Patents by Inventor Tohru Nishikawa

Tohru Nishikawa 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: 11949257
    Abstract: A controller executes an equalization process of equalizing capacities of a plurality of cells, and a cell abnormality determination process of, of detected voltages of the plurality of cells, calculating a voltage difference between a representative voltage based on the detected voltage of at least one cell to be compared and the detected voltage of one cell to be detected at a first time and a second time, and when a difference between the two voltage differences is greater than or equal to a threshold value, determining that the cell to be detected is abnormal. In the case of executing the cell abnormality determination process during the equalization process, the controller provides the detected voltage of a target cell to be subjected to the equalization process with a compensation value corresponding to a voltage change based on energy transfer in the target cell due to the equalization process between the first time and the second time, and calculates the voltage difference at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Itakura, Changhui Yang, Shinya Nishikawa, Tohru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11913998
    Abstract: Provided is a controller configured: to calculate, among voltages detected from a plurality of cells, a voltage difference between the voltage detected from one cell of the plurality of cells, the one cell to be detected, and a representative voltage at each of a first time and a second time, the representative voltage based on the voltage detected from at least one cell of the plurality of cells, the at least one cell to be compared; and when a discrepancy between the voltage difference at the first time and the voltage difference at the second time is equal to or more than a threshold, to determine that an abnormality has occurred in the one cell to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Itakura, Changhui Yang, Shinya Nishikawa, Tohru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230104829
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device includes a submount, a semiconductor laser element, and a bonding material. The semiconductor laser element includes a substrate and a layered structure, and is disposed with the layered structure facing the submount. A waveguide extending in a first direction parallel to the main surface of the substrate is formed in the layered structure. The bonding material includes an inner region bonded to the semiconductor laser element and one outer region located outward of the inner region. The one outer region is spaced apart from one side surface of the semiconductor laser element. Width A of the semiconductor laser element and width B of the one outer region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the main surface of the substrate satisfy B?A/4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Tohru NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230054731
    Abstract: An array type semiconductor laser device includes: a second electrode (p-electrode) disposed on another conductivity type semiconductor layer; a third electrode (n-electrode) disposed on a one conductivity type semiconductor layer and between a first electrode (p-electrode) and the second electrode; a fifth electrode (n-electrode) disposed on the one conductivity type semiconductor layer and between the third electrode and the second electrode; a sixth electrode (n-electrode) disposed on the one conductivity type semiconductor layer and across from the fifth electrode; a first conductor (wire) that electrically connects the second electrode and the third electrode; and a second conductor (n-wiring) that electrically connects the fifth electrode and the sixth electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tohru NISHIKAWA, Mitsuru NISHITSUJI, Kazuya YAMADA, Masayuki HATA
  • Publication number: 20220276756
    Abstract: This display device includes: an operation detector that detects an operation; a display that displays a screen including a first area capable of being scroll-displayed, and a second area; and a display controller that performs a control that displays, in the first area, display elements including a specific display element. The display controller scroll-displays the display elements displayed in the first area when the operation detector detects a scroll operation, and accommodatively displays the specific display element in the second area if, as a result of the scroll-display, the specific display element is scrolled in the direction of the second area and displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: TOHRU NISHIKAWA, TAKASHI HARA
  • Publication number: 20220239058
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser device includes a substrate including a main surface, a semiconductor laser element including a resonator extending along a first direction, and a plurality of first wire groups and a plurality of second wire groups arranged along the first direction. Each first wire group includes a first wire bonded to a first bonding region of a top surface of the semiconductor laser element and a first mark portion, and a first mark portion formed on the main surface. Each second wire group includes a second wire bonded to a second bonding region of the main surface, and a second mark portion formed on the main surface. In a top view of the main surface, the first wire is disposed at a position overlapping the first mark portion, and the second wire is disposed at a position overlapping the second mark portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuo BABA, Tohru NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11379107
    Abstract: This display device includes: an operation detector that detects an operation; a display that displays a screen including a first area capable of being scroll-displayed, and a second area; and a display controller that performs a control that displays, in the first area, display elements including a specific display element. The display controller scroll-displays the display elements displayed in the first area when the operation detector detects a scroll operation, and accommodatively displays the specific display element in the second area if, as a result of the scroll-display, the specific display element is scrolled in the direction of the second area and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Nishikawa, Takashi Hara
  • Patent number: 11322908
    Abstract: A nitride light emitter includes: a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element including an AlxGa1-xN substrate (0?x?1) and a multilayer structure above the AlxGa1-xN substrate; and a submount substrate on which the nitride semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted. The multilayer structure includes a first clad layer of a first conductivity type, a first light guide layer, a quantum-well active layer, a second light guide layer, and a second clad layer of a second conductivity type which are stacked sequentially from the AlxGa1-xN substrate. The multilayer structure and submount substrate are opposed to each other. The submount substrate comprises diamond. The nitride semiconductor light-emitting element has a concave warp on a surface closer to the AlxGa1-xN substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
    Inventors: Toru Takayama, Tohru Nishikawa, Tougo Nakatani, Katsuya Samonji, Takashi Kano, Shinji Ueda
  • Patent number: 11256411
