Patents by Inventor Takashi Yoshino

Takashi Yoshino 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).

  • Patent number: 12094642
    Abstract: A multilayer inductor component includes an element body, an internal conductor, and an external electrode. The internal conductor is disposed in the element body. The external electrode is disposed on a surface of the element body and electrically connected to the internal conductor. The external electrode includes a sintered metal layer and a plating layer. The sintered metal layer is disposed on the surface of the element body. The plating layer covers the sintered metal layer. The sintered metal layer includes a thick portion and thin portions. The thick portion covers the surface of the element body. A plurality of glass particles is dispersed in the thick portion. The thin portions cover glass particles exposed on a surface of the thick portion among the plurality of glass particles and being in contact with the plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Shimoyasu, Daiki Kato, Yoji Tozawa, Takashi Endo, Seiichi Nakagawa, Mitsuru Ito, Kenta Sasaki, Akihiko Oide, Makoto Yoshino, Kazuhiro Ebina
  • Patent number: 12084609
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 100° C. to the emission intensity at 25° C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byungchul Hong, Naoki Sako, Naoto Kijima, Masahiko Yoshino, Takashi Hase, Fumiko Yoyasu, Kentarou Horibe
  • Publication number: 20240278184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite semipermeable membrane including: a support membrane; and a separation functional layer provided on the support membrane, in which the separation functional layer includes a thin membrane, the thin membrane has a fold structure including a plurality of protrusions having a height of 10 nm or more, and in the fold structure, a ratio (T100/T25) is less than 0.95, where T25 is a thickness of the thin membrane in a region of 0% to 25% of the height of the protrusion and T100 is a thickness of the thin membrane in a region of 50% to 100% of the height of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryosuke OKANISHI, Shunsuke TABAYASHI, Yuta AMANO, Takao SASAKI, Masaki HIGASHI, Takashi YOSHINO, Hiroki MINEHARA, Hiroaki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12061415
    Abstract: A method for producing a composition, the method being for producing a composition using a stirring device provided with a stirring tank and a stirrer, includes a mixing step of charging a resin, an acid generator, and a solvent into the stirring tank, and a stirring step of stirring the mixture accommodated in the stirring tank, using the stirrer, in which a ratio c of a content of the acid generator to a total mass of the mixture is 0.3% to 2.5% by mass, the stirrer is provided with a rotatable stirring shaft, a plurality of support parts attached to the stirring shaft, and a plurality of stirring elements attached to each of end parts of the plurality of support parts, the shape and the arrangement of the stirring elements are specified, and the positions of the plurality of stirring elements are specified so as to satisfy a specific Expression (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Tanaka, Takashi Bannai, Takamitsu Tomiga, Kohei Higashi, Fumihiro Yoshino, Yuma Kurumisawa
  • Patent number: 12048082
    Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus of the present disclosure includes a first electrode (11), a second electrode (12), a high frequency power supply, a position adjuster (20), and a controller. The second electrode (12) is disposed facing the first electrode (11). The high frequency power supply supplies high frequency power to the first electrode (11) or the second electrode (12). The position adjuster (20) adjusts the position of the first electrode (11). The controller controls the position adjuster (20). The position adjuster (20) includes a weight (21), one or more connecting lines (22), one or more pulleys (23), and one or more drive units (24). The one or more connecting lines (22) connect the weight (21) and the first electrode (11). The one or more pulleys (23) support the one or more connecting lines (22). The one or more drive units (24) are attached to the one or more pulleys (23) and drive the one or more pulleys (23). In this embodiment, a heating target can be heated efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Uno, Mikio Fukui, Koji Yoshino, Daisuke Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20240198293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite semipermeable membrane including: a support membrane; and a separation functional layer provided on the support membrane, in which the separation functional layer comprises a plurality of protrusions formed of a thin membrane, and at least a part of the plurality of protrusions has a ratio (Wa/Wb) of larger than 1.3 in cross sections at arbitrary ten positions each having a length of 2.0 ?m in a membrane surface direction of the support membrane, provided that Wa is a maximum width of the protrusion and Wb is a root width of the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuta AMANO, Shunsuke TABAYASHI, Ryosuke OKANISHI, Takashi YOSHINO, Takao SASAKI, Hiroki MINEHARA, Masaki HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20240198294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite semipermeable membrane including: a support membrane; and a separation functional layer provided on the support membrane, in which the separation functional layer includes a thin membrane, the thin membrane has a fold structure including a plurality of protrusions, an actual length L of the thin membrane per 1 ?m length of the support membrane in a cross-sectional direction perpendicular to a membrane surface is 3.0 ?m or more, and a thickness of the thin membrane in the protrusion is 15 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shunsuke TABAYASHI, Ryosuke OKANISHI, Yuta AMANO, Takashi YOSHINO, Takao SASAKI, Hiroki MINEHARA, Masaki HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20230215969
