Patents by Inventor Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto 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: 20230307237
    Abstract: A semiconductor member manufacturing method includes a laser processing step of forming a converging spot of laser light in an object including a semiconductor while relatively moving the converging spot with respect to the object along a line extended in a circular shape when viewed from a Z direction intersecting with an incident surface of the laser light in the object, thereby forming a modified region and a fracture extended from the modified region along the line in the object, and a separation step of, after the laser processing step, separating a part of the object using the modified region and the fracture as a boundary, thereby forming a semiconductor member from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventor: Takeshi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230305335
    Abstract: Provided is a barrier film that can suppress a change in color when applied to a wavelength conversion sheet. A barrier film for a wavelength conversion sheet, comprising an inorganic oxide layer A, an organic coating layer B, an inorganic oxide layer C, and a primer layer D in presented order on a light-transmitting base material, wherein thicknesses of the light-transmitting base material, the inorganic oxide layer A, the organic coating layer B, the inorganic oxide layer C, and the primer layer D are defined as t0, tA, tB, tC, and tD, respectively; tB is 150 nm or more and 500 nm or less; and tD/tB is 0.55 or more and 1.65 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuji NAKAJIMA, Ryutaro HARADA, Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Shuichi TAMURA, Akihito HARUKI, Shota YAMANISHI, Ryoma YASUI
  • Publication number: 20230305336
    Abstract: Provided is a barrier film that can suppress a change in color when applied to a wavelength conversion sheet. A barrier film for a wavelength conversion sheet that is a barrier film comprising at least one inorganic oxide layer and at least one organic coating layer on one surface of a light-transmitting base material, wherein a value of a water vapor transmission rate according to JIS K7129-2:2019 is 0.20 g/m2·day or less, and when a spectral transmittance of the barrier film is measured with a surface of a side comprising the inorganic oxide layer and the organic coating layer as a light coming-in surface, the barrier film comprises a spectral transmittance bottom at which the spectral transmittance changes from decreasing to increasing, or a spectral transmittance peak at which the spectral transmittance changes from increasing to decreasing, in the range of 450 nm±7 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Ryutaro HARADA, Shuichi TAMURA, Akihito HARUKI, Shota YAMANISHI, Yuko FUJIOKA
  • Publication number: 20230294212
    Abstract: This laser processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller executes first control for causing the laser light to be modulated such that the laser light is branched into a plurality of rays of processing light and a plurality of converging points of the plurality of rays are positioned in different positions in a direction perpendicular to an irradiation direction of the laser light. In the first control, the laser light is modulated such that, in the irradiation direction, the converging point of each of the plurality of rays is positioned on a side opposite to a converging point of non-modulated light of the laser light with respect to an ideal converging point of the processing light, or the converging point of each of the plurality of rays is positioned on a side opposite to the ideal converging point with respect to the converging point of the non-modulated light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Katsuhiro KOREMATSU, Takafumi OGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20230297856
    Abstract: An inference processing device uses a learned neural network to infer a feature of input data, the inference processing device including: a first storage unit that stores the input data; a second storage unit that stores a weight of the learned neural network; a data filtering unit that extracts only specific input data from pieces of the input data; and an inference operation unit that uses the specific input data extracted by the data filtering unit and the weight as inputs, performs inference operation of the learned neural network, and infers the feature of the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki Arikawa, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20230287218
    Abstract: The halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment is for use as a green pigment for color filters and capable of achieving high brightness. In the halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, when a coating film containing 1.00 part by mass of the pigment, 0.95 parts by mass of a benzyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer, and 0.30 parts by mass of a dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer is heated at 230° C. for one hour to form an evaluation coating film having a thickness of 4 ?m, an average scattering intensity at scattering angles 2? in a range of 17° to 21° is determined from a two-dimensional scattering image obtained by GI-WAXS measurement of the evaluation coating film, and a normalized average scattering intensity is determined such that the average scattering intensity at an azimuth of 45° is 1, the normalized average scattering intensity at azimuths of 5° to 89° is 0.70 to 1.15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Sakamoto, Yuji Tamura, Kentaro Oishi, Yuta Hidaka, Takeshi Yamada, Ryousuke Asami, Kengo Yasui, Mayumi Tokuoka, Katsunori Shimada
  • Publication number: 20230291471
    Abstract: A phase difference distribution estimation method includes: receiving an optical signal via a space and detecting a phase of the optical signal; calculating characteristic values related to characteristics of the atmosphere through which the optical signal propagates from the optical signal received in the receiving; estimating a phase difference distribution of an optical signal received after a certain period of time, on the basis of the characteristic values calculated in the calculating; and controlling a phase of an optical signal in the receiving on the basis of the phase difference distribution estimated in the estimating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei KATAYAMA, Kazumitsu SAKAMOTO, Kento YOSHIZAWA, Hiroyuki FUKUMOTO, Takuya OHARA, Takeshi KINOSHITA, Etsushi YAMAZAKI, Takayuki MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230291479
