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).
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Publication number: 20240136274Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Katsumi KIKUCHI, Akira MIYATA, Suguru WATANABE, Takanori NISHI, Hideyuki SATOU, Kenji NANBA, Ayami YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240081167Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Takanori MORIMOTO, Takafumi MORISHITA, Kenji TAMATANI, Fumiya YOSHIMURA, Ryota KIKUCHI, Ken SAKUTA
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Patent number: 11346862Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Miyahito Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20220050127Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Takanori KIKUCHI, Miyahito KINOSHITA
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Patent number: 11187724Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Takeharu Tsukahara, Takanori Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11029339Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Keishi Nakamura, Susumu Toyoda
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Publication number: 20200233015Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Takanori KIKUCHI, Keishi NAKAMURA, Susumu TOYODA
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Publication number: 20200011899Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Takeharu TSUKAHARA, Takanori KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 10338302Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Yusuke Kusaka, Masaru Fujita, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Shohroh Mochida, Masami Ito
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Patent number: 10156587Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10026529Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9984798Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Amemiya, Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20170307658Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi CHIKU, Takanori KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20160240288Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Satoshi CHIKU, Takanori KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20160225497Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: KOA CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Amemiya, Satoshi Chiku, Takanori Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9229151Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Fujita, Shohroh Mochida, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Yusuke Kusaka, Masami Ito, Takanori Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9211472Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Ken Suzuta, Tatsuya Suzuki, Jun Fujiki, Takanori Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20150293296Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Yusuke Kusaka, Masaru Fujita, Yoshihiko Kanayama, Shohroh Mochida, Masami Ito
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Patent number: 9061212Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Hisashi Kishida, Masashi Muramori, Toshiyuki Kuwabara, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Yoshinori Kotsugai, Kentaro Suzuki
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Patent number: 9028125Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Masami Ito, Masaru Fujita, Yusuke Kusaka