Patents by Inventor Takanori Kikuchi

Takanori Kikuchi 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: 20240136274
    Abstract: A quantum device capable of effectively cooling a quantum chip and an area (e.g., a space) therearound is provided. A quantum device includes a quantum chip and an interposer on which the quantum chip is located. The interposer includes an interposer substrate and an interposer wiring layer. The interposer wiring layer is disposed on a surface of the interposer substrate on a side on which the quantum chip is located. The interposer wiring layer includes, in at least a part thereof, a superconducting material layer formed of a superconducting material and a non-superconducting material layer formed of a non-superconducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi KIKUCHI, Akira MIYATA, Suguru WATANABE, Takanori NISHI, Hideyuki SATOU, Kenji NANBA, Ayami YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240081167
    Abstract: An agricultural work assistance system includes a display to display a map representing an agricultural field, and a controller configured or programmed to define or function as an area setter to set a first area and a second area located inward of the first area in the map displayed by the display, and a route creator to create, in at least one of the first area or the second area, a travel route along which an agricultural machine is to travel. The route creator is configured or programmed to set at least a portion of the travel route as an automatic steering route on which the agricultural machine is to be automatically steered and a travel speed of the agricultural machine is to be changed manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Takanori MORIMOTO, Takafumi MORISHITA, Kenji TAMATANI, Fumiya YOSHIMURA, Ryota KIKUCHI, Ken SAKUTA
  • Patent number: 11346862
    Abstract: Provided is a current sensing device including: a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers laminated therein; a current sensing element provided in an inner layer of the laminate; a current wire configured to flow current to the current sensing element, the current wire being provided with respect to the current sensing element via an interlayer insulating layer; a plurality of current vias configured to connect the current sensing element and the current wire so as to penetrate through the interlayer insulating layer; and a voltage sensing via configured to obtain a voltage drop in the current sensing element, the voltage sensing via being electrically connected to the current sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Miyahito Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20220050127
    Abstract: Provided is a current sensing device including: a laminate having a plurality of insulating layers laminated therein; a current sensing element provided in an inner layer of the laminate; a current wire configured to flow current to the current sensing element, the current wire being provided with respect to the current sensing element via an interlayer insulating layer; a plurality of current vias configured to connect the current sensing element and the current wire so as to penetrate through the interlayer insulating layer; and a voltage sensing via configured to obtain a voltage drop in the current sensing element, the voltage sensing via being electrically connected to the current sensing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Takanori KIKUCHI, Miyahito KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 11187724
    Abstract: Provided is a current sensing resistor including a plate-shaped resistive element containing a resistive material, and plate-shaped electrodes joined to opposite sides of the plate-shaped resistive element, each plate-shaped electrode containing an electrode material. Each electrode includes an upper electrode portion that is substantially flush with the resistive element, a lower electrode portion to be mounted on a wire pattern, and a step portion located between the upper electrode portion and the lower electrode portion. The upper electrode portion is wider than the resistive element and the lower electrode portion in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the electrodes are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeharu Tsukahara, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11029339
    Abstract: Provided is a current measuring apparatus including a current measuring resistor that includes a resistive element and first and second electrodes fixed to the resistive element, the current measuring resistor being adapted to measure a current, and an electronic circuit component including a plurality of terminals. One of the first electrode or the second electrode is used to short at least two of the terminals of the electronic circuit component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Keishi Nakamura, Susumu Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20200233015
    Abstract: Provided is a current measuring apparatus including a current measuring resistor that includes a resistive element and first and second electrodes fixed to the resistive element, the current measuring resistor being adapted to measure a current, and an electronic circuit component including a plurality of terminals. One of the first electrode or the second electrode is used to short at least two of the terminals of the electronic circuit component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takanori KIKUCHI, Keishi NAKAMURA, Susumu TOYODA
  • Publication number: 20200011899
    Abstract: Provided is a current sensing resistor including a plate-shaped resistive element containing a resistive material, and plate-shaped electrodes joined to opposite sides of the plate-shaped resistive element, each plate-shaped electrode containing an electrode material. Each electrode includes an upper electrode portion that is substantially flush with the resistive element, a lower electrode portion to be mounted on a wire pattern, and a step portion located between the upper electrode portion and the lower electrode portion. The upper electrode portion is wider than the resistive element and the lower electrode portion in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the electrodes are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Takeharu TSUKAHARA, Takanori KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10338302
    Abstract: A light source device including a light guide plate and a light source, in which the light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident, an emission surface emitting light incident from the incident surface, and a propagating reflection surface which is a surface opposite to the emission surface and which propagates and reflects the light incident from the incident surface toward the emission surface, the propagating reflection surface has approximately V-shaped grooves and the V-shaped grooves have two kinds of grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Yusuke Kusaka, Masaru Fujita, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Shohroh Mochida, Masami Ito
  • Patent number: 10156587
    Abstract: Provided is a current detecting device comprising a current detecting resistor including a pair of electrodes and a resistive element; a pair of lands on which the current detecting resistor is adapted to be mounted; connection portions adapted to connect the two electrodes and the two lands, respectively; and a pair of wires connected to the two respective electrodes and adapted to detect a voltage. Positions where the two wires are connected to the two respective electrodes are located in regions on a further inner side than inner ends of the connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10026529