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a light output unit for outputting light; a light splitting unit for splitting the light output by the light output unit into a plurality of split beams; and a plurality of spatial optical communication units provided in correspondence to the plurality of split beams, wherein the spatial optical communication units respectively transmit a corresponding split beam which is input from the light splitting unit to a partner communication device across space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei KATAYAMA, Kazumitsu SAKAMOTO, Kento YOSHIZAWA, Hiroyuki FUKUMOTO, Takuya OHARA, Takeshi KINOSHITA, Etsushi YAMAZAKI, Takayuki MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230273835
    Abstract: A computer system according to the present invention includes N (N is an integer of 2 or more) data output devices, a transmission control device, and an arithmetic device, in which the arithmetic device executes predetermined arithmetic processing on data collected from the N data output devices via a communication network connecting the data output devices and the arithmetic device to each other, the transmission control device controls transmission timing of data output from the N data output devices according to a processing content of the predetermined arithmetic processing executed by the arithmetic device, and the N data storage devices are configured to output the data on the basis of the transmission timing notified by the transmission control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki Arikawa, Kenji Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ito, Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20230253141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes: a first conductor layer including a first coil pattern, a first connection pattern, and a first lead-out pattern connecting the first coil pattern and the first connection pattern; and a second conductor layer including a second coil pattern, a second connection pattern, and a second lead-out pattern connecting the second coil pattern and the second connection pattern. The extending direction of the first section of the first lead-out pattern and an extending direction of the second section of the second lead-out pattern are opposed to each other. The first section is longer than the second section. The second coil pattern is larger in diameter than the first coil pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi OKUMURA, Kouji KAWAMURA, Hidenori TSUTSUI, Hiroshi SAGAWA, Kenichi ICHINOSE, Taichi HIROSE, Hiromu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230249285
    Abstract: A laser processing method includes a laser processing step of converging laser light to an object including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface using the first surface as an incident surface to form a converging spot of the laser light, while relatively moving the converging spot with respect to the object, thereby performing laser processing in the object, the object being provided with a grinding planned area along the incident surface, and the laser processing step including a first forming step of relatively moving, while setting a position of the converging spot in a Z direction intersecting with the incident surface at a first Z position, the converging spot along a line extended in an X direction along the incident surface, thereby forming a first modified region and a first fracture extended from the first modified region in the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventor: Takeshi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230245906
    Abstract: A laser processing device comprising: an irradiation unit configured to irradiate an object with laser light; an image capturing part configured to capture an image of the object; and a control unit configured to control at least the irradiation unit and the image capturing part, wherein the control unit performs a first process of irradiating the object with the laser light by control of the irradiation unit to form a modified spot and a fracture extending from the modified spot in the object so as not to reach an outer surface of the object, a second process of, after the first process, capturing an image of the object with light having transparency to the object and acquiring information indicating a formation state of the modified spot and/or the fracture, by control of the image capturing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Iku SANO
  • Publication number: 20230236788
    Abstract: The image display device includes an input unit that receives image data, a display unit that displays the image data received by the input unit, a receiving unit that receives drawing data drawn on the image data displayed on the display unit, an output unit that outputs the image data to another device, and a computing unit. The computing unit performs specific image adjustment on the image data, and causes the display unit to display the image data without performing the specific image adjustment on the image data when the specific image adjustment has been performed on the image data received by the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Tomonori YOSHIDA, Tomomitsu MASUDA, Junya NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230219172
    Abstract: A laser processing device includes: a light source configured to output laser light; a space light modulator for modulating the laser light output from the light source in accordance with a modulation pattern and outputting the modulated laser light; a converging lens for converging the laser light output from the space light modulator to an object, and forming a converging spot on the object; a movement unit for relatively moving the converging spot with respect to the object; and a control unit for relatively moving, while setting a position of the converging spot in a Z direction intersecting with an incident surface of the laser light on the object at a first Z position, the converging spot along a line extended in an X direction along the incident surface by controlling at least the space light modulator and the movement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventor: Takeshi SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230221294
