Patents by Inventor Takeshi Shimada

Takeshi Shimada 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: 11972909
    Abstract: A capacitor disposed inside a multilayer substrate that includes a conductive pattern on a surface thereof and an anode portion having a first conductive metal member and a porous portion disposed on a surface of the first conductive metal member, a cathode portion, and a dielectric layer disposed between the anode portion and the cathode portion. Moreover, the anode portion is led out to a surface side of the multilayer substrate by a connection electrode including an alloy layer containing a metal forming the first conductive metal member and a conductive layer disposed on the alloy layer, and in which the connection electrode is connected to the conductive pattern formed on the surface of the multilayer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Nakamura, Kohei Shimada, Takeshi Furukawa, Shinji Otani, Akitomo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11970771
    Abstract: A vaporization system includes a vaporization chamber having a first portion and a second portion. A first fluid supply part is connected to the first portion of the vaporization chamber, and configured to supply a mixed fluid in which a first carrier gas and a liquid precursor are mixed, toward the second portion. A second fluid supply part is configured to supply a second carrier gas toward the mixed fluid at the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Morikawa, Masakazu Shimada, Takeshi Kasai, Kenichi Suzaki, Hirohisa Yamazaki, Yoshimasa Nagatomi
  • Patent number: 11963448
    Abstract: When a size is increased for mass production, an area of a pressurized surface is increased. This raised a problem in that insufficient load or the like causes a pressure during pressure sintering and a relative density of a thermoelectric conversion element to be likely to become insufficient. As a solution, there is provided a method for producing a thermoelectric conversion element, including: a step of mixing a skutterudite-type thermoelectric conversion material powder containing Sb and a sintering agent containing a compound including Mn and Sb, to obtain a mixture; and a step of sintering the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiko Matsuda, Takeshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20240104903
    Abstract: A training device includes a data acquirer that acquires training data including a first image of a first type and a second image of a second type that is different from the first type, a first trainer that repeats an epoch for causing the first image and the second image to be learned under a same condition multiple times, and a second trainer that repeats an epoch for training a trained learning model generated by the first trainer with a rate of error back-propagation in regard to the first image and a rate of error back-propagation in regard to the second image being made different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Miwa MIYAWAKI, Toshiyuki OKAYAMA, Takeshi NOGUCHI, Yoshinori SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11929201
    Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Kitashima, Masaki Kitajima, Takeo Ohaga, Takeshi Shimada, Yoshiaki Hirama, Daigo Mizumura, Ryota Watanabe, Masato Koike, Yuusuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20240080590
    Abstract: Photoelectric conversion apparatus includes read circuit for reading signals of pixel array, and signal processing unit for generating pixel signal by performing CDS on signals read by the read circuit and performing shading correction on the pixel signal. The read circuit has function of reading signal of the pixel array with first and second gain. The read circuit reads noise level with the first gain and reads optical signal level with the first or second gain from selected effective pixel for the correlated double sampling. In the shading correction, pixel signal of effective pixel from which optical signal level has been read with the first gain is corrected based on first correction value, and pixel signal of effective pixel from which optical signal level has been read with the second gain is corrected based on second correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: TAKESHI SHIMADA, KEISUKE TAKAHASHI, KEITA MASUDA, HIDEO KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240080592
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel array having a plurality of column signal lines which are divided into a plurality of groups, a readout circuit configured to read out signals from the pixel array via the plurality of column signal lines. A holding unit includes one first region and a plurality of second regions. A plurality of first correction values respectively corresponding to the plurality of columns are stored in the first region. Each second region is associated with a readout condition for reading signals from each pixel unit of the pixel array by the readout circuit, and a plurality of second correction values respectively corresponding to the plurality of groups are stored in each second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: KEITA MASUDA, ATSUSHI SHIMADA, YASUHIRO KATO, KEISUKE TAKAHASHI, TAKESHI SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11924985
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a first hole and a device housing that is configured such that the display panel is fastened and fixed to the device housing by a screw passed through the first hole and screwed into the screw hole. The display panel includes a display-side positioning part which is configured to fit to a portion of the device housing to perform positioning of the display panel with respect to the device housing and which includes the first hole, and the device housing includes a housing-side positioning part which is configured to fit to the display-side positioning part to perform the positioning and which includes a second hole formed so as to communicate with the first hole when the housing-side positioning part is fitted to the display-side positioning part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Ikumi, Masaaki Sano, Naoki Ueno, Akira Masuda, Takahiro Shimada, Takeshi Iwamoto, Shota Kosuga, Ryuta Suzuki, Satoru Kanazawa, Junnosuke Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11877513
    Abstract: This method is for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module in which a first conductive member, a thermoelectric conversion element, a second conductive member are joined by joining members, the method comprising: a step for, after applying on the first conductive member a first paste including metal particles, disposing the thermoelectric conversion element on the first paste, and compressing and spreading the first paste; a step for disposing the second conductive member, after applying a second paste including metal particles in a controlled amount, on the thermoelectric conversion element, and compressing and spreading the second paste; and a step for sintering the first and the second pastes to obtain joining members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotake Tohei, Takashi Nogawa, Nan Wang, Michiko Matsuda, Takeshi Shimada
  • Publication number: 20230207187
    Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Murate Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Kitashima, Masaki Kitajima, Takeo Ohaga, Takeshi Shimada, Yoshiaki Hirama, Daigo Mizumura, Ryota Watanabe, Masato Koike, Yuusuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20230180608
    Abstract: When a size is increased for mass production, an area of a pressurized surface is increased. This raised a problem in that insufficient load or the like causes a pressure during pressure sintering and a relative density of a thermoelectric conversion element to be likely to become insufficient. As a solution, there is provided a method for producing a thermoelectric conversion element, including: a step of mixing a skutterudite-type thermoelectric conversion material powder containing Sb and a sintering agent containing a compound including Mn and Sb, to obtain a mixture; and a step of sintering the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Michiko MATSUDA, Takeshi SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20220375131
