Patents by Inventor Shinji Saito
Shinji Saito 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: 10050270Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery including positive and negative electrodes, a separator element, an electrical conductor element and a binder, wherein the positive electrode includes a lithium-containing metal phosphate compound coated with a carbon material having at least one phase selected from a graphene phase and an amorphous phase, and further includes carbon black and a fibrous carbon material and wherein the negative-electrode material includes a graphite carbon material having at least one carbon phase selected from a graphene phase and an amorphous phase, and further includes carbon black and a fibrous carbon material, and wherein the binder includes a water-soluble synthetic resin or a water-dispersible synthetic resin. The most preferred positive electrode includes LiFePO4, The most preferred negative electrode includes artificial graphite or graphitazable powder. The most preferred binder is carboxyl methyl cellulose further including a surface active agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: HYDRO-QUEBECInventors: Karim Zaghib, Shinji Saito, Abdelbast Guerfi, Takehiko Sawai, Kazunori Urao, Jun Nakagawa, Francis Barray, Joël Fréchette
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Patent number: 10007236Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes indicators, an operation receiving unit, a timing unit and a processor. The operation receiving unit receives an operation performed by a user. The timing unit counts a date and time at present. The processor carries out operation control of the indicators and obtains a local time setting based on a time difference between a predetermined standard time and a local time at a target position. The processor makes at least a part of the indicators display the local time in accordance with the operation received by the operation receiving unit and obtains the local time setting based on a difference between the displayed local time and the date and time counted by the timing unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaomi Yonekura, Tadashi Kojima, Takayasu Akagi, Shinji Saito, Hirofumi Nagareda, Hirohisa Maruyama, Junichi Izumi
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Publication number: 20180069374Abstract: A terahertz quantum cascade laser device includes a substrate, q semiconductor stacked body and a first electrode. The semiconductor stacked body includes an active layer and a first clad layer. The active layer is provided on the substrate and is configured to emit infrared laser light by an intersubband optical transition. The first clad layer is provided on the active layer. A ridge waveguide is provided in the semiconductor stacked body. A first distributed feedback region and a second distributed feedback region are provided at an upper surface of the first clad layer to be separated from each other along an extension direction of the ridge waveguide. The first electrode is provided at the upper surface of the first clad layer. A planar size of the first distributed feedback region is smaller than a planar size of the second distributed feedback region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tsutomu KAKUNO, Shinji SAITO, Osamu YAMANE
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Patent number: 9893493Abstract: A surface emitting quantum cascade laser includes an active layer, a first semiconductor layer, and first electrode. The active layer has a plurality of quantum well layers stacked therein. The active layer is capable of emitting laser light by inter-subband transition. The first semiconductor layer is provided on the active layer and having a first surface provided with a plurality of pits so as to constitute a two-dimensional lattice. The first electrode is provided on the first semiconductor layer and having a periodic opening. Each pit is asymmetric with respect to a line parallel to a side of the lattice. The laser light is emitted in a direction generally perpendicular to the active layer from a pit exposed to the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Tsutomu Kakuno, Osamu Yamane, Akira Tsumura
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Patent number: 9865770Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting element includes n-type and p-type semiconductor layers and a light emitting unit. The light emitting unit is provided between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, the light emitting unit emits light with a peak wavelength of not less than 530 nm. The light emitting unit includes an n-side barrier layer and a first light emitting layer. The first light emitting layer includes a first barrier layer provided between the n-side barrier layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, a first well layer contacting the n-side barrier layer between the n-side barrier layer and the first barrier layer, a first AlGaN layer provided between the first well layer and the first barrier layer and including Alx1Ga1-x1N (0.15?x1?1), and a first p-side InGaN layer provided between the first AlGaN layer and the first barrier layer and including Inya1Ga1-ya1N (0<ya1?0.1).Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji Saito, Rei Hashimoto, Jongil Hwang, Shinya Nunoue
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Publication number: 20170340732Abstract: Provided are: a polymeric IgA-type recombinant antibody; a medicine containing this polymeric IgA-type recombinant antibody as an active ingredient; a method for producing this polymeric IgA type antibody, the method including the step of coexpressing an IgA-type antibody heavy-chain protein, an antibody light-chain protein, an antibody J-chain protein, and a secretory component protein within a single cell; and a method for improving the antigen-binding activity or neutralizing activity of this antibody, the method including the step of making an antibody into a polymeric IgA-type.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Shinji Saito, Tadaki Suzuki, Hideki Hasegawa, Akira Ainai, Kiyoko Goto, Tomonori Ueno, Yuki Taga
