Patents by Inventor Tomoya Inoue
Tomoya Inoue 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).
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Publication number: 20170294554Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element includes at least an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer. A multilayer body is provided between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the light-emitting layer, having at least one stack of first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer has a greater band-gap energy than the first semiconductor layer. The first and second semiconductor layers each have a thickness of more than 10 nm and 30 nm or less. In applications in which luminous efficiency at room temperature is a high priority, the first semiconductor layer has a thickness of more than 10 nm and 30 nm or less, the second semiconductor layer has a thickness of more than 10 nm and 40 nm or less, and the light-emitting layer has V-shaped recesses in cross-sectional view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiko TANI, Tetsuya HANAMOTO, Masanori WATANABE, Akihiro KURISU, Katsuji IGUCHI, Hiroyuki KASHIHARA, Tomoya INOUE, Toshiaki ASAI, Hirotaka WATANABE
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Publication number: 20170186912Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element includes a substrate; and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer. The n-type nitride semiconductor layer includes a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a second n-type nitride semiconductor layer, and a third n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The n-type dopant concentration in the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer is lower than that in the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The n-type dopant concentration in the third n-type nitride semiconductor layer is higher than that in the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer. A V-pit structure is partially formed in the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer, the third n-type nitride semiconductor layers, and the light-emitting layer. The average position of the starting point of the V-pit structure is present in the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Tomoya INOUE
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Patent number: 9620671Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting element is provided with: a substrate; a buffer layer that is provided on the substrate; a base layer that is provided on the buffer layer; an n-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the base layer; an MQW light emitting layer that is provided on the n-side nitride semiconductor layer; and a p-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the MQW light emitting layer. An x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (004) with respect to a (004) plane, i.e., the crystal plane of the nitride semiconductor, is 40 arcsec or less, or the x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (102) with respect to a (102) plane is 130 arcsec or less, and the rate P (80)/P (25) between light output P (25) at 25° C. and light output P (80) at 80° C. with a same operating current is 95% or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Nakatsu, Tomoya Inoue, Kentaro Nonaka, Toshiaki Asai, Tadashi Takeoka, Yoshihiko Tani
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Patent number: 9324908Abstract: Provided is a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element including in order a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a second n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an n-type electron-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the average n-type dopant concentration of the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer is 0.53 times or less as high as the average n-type dopant concentration of the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, and the average n-type dopant concentration of the n-type electron-injection layer is 1.5 times or more as high as the average n-type dopant concentration of the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Watanabe, Satoshi Komada, Tomoya Inoue, Kosuke Kawabata
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Patent number: 9205885Abstract: A crawler device includes a wheel support, wheels respectively rotatably supported thereto, and a crawler belt run around the wheels. Each of the wheels includes a rigid wheel body and an elastic material exterior part fixed to an outer periphery of the wheel body. Raised portions are formed in an outer periphery of the exterior part to continuously extend in a width direction and be arranged in a circumferential direction spaced from each other. Drain grooves extending through the exterior part in the width direction are formed between the raised portions. Top surfaces of the raised portions of the exterior part surface contact an inner peripheral surface of the crawler belt with a frictional force working therebetween. Restriction members stopping opposite side edges of the crawler belt are provided in the wheel support to restrict the crawler belt from being displaced with respect to the wheels in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignees: Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Agency For Marine-Earth Science And Technology, Topy Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoya Inoue, Shingo Tsukui, Katsuki Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20150349197Abstract: Provided is a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element including in order a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a second n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an n-type electron-injection layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, wherein the average n-type dopant concentration of the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer is 0.53 times or less as high as the average n-type dopant concentration of the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, and the average n-type dopant concentration of the n-type electron-injection layer is 1.5 times or more as high as the average n-type dopant concentration of the second n-type nitride semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori WATANABE, Satoshi KOMADA, Tomoya INOUE, Kosuke KAWABATA