    Abstract: A resistive element including a main body portion, and first and second terminal portions with different shapes that are provided at opposite ends of the main body portion in the long-side direction. At least one side portion of the main body portion in the short-side direction has a protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9984798
    Abstract: Provided is a jumper or current detection resistor element having suppressed occurrence of connection defects resulting from the electromigration. The element (1) of the invention comprises a main body (11) consisting of a metal plate-shaped body, and terminal sections (12) provided at both ends of the main body; the terminal sections protruding from the main body, and both terminal sections provided with a mounting surface; and curved or cut surfaces (A, B, C, D, E) formed at periphery of the mounting surface. Both terminal sections are further provided with opposing surfaces at inside in direction of disposition of both terminal sections, and thickness of the opposing surfaces decreases from the mounting surface (13) to the main body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Amemiya, Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170307658
    Abstract: Provided is a current detecting device comprising a current detecting resistor including a pair of electrodes and a resistive element; a pair of lands on which the current detecting resistor is adapted to be mounted; connection portions adapted to connect the two electrodes and the two lands, respectively; and a pair of wires connected to the two respective electrodes and adapted to detect a voltage. Positions where the two wires are connected to the two respective electrodes are located in regions on a further inner side than inner ends of the connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi CHIKU, Takanori KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160240288
    Abstract: A resistive element including a main body portion, and first and second terminal portions with different shapes that are provided at opposite ends of the main body portion in the long-side direction. At least one side portion of the main body portion in the short-side direction has a protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi CHIKU, Takanori KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160225497
    Abstract: Provided is a jumper or current detection resistor element having suppressed occurrence of connection defects resulting from the electromigration. The element (1) of the invention comprises a main body (11) consisting of a metal plate-shaped body, and terminal sections (12) provided at both ends of the main body; the terminal sections protruding from the main body, and both terminal sections provided with a mounting surface; and curved or cut surfaces (A, B, C, D, E) formed at periphery of the mounting surface. Both terminal sections are further provided with opposing surfaces at inside in direction of disposition of both terminal sections, and thickness of the opposing surfaces decreases from the mounting surface (13) to the main body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Amemiya, Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9229151
    Abstract: Provided a light guide (11) including side surfaces on which light is incident, a reflection prism surface having plural prisms (12) on which light is reflected, and a light emitting surface from which the light is emitted, in which the reflection prism surface includes a first region (PA) in which a pitch of the prisms (12) varies and a second region (TA) in which a depth of the prisms (12) varies. In the light guide (11), the first region is arranged in the side surface on which the light is incident, and a second region (TA) is arranged adjacent to the first region and in an inward side of the light guide (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Fujita, Shohroh Mochida, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Yusuke Kusaka, Masami Ito, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9211472
    Abstract: A game device includes a light control unit configured to change, in a game field in which an object is located, a position of a light source or a direction of radiation by light emitted from the light source based on a control command of a player, a shadow rendering unit configured to render a shadow of the object projected by light emitted from the light source onto a plane of projection defined in the game field; and a character control unit configured to move a character along the shadow of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Suzuta, Tatsuya Suzuki, Jun Fujiki, Takanori Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150293296
    Abstract: A light source device including a light guide plate and a light source, in which the light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident, an emission surface emitting light incident from the incident surface, and a propagating reflection surface which is a surface opposite to the emission surface and which propagates and reflects the light incident from the incident surface toward the emission surface, the propagating reflection surface has approximately V-shaped grooves and the V-shaped grooves have two kinds of grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Yusuke Kusaka, Masaru Fujita, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Shohroh Mochida, Masami Ito
  • Patent number: 9061212
    Abstract: A game device includes an input receiving unit for receiving the input of user's operations, a control unit for controlling a game where a player's character plays golf, according to the input of the user's operation, and a screen generating unit for displaying a game screen. The control unit includes an impact determining unit for acquiring the position of an input device at the start of a shot and the position of the input device at the time of an impact, when the user swings the input device while holding it and then comparing the respective positions with each other so as to determine the impact position, and a ball path calculating unit for calculating the path of a ball hit in the impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Hisashi Kishida, Masashi Muramori, Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Yoshinori Kotsugai, Kentaro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9028125
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light outputted from point light sources is incident and an outgoing surface for outputting light incident from the incident surface. A reflection-and-propagation surface for reflecting light toward the outgoing surface is formed in a back surface opposite to the outgoing surface. The outgoing surface is made up of a propagation region adjacent to the incident surface, a propagation auxiliary region adjacent to the propagation region, a first diffusion-and-propagation region adjacent to the propagation auxiliary region, and a second diffusion-and-propagation region adjacent to the first diffusion-and-propagation region. The propagation region, the propagation auxiliary region, and the first diffusion-and-propagation region control hot spots and bright/dark lines in vicinities of the incident surface, while the second diffusion-and-propagation region controls viewing-angle characteristics of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Masami Ito, Masaru Fujita, Yusuke Kusaka