Patents by Inventor Shuichi Nagai

Shuichi Nagai 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: 20250043373
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a coating liquid for forming an insulation coating for a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet, including: a solvent; and one or two more layered clay mineral powders having a specific surface area of 20 m2/g or more. In addition, in the present invention, there is provided a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including: a base metal; and an insulation coating provided on a surface of the base metal, in which the insulation coating contains SiO2, and one or two of Al2O3 and MgO, and has a porosity of 10% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Toru NAGAI
  • Patent number: 12203786
    Abstract: An encoder includes: a rotating plate; an irradiator that irradiates the rotating plate with light; and a light receiver that receives the light which has been emitted from the irradiator and traveled via the rotating plate. The rotating plate includes at least one curved surface, and the irradiator simultaneously irradiates each of a plurality of surfaces including the curved surface with light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shiraishi, Shuichi Nagai, Junya Aso
  • Publication number: 20240302188
    Abstract: Optical encoder includes a light source, a reflector, and a light receiver. Reflector has a plurality of reflection areas that include M-code areas and reflects a light from light source by one or more areas, corresponding to n-bits, of M-code areas. Light receiver receives a reflection light from reflector to perform a photoelectric conversion on reflection light. M-code areas has a first face corresponding to first code information and a second face corresponding to second code information and having an inclination structure different from that of first face. Light receiver has first and second light-receiving groups. First light-receiving group includes a plurality of first light-receiving elements receiving reflection light reflected from first face. Second light-receiving group includes a plurality of second light-receiving elements receiving reflection light reflected from second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Shuichi NAGAI, Masaru SHIRAISHI
  • Patent number: 12078517
    Abstract: Provided is an encoder capable of suppressing a decrease in detection accuracy. The encoder includes a moving plate, a light irradiator that irradiates a code pattern with light, and a light receiver. The code pattern includes a light guider and a non-light guider. A code pattern array is an array in which an error correction code for correcting an error is inserted into a position information data string that can specify a position. The light receiver includes a position detecting light receiving element that reads a position array of a code pattern and a position correcting light receiving element that outputs information for correcting an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Shiraishi, Shuichi Nagai
  • Publication number: 20240200988
    Abstract: An encoder includes: a rotating plate; an irradiator that irradiates the rotating plate with light; and a light receiver that receives the light which has been emitted from the irradiator and traveled via the rotating plate. The rotating plate includes at least one curved surface, and the irradiator simultaneously irradiates each of a plurality of surfaces including the curved surface with light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Masaru SHIRAISHI, Shuichi NAGAI, Junya ASO
  • Patent number: 11982550
    Abstract: Provided is an encoder capable of achieving high position resolution without being finely divided, and capable of detecting a rotation angle or the like with high sensitivity. The encoder includes: rotary plate having a plurality of reflection structures repeatedly formed and code including light reflector; irradiator that irradiates the plurality of reflection structures with light; and light receiver that receives light reflected by the plurality of reflection structures. Each of the plurality of reflection structures has a surface in a convex shape, and each of the plurality of reflection structures has a width that is an integral multiple of a width of light reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Nagai, Masaru Shiraishi, Junya Aso, Toshihiro Koga, Takuma Katayama
  • Patent number: 11982551
    Abstract: An encoder includes rotatable plate including first and second patterns, light emission unit, and light receiving unit. The first pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions guide the light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions of the second pattern guide light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions of the second pattern are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The first and second unit regions of the first pattern are reverse to the first and second unit regions of the second pattern in a direction perpendicular to a rotation direction of the rotatable plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Nagai
  • Publication number: 20230375373
    Abstract: Provided is an encoder capable of suppressing a decrease in detection accuracy. The encoder includes a moving plate, a light irradiator that irradiates a code pattern with light, and a light receiver. The code pattern includes a light guider and a non-light guider. A code pattern array is an array in which an error correction code for correcting an error is inserted into a position information data string that can specify a position. The light receiver includes a position detecting light receiving element that reads a position array of a code pattern and a position correcting light receiving element that outputs information for correcting an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: MASARU SHIRAISHI, SHUICHI NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20230358574
    Abstract: Provided is an encoder capable of achieving high position resolution without being finely divided, and capable of detecting a rotation angle or the like with high sensitivity. The encoder includes: rotary plate (2) having a plurality of reflection structures (10) repeatedly formed and code (20) including light reflector (21); irradiator (4) that irradiates the plurality of reflection structures (10) with light; and light receiver (5) that receives light reflected by the plurality of reflection structures (10). Each of the plurality of reflection structures (10) has a surface in a convex shape, and each of the plurality of reflection structures (10) has a width that is an integral multiple of a width of light reflector (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: SHUICHI NAGAI, MASARU SHIRAISHI, JUNYA ASO, TOSHIHIRO KOGA, TAKUMA KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230160725
    Abstract: An encoder includes rotatable plate including first and second patterns, light emission unit, and light receiving unit. The first pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions guide the light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions of the second pattern guide light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions of the second pattern are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The first and second unit regions of the first pattern are reverse to the first and second unit regions of the second pattern in a direction perpendicular to a rotation direction of the rotatable plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Shuichi NAGAI
  • Publication number: 20210111590
    Abstract: An electromagnetic resonance coupler includes a first transmission line on a top surface of a first dielectric layer, and a second transmission line on a top surface of a second dielectric layer. The first transmission line includes first and second resonance lines and first and second input-output lines. The second transmission line includes third and fourth resonance lines and third and fourth input-output lines. Third and fourth ground parts are provided separated from each other on the top surface of the second dielectric layer or the top surface of the first dielectric layer. The first resonance line and the third ground part are connected via a third connector, and the fourth resonance line and the fourth ground part are connected via a fourth connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasufumi Kawai, Songbaek Choe, Shingo Enomoto, Noboru Negoro, Shuichi Nagai