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Publication number: 20150171263Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting element is provided with: a substrate; a buffer layer that is provided on the substrate; a base layer that is provided on the buffer layer; an n-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the base layer; an MQW light emitting layer that is provided on the n-side nitride semiconductor layer; and a p-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the MQW light emitting layer. An x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (004) with respect to a (004) plane, i.e., the crystal plane of the nitride semiconductor, is 40 arcsec or less, or the x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (102) with respect to a (102) plane is 130 arcsec or less, and the rate P (80)/P (25) between light output P (25) at 25° C. and light output P (80) at 80° C. with a same operating current is 95% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Nakatsu, Tomoya Inoue, Kentaro Nonaka, Toshiaki Asai, Tadashi Takeoka, Yoshihiko Tani
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Patent number: 8632729Abstract: The present invention provides a fixed bed reactor for carrying out a mixed gas/liquid phase reaction, wherein the reactor has a piping structure composed of microchannels, the cross-sectional area of the fixed bed is 0.0001 cm2 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienec and Technology, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.Inventors: Tomoya Inoue, Tomio Kato, Kenji Kato
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Patent number: 8596344Abstract: The handling apparatus is used for positioning and holding of drill pipes. At least, a handling apparatus for the drill pipes is so arranged that it can be positioned both horizontally and vertically and it is equipped with a controllable clamping apparatus for the drill pipes. In the vicinity of the holding apparatus, a centering apparatus is arranged for the drill pipe to be held.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Blohm + Voss Oil Tools GmbHInventors: Jens Lutzhöft, Jörn Grotherr, Tomoya Inoue, Eiichi Higashi
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Patent number: 8511247Abstract: An underwater traveling vehicle includes: a vehicle body 2; an endless track means 3 which is rotatably mounted to the vehicle body 2; a drive means which is provided in the vehicle body 2 so as to drive the endless track means 3; and a thruster 4 which is provided in the vehicle body 2.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & TechnologyInventor: Tomoya Inoue
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Publication number: 20130199859Abstract: A crawler device includes a wheel support, wheels respectively rotatably supported thereto, and a crawler belt run around the wheels. Each of the wheels includes a rigid wheel body and an elastic material exterior part fixed to an outer periphery of the wheel body. Raised portions are formed in an outer periphery of the exterior part to continuously extend in a width direction and be arranged in a circumferential direction spaced from each other. Drain grooves extending through the exterior part in the width direction are formed between the raised portions. Top surfaces of the raised portions of the exterior part surface contact an inner peripheral surface of the crawler belt with a frictional force working therebetween. Restriction members stopping opposite side edges of the crawler belt are provided in the wheel support to restrict the crawler belt from being displaced with respect to the wheels in the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoya Inoue, Shingo Tsukui, Katsuki Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20110146969Abstract: The handling apparatus is used for positioning and holding of drill pipes. At least, a handling apparatus for the drill pipes is so arranged that it can be positioned both horizontally and vertically and it is equipped with a controllable clamping apparatus for the drill pipes. In the vicinity of the holding apparatus, a centering apparatus is arranged for the drill pipe to be held.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: BLOHM + VOSS REPAIR GMBHInventors: Jens Lutzhöft, Jörn Grotherr, Tomoya Inoue, Eiichi HIigashi
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Publication number: 20110107955Abstract: An underwater traveling vehicle includes: a vehicle body 2; an endless track means 3 which is rotatably mounted to the vehicle body 2; a drive means which is provided in the vehicle body 2 so as to drive the endless track means 3; and a thruster 4 which is provided in the vehicle body 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyInventor: Tomoya Inoue
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Patent number: 7559656Abstract: A projector system includes a first projection section projecting inputted image information onto a projection target, a laser pointer pointing a predetermined part of an image projected onto a screen 1, an image pick-up section picking up the image in a state pointed by the laser pointer, and a pointed position detecting section detecting the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer on the basis of the image information picked up by the image pick-up section. And a projection lens projects an image on the basis of the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer and detected by the pointed position detecting section and/or in correspondence to the image of the pointed part.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2004Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Naoto Yumiki, Yoshimasa Fushimi, Syunsuke Kimura, Takayuki Hayashi, Seiichi Suzuki, Tomoya Inoue
