Patents by Inventor Taro Fukunaga

Taro Fukunaga 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: 11966692
    Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive purpose information indicating a purpose of creating a document, extract item definition information corresponding to the purpose indicated by the received purpose information from item definition information stored in a memory for the item definition information in which one or more items to be posted in the document are defined in correspondence with the purpose of creating the document, extract an item value corresponding to each item defined in the extracted item definition information from item information stored in a memory for the item information including the item value of each item, and assign the extracted item value in each predetermined area of the document to create the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Junichi Matsunoshita, Yasunari Kishimoto, Masakazu Fukunaga, Takashi Kikuchi, Taro Yokose
  • Patent number: 11967643
    Abstract: A semiconductor is disclosed that may include: a first drift region; a base region arranged on the first semiconductor layer; a source region arranged on the base region; a main electrode electrically connected to the source region; and a gate electrode structure that penetrates the source region and base region and reaches the first drift region, wherein the gate electrode structure comprises: a gate electrode; and an insulating material that insulates the gate electrode from the first drift region and the base region; and a field plate structure reaching the first drift region deeper than the gate electrode structure, wherein the field plate structure comprises: a field plate; a resistive part that electrically connects the main electrode to the field plate; and an insulating material that insulates the field plate and the resistive part section from the first drift region and the base region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Kondo, Shunsuke Fukunaga, Bungo Tanaka, Jun Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 11621259
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a first cell row constituted by I/O cells arranged in the X direction and a second cell row constituted by I/O cells arranged in the first direction, spaced from the first cell row by a predetermined distance in the Y direction. A plurality of external connecting pads include pads each connected with any of the I/O cells and a reinforcing power supply pad that is not connected with any of the I/O cells and is connected with a pad for power supply. The reinforcing power supply pad is placed to lie in a region between the first cell row and the second cell row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Nakamura, Taro Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20220367442
    Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, first and second IO cell rows are placed in an IO region on a chip. IO cells in the first IO cell row are larger in plane area than IO cells in the second IO cell row. Pads connected to the IO cells in the first IO cell row are located closer to an outer edge of the chip than any pads connected to the IO cells in the second IO cell row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Taro FUKUNAGA, Masahisa IIDA, Toshihiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210233902
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip includes a first cell row constituted by I/O cells arranged in the X direction and a second cell row constituted by I/O cells arranged in the first direction, spaced from the first cell row by a predetermined distance in the Y direction. A plurality of external connecting pads include pads each connected with any of the I/O cells and a reinforcing power supply pad that is not connected with any of the I/O cells and is connected with a pad for power supply. The reinforcing power supply pad is placed to lie in a region between the first cell row and the second cell row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihiro NAKAMURA, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10825760
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip having a core region and an I/O region which surrounds the core region is provided with a plurality of external connection pads connected to I/O cells. The plurality of external connection pads include a first pad group comprised of the external connection pads connected to the same node, and a second pad group comprised of the external connection pads connected to respective different nodes. In first and second pad groups, the external connection pads are arranged in an X direction along an external side of the semiconductor chip, and a pad arrangement pitch in the first pad group is smaller than that in the second pad group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Nakamura, Isao Motegi, Noriyuki Shimazu, Masanobu Hirose, Taro Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 10211012
    Abstract: The click mechanism comprises a spring made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part; two cylindrical click pieces disposed on an outer perimeter of the rotatable plate in positions forming an angle of 180° with respect to each other so as to retractably protrude from the positions at different heights on the outer perimeter in an axial direction; and projections and depressions formed on an inner perimeter of a housing in a circumferential direction, in two upper and lower tiers in the axial direction. The projections and depressions in the two upper and lower tiers are staggered and the two click pieces are biased by the spring to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Taro Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20190051588
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip having a core region and an I/O region which surrounds the core region is provided with a plurality of external connection pads connected to I/O cells. The plurality of external connection pads include a first pad group comprised of the external connection pads connected to the same node, and a second pad group comprised of the external connection pads connected to respective different nodes. In first and second pad groups, the external connection pads are arranged in an X direction along an external side of the semiconductor chip, and a pad arrangement pitch in the first pad group is smaller than that in the second pad group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiro NAKAMURA, Isao MOTEGI, Noriyuki SHIMAZU, Masanobu HIROSE, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9976637
    Abstract: A rotary electric component includes: a spring; a rotation body; click pieces; a lever restricting rotation of the rotation body, and has a following part in which a groove is formed and which has an arcuate recessed surface on a part of the lateral surface; a restricting member which has a pin and a drive unit having an arcuate protruding surface as part of the lateral surface, and which constitutes a Geneva drive in which the pin engages in the groove of the lever to rotate the lever and, in a state where the pin has been removed from the groove of the lever, the arcuate protruding surface of the drive unit and the arcuate recessed surface of the following part of lever engage to restrict rotation of the lever; and a housing unit comprising an uneven portion and housing the rotation body, click pieces, lever, and restricting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Fukunaga, Hajime Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20180068813
    Abstract: The click mechanism comprises a spring made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part; two cylindrical click pieces disposed on an outer perimeter of the rotatable plate in positions forming an angle of 180° with respect to each other so as to retractably protrude from the positions at different heights on the outer perimeter in an axial direction; and projections and depressions formed on an inner perimeter of a housing in a circumferential direction, in two upper and lower tiers in the axial direction. The projections and depressions in the two upper and lower tiers are staggered and the two click pieces are biased by the spring to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime FUKUSHIMA, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9911555