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Publication number: 20170324089Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material, for a lithium battery, which is capable of achieving a high-energy density and a high output and continuing its properties for many years, a method of producing the electrode material, and the lithium battery. The electrode material for use in positive and negative electrodes of a lithium battery is formed as a complex by combining a carbon-based conductive material and an electrode active material with each other. The carbon-based conductive material of the electrode material is subjected to hydrophilic treatment by using a gas containing fluorine gas. The electrode material is formed as the complex by calcining a mixture of the carbon-based conductive material subjected to the hydrophilic treatment and the electrode active material in the presence of fluororesin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Takehiko SAWAI, Shinji SAITO, Kazunori URAO, Jun NAKAGAWA, Kazuma HANAI
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Publication number: 20170271849Abstract: A surface emitting quantum cascade laser includes an active layer, a first semiconductor layer, and first electrode. The active layer has a plurality of quantum well layers stacked therein. The active layer is capable of emitting laser light by inter-subband transition. The first semiconductor layer is provided on the active layer and having a first surface provided with a plurality of pits so as to constitute a two-dimensional lattice. The first electrode is provided on the first semiconductor layer and having a periodic opening. Each pit is asymmetric with respect to a line parallel to a side of the lattice. The laser light is emitted in a direction generally perpendicular to the active layer from a pit exposed to the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Shinji SAITO, Tsutomu KAKUNO, Osamu YAMANE, Akira TSUMURA
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Patent number: 9768189Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor pillar above the semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer comprising a first section and a second section, the first section being in contact with the semiconductor substrate and a bottom of the first semiconductor pillar, and the second section covering a side of the first semiconductor pillar; conductive layers and second insulating layers stacked one by one above the semiconductor substrate and covering the second section of the first insulating layer; a first plug on the first semiconductor pillar; and an interconnect on the first plug.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Shinohara, Atsuhiro Sato, Keisuke Yonehama, Yasuyuki Baba, Toshifumi Minami, Hiroyuki Maeda, Shinji Saito, Hideyuki Kamata
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Publication number: 20170263639Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a substrate including an insulating region and a semiconductor region, an insulating film disposed on upper surfaces of the semiconductor region and the insulating region, a first conductive film disposed on an upper surface of the insulating film, and including a terrace region, and a first contact plug disposed on an upper surface of the terrace region of the first conductive film. The insulating region includes an upper surface positioned directly under the first contact plug. A lower surface of the insulating film is in contact with the upper surfaces of the semiconductor region and the insulating region, in the region directly under the terrace region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji SAITO, Toshifumi MINAMI
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Publication number: 20170214098Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery for an ISS which can be discharged at not less than 20 ItA when temperature is ?30 degrees centigrade and can be charged at not less than 50 ItA. The positive electrode material consists of a mixture of lithium-containing metal phosphate compound particles whose surfaces are coated with an amorphous carbon material and a conductive carbon material, in which atoms of the surface carbon materials are chemically bonded to one another. The negative electrode material contains at least one kind of particles selected from among graphite particles whose surfaces are coated with an amorphous carbon material, having a specific surface area of not less than 6 m2/g and soft carbon particles. A mixed electrolyte contains lithium hexafluorophosphate and lithium bis fluorosulfonyl imide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Takehiko SAWAI, Shinji SAITO, Kazunori URAO
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Patent number: 9691784Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first portion including a semiconductor element, a second portion surrounding the semiconductor element. The second portion includes a stack of conductive layers and insulating layers, and at least one groove through the conductive layers and the insulating layers.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shinji Saito, Hiroyuki Maeda
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Patent number: 9660269Abstract: The present invention provides positive and negative electrodes, for a lithium secondary battery, allowing a battery to be quickly and fully charged in a very short period of time, for example, within one minute and allowing the battery to be used for vehicles at low temperatures. An organic electrolytic solution is permeated into an electrode group formed by winding positive and negative electrodes or by laminating the positive and negative electrodes one upon another with a separator being interposed therebetween to repeatingly occlude and release lithium ions. The positive electrode active substance and the negative electrode active substance have at least one phase selected from among a graphene phase and an amorphous phase as a surface layer thereof. An activated carbon layer is formed on a surface of the positive electrode active substance and that of the negative electrode active substance.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SEI CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiko Sawai, Shinji Saito, Kazuma Hanai
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Publication number: 20170125813Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The material includes a lithium oxide compound or a complex oxide as reactive substance. The material also includes at least one type of carbon material, and optionally a binder. A first type of carbon material is provided as a coating on the reactive substance particles surface. A second type of carbon material is carbon black. And a third type of carbon material is a fibrous carbon material provided as a mixture of at least two types of fibrous carbon material different in fiber diameter and/or fiber length. Also, a method for preparing the material as well as lithium secondary batteries including the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicants: Hydro-Quebec, SEI CorporationInventors: Karim ZAGHIB, Abdelbast GUERFI, Pierre HOVINGTON, Takehiko SAWAI, Shinji SAITO, Kazunori URAO