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Publication number: 20080054649Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a door open/close device capable of unlocking/locking a door simultaneously with an operation of externally and internally opening/closing the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2005Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeki Ueda, Hiroyuki Ogino, Hirofumi Inui, Tomoya Inoue, Hideki Kaneko
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Patent number: 7124841Abstract: Disclosed herein are a crustal core sampler, by which a crustal core sample can be cored in a state coated with a flow-able coating material free of any contamination, and a method of coring a core sample using this crustal core sampler. The crustal core sampler comprises a drilling mechanism and a barrel, wherein the barrel is equipped with a flow-able coating material-ejecting mechanism, and a columnar crustal core portion is coated with a flow-able coating material. Alternatively, the crustal core sampler is constructed by a drill pipe and an inner barrel, wherein the inner barrel is equipped with an inner barrel body, a core elevator, a channel-forming member for forming a flow-able coating material-running channel and flow-able coating material-ejecting openings, and a columnar crustal core portion is coated with a flow-able coating material.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignees: Independent Administrative Institution Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science & Technology, NLC Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyasu Wada, Yusuke Yano, Tomoya Inoue, Masanori Kyo, Masaki Kawahara
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Publication number: 20060170874Abstract: A projector system includes a first projection section projecting inputted image information onto a projection target, a laser pointer pointing a predetermined part of an image projected onto a screen 1, an image pick-up section picking up the image in a state pointed by the laser pointer, and a pointed position detecting section detecting the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer on the basis of the image information picked up by the image pick-up section. And a projection lens projects an image on the basis of the position of the part pointed by the laser pointer and detected by the pointed position detecting section and/or in correspondence to the image of the pointed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2004Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Naoto Yumiki, Yoshimasa Fushimi, Syunsuke Kimura, Takayuki Hayashi, Seiichi Suzuki, Tomoya Inoue
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Publication number: 20040256151Abstract: Disclosed herein are a crustal core sampler, by which a crustal core sample can be cored in a state coated with a flow-able coating material free of any contamination, and a method of coring a core sample using this crustal core sampler. The crustal core sampler comprises a drilling mechanism and a barrel, wherein the barrel is equipped with a flow-able coating material-ejecting mechanism, and a columnar crustal core portion is coated with a flow-able coating material. Alternatively, the crustal core sampler is constructed by a drill pipe and an inner barrel, wherein the inner barrel is equipped with an inner barrel body, a core elevator, a channel-forming member for forming a flow-able coating material-running channel and flow-able coating material-ejecting openings, and a columnar crustal core portion is coated with a flow-able coating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Applicants: Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, N L C Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyasu Wada, Yusuke Yano, Tomoya Inoue, Masanori Kyo, Masaki Kawahara
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Patent number: 6514902Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing an oxide catalyst for use in producing (meth)acrylonitrile from propane or isobutane by ammoxidation in the gaseous phase, the oxide catalyst comprising a compound oxide containing Mo, V and Sb as essential component elements, which process comprises subjecting a solution or slurry, in water and/or an alcohol, of a raw-material mixture comprising a Mo compound, a V compound and an Sb compound as essential raw materials to a specific oxidation treatment using an oxidizing gas and/or an oxidizing liquid before subjecting the solution or slurry to drying and subsequent calcination. Further, also disclosed is a process for producing a base-treated oxide catalyst by treating the above-mentioned oxide catalyst with an aqueous basic solution.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoya Inoue, Hiroshi Ishida
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Patent number: 5864051Abstract: A catalyst for the selective oxidation of alkanes and alkenes has been developed. The catalyst consists of a noble metal component such as platinum and a SbOx component. A unique feature of the catalyst is that the noble metal component is present as particles of which from about 1 to about 30 mole % of each particle is in the form of a noble metal/Sb alloy. Optionally a modifier and/or a refractory inorganic oxide may also be added to the catalyst. A process for preparing the catalyst is also presented.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1997Date of Patent: January 26, 1999Assignee: UOPInventors: Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Kiyotaka Asakura, Tomoya Inoue