    Abstract: An odor detection device (1) includes an odor sensor (10), environmental information measurement means (11, 12), odor information collection means (20), difference information acquisition means (21), and correction means (22). The odor sensor (10) detects information on an odor emitted from an odor source (2). The environmental information measurement means (11, 12) measures information on an environment, correlated with the amount of water vapor contained in surrounding gas. The difference information acquisition means (21) acquires the difference amount of water vapor, indicating a difference between information on an environment surrounding the odor sensor (10) and information on an environment surrounding the odor source (2). The correction means (22) corrects information on an odor, collected by the odor information collection means (20), on the basis of difference information acquired by the difference information acquisition means (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: I-PEX Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji OGATA, Takeshi SUZUKI, Hisatoshi SAKAMOTO, Yuki HAYATA
  • Publication number: 20230224036
    Abstract: A switching instructor outputs a beacon light selection notification signal when a optical transceiver transmits a optical wireless signal of a beacon light and outputs a signal light selection notification signal when the optical transceiver transmits the optical wireless signal of the signal light. A spatial light modulator controller performs switching of a control signal given to each of the plurality of pixels of a spatial light modulator to: cause a phase delay in light received by each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator when the switching instructor outputs the beacon light selection notification signal and cause a phase delay in light received by each of the plurality of pixels of the spatial light modulator when the switching instructor outputs the signal light selection notification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumitsu SAKAMOTO, Yohei KATAYAMA, Kento YOSHIZAWA, Takeshi KINOSHITA, Etsushi YAMAZAKI, Takayuki MIZUNO, Takuya OHARA
  • Publication number: 20230208521
    Abstract: In an optical wireless communication system including: an optical wireless communication apparatus that moves along with a first optical wireless station; and a second optical wireless station opposed to the first optical wireless station, the optical wireless communication apparatus includes at least one reference light transmitting unit that transmits reference light to the second optical wireless station with a position in front in a moving direction of the first optical wireless station defined as a transmission position, the second optical wireless station includes a reference light receiving unit that receives the reference light transmitted from the at least one reference light transmitting unit, an estimation unit that estimates an influence of atmospheric air on transmission of signal light based on a reception state of the reference light received by the reference light receiving unit, a compensation unit that performs compensation processing on the signal light based on the influence of the atmosph
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazumitsu SAKAMOTO, Yohei KATAYAMA, Kento YOSHIZAWA, Takeshi KINOSHITA, Etsushi YAMAZAKI, Takayuki MIZUNO, Takuya OHARA
  • Publication number: 20230166363
    Abstract: A solder alloy includes 1.1% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less of Cu; 6% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of Sb; 0.01% by mass or more and 0.5% by mass or less of Ni; and 0.001% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of Co; a balance being Sn. An amount of Cu (% by mass) and an amount of Ni (% by mass) satisfies following formula: the amount of Ni/(the amount of Cu+the amount of Ni)<0.10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: TAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shouichirou NARUSE, Takeshi NAKANO, Isao SAKAMOTO, Toshiaki SHIMADA, Koichi OKUBO
  • Publication number: 20230158609
    Abstract: A laser processing device includes a control unit, and the control unit executes a first process of controlling a laser irradiation unit according to a first processing condition set such that a modified region and a modified region are formed inside a wafer; a second process of identifying a state related to each of the modified regions, and of determining whether or not the first processing condition is proper; a third process of controlling the laser irradiation unit according to a second processing condition set such that the modified regions are formed and a modified region is formed between the modified regions in a thickness direction of the wafer inside the wafer; and a fourth process of identifying a state related to each of the modified regions, and of determining whether or not the second processing condition is proper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Iku SANO, Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Katsuhiro KOREMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230154774
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: a laser irradiation unit; an imaging unit; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a processing process of controlling the laser irradiation unit according to a recipe set such that a plurality of modified regions are formed inside a wafer by irradiating the wafer with a laser beam and a full-cut state where cracks extending from the modified regions have reached a back surface and a surface is attained; an identification process of identifying a state of the crack on the back surface extending from the modified region, and a state of at least one of the modified regions and the cracks inside the wafer, based on a signal; and a determination process of determining whether or not a dicing force applied to the wafer according to the recipe is proper, based on information identified in the identification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi SAKAMOTO, Takafumi OGIWARA, Iku SANO