Patents by Inventor Takashi Taguchi
Takashi Taguchi 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: 20240078128Abstract: A control device is mountable on a vehicle. The control device includes a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to implement a first hypervisor and a second hypervisor. The first hypervisor controls execution of a first virtual machine. The second hypervisor performs communication with the first hypervisor via a gateway and controls execution of a second virtual machine. The hardware processor is configured to dynamically limit at least one of a communication traffic of application communication or a communication traffic of evaluation and verification communication, based on the application communication executed between the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor, and the evaluation and verification communication executed between the first hypervisor and the second hypervisor during activation of the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine, and based on a communication capacity of the gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshinari MORIKAWA, Ikuya MITSUYA, Motoyasu TAGUCHI, Takashi NISHIWAKI, Yuya AOKI, Mitsunori ETO
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Publication number: 20240068014Abstract: A nucleic acid sequence measurement method for measuring a target RNA having a specific nucleic acid sequence included in a cell suspension by hybridization, including a step of heating the cell suspension at 100° C. to 200° C. in a pressurized state to obtain an RNA extract, a step of adding a proteolytic enzyme to the RNA extract to cause the RNA extract to be reacted, thereby preparing a sample solution, a step of supplying the sample solution to a device for nucleic acid sequence measurement, the device being equipped with a fluorescent probe that hybridizes with the target RNA, a step of subjecting the target RNA and the fluorescent probe to a hybridization reaction, and a step of measuring fluorescence from the device for nucleic acid sequence measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Takashi TADENUMA, Yuki MIYAUCHI, Tomoyuki TAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9703199Abstract: A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes forming a photosensitive film on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device and applying washing processing to the substrate by supplying a washing liquid to the substrate in said second processing unit after the formation of said photosensitive film and before the exposure processing. The method also includes applying drying processing to the substrate in said second processing unit after the washing processing by said second processing unit and before the exposure processing and applying development processing to the substrate by said third processing unit after the exposure processing. Applying the drying processing to the substrate includes the step of supplying an inert gas onto the substrate, to which the washing liquid is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Asano, Yukio Toriyama, Takashi Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi
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Patent number: 9606454Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing section and an exposure transport section. The exposure transport section includes a horizontal transport region and a plurality of vertical transport regions in a casing. The horizontal transport region is provided at the upper portion of the casing to extend in the X direction. A plurality of exposure devices are arranged below the horizontal transport region to be lined up in the X direction. A transport mechanism is provided in the horizontal transport region. The transport mechanism is configured to be capable of transporting a substrate between the processing section and the plurality of exposure devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Taguchi, Joji Kuwahara
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Patent number: 9539607Abstract: A substrate is transported based on coordinates information indicating a receiving position of the substrate and a placement position of the substrate by a hand. If the substrate is shifted from a first position, the substrate is received by the hand while a center of the substrate is shifted from a normal position of the hand. The hand that holds the substrate is moved toward a second position. A plurality of portions at an outer periphery of the substrate are detected before the substrate is placed. A shift of the substrate with respect to the normal position of the hand is detected based on the detection result, and the coordinates information is corrected such that a shift between a position of the center of the substrate to be placed at the second position by the hand and the center of the second position is canceled.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignees: SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joji Kuwahara, Takashi Taguchi, Masahito Kashiyama, Kohei Iwasaki
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Patent number: 9170459Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates disposed to face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a seal pattern, provided between the pair of substrates and has a closed-loop shape to surround and seal a liquid crystal, wherein the liquid crystal is provided in a form of a plurality of droplets on one of the pair of substrates and then is sandwiched between the pair of substrates, so that the plurality of droplets are respectively spread and sealed in a region surrounded by the seal pattern; and a dummy pattern, which is formed on the one substrate in the region surrounded by the seal pattern and has a height less than half of the predetermined distance, the dummy pattern being arranged adjacent to and in parallel to the seal pattern and in a range to which one droplet is spread out.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Taguchi
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Patent number: 9075256Abstract: A method includes the steps of: (a) measuring a height of a pillar spacer after the pillar spacer is formed on a main surface of a CF substrate; (b) measuring a gap between a TFT substrate and the CF substrate after the TFT substrate and the CF substrate are bonded to each other; and (c) determining a quality of a liquid crystal panel based on the difference between the measured height of the pillar spacer and the measured gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akira Tamatani, Takashi Taguchi
