Patents by Inventor Takeshi Nomura

Takeshi Nomura 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: 20170117301
    Abstract: An electro-optical device formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: a first transistor controlling a current level according to a voltage between a gate and a source; a second transistor electrically connected between a data line and the gate of the first transistor; a third transistor electrically connected between the gate and a drain of the first transistor; and a light-emitting element emitting light at a luminance according to the current level, in which one of a source and a drain of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the third transistor are formed by a common diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KASAI, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9631588
    Abstract: An intake manifold includes a surge tank and a plurality of inlet pipes extending from the surge tank. Of the inlet pipes, proximal portions of an adjacent pair of inlet pipes are integrated, for example, by being connected with a plate-like connecting portion. The proximal portions of the two adjacent inlet pipes are integrated with a side wall of the surge tank by a reinforcing rib. The reinforcing rib extends, for example, from the connecting portion to the side wall of the surge tank. The intake manifold may be formed by a lower half body and an upper half body, which are welded to each other by using welding margins provided in the half bodies. In this case, it is preferable that parts of each welding margin that are located to correspond to the proximal portions of the inlet pipes be wider than the remainder of the same welding margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9570663
    Abstract: An electro-optical device formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: a first transistor controlling a current level according to a voltage between a gate and a source; a second transistor electrically connected between a data line and the gate of the first transistor; a third transistor electrically connected between the gate and a drain of the first transistor; and a light-emitting element emitting light at a luminance according to the current level, in which one of a source and a drain of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the third transistor are formed by a common diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kasai, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9530832
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line and a data line intersecting each other, a pixel circuit provided at a position corresponding to an intersection of the scanning line and the data line, and a power supply wiring line that supplies a given potential. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor configured to control a current flowing through the light emitting element. A gate electrode of the driving transistor is electrically connected via a first relay electrode to a given node. The first relay electrode is formed in the same layer as the power supply wiring line and the data line. The first relay electrode is surrounded on at least three sides by the power supply wiring line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kitazawa, Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20160356335
    Abstract: A hydraulic damping device includes a first cylinder that houses oil, a piston rod that moves in an axial direction of the first cylinder, and a piston section that generates a damping force by a movement of the piston rod. The piston section includes a piston body formed with an oil channel through which oil flows, a base valve that opens and closes the oil channel of the piston body, a ring-shaped ring valve that is provided on the base valve, and a preload spring that has a positioning section that extends radially and determines a position of the ring valve in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi NOMURA, Akiko SHIBAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9502482
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a reflective layer, a light emitting element including a light emitting layer formed between an anode and a cathode, and a driving transistor configured to control a current flowing through the light emitting element. In the same layer as the reflective layer, a relay electrode included in a current path from the driving transistor to the anode is formed with a gap between the relay electrode and the reflective layer. A contact electrode electrically connecting the relay electrode and the anode is formed as a light shielding layer that blocks light entering the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Koshihara, Hisakatsu Sato, Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9495914
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a first data line, a second pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a second data line, a first storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the first data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the first pixel circuit, a second storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the second data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the second pixel circuit, and a constant potential line provided between the first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma Kitadani, Takeshi Nomura, Hitoshi Ota
  • Publication number: 20160267840
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20160260386
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a first data line, a second pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a second data line, a first storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the first data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the first pixel circuit, a second storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the second data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the second pixel circuit, and a constant potential line provided between the first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuma KITADANI, Takeshi NOMURA, Hitoshi OTA
  • Patent number: 9412298
    Abstract: A latch circuit for outputting data for M pixels present in one line on a display panel in a time-division manner for each pixel, in order to drive each pixel from among the M pixels based on N-bit data, includes M×N 1-bit latch circuits in which N 1-bit latch circuits are arranged in the column direction Y and M 1-bit latch circuits are arranged in the row direction X, each circuit latching 1-bit data. Each 1-bit latch circuit includes a data latch unit circuit that latches data corresponding to any one bit of the N bits at different timings for each row, a line latch unit circuit that simultaneously latches data from the data latch unit circuit in each row, and an output enable element that outputs data from the line latch unit circuit based on an enable signal for selecting any one column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20160190429
    Abstract: An object is to cause a piezoelectric film to perform a piezoelectric operation at a higher voltage than the conventional piezoelectric film. An aspect of the present invention is a piezoelectric film, wherein a voltage at which a piezoelectric butterfly curve that is a result obtained by measuring a piezoelectric property of a piezoelectric film takes a minimum value is larger by 2 V or more than a coercive voltage of a hysteresis curve that is a result obtained by measuring a hysteresis property of said piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric film includes an anti-ferroelectric film, and a ferroelectric film formed on the anti-ferroelectric film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: YOUTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KIJIMA, Yasuaki HAMADA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9378676
