Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Yamashita

Tetsuya Yamashita 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: 20190062494
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal polyester resin having low-temperature processability and improved mechanical properties. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal polyester resin comprising specific repeating units and having a crystal melting temperature of less than 210° C. as measured with a differential scanning calorimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: UENO FINE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo TAKASUKA, Hisanari FUJIWARA, Tetsuya YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20190004647
    Abstract: A touch-panel-equipped display device includes an active matrix substrate 1, TFTs 4; a first insulating film 44 formed on a liquid crystal layer side with respect to the TFT 4; pixel electrodes 31 provided on a liquid crystal layer side with respect to the first insulating film; a second insulating film 46 provided on a liquid crystal layer side with respect to the pixel electrodes; counter electrodes 21 that are formed on a liquid crystal layer side with respect to the second insulating film, the counter electrodes and the pixel electrodes having electrostatic capacitances therebetween; a control unit that detects a touch position by supplying a touch driving signal to the counter electrodes; and signal lines 22 for supplying the touch driving signal from the control unit to the counter electrodes. The signal lines are formed between the first insulating film and the second insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: TETSUYA YAMASHITA, YOSHIMASA CHIKAMA, YOSHIHITO HARA
  • Patent number: 10077924
    Abstract: A two-stage refrigeration apparatus includes a high-stage refrigeration cycle including a high-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a high-stage-side compressor, high-stage-side condenser, high-stage-side expansion valve, and high-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a low-stage refrigeration cycle including a low-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a low-stage-side compressor, low-stage-side condenser, low-stage-side receiver, low-stage-side expansion valve, and low-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a cascade condenser including the high-stage-side evaporator and low-stage-side condenser, a receiver heat exchanging portion configured to cool the low-stage-side receiver, and a high-stage refrigeration cycle controller configured to perform controlling so as to activate the high-stage-side compressor when estimating a low-stage-side refrigerant will reach a supercritical state while the low-stage-side compressor is defrosted on the basis of the pressure of the low-stage-side refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Takayama, Tomotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Sugimoto, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takashi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180203280
    Abstract: To improve sensing sensitivity of a touch panel. A touch panel-attached display device includes an active matrix substrate 1, a counter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. On the active matrix substrate 1, a TFT (display control element) 42, a first insulating film 44, a plurality of pixel electrodes 31, a second insulating film 46, and a counter electrode 21 are laminated in order. In the active matrix substrate 1, a control unit which detects a touch position by supplying a touch driving signal to a plurality of counter electrodes 21, and a touch sensor wiring 22 which is formed between the first insulating film 44 and the second insulating film 46, which connects the control unit and the counter electrode 21, and which is for supplying the touch driving signal from the control unit to the counter electrode 21, are also formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TETSUYA YAMASHITA, YOSHIHITO HARA
  • Patent number: 10001310
    Abstract: A two-stage refrigeration apparatus includes a high-stage refrigeration cycle including a high-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a high-stage-side compressor, high-stage-side condenser, high-stage-side expansion valve, and high-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a low-stage refrigeration cycle including a low-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a low-stage-side compressor, low-stage-side condenser, low-stage-side receiver, low-stage-side expansion valve, and low-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a cascade condenser including the high-stage-side evaporator and low-stage-side condenser, a receiver heat exchanging portion configured to cool the low-stage-side receiver, and a high-stage refrigeration cycle controller configured to perform controlling so as to activate the high-stage-side compressor when estimating a low-stage-side refrigerant will reach a supercritical state when the low-stage-side compressor is inactive on the basis of the pressure of the low-stage-side refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Takayama, Tomotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Sugimoto, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takashi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9716341
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed including a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector has a first housing, a first power terminal attached, and a first signal terminal. The second connector has a lever attached to a moving housing, the lever moving the moving housing between a mating released position, an intermediate position, and a mating completed position, a second housing movably disposed within the moving housing, a second power terminal disposed in the second housing and contacting the first power terminal in the intermediate position, a second signal terminal attached to the moving housing and contacting the first signal terminal at a position between the intermediate position and the mating completed position, and a separating protrusion disposed on the moving housing preventing the second power terminal from contacting the first power terminal in the mating released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yamane, Hiroki Kondo, Tetsuya Yamashita, Shingo Yamada, Noritaka Ikejiri
  • Publication number: 20170207465