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Patent number: 9032977Abstract: A method for processing a plurality of substrates after forming a photosensitive film on each substrate includes carrying each substrate into a placement buffer including a plurality of supporters by a first transport mechanism; taking out each substrate from the placement buffer to an interface by a second transport mechanism; carrying each substrate into the exposure device; carrying each substrate out of the exposure device into the placement buffer by the second transport mechanism; taking out each substrate from the placement buffer to the processing section by the first transport mechanism; performing development processing on each substrate; making each substrate stand by at the placement buffer based on timing at which the exposure device can accept each substrate; and making each substrate stand by at the placement buffer based on timing at which the developing device can accept each substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Hamada, Takashi Taguchi
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Publication number: 20140140366Abstract: A method includes the steps of: (a) measuring a height of a pillar spacer after the pillar spacer is formed on a main surface of a CF substrate; (b) measuring a gap between a TFT substrate and the CF substrate after the TFT substrate and the CF substrate are bonded to each other; and (c) determining a quality of a liquid crystal panel based on the difference between the measured height of the pillar spacer and the measured gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akira TAMATANI, Takashi TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140120477Abstract: A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes forming a photosensitive film on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device and applying washing processing to the substrate by supplying a washing liquid to the substrate in said second processing unit after the formation of said photosensitive film and before the exposure processing. The method also includes applying drying processing to the substrate in said second processing unit after the washing processing by said second processing unit and before the exposure processing and applying development processing to the substrate by said third processing unit after the exposure processing. Applying the drying processing to the substrate includes the step of supplying an inert gas onto the substrate, to which the washing liquid is supplied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Shuichi Yasuda, Masashi Kanaoka, Koji Kaneyama, Tadashi Miyagi, Kazuhito Shigemori, Toru Asano, Yukio Toriyama, Takashi Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Okumura
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Publication number: 20140106281Abstract: A method for processing a plurality of substrates after forming a photosensitive film on each substrate includes carrying each substrate into a placement buffer including a plurality of supporters by a first transport mechanism; taking out each substrate from the placement buffer to an interface by a second transport mechanism; carrying each substrate into the exposure device; carrying each substrate out of the exposure device into the placement buffer by the second transport mechanism; taking out each substrate from the placement buffer to the processing section by the first transport mechanism; performing development processing on each substrate; making each substrate stand by at the placement buffer based on timing at which the exposure device can accept each substrate; and making each substrate stand by at the placement buffer based on timing at which the developing device can accept each substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Tetsuya HAMADA, Takashi TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140071423Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing section and an exposure transport section. The exposure transport section includes a horizontal transport region and a plurality of vertical transport regions in a casing. The horizontal transport region is provided at the upper portion of the casing to extend in the X direction. A plurality of exposure devices are arranged below the horizontal transport region to be lined up in the X direction. A transport mechanism is provided in the horizontal transport region. The transport mechanism is configured to be capable of transporting a substrate between the processing section and the plurality of exposure devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Takashi TAGUCHI, Joji KUWAHARA
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Publication number: 20140023776Abstract: A substrate is transported based on coordinates information indicating a receiving position of the substrate and a placement position of the substrate by a hand. If the substrate is shifted from a first position, the substrate is received by the hand while a center of the substrate is shifted from a normal position of the hand. The hand that holds the substrate is moved toward a second position. A plurality of portions at an outer periphery of the substrate are detected before the substrate is placed. A shift of the substrate with respect to the normal position of the hand is detected based on the detection result, and the coordinates information is corrected such that a shift between a position of the center of the substrate to be placed at the second position by the hand and the center of the second position is canceled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Joji KUWAHARA, Takashi TAGUCHI, Masahito KASHIYAMA, Kohei IWASAKI
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Patent number: 8631809Abstract: An interface block is constituted by a cleaning/drying processing block and a carry-in/carry-out block. The cleaning/drying processing block includes cleaning/drying processing sections and a transport section. The transport section is provided with a transport mechanism. The carry-in/carry-out block is provided with a transport mechanism. The transport mechanism carries substrates in and out of an exposure device.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Sokudo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Hamada, Takashi Taguchi