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix display device using an organic EL panel including: a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting diode arranged in a pixel region of the organic EL panel and a plurality of transistors configured to drive the organic light emitting diode; a plurality of scanning lines arranged along a first direction in the organic EL panel; and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. In at least one set of pixel circuits that are adjacent in the first direction, gate electrodes and impurity diffusion regions of the plurality of transistors have an axisymmetric layout. Gate electrodes of at least one set of transistors that are symmetrically arranged in the at least one set of pixel circuits are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9296559
    Abstract: Shelf parts of a rack apparatus for an automated warehouse include a hollow placement member and a stopper. The placement member is fixed to a rack main body and has a placement surface onto which an article is placed. The stopper is disposed at an end part of the placement member and restricts vibration of the article in a first horizontal direction. The stopper includes a base member fixed to the placement member, a projection member having a projection extending higher than the placement surface, and a viscoelastic member connecting the base member and the projection member within the placement member. The viscoelastic member generates a damping force when the viscoelastic member is deformed by the shear in the first horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nomura, Norifumi Hamamoto, Osamu Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20160079886
    Abstract: A vibration power generation device including a multiple-degree-of-freedom vibration system comprising a first vibration system and a second vibration system, wherein a natural frequency of the first vibration system is different from a natural frequency of the second vibration system. A first mass member of the first vibration system has a hollow structure including a housing space inside, where the second vibration system is housed. A power generating element is mounted on a plate spring of the second vibration system. A support part projects within the housing space, and one end side of the plate spring is attached to the support part and supported within the housing space at a position inward from a peripheral wall of the first mass member. A second mass member of the second vibration system is attached to another end side of the plate spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi HASEGAWA, Hajime KURIKUMA, Takahiro KACHI, Takeshi NOMURA, Hidenori KATSUMURA, Hiroshi KAGATA, Masaya TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160064635
    Abstract: An electro-optical device formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: a first transistor controlling a current level according to a voltage between a gate and a source; a second transistor electrically connected between a data line and the gate of the first transistor; a third transistor electrically connected between the gate and a drain of the first transistor; and a light-emitting element emitting light at a luminance according to the current level, in which one of a source and a drain of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the third transistor are formed by a common diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KASAI, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20160064469
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line and a data line intersecting each other, a pixel circuit provided at a position corresponding to an intersection of the scanning line and the data line, and a power supply wiring line that supplies a given potential. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor configured to control a current flowing through the light emitting element. A gate electrode of the driving transistor is electrically connected via a first relay electrode to a given node. The first relay electrode is formed in the same layer as the power supply wiring line and the data line. The first relay electrode is surrounded on at least three sides by the power supply wiring line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Takayuki KITAZAWA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20160055804
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a first data line, a second pixel circuit provided so as to correspond to a second data line, a first storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the first data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the first pixel circuit, a second storage capacitor of which one end is connected to the second data line and the other end is potential-shifted according to a current to be supplied to a light emitting element of the second pixel circuit, and a constant potential line provided between the first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuma KITADANI, Takeshi NOMURA, Hitoshi OTA
  • Patent number: 9267471
    Abstract: In an intake air flow control valve device a flange formed in a housing of the intake air flow control valve device is bolted to a cylinder head via a first gasket and a second gasket along opening outer peripheries of a first intake air passage and a second intake air passage, which are opened to a mount surface of the flange between the flange and a mount surface of the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignees: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junpei Kato, Takeshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20160042681
    Abstract: A plurality of pixel circuits provided in a display apparatus respectively include light-emitting elements OLED, first transistors that supply driving currents to the light-emitting elements, second transistors that turn on and off connection between data lines and gates of the first transistors, and third transistors. The display apparatus has first holding capacitors that are spectively inserted and connected midway on the plurality of data lines and shift levels of driving voltages of the first transistors, and holding capacitors that respectively hold potentials of the plurality of data lines. N first holding capacitors are arranged in a column direction Y, each of the first holding capacitors having an electrode width that is smaller than a width of N pixel circuits arranged adjacent to each other in a row direction X, and that is equal to or larger than a width of one pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi TAMURA, Takeshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 9251734
    Abstract: An electro-optical device formed on a semiconductor substrate, includes: a first transistor controlling a current level according to a voltage between a gate and a source; a second transistor electrically connected between a data line and the gate of the first transistor; a third transistor electrically connected between the gate and a drain of the first transistor; and a light-emitting element emitting light at a luminance according to the current level, in which one of a source and a drain of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the third transistor are formed by a common diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kasai, Takeshi Nomura