Patents by Inventor Tohru Murata

Tohru Murata 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: 11931936
    Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Higuchi, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Jun Hasebe, Atsushi Kawamura, Tomoyoshi Murata
  • Publication number: 20200185883
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor laser device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer which are formed in this order on a nitride semiconductor substrate, and by using crystal stress in the n-type semiconductor layer, the laser device is allowed to have two or more light-emitting points emitting light with different peak wavelengths in the active layer. A method for producing a nitride semiconductor laser device includes a step of forming an n-type semiconductor layer on a nitride semiconductor substrate, a step of forming an active layer on the n-type semiconductor layer, and a step of forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the active layer. In the step of forming the n-type semiconductor layer, the n-type semiconductor layer is formed so as to produce a stress difference in a portion of the n-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: TOHRU MURATA, YUHZOH TSUDA
  • Patent number: 10511790
    Abstract: Image capturing accuracy is improved while a simple optical system is used. An image capture device includes: a polarizing filter that blocks non-transmitted light that has been in polarized light of an infrared ray radiated from a light source and has not been transmitted through an image capturing target and transmitted light that has been in the polarized light and has been transmitted through the image capturing target without diffusion inside the image capturing target, and transmits transmitted light that has been in the polarized light and has been diffused inside the image capturing target and transmitted therethrough; and an image sensor that receives the light that has been transmitted through the polarizing filter and captures an image of the image capturing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Itoh, Tohru Murata, Kazuhiro Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20190014271
    Abstract: Image capturing accuracy is improved while a simple optical system is used. An image capture device includes: a polarizing filter that blocks non-transmitted light that has been in polarized light of an infrared ray radiated from a light source and has not been transmitted through an image capturing target and transmitted light that has been in the polarized light and has been transmitted through the image capturing target without diffusion inside the image capturing target, and transmits transmitted light that has been in the polarized light and has been diffused inside the image capturing target and transmitted therethrough; and an image sensor that receives the light that has been transmitted through the polarizing filter and captures an image of the image capturing target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: SHIN ITOH, TOHRU MURATA, KAZUHIRO TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20180325427
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging device capable of improving imaging accuracy while suppressing increase in a size of the device and cost thereof. An imaging device includes: a light source which is a semiconductor laser that radiates infrared light to an imaging target; a polarizing filter that blocks light that is reflected by a surface of the imaging target and transmits light that is reflected inside the imaging target; and an image sensor that receives the light that is transmitted through the polarizing filter and captures an image of the imaging target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: SHIN ITOH, KAZUHIRO TSUCHIDA, TOHRU MURATA, HIROAKI YAMAMOTO, AKIRA ARIYOSHI, KEISUKE MIYAZAKI, YOSHIKI SOTA
  • Patent number: 8963165
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor structure in which a first nitride semiconductor underlying layer is provided on a substrate having a recess portion and a projection portion provided between the recess portions at a surface thereof, the first nitride semiconductor underlying layer has at least 6 first oblique facet planes surrounding the projection portion on an outer side of the projection portion, and a second nitride semiconductor underlying layer buries the first oblique facet planes, a nitride semiconductor light emitting element, a nitride semiconductor transistor element, a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor structure, and a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor element are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Araki, Shinya Yoshida, Haruhisa Takiguchi, Atsushi Ogawa, Takao Kinoshita, Tohru Murata, Takeshi Funaki, Masayuki Hoteida
  • Publication number: 20130277684
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor structure in which a first nitride semiconductor underlying layer is provided on a substrate having a recess portion and a projection portion provided between the recess portions at a surface thereof, the first nitride semiconductor underlying layer has at least 6 first oblique facet planes surrounding the projection portion on an outer side of the projection portion, and a second nitride semiconductor underlying layer buries the first oblique facet planes, a nitride semiconductor light emitting element, a nitride semiconductor transistor element, a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor structure, and a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor element are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiro Araki, Shinya Yoshida, Haruhisa Takiguchi, Atsushi Ogawa, Takao Kinoshita, Tohru Murata, Takeshi Funaki, Masayuki Hoteida