    Abstract: A laminate-type power storage element is configured of an exterior body that is formed in a flat bag shape by welding a first laminated film and a second laminated film by thermocompression bonding, and an electrode body that is sealed inside the exterior body, the electrode body having a sheet-shaped positive electrode and a sheet-shaped negative electrode. The first laminated film and the second laminated film respectively includes a first resin layer that has a property of transmitting a laser beam, a metal foil that is layered to the first resin layer, and a second resin layer is layered to the metal foil and has a thermal weldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Naoaki Nishimura, Daisuke Hirata, Tetsuya Yamashita, Akihiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170133790
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed including a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector has a first housing, a first power terminal attached, and a first signal terminal. The second connector has a lever attached to a moving housing, the lever moving the moving housing between a mating released position, an intermediate position, and a mating completed position, a second housing movably disposed within the moving housing, a second power terminal disposed in the second housing and contacting the first power terminal in the intermediate position, a second signal terminal attached to the moving housing and contacting the first signal terminal at a position between the intermediate position and the mating completed position, and a separating protrusion disposed on the moving housing preventing the second power terminal from contacting the first power terminal in the mating released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicants: Toyota Electronics Japan G.K., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yamane, Hiroki Kondo, Tetsuya Yamashita, Shingo Yamada, Noritaka Ikejiri
  • Patent number: 9609094
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes an antenna housing made of a resin, an insert metal plate made of a metal, which is buried in the antenna housing and has a connecting portion exposed from an outer surface of the antenna housing, and an antenna element provided on the outer surface of the antenna housing and brought into contact with the connecting portion. A boundary between a region where the antenna element is in contact with the connecting portion and a region where the antenna element is in contact with the antenna housing is nonlinear. With this structure, a mobile device is provided in which deterioration of the antenna performance is reduced even in the event of being subjected to an excessive external shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Kohichi Murota, Keijiroh Higashi
  • Patent number: 9599395
    Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus includes a high temperature side first cycle; a high temperature side second cycle; a low temperature side cycle in which carbon dioxide is used as a refrigerant; a first cascade condenser and a second cascade condenser, which each exchange heat between a high temperature side refrigerant and a low temperature side refrigerant; and a control unit lowering an evaporation temperature of a high temperature side evaporator in correspondence to the flow of the low temperature side refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Takeshi Sugimoto, Takashi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170074577
    Abstract: Provided are a refrigeration cycle that is formed by connecting a compressor, a condenser, expansion means, and an evaporator and that performs cooling operation; an evaporator heating device that heats the evaporator; a drain pan that receives drain-water from the evaporator and drains the drain-water; a drain-pan heating device that heats the drain pan; frost detecting means including a light-emitting element that emits light to the evaporator and a light-receiving element that receives reflected light from the evaporator and outputs a voltage according to the reflected light; and a control device that controls on-off operation of the evaporator heating device and the drain-pan heating device. The control device determines a frosting condition on the evaporator from an output of the frost detecting means and individually controls the evaporator heating device and the drain-pan heating device in accordance with the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Mamoru HAMADA, Fumitake UNEZAKI, Akira MORIKAWA, Satoshi UEYAMA, Koji YAMASHITA, Hiroyuki MORIMOTO, Yuji MOTOMURA, Tetsuya YAMASHITA, Yusuke OTSUBO
  • Patent number: 9595544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor substrate and a display device that prevent peeling. The thin film transistor substrate includes: an insulating substrate; a thin film transistor; a first inorganic insulating layer; an organic insulating layer stacked on the first inorganic insulating layer; and a second inorganic insulating layer stacked on the organic insulating layer. The organic insulating layer includes a side covered with the second inorganic insulating layer. The first inorganic insulating layer may contain silicon oxide. The organic insulating layer may contain photosensitive resin. The second inorganic insulating layer may contain silicon nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kiasha
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Chikama, Yukinobu Nakata, Tetsuya Yamashita, Jun Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9574816
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle that is formed by connecting a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator and that performs cooling operation; an evaporator heating device that heats the evaporator; a drain pan that receives drain-water from the evaporator and drains the drain-water; a drain-pan heating device that heats the drain pan; a frost detecting device including a light-emitting element that emits light to the evaporator and a light-receiving element that receives reflected light from the evaporator and outputs a voltage according to the reflected light; and a control device that controls on-off operation of the evaporator heating device and the drain-pan heating device. The control device determines a frosting condition on the evaporator from an output of the frost detecting device and individually controls the evaporator heating device and the drain-pan heating device in accordance with the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Hamada, Fumitake Unezaki, Akira Morikawa, Satoshi Ueyama, Koji Yamashita, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Yuji Motomura, Tetsuya Yamashita, Yusuke Otsubo
  • Patent number: 9429347
    Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a high-temperature side circulation circuit, a low-temperature side circulation circuit, a cascade capacitor, and control means. The high-temperature side circulation circuit forms a refrigerant circuit in which a high-temperature side compressor, a high-temperature side condenser, a high-temperature side expansion device, and a high-temperature side evaporator are connected by a pipe. The refrigerant circuit allows a high-temperature side refrigerant to circulate therethrough. The high-temperature side refrigerant has a carbon-carbon double bond in its molecular structure. The high-temperature side compressor has a variable discharge capacity and is configured to discharge the high-temperature side refrigerant. The low-temperature side circulation circuit forms a refrigerant circuit in which a low-temperature side compressor, a low-temperature side condenser, a low-temperature side expansion device, and a low-temperature side evaporator are connected by a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Sugimoto, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takashi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160056528
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes an antenna housing made of a resin, an insert metal plate being insert molded into the antenna housing and having a connecting portion exposed from an outer surface of the antenna housing, and a thin film-shaped antenna element being provided on the outer surface of the antenna housing and brought into contact with the connecting portion. The mobile device having this structure provides excellent waterproof performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMASHITA, Kohichi MUROTA, Keijiroh HIGASHI
  • Publication number: 20160036947
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes an antenna housing made of a resin, an insert metal plate made of a metal, which is buried in the antenna housing and has a connecting portion exposed from an outer surface of the antenna housing, and an antenna element provided on the outer surface of the antenna housing and brought into contact with the connecting portion. A boundary between a region where the antenna element is in contact with the connecting portion and a region where the antenna element is in contact with the antenna housing is nonlinear. With this structure, a mobile device is provided in which deterioration of the antenna performance is reduced even in the event of being subjected to an excessive external shock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya YAMASHITA, Kohichi MUROTA, Keijiroh HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 9142573
    Abstract: Each of the auxiliary capacitors (6a) includes a capacitor line (11b) comprised of the same material as the gate electrode (11a) and provided in the same layer as the gate electrode (11a), the gate insulating film (12) provided so as to cover the capacitor line (11a), a capacitor intermediate layer (13c) provided using the oxide semiconductor and provided on the gate insulating film (12) so as to overlap the capacitor line (11b), and a capacitor electrode (15b) provided on the capacitor intermediate layer (13c), and the capacitor intermediate layer (13c) is conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Tokuo Yoshida, Yoshimasa Chikama, Yoshifumi Ohta, Yuuji Mizuno, Hinae Mizuno, Masahiko Suzuki, Okifumi Nakagawa, Yoshiyuki Harumoto, Yoshinobu Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20150214255
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor substrate and a display device that prevent peeling. The thin film transistor substrate includes: an insulating substrate; a thin film transistor; a first inorganic insulating layer; an organic insulating layer stacked on the first inorganic insulating layer; and a second inorganic insulating layer stacked on the organic insulating layer. The organic insulating layer includes a side covered with the second inorganic insulating layer. The first inorganic insulating layer may contain silicon oxide. The organic insulating layer may contain photosensitive resin. The second inorganic insulating layer may contain silicon nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Chikama, Yukinobu Nakata, Tetsuya Yamashita, Jun Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150176866
    Abstract: A two-stage refrigeration apparatus includes a high-stage refrigeration cycle including a high-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a high-stage-side compressor, high-stage-side condenser, high-stage-side expansion valve, and high-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a low-stage refrigeration cycle including a low-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a low-stage-side compressor, low-stage-side condenser, low-stage-side receiver, low-stage-side expansion valve, and low-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a cascade condenser including the high-stage-side evaporator and low-stage-side condenser, a receiver heat exchanging portion configured to cool the low-stage-side receiver, and a high-stage refrigeration cycle controller configured to perform controlling so as to activate the high-stage-side compressor when estimating a low-stage-side refrigerant will reach a supercritical state while the low-stage-side compressor his defrosted on the basis of the pressure of the low-stage-side refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Keisuke Takayama, Tomotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Sugimoto, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takashi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150153086
    Abstract: A two-stage refrigeration apparatus includes a high-stage refrigeration cycle including a high-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a high-stage-side compressor, high-stage-side condenser, high-stage-side expansion valve, and high-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a low-stage refrigeration cycle including a low-stage-side refrigerant circuit including a low-stage-side compressor, low-stage-side condenser, low-stage-side receiver, low-stage-side expansion valve, and low-stage-side evaporator connected by pipes, a cascade condenser including the high-stage-side evaporator and low-stage-side condenser, a receiver heat exchanging portion configured to cool the low-stage-side receiver, and a high-stage refrigeration cycle controller configured to perform controlling so as to activate the high-stage-side compressor when estimating a low-stage-side refrigerant will reach a supercritical state when the low-stage-side compressor is inactive on the basis of the pressure of the low-stage-side refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corportion
    Inventors: Keisuke Takayama, Tomotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Sugimoto, Tetsuya Yamashita, Takashi Ikeda