    Abstract: It is provided a seed crystal layer, composed of a group 13 nitride crystal selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or the mixed crystals thereof, on an alumina layer on a single crystal substrate. By annealing under reducing atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C. or higher and 1200° C. or lower, convex-concave morphology is formed on a surface of the seed crystal layer so as to have an RMS value of 180 nm to 700 nm measured by an atomic force microscope. On the surface of the seed crystal layer, it is grown a group 13 nitride crystal layer composed of a group 13 nitride crystal selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or the mixed crystals thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro SAKAI, Takayuki HIRAO, Hirokazu NAKANISHI, Mikiya ICHIMURA, Takanao SHIMODAIRA, Takashi YOSHINO, Katsuhiro IMAI, Yoshitaka KURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20230119023
    Abstract: A free-standing substrate, for growing epitaxial crystal composed of a group 13 nitride crystal selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or a mixed crystal thereof, includes a nitrogen polar surface and group 13 element polar surface. The nitrogen polar surface is warped in a convex shape, and a chamfer part is provided in an outer peripheral part of the nitrogen polar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro SAKAI, Takashi YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 11611017
    Abstract: A layer of a crystal of a group 13 nitride selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride and the mixed crystals thereof has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface of a crystal layer of the group 13 nitride includes a linear high-luminance light-emitting part and a low-luminance light-emitting region adjacent to the high-luminance light-emitting part, observed by cathode luminescence. The high-luminance light-emitting part includes a portion extending along an m-plane of the crystal of the group 13 nitride. The crystal of the nitride of the group 13 element contains oxygen atoms in a content of 1×1018 atom/cm3 or less, silicon atoms, manganese atoms, carbon atoms, magnesium atoms and calcium atoms in contents of 1×1017 atom/cm3 or less, chromium atoms in a content of 1×1016 atom/cm3 or less and chlorine atoms in a content of 1×1015 atom/cm3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirao, Hirokazu Nakanishi, Mikiya Ichimura, Takanao Shimodaira, Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11555257
    Abstract: A layer of a crystal of a group 13 nitride selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride and the mixed crystals thereof has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface includes a linear high-luminance light-emitting part and a low-luminance light-emitting region adjacent to the high-luminance light-emitting part. The high-luminance light-emitting part includes a portion extending along an m-plane of the crystal of the group 13 nitride. A normal line to the upper surface has an off-angle of 2.0° or less with respect to <0001> direction of the crystal of the nitride of the group 13 element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirao, Hirokazu Nakanishi, Mikiya Ichimura, Takanao Shimodaira, Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11473212
    Abstract: A crystal substrate 1 includes an underlying layer 2 and a thick film 3. The underlying layer 2 is composed of a crystal of a nitride of a group 13 element and includes a first main face 2a and a second main face 2b. The thick film 3 is composed of a crystal of a nitride of a group 13 element and provided over the first main face of the underlying layer. The underlying layer 2 includes a low carrier concentration region 5 and a high carrier concentration region 4 both extending between the first main face 2a and the second main face 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Iwai, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11456720
    Abstract: A piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate is composed of a material represented by LiAO3 (A represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum), a bonding layer is compose of a material of an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum, and an interface layer is provided along an interface between the piezoelectric monocrystalline substrate 6 and bonding layer, and the interface layer has a composition of ExO(1-x) (E represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of niobium and tantalum and 0.29?x?0.89).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Goto, Tomoyoshi Tai, Takahiro Yamadera, Yuji Hori, Keiichiro Asai, Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11437233
