn ferrite core used at a frequency of 1 MHz or more and an exciting magnetic flux density of 75 mT or less, the MnZn ferrite comprising 53-56% by mol of Fe (calculated as Fe2O3), and 3-9% by mol of Zn (calculated as ZnO), the balance being Mn (calculated as MnO), as main components, and 0.05-0.4 parts by mass of Co (calculated as Co3O4) as a sub-component, per 100 parts by mass in total of the main components (calculated as the oxides); comprising a step of molding a raw material powder for the MnZn ferrite to obtain a green body; a step of sintering the green body and cooling it to a temperature of lower than 150° C. to obtain a sintered body of MnZn ferrite; and a step of conducting a heat treatment comprising heating the sintered body of MnZn ferrite to a temperature meeting Condition 1 of 200° C. or higher, and Condition 2 of (Tc?90)° C. to (Tc+100) ° C., wherein Tc is a Curie temperature (° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu KOYUHARA, Yasuharu MIYOSHI, Tomoyuki TADA, Satoru TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10228386
    Abstract: A physical quantity sensor has a first movable section, a second movable section that has a rotational moment, which is generated when acceleration is applied, that is different from the first movable section, a movable section that is supported so as to be able to rock about an axis which is positioned between the first movable section and the second movable section, a first detection electrode which is arranged so as to oppose the first movable section, a second detection electrode which is arranged so as to oppose the second movable section, and a frame-form section which is arranged so as to surround at least a portion of the periphery of the movable section in planar view of the movable section and which has the same potential as the movable section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10221799
    Abstract: A target air amount for achieving a requested torque is back-calculated from the requested torque using a virtual air-fuel ratio. The virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from a first air-fuel ratio to a second air-fuel ratio in response to a condition for switching an operation mode from operation in the first air-fuel ratio to operation in the second air-fuel ratio being satisfied. After the virtual air-fuel ratio is changed from the first air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio, an interval of time passes and the target air-fuel ratio is then switched from the first air-fuel ratio to a third air-fuel ratio that is an intermediate air-fuel ratio between the first air-fuel ratio and the second air-fuel ratio. The target air-fuel ratio is temporarily held at the third air-fuel ratio, and is thereafter switched from the third air-fuel ratio to the second air-fuel ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Tanaka, Satoshi Yoshizaki, Yusuke Saito, Ryutaro Moriguchi, Noriyasu Adachi, Yosuke Matsumoto, Naoya Takagi