  • Publication number: 20200186145
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit that controls a switching element includes: a startup switch which is provided between a gate voltage source and an output terminal; a termination switch which is provided between the output terminal and an output ground terminal; a startup resistor provided between a gate and a source of the startup switch; and a termination resistor provided between a gate and a source of the termination switch. At least one of the startup resistor or the termination resistor is configured to adjust a resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Shuichi NAGAI, Shingo ENOMOTO, Noboru NEGORO, Yasufumi KAWAI, Songbaek CHOE, Osamu TABATA
  • Patent number: 10297538
    Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus includes: a first lead frame; a second lead frame spaced from the first lead frame; a primary semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first lead frame; a secondary semiconductor chip electrically connected to the second lead frame; and a signal isolator through which a signal is isolatedly transmitted from the primary semiconductor chip to the secondary semiconductor chip, the signal isolator having a first main surface that is bonded to both the first lead frame and the second lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Tabata, Shuichi Nagai, Songbaek Choe
  • Patent number: 10158280
    Abstract: A charging-voltage generating unit generates voltage which charges a charge storage element from one input signal. An output-voltage generating unit generates voltage referenced to a signal output reference terminal and output at a signal output terminal from another input signal. A charging-voltage output terminal and first terminals of a first switching element and the charge storage element are connected at a first point. A charging-voltage output reference terminal is connected with a second terminal of the first switching element at a second point. An output-voltage output terminal, a first terminal of a second switching element, and the signal output terminal are connected at a third point. The output-voltage output reference terminal, a signal output reference terminal, and second terminals of the second switching element and the charge storage element are connected at a fourth point. The second and third points are interconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Nagai
  • Patent number: 10153765
    Abstract: A signal generation device, including: an insulation element having transmission and reception units, and isolatedly transmitting an input wave introduced to the transmission unit, to thereby output an output wave from the reception unit; a power unit generating a voltage according to the output wave; a terminal having an output signal corresponding to the voltage; a generation unit generating a control signal; an insulation unit isolatedly transmitting the control signal, and generating a drive signal according to the control signal; a selection unit selecting whether to output the output signal to the terminal, according to the drive signal; a detection unit generating a detection signal indicating the state of the output signal, according to a detection wave obtained from the transmission unit; and a control signal adjustment unit adjusting the control signal according to the detection signal, the output signal being adjusted according to the adjustment of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Tabata, Shuichi Nagai, Yasufumi Kawai
  • Patent number: 9972587
    Abstract: A signal transmission device comprises: a first lead frame having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface; a second lead frame having a third major surface and a fourth major surface and isolated from the first lead frame, the fourth major surface located opposite to the third major surface; a transmission circuit that sends a transmission signal, the transmission circuit located on the first major surface of the first lead frame; a receiving circuit located on the third major surface of the second lead frame; and an electromagnetic resonance coupler located across between the second major surface of the first lead frame and the fourth major surface of the second lead frame to transmit the transmission signal, sent by the transmission circuit, to the receiving circuit in a contactless manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songbaek Choe, Shuichi Nagai
  • Publication number: 20170330824
    Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus includes: a first lead frame; a second lead frame spaced from the first lead frame; a primary semiconductor chip electrically connected to the first lead frame; a secondary semiconductor chip electrically connected to the second lead frame; and a signal isolator through which a signal is isolatedly transmitted from the primary semiconductor chip to the secondary semiconductor chip, the signal isolator having a first main surface that is bonded to both the first lead frame and the second lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: OSAMU TABATA, SHUICHI NAGAI, SONGBAEK CHOE
  • Publication number: 20170256507
    Abstract: A signal transmission device comprises: a first lead frame having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface; a second lead frame having a third major surface and a fourth major surface and isolated from the first lead frame, the fourth major surface located opposite to the third major surface; a transmission circuit that sends a transmission signal, the transmission circuit located on the first major surface of the first lead frame; a receiving circuit located on the third major surface of the second lead frame; and an electromagnetic resonance coupler located across between the second major surface of the first lead frame and the fourth major surface of the second lead frame to transmit the transmission signal, sent by the transmission circuit, to the receiving circuit in a contactless manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: SONGBAEK CHOE, SHUICHI NAGAI
  • Patent number: 9735456
    Abstract: A high-frequency transmission device includes first and second resonators as ring-shaped wires each having an opening part at a part thereof, first and second input/output terminals each electrically connected to both resonators, a first ground shield formed on a plane different from planes on which both resonators are arranged, a second ground shield formed on a plane different from the planes on which both resonators and the first ground shield are arranged, and first and second ground wires each formed to surround peripheries of both resonators. The ground shields and the ground wires are respectively connected to each other. A dielectric wire is present between both ground wires, and the ground wires are not electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Kawai, Shuichi Nagai, Daisuke Ueda
  • Publication number: 20170230047
    Abstract: A signal generation device, including: an insulation element having transmission and reception units, and isolatedly transmitting an input wave introduced to the transmission unit, to thereby output an output wave from the reception unit; a power unit generating a voltage according to the output wave; a terminal having an output signal corresponding to the voltage; a generation unit generating a control signal; an insulation unit isolatedly transmitting the control signal, and generating a drive signal according to the control signal; a selection unit selecting whether to output the output signal to the terminal, according to the drive signal; a detection unit generating a detection signal indicating the state of the output signal, according to a detection wave obtained from the transmission unit; and a control signal adjustment unit adjusting the control signal according to the detection signal, the output signal being adjusted according to the adjustment of the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: OSAMU TABATA, SHUICHI NAGAI, YASUFUMI KAWAI