    Abstract: A base substrate includes a supporting substrate comprising aluminum oxide, and a base crystal layer provided on a main face of the supporting substrate, comprising a crystal of a nitride of a group 13 element and having a crystal growth surface. At lease one of a metal of a group 13 element and a reaction product of a material of the supporting substrate and the crystal of the nitride of the group 13 element is present between the raised part and the supporting substrate. The reaction product contains at least aluminum and a group 13 element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Goto, Masahiro Sakai, Shohei Oue, Takashi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20220209062
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device having a support layer having a surface with a three-dimensional shape, a light emitting functional layer formed on the surface with a three-dimensional shape of the support layer, and a translucent electrode layer provided on a side of the light emitting functional layer opposite to the support layer. The support layer functions as a reflective electrode, and a light emitting functional layer formed on the surface with a three-dimensional shape of the support layer. The light emitting functional layer has two or more layers composed of semiconductor single crystal grains. Each of the two or more layers has a single crystal structure in a direction approximately normal to the surface with a three-dimensional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Yoshitaka Kuraoka, Masahiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20220199854
    Abstract: It is provided a seed crystal layer, composed of a group 13 nitride crystal selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or the mixed crystals thereof, on an alumina layer on a single crystal substrate. By annealing under reducing atmosphere at a temperature of 950° C. or higher and 1200° C. or lower, convex-concave morphology is formed on a surface of the seed crystal layer so as to have an RMS value of 180 nm to 700 nm measured by an atomic force microscope. On the surface of the seed crystal layer, it is grown a group 13 nitride crystal layer composed of a group 13 nitride crystal selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or the mixed crystals thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Masahiro SAKAI, Takayuki HIRAO, Hirokazu NAKANISHI, Mikiya ICHIMURA, Takanao SHIMODAIRA, Takashi YOSHINO, Katsuhiro IMAI, Yoshitaka KURAOKA
  • Patent number: 11309455
    Abstract: A layer of a crystal of a nitride of a group 13 element selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride and the mixed crystals thereof includes an upper surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface includes a linear high-luminance light-emitting part and a low-luminance light-emitting region adjacent to the high-luminance light-emitting part, and the high-luminance light-emitting part has a portion extending along an m-plane of the crystal of the nitride of the group 13 element, when the upper surface is observed by cathode luminescence. The upper surface has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.05 nm or more and 1.0 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirao, Hirokazu Nakanishi, Mikiya Ichimura, Takanao Shimodaira, Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11245054
    Abstract: A base substrate includes a supporting substrate and a base crystal layer provided on a main face of the supporting substrate composed of a crystal of a group 13 nitride and having a crystal growth surface. The base crystal layer includes a raised part. A reaction product of a material of the supporting substrate and the crystal of the group 13 nitride, metal of a group 13 element and/or void is present between the raised part and supporting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sakai, Shohei Oue, Masashi Goto, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11088299
    Abstract: A crystal of a group 13 nitride has an upper surface and lower surface and is composed of a crystal of a group 13 nitride selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride or the mixed crystals thereof. When the upper surface of the layer of the crystal of the group 13 nitride is observed by cathode luminescence, the upper surface includes a linear high-luminance light-emitting part and a low-luminance light-emitting region adjacent to the high-luminance light-emitting part. A half value width of reflection at the (0002) plane of a X-ray rocking curve on the upper surface is 3000 seconds or less and 20 seconds or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirao, Hirokazu Nakanishi, Mikiya Ichimura, Takanao Shimodaira, Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 11011678
    Abstract: A layer of a crystal of a group 13 nitride selected from gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, indium nitride and the mixed crystals thereof has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface of the crystal layer of the group 13 nitride includes a linear high-luminance light-emitting part and a low-luminance light-emitting region adjacent to the high-luminance light-emitting part, observed by cathode luminescence. The high-luminance light-emitting part includes a portion extending along an m-plane of the crystal of the group 13 nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirao, Hirokazu Nakanishi, Mikiya Ichimura, Takanao Shimodaira, Masahiro Sakai, Takashi Yoshino