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Publication number: 20170084920Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material, for a lithium battery, which is capable of achieving a high-energy density and a high output and continuing its properties for many years, a method of producing the electrode material, and the lithium battery. The electrode material for use in positive and negative electrodes of a lithium battery is formed as a complex by combining a carbon-based conductive material and an electrode active material with each other. The carbon-based conductive material of the electrode material is subjected to hydrophilic treatment by using a gas containing fluorine gas. The electrode material is formed as the complex by calcining a mixture of the carbon-based conductive material subjected to the hydrophilic treatment and the electrode active material in the presence of fluororesin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Takehiko SAWAI, Shinji SAITO, Kazunori URAO, Jun NAKAGAWA, Kazuma HANAI
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Publication number: 20170060098Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes indicators, an operation receiving unit, a timing unit and a processor. The operation receiving unit receives an operation performed by a user. The timing unit counts a date and time at present. The processor carries out operation control of the indicators and obtains a local time setting based on a time difference between a predetermined standard time and a local time at a target position. The processor makes at least a part of the indicators display the local time in accordance with the operation received by the operation receiving unit and obtains the local time setting based on a difference between the displayed local time and the date and time counted by the timing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaomi YONEKURA, Tadashi KOJIMA, Takayasu AKAGI, Shinji SAITO, Hirofumi NAGAREDA, Hirohisa MARUYAMA, Junichi IZUMI
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Patent number: 9577253Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which includes a lithium oxide compound or a complex oxide as reactive substance. The material also includes at least one type of carbon material, and optionally a binder. A first type of carbon material is provided as a coating on the reactive substance particles surface. A second type of carbon material is carbon black. And a third type of carbon material is a fibrous carbon material a mixture of at least two types of fibrous carbon material different in fiber diameter and/or fiber length. Also, a method for preparing the material as well as lithium secondary batteries including the material.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignees: HYDRO-QUEBEC, SEI CORPORATIONInventors: Karim Zaghib, Abdelbast Guerfi, Pierre Hovington, Takehiko Sawai, Shinji Saito, Kazunori Urao
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Publication number: 20170025704Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which peeling of an active substance can be prevented and the generation of metal powder can be prevented when a power collection foil is processed at an electrode production step. The method for producing the lithium secondary battery includes an electrode-producing step of producing a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a step of forming a group of electrodes by layering the positive electrode and the negative electrode on each other through a separator, or winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode through a separator; and a step of immersing the group of the electrodes in an electrolyte. The electrode-producing step has a boring step of forming a plurality of through-holes penetrating a power collection foil and having projected parts projected from at least a rear surface of the power collection foil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Takehiko SAWAI, Shinji SAITO, Kazunori URAO
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Patent number: 9537150Abstract: To provide an electrode for secondary battery, electrode which can materialize secondary batteries that are adapted into producing high output and additionally whose durability is high. It is characterized in possessing an electrode material that has an active-material powder 11, a conductive material 12 being formed of a carbonaceous material, and being adhered to a surface of said active-material powder 11, and fibrous conductive materials 13 being bonded to said conductive material 12. First of all, it becomes feasible to maintain the electric connection between the active-material powder and the conductive material stably by adhering the conductive material to a surface of the active-material powder. Further, the fibrous conductive materials are bonded to the conductive material that is adhered to a surface of the active-material powder. It is feasible to maintain the electric connection by getting the fibrous conductive materials entangled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, SEI CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Yano, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Shinji Saito, Takehiko Sawai
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Patent number: 9496583Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which peeling of an active substance can be prevented and the generation of metal powder can be prevented when a power collection foil is processed at an electrode production step. The method for producing the lithium secondary battery includes an electrode-producing step of producing a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a step of forming a group of electrodes by layering the positive electrode and the negative electrode on each other through a separator, or winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode through a separator; and a step of immersing the group of the electrodes in an electrolyte. The electrode-producing step has a boring step of forming a plurality of through-holes penetrating a power collection foil and having projected parts projected from at least a rear surface of the power collection foil.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SEI CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiko Sawai, Shinji Saito, Kazunori Urao