Patents by Inventor Takao Yamamoto

Takao Yamamoto 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: 20140225234
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a lateral diode includes a semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor region in the semiconductor layer, a contact region having an impurity concentration greater than that of the first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region located in the semiconductor layer and separated from the contact region, a first electrode electrically connected through the contact region to the first semiconductor region, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes a low impurity concentration portion, a high impurity concentration portion, and an extension portion. The second electrode forms an ohmic contact with the high impurity concentration portion. The extension portion has an impurity concentration greater than that of the low impurity concentration portion and extends in a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Norihito TOKURA, Hisato KATO, Akio NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 8777400
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a transport unit, a medium support unit and a liquid ejection head. The medium support unit includes a plurality of first recesses and a plurality of second recesses arranged on a medium support surface along a width direction orthogonal to a transport direction. The first and second recesses are configured and arranged to be imparted with negative pressure. A width dimension of an opening of the first recess in the width direction is larger on the downstream side than on an upstream side. A width dimension of an opening of the second recess in the width direction is smaller than the width dimension of the opening of the first recess in the width direction on the downstream side with respect to the transport direction. The second recesses are configured and arranged to accept the liquid ejected toward the ejection medium from the liquid ejection head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Hirotaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8771068
    Abstract: The disclosed game system is provided with a monitor (3) for displaying and outputting a game screen (50), a touch panel (5) overlaid upon the monitor (3), and an external storage device (20) for storing sequence data (28) wherein operation time periods of the touch panel (5) during a game are described. In addition, the game system displays upon the monitor (3) a game area (52) in which two operation reference units (55A and 55B) disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other have been set, moves an object (60) for designating operation for each of the operation reference units (55A and 55B) between the operation reference units (55A and 55B) while displaying thereof, and controls display of the object (60) so that the movement path of the object (60) changes according to a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shota Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8757793
    Abstract: A medium support unit of a liquid ejection device has a negative pressure chamber and a medium support surface so that an ejection medium is supported on the medium support surface by suction, and includes a plurality of first recesses and at least one second recess. The first recesses are in communication with a negative pressure generating unit, and aligned along a width direction. The second recess is disposed at a position corresponding to an end part in the width direction of the ejection medium, and arranged to accept liquid ejected from a liquid ejection head. The second recess is in communication with an adjacent one of the first recesses at a position inward of the end part of the ejection medium. The first recesses are respectively in communication with the negative pressure generating unit via the negative pressure chamber partitioned into a plurality of units in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8752935
    Abstract: A liquid ejection device includes a transport unit, a medium support unit, a liquid ejection head and a negative pressure generating unit. The medium support unit is arranged on a downstream side of the transport unit, and has a medium support surface on which the ejection medium is supported by suction using negative pressure. The medium support unit includes a plurality of first and second recesses arranged on the medium support surface and aligned in a width direction orthogonal to a transport direction. The first recesses are in communication with the negative pressure generating unit. The second recesses are configured and arranged to accept the liquid ejected from the liquid ejection head. Each of the second recesses includes a communication unit communicating with one of the first recesses and a vent hole configured and arranged to allow ventilation without being in communication with the negative pressure generating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Hirotaka Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8742534
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a lateral diode includes a semiconductor layer, a first semiconductor region in the semiconductor layer, a contact region having an impurity concentration greater than that of the first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region located in the semiconductor layer and separated from the contact region, a first electrode electrically connected through the contact region to the first semiconductor region, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region includes a low impurity concentration portion, a high impurity concentration portion, and an extension portion. The second electrode forms an ohmic contact with the high impurity concentration portion. The extension portion has an impurity concentration greater than that of the low impurity concentration portion and extends in a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Norihito Tokura, Hisato Kato, Akio Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8702509
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). The game system displays an object (60) that corresponds to the operation timing and an operation reference indicator (55) that corresponds to the current time in the game and guides the player's touch operation by reducing the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) according to the difference between the operation timing and the current time and by moving the object (60) such that the object (60) matches the operation reference indicator (55) at the operation timing. The game system also changes the distance between the object (60) and the operation reference indicator (55) in accordance with predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8696452
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system comprising a monitor (3) that outputs the game screen display, a touch panel (5), and an external memory device (20) that stores sequence data (28) which records the operation timing for touch operation of a touch panel (5). Furthermore, the game system displays objects (60) corresponding to each operation timing within the predetermined time range on a game screen (50) and displays a judgment line (65) that corresponds to the current time and moves within the game screen (50), such that the judgment line (65) traverses in order each object (60) at the operation timing recorded in the sequence data (28). The game system also alters at least either the judgment line (65) movement direction or movement speed according to predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8696421
    Abstract: A game system displays an operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing and an operation reference sign corresponding to current time in a time ordering array along a route in one of operation guide domains, generates a relative displacement according to a time progress of the game such that the operation instruction sign is matched with the operation reference sign in the operation timing, and switches the route in which the relative displacement is generated between the operation guide domains according to a predetermined condition. Also, the game system includes sequence data having operation timing corresponding to one of the operation guide domains and operation timing corresponding commonly to the operation guide domains. And, the game system controls display of the operation instruction sign corresponding to each piece of operation timing such that continuity of the relative displacement is maintained before and after switching of the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8663016