    Abstract: An interface performs a flick operation with a button selected from buttons of representative characters for each of the syllabic lines of the Japanese syllabary that are array-displayed on a touch panel so as to specify any one of Japanese characters assigned to the representative character in advance. The interface includes a storage unit that stores association information in which up, down, left, and right directions are set to each of the characters assigned to the representative characters in association with each button and a guide image display processing unit that displays a guide image guiding arrangement directions set to the characters assigned to the representative characters prior to selection of a button of the representative character in an outside of an array display region of the representative character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shota Kaneko, Tohru Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11216162
    Abstract: In the present invention, a user selects a transfer process with respect to transfer target data being displayed in a first display area (window), which is the transfer source. At this point, a display processor of the information processing device, for example, changes the display mode so that the first display area is hidden except for the transfer target data. When the user specifies a second display area (window) as the transfer destination, a data processor executes the transfer process of the data to the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Usui, Tohru Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210384698
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser module includes a semiconductor laser chip, a first collimator element, and a package. The package includes: a body having a bottom and a top with an opening; a cap member; and a window member. The semiconductor laser chip has a light-emitting point for emitting laser light. The semiconductor laser chip is located on the bottom so as to emit the laser light in a direction parallel to the principal surface of the bottom. The laser light has a greater divergence angle along the first axis than a divergence angle along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The first collimator element includes a concave mirror surface. The mirror surface reflects the laser light toward the opening, and reduces the divergence angle of the laser light along the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Tohru NISHIKAWA, Kazuhiko YAMANAKA, Masahiko NISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210384701
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser apparatus includes: a semiconductor laser device for junction down mounting that includes a first light-emitting device region and a second light-emitting device region formed separately on a substrate. The first light-emitting device region and the second light-emitting device region in the semiconductor laser device each have a stack structure in which an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer are stacked in stated order. The first light-emitting device region includes a first electrode film located on the n-type semiconductor layer. The second light-emitting device region includes a second electrode film located on the p-type semiconductor layer. The first electrode film and the second electrode film are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki ONO, Katsuya SAMONJI, Tohru NISHIKAWA, Hiroshi ASAKA, Mitsuru NISHITSUJI, Kazuya YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11153452
    Abstract: A document feeding device 10 of an image forming apparatus 1 includes a housing 14 that houses a document conveyance mechanism 15, and a document set tray 16. An upper cover 12 of the housing 14 is openable and closable with respect to a fixed cover 11, and the document set tray 16 is swingably supported. A closed position of the upper cover 12 with respect to the fixed cover 11 is set to a position overlapping with a movement trajectory M of the document set tray 16 during a swinging operation, and it is possible to open the upper cover 12 in connection with the swinging operation of the document set tray 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Kurimoto, Tohru Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11044375
    Abstract: Provided is a multifunctional apparatus including an external recording medium slot at a position higher than a touch area that receives touch operation by a user, and the touch area is provided in an operation panel provided on a near side of a main body of the multifunctional apparatus and near an upper edge of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Toizumi, Tohru Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20210159663
    Abstract: Semiconductor light-emitting apparatus includes substrate, submount above substrate, and semiconductor laser above submount. Semiconductor laser and submount are bonded to each other with first bonding material. Substrate and submount are bonded to each other with second bonding material. Submount has first region and second region near substrate, first region being a region on which spacer is disposed, and second region being a region without spacer. Submount is bonded to substrate by covering at least a portion of second region with second bonding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuya SAMONJI, Tohru NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210103368
    Abstract: In the present invention, a user selects a transfer process with respect to transfer target data being displayed in a first display area (window), which is the transfer source. At this point, a display processor of the information processing device, for example, changes the display mode so that the first display area is hidden except for the transfer target data. When the user specifies a second display area (window) as the transfer destination, a data processor executes the transfer process of the data to the second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: TOMOYA USUI, TOHRU NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20210021725
    Abstract: A document feeding device 10 of an image forming apparatus 1 includes a housing 14 that houses a document conveyance mechanism 15, and a document set tray 16. An upper cover 12 of the housing 14 is openable and closable with respect to a fixed cover 11, and the document set tray 16 is swingably supported. A closed position of the upper cover 12 with respect to the fixed cover 11 is set to a position overlapping with a movement trajectory M of the document set tray 16 during a swinging operation, and it is possible to open the upper cover 12 in connection with the swinging operation of the document set tray 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: HIDEAKI KURIMOTO, TOHRU NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200274983
    Abstract: Provided is a multifunctional apparatus including an external recording medium slot at a position higher than a touch area that receives touch operation by a user, and the touch area is provided in an operation panel provided on a near side of a main body of the multifunctional apparatus and near an upper edge of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: KIYOSHI TOIZUMI, TOHRU NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200267269
    Abstract: A multifunctional apparatus includes an operation panel on which a touch panel and a hardware button are arranged. An external recording medium slot is arranged on the operation panel having a predetermined relationship with the largest-sized software key arranged on the touch panel or the largest-sized hardware button arranged on the operation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: TOMOYA USUI, TOHRU NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200213458
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a controller that performs control to display a preview image and display information other than the preview image on a display. The display includes a preview image display area in which a preview image is displayed, and when one or more preview images displayed in the preview image display area are enlarged or reduced, the controller performs control to enlarge or reduce the display information displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: TAKASHI HARA, TOHRU NISHIKAWA