    Abstract: A camera device includes an imaging unit for capturing an image of an imaging area in which a subject is present, a memory for storing a camera parameter related to imaging, a detection unit for detecting the subject from the captured image, a first determination unit for primarily determining a color of a target portion of the detected subject, a second determination unit for adjusting a determination result of a predetermined color corresponding to the target portion determined by the first determination unit based on the camera parameter, when the color of the target portion determined by the first determination unit is the predetermined color having a plurality of gradations, and a communication unit for transmitting an adjustment result of the predetermined color corresponding to the determined target portion and information on the target portion to an external device in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: i-PRO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi KOGA, Takeshi SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20220320413
    Abstract: This method is for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module in which a first conductive member, a thermoelectric conversion element, a second conductive member are joined by joining members, the method comprising: a step for, after applying on the first conductive member a first paste including metal particles, disposing the thermoelectric conversion element on the first paste, and compressing and spreading the first paste; a step for disposing the second conductive member, after applying a second paste including metal particles in a controlled amount, on the thermoelectric conversion element, and compressing and spreading the second paste; and a step for sintering the first and the second pastes to obtain joining members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomotake TOHEI, Takashi NOGAWA, Nan WANG, Michiko MATSUDA, Takeshi SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11462087
    Abstract: A surveillance camera includes an imaging unit configured to output a video frame, and a control unit configured to set a search range in the video frame and to extract a tracking-target image by using a feature quantity of an image in the search range. In a case where an object image other than the tracking target is contained in the search range, the control unit masks a feature quantity of the object image and extracts the tracking-target image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimada, Junko Nakano, Takamitsu Arai, Shuuji Kawazoe, Toshihiko Yamahata
  • Publication number: 20220262123
    Abstract: A search support system includes at least one camera, and a server capable of communicating with the camera. The camera transmits, to the server, a captured image of the object and image color information of the captured image. The server determines whether a search condition of the captured image set by a user includes a color condition of at least one of white, black, and gray. When the color condition is included in the search condition, the server excludes a captured image associated with the image color information indicating the black-and-white image among all captured images stored in the database from a search target, and outputs a search result including a captured image satisfying the search condition. When the color condition is not included in the search condition, the server outputs a search result including a captured image satisfying the search condition among all captured images stored in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka FUKUSHIMA, Takeshi SHIMADA, Hiroaki OOTAKE, Takuya KISE, Masakazu FUJII
  • Patent number: 11411155
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material includes a sintered body including a main phase including a plurality of crystal grains including Ce, Mn, Fe, and Sb and forming a skutterudite structure, and a grain boundary between crystal grains adjacent to each other. The grain boundary includes a sintering aid phase including at least Mn, Sb, and O. Thus, with respect to a skutterudite-type thermoelectric conversion material including Sb, which is a sintering-resistant material, it is possible to improve sinterability while maintaining a practical dimensionless figure-of-merit ZT, and to reduce processing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiko Matsuda, Takeshi Shimada, Yoshihiro Kamitani
  • Patent number: 11373875
    Abstract: There is provided a plasma processing method for forming shallow trench isolation (STI) on a silicon substrate, the plasma processing method including: a trench forming step of forming a trench in the silicon substrate by using plasma generated by pulse-modulated radio frequency power; and an oxidation step of oxidizing the silicon substrate by using only oxygen gas which is performed after the trench forming step, in which the trench forming step and the oxidizing step are repeated a plurality of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Nagamitsu, Takeshi Shima, Takeshi Shimada, Hayato Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220083811
    Abstract: A monitoring camera includes a capturing unit that is configured to capture an image of at least one object within the angle of view, and a processor that is equipped with the artificial intelligence and that is configured to detect a plurality of characteristic parts of the object reflected in a captured image input from the capturing unit based on the artificial intelligence. The processor associates, for each of the at least one object, information for specifying each of the plurality of detected characteristic parts with a same object ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC I-PRO SENSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIMADA, Takuya KISE, Hiroaki OOTAKE, Yoshitaka FUKUSHIMA, Masakazu FUJII, Toshihiko YAMAHATA
  • Patent number: 11171278
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material having a high dimensionless figure of merit ZT includes: a large number of polycrystalline grains which include a skutterudite-type crystal structure containing Yb, Co, and Sb; and an intergranular layer which is between the neighboring polycrystalline grains and includes crystals in which an atomic ratio of O to Yb is more than 0.4 and less than 1.5. A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion material includes: a weighing step; a mixing step; a ribbon preparation step by rapidly cooling and solidifying a melt of the raw materials by using a rapid liquid cooling solidifying method; a first heat treatment step including heat treating in an inert atmosphere with an adjusted oxygen concentration; a second heat treatment step including heat treating in a reducing atmosphere; and manufacturing the thermoelectric conversion material by a pressure sintering step in an inert atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimada, Nan Wang, Michiko Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20210257530
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material includes a sintered body including a main phase including a plurality of crystal grains including Ce, Mn, Fe, and Sb and forming a skuttterudite structure, and a grain boundary between crystal grains adjacent to each other. The grain boundary includes a sintering aid phase including at least Mn, Sb, and O. Thus, with respect to a skutterudite-type thermoelectric conversion material including Sb, which is a sintering-resistant material, it is possible to improve sinterability while maintaining a practical dimensionless figure-of-merit ZT, and to reduce processing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiko MATSUDA, Takeshi SHIMADA, Yoshihiro KAMITANI