    Abstract: The click mechanism comprises a spring 50 made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate 40 that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft 10 of an electric part; two cylindrical click pieces 60 disposed on an outer perimeter of the rotatable plate 40 in positions forming an angle of 180° with respect to each other so as to retractably protrude from the positions at different heights on the outer perimeter in an axial direction; and projections and depressions 32 and 33 formed on an inner perimeter of a housing 30 in a circumferential direction, in two upper and lower tiers in the axial direction. The projections and depressions 32 and 33 in the two upper and lower tiers are staggered and the two click pieces 60 are biased by the spring 50 to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions 32 and 33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Taro Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 9412538
    Abstract: An easy-to-design rotary operation type electronic component is provided. The component includes a columnar control shaft; a shaft supporter having a circular through shaft hole; an electrical signal control section which is attached to one end of the shaft supporter and allows an electrical signal to be controlled by rotary operation of the control shaft; and a cylindrical spring which is held in a spring holding space formed between the outer periphery of the control shaft and the inner periphery of the through shaft hole, and has a ring shape with an opening cut in the direction of the central axis. The cylindrical spring includes a plurality of leaf spring portions which extend in the direction of the central axis of the control shaft, are connected together in the circumferential direction of the control shaft, and are arranged on the outer periphery of the control shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taro Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20160201774
    Abstract: A rotary electric component includes: a spring; a rotation body; click pieces; a lever restricting rotation of the rotation body, and has a following part in which a groove is formed and which has an arcuate recessed surface on a part of the lateral surface; a restricting member which has a pin and a drive unit having an arcuate protruding surface as part of the lateral surface, and which constitutes a Geneva drive in which the pin engages in the groove of the lever to rotate the lever and, in a state where the pin has been removed from the groove of the lever, the arcuate protruding surface of the drive unit and the arcuate recessed surface of the following part of lever engage to restrict rotation of the lever; and a housing unit comprising an uneven portion and housing the rotation body, click pieces, lever, and restricting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Taro FUKUNAGA, Hajime FUKUSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150380185
    Abstract: The click mechanism comprises a spring 50 made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate 40 that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft 10 of an electric part; two cylindrical click pieces 60 disposed on an outer perimeter of the rotatable plate 40 in positions forming an angle of 180° with respect to each other so as to retractably protrude from the positions at different heights on the outer perimeter in an axial direction; and projections and depressions 32 and 33 formed on an inner perimeter of a housing 30 in a circumferential direction, in two upper and lower tiers in the axial direction. The projections and depressions 32 and 33 in the two upper and lower tiers are staggered and the two click pieces 60 are biased by the spring 50 to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions 32 and 33.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime FUKUSHIMA, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20150287557
    Abstract: An easy-to-design rotary operation type electronic component is provided. The component includes a columnar control shaft; a shaft supporter having a circular through shaft hole; an electrical signal control section which is attached to one end of the shaft supporter and allows an electrical signal to be controlled by rotary operation of the control shaft; and a cylindrical spring which is held in a spring holding space formed between the outer periphery of the control shaft and the inner periphery of the through shaft hole, and has a ring shape with an opening cut in the direction of the central axis. The cylindrical spring includes a plurality of leaf spring portions which extend in the direction of the central axis of the control shaft, are connected together in the circumferential direction of the control shaft, and are arranged on the outer periphery of the control shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taro Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 8772663
    Abstract: A click mechanism for an electric part comprises a spring 50 made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate 40 that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part, a click piece 60 disposed on the outer perimeter of the rotatable plate 40 so as to retractably protrude from the outer perimeter, and projections and depressions 25 formed on the inner perimeter of a housing 22 for the rotatable plate 40 to be arranged in the circumferential direction of the inner perimeter. The click piece 60 is cylindrical and biased by the spring 50 to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions 25 at the perimeter thereof. The click mechanism can produce a fine and clear click feel, has high durability, and can be reduced in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Taro Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20130306458
    Abstract: A click mechanism for an electric part comprises a spring 50 made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate 40 that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part, a click piece 60 disposed on the outer perimeter of the rotatable plate 40 so as to retractably protrude from the outer perimeter, and projections and depressions 25 formed on the inner perimeter of a housing 22 for the rotatable plate 40 to be arranged in the circumferential direction of the inner perimeter. The click piece 60 is cylindrical and biased by the spring 50 to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions 25 at the perimeter thereof. The click mechanism can produce a fine and clear click feel, has high durability, and can be reduced in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime FUKUSHIMA, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20130299329
    Abstract: A click mechanism for an electric part comprises a spring 50 made of a plate material and disposed on a rotatable plate 40 that rotates integrally with a rotationally-manipulated shaft of an electric part, a click piece 60 disposed on the outer perimeter of the rotatable plate 40 so as to retractably protrude from the outer perimeter, and projections and depressions 25 formed on the inner perimeter of a housing 22 for the rotatable plate 40 to be arranged in the circumferential direction of the inner perimeter. The click piece 60 is cylindrical and biased by the spring 50 to be in resilient contact with the projections and depressions 25 at the perimeter thereof. The click mechanism can produce a fine and clear click feel, has high durability, and can be reduced in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime FUKUSHIMA, Taro FUKUNAGA
  • Patent number: D729743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Taro Fukunaga
  • Patent number: D740759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Fukushima, Taro Fukunaga