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Patent number: 8585830Abstract: A method of processing a substrate in a substrate processing apparatus that is arranged adjacent to an exposure device and includes first, second and third processing units, includes the steps of: forming a photosensitive film made of a photosensitive material on the substrate by said first processing unit before exposure processing by said exposure device. The method also includes applying washing processing to the substrate by said second processing unit after the formation of said photosensitive film by said first processing unit and before the exposure processing by said exposure device and transporting the substrate after the washing processing to said exposure device. The method further includes transporting the substrate from said exposure device and applying development processing by said third processing unit to the substrate transported after the exposure processing by said exposure device.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Sokudo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Yasuda, Masashi Kanaoka, Koji Kaneyama, Tadashi Miyagi, Kazuhito Shigemori, Toru Asano, Yukio Toriyama, Takashi Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Okumura
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Publication number: 20130271706Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates disposed to face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a seal pattern, which provided between the pair of substrates and has a closed-loop shape to surround and seal a liquid crystal, wherein the liquid crystal is provided in a form of a plurality of droplets on one of the pair of substrates and then is sandwiched between the pair of substrates, so that the plurality of droplets are respectively spread and sealed in a region surrounded by the seal pattern; and a dummy pattern, which is formed on the one substrate in the region surrounded by the seal pattern and has a height less than half of the predetermined distance, the dummy pattern being arranged adjacent to and in parallel to the seal pattern and in a range to which one droplet is spread out.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi TAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8502560Abstract: An output circuit which outputs an output signal based on an input signal from an output terminal and brings the output terminal into a high impedance state in response to an impedance control signal. The output circuit includes an output pMOS transistor connected at a source thereof to a first power supply. The output circuit includes an output nMOS transistor connected between a drain of the output pMOS transistor and ground. The output circuit includes an output terminal connected between the drain of the output pMOS transistor and a drain of the output nMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a first level shifter circuit which outputs a first gate control signal from a first gate control terminal to control on/off of the output pMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a second level shifter circuit which outputs a second gate control signal from a second gate control terminal to control on/off of the output nMOS transistor.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Takashi Taguchi, Hiroyuki Ideno
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Publication number: 20120229164Abstract: An output circuit which outputs an output signal based on an input signal from an output terminal and brings the output terminal into a high impedance state in response to an impedance control signal. The output circuit includes an output pMOS transistor connected at a source thereof to a first power supply. The output circuit includes an output nMOS transistor connected between a drain of the output pMOS transistor and ground. The output circuit includes an output terminal connected between the drain of the output pMOS transistor and a drain of the output nMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a first level shifter circuit which outputs a first gate control signal from a first gate control terminal to control on/off of the output pMOS transistor. The output circuit includes a second level shifter circuit which outputs a second gate control signal from a second gate control terminal to control on/off of the output nMOS transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takashi Taguchi, Hiroyuki Ideno
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Patent number: 8076220Abstract: A semiconductor device has a transparent dielectric substrate such as a sapphire substrate. To enable fabrication equipment to detect the presence of the substrate optically, the back surface of the substrate is coated with a triple-layer light-reflecting film, preferably a film in which a silicon oxide or silicon nitride layer is sandwiched between polycrystalline silicon layers. This structure provides high reflectance with a combined film thickness of less than half a micrometer.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Nakamura, Satoshi Machida, Sachiko Yabe, Takashi Taguchi
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Patent number: 8040488Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus comprises an indexer block, an anti-reflection film processing block, a resist film processing block, a development processing block, a processing block for liquid immersion exposure processing, and an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block. The processing block for liquid immersion exposure processing comprises a coating processing group for resist cover film and a removal processing group for resist cover film. The resist cover film is formed in the processing block for liquid immersion exposure processing before the exposure processing. The resist cover film is removed in the processing block for liquid immersion exposure processing after the exposure processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Sokudo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuichi Yasuda, Masashi Kanaoka, Koji Kaneyama, Tadashi Miyagi, Kazuhito Shigemori, Toru Asano, Yukio Toriyama, Takashi Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Okumura