    Abstract: A game system (1) is provided with a monitor (3), a touch panel (4) and a sequence data storage device which stores sequence data in which operation time of the touch panel (4) during a game and appearance time when an object (O) for indicating an operation at the operation time is displayed on a game area (A). The game system (1) accepts a determination operation of an appearance position which determines the appearance position (p) of the object (O) in correspondence to the appearance time from the touch panel (4) generates the object (O) at the appearance position (p), changes the way (W) until the object (O) arrives in a determination line (Li) based on the appearance position (p) and changes an arrival position where the object (O) arrives in the determination line (Li).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140036018
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member that is grounded and is made of a metal, a platen supporting member that is provided on the supporting member, includes an inner space, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a first contact point, a platen that is provided on the platen supporting member, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a second contact point which contacts the first contact point, and a seal member that is provided between the platen supporting member and the platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki KAWAKAMI, Takao YAMAMOTO, Satoru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20140015911
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member, a first member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a second member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a first platen in which at least a portion is provided on the first member and which includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and a second platen that is provided on the first member and the second member, includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and holes communicating with the inner space of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8622827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game system provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a game screen, a touch panel overlaid upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data wherein operation time periods of the touch panel during a game are described. The sequence data includes an object corresponding to a specific operation time period for which the time interval between the following operation time period is to be less than a predetermined value, and display start information for setting a display start time period which is earlier than the following operation time period. In addition, the game system, on the basis of the sequence data, associates a second object separate from a first object corresponding to the following operation time period with the specific operation time period to cause display to start earlier than the following operation time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shota Katagiri, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8562430
    Abstract: A game system includes: a display device that displays a screen of a game; and partial information presenting device that causes the display device to display a part of customization information of which setting is to be performed by a player on the game by utilizing waiting time of the game, and wherein the partial information presenting device varies a display range which is to be displayed at the display device as a part of the customization information in accordance with customization time allocated to setting of the customization information among the waiting time of the game so that the amount of the customization information included in the display range is increased when the customization time is long and is decreased when the customization time is short.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Yuma Takafuji, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Mayumi Okuyama, Tatsuya Iyama, Makiko Ota
  • Patent number: 8562092
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member, a first member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a second member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a first platen in which at least a portion is provided on the first member and which includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and a second platen that is provided on the first member and the second member, includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and holes communicating with the inner space of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8550618
    Abstract: A platen unit includes a supporting member that is grounded and is made of a metal, a platen supporting member that is provided on the supporting member, includes an inner space, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a first contact point, a platen that is provided on the platen supporting member, is formed of a conductive resin, and includes a second contact point which contacts the first contact point, and a seal member that is provided between the platen supporting member and the platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kawakami, Takao Yamamoto, Satoru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130229474
    Abstract: A medium support unit of a liquid ejection device has a negative pressure chamber and a medium support surface so that an ejection medium is supported on the medium support surface by suction, and includes a plurality of first recesses and at least one second recess. The first recesses are in communication with a negative pressure generating unit, and aligned along a width direction. The second recess is disposed at a position corresponding to an end part in the width direction of the ejection medium, and arranged to accept liquid ejected from a liquid ejection head. The second recess is in communication with an adjacent one of the first recesses at a position inward of the end part of the ejection medium. The first recesses are respectively in communication with the negative pressure generating unit via the negative pressure chamber partitioned into a plurality of units in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8453780
    Abstract: An electrical component attachment structure for a two-wheeled motor vehicle includes a main frame supporting components of a vehicle body such as an engine, a center frame extending vertically behind the engine, and a pair of right and left seat rails detachably attached to the center frame, the seat rails being attached with a bracket which supports an electrical component, in which the bracket is formed in an approximate U-shape and is arranged with an opening section of the U-shape directed towards the front of the vehicle body, so that the bracket is configured to support the electrical component inside the approximate U-shape and to allow the electrical component to be taken out towards the front of the vehicle body from the opening section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Tatsuya Sasaki, Kunihiro Kai, Takashi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130116047
    Abstract: A gaming system is provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a gaming screen, a touch panel superposed upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data in which an operational period of the touch panel has been described. In addition, the gaming system displays upon the monitor a gaming area whereupon two reference units disposed apart from each other and a specific reference unit disposed in the vicinity of the reference units are set. Also, an object for instructing operations for each of the reference units is displayed while being caused to move within the gaming area, and in the case of a mis-operation of a specific object heading toward the specific reference unit, the specific object is destroyed, and the path which had been set as the object appearance area is used as the path of movement for the next object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Shota Katagiri, Masahiro Kiyomoto, Yuma Takafuji, Mayumi Okuyama, Tatsuya Iyama, Yoshitaka Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130109471
    Abstract: A game system (1) is provided with a monitor (3) which displays a game screen, a touch panel (4) which accepts an operation of a player and a sequence data storage device which stores sequence data in which operation time of the touch panel (4) during a game is described. The game system (1) makes the monitor (3) display a game area (A) where an object (O) for indicating an operation to the touch panel (4) and a determination line (L) where the object (O) moves to arrive at an operation time indicated in the sequence data appear and determines a direction of a new determination line (L) extending from the object (O) based on the operation of the touch panel (4) when the object (O) moving along a predetermined path arrives at an operation position coinciding with the determination line (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Takao Yamamoto