Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Horiuchi

Toshihiro Horiuchi 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: 11938737
    Abstract: A supply unit in which a liquid container including a coupling portion being detachably mounted includes: a liquid introduction unit coupled to the coupling portion of the liquid container; an urging member that urges the liquid container in an uncoupling direction which is a direction opposite to a coupling direction, the coupling direction being a direction in which the liquid container is coupled to the liquid introduction unit; and an engagement lever having an engaging portion that engages with the liquid container when the liquid container is coupled to the liquid introduction unit, the engagement lever includes an operating portion operated by a user and a pressing portion configured to press the liquid container and is configured to release the engagement of the engaging portion with the liquid container when the operating portion is operated and to press the liquid container in the uncoupling direction by the pressing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Horiuchi, Shunsuke Tamura
  • Patent number: 11764405
    Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery element, a positive electrode and a negative electrode are overlapped on each other so that a positive electrode active material layer with a generally rectangular shape in the positive electrode and a negative electrode active material layer with a generally rectangular shape in the negative electrode are overlapped on each other substantially perfectly and a positive electrode active material non-applied part of the positive electrode and a negative electrode active material non-applied part of the negative electrode are positioned on opposing sides of the rectangle. A border part between the negative electrode active material applied part and the negative electrode active material non-applied part is positioned closer to a peripheral side of a negative electrode current collector than a peripheral part of a positive electrode current collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AESC Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kita, Aika Kimura, Toshihiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220379622
    Abstract: A supply unit in which a liquid container including a coupling portion being detachably mounted includes: a liquid introduction unit coupled to the coupling portion of the liquid container; an urging member that urges the liquid container in an uncoupling direction which is a direction opposite to a coupling direction, the coupling direction being a direction in which the liquid container is coupled to the liquid introduction unit; and an engagement lever having an engaging portion that engages with the liquid container when the liquid container is coupled to the liquid introduction unit, the engagement lever includes an operating portion operated by a user and a pressing portion configured to press the liquid container and is configured to release the engagement of the engaging portion with the liquid container when the operating portion is operated and to press the liquid container in the uncoupling direction by the pressing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Shunsuke Tamura
  • Patent number: 11116051
    Abstract: A dimming power supply device includes a case, a trigger input connector, a trigger input circuit, an FPGA writing enabling circuit, and a dimming FPGA. The trigger input circuit, the FPGA writing enabling circuit, and the dimming FPGA are disposed inside the case. A plurality of terminals are disposed in the trigger input connector. A signal input to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals is input to the trigger input circuit. A signal input to the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals is input to the FPGA writing enabling circuit. In an FPGA writing mode, a circuit configuration of the dimming FPGA is rewritten by inputting an output signal of the FPGA writing enabling circuit. In a dimming mode, a light source is dimmed by inputting an output signal of the trigger input circuit as a trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LEIMAC LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiihara, Masamitsu Takemori, Toshihiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20210259072
    Abstract: A dimming power supply device includes a case, a trigger input connector, a trigger input circuit, an FPGA writing enabling circuit, and a dimming FPGA. The trigger input circuit, the FPGA writing enabling circuit, and the dimming FPGA are disposed inside the case. A plurality of terminals are disposed in the trigger input connector. A signal input to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals is input to the trigger input circuit. A signal input to the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals is input to the FPGA writing enabling circuit. In an FPGA writing mode, a circuit configuration of the dimming FPGA is rewritten by inputting an output signal of the FPGA writing enabling circuit. In a dimming mode, a light source is dimmed by inputting an output signal of the trigger input circuit as a trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIIHARA, Masamitsu TAKEMORI, Toshihiro HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200381769
    Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery element, a positive electrode and a negative electrode are overlapped on each other so that a positive electrode active material layer with a generally rectangular shape in the positive electrode and a negative electrode active material layer with a generally rectangular shape in the negative electrode are overlapped on each other substantially perfectly and a positive electrode active material non-applied part of the positive electrode and a negative electrode active material non-applied part of the negative electrode are positioned on opposing sides of the rectangle. A border part between the negative electrode active material applied part and the negative electrode active material non-applied part is positioned closer to a peripheral side of a negative electrode current collector than a peripheral part of a positive electrode current collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Envision AESC Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Kita, Aika Kimura, Toshihiro Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10756342
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes: a negative electrode having a carbon-based negative electrode material containing graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles; and a positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide. The lithium composite oxide is represented by a general formula: LixNiyMnzCo(1-y-z)O2, where x is a numeral of 1 or more and 1.2 or less, and y and z are positive numerals satisfying the relation of y+z<1. The lithium composite oxide has a layer crystal structure and has a median particle diameter (D50) of 4.0 ?m or more and less than 6.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Sohei Suga, Koichi Shinohara, Kenji Ohara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Masanori Aoyagi, Junko Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10714787
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including a power generating element that includes at least one positive electrode plate, at least one negative electrode plate, and at least one separator. A ratio B/A (m?cm) of volume resistivity B (m?cm3) of the power generating element to an area A (cm2) per one positive electrode plate is 0.4 or more and less than 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Sohei Suga, Koichi Shinohara, Kenji Ohara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Masanori Aoyagi, Junko Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10147949
    Abstract: A negative electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles. The graphite particles have a median diameter (D50) A of 8.0 ?m or more and 11.0 ?m or less. A ratio A/B of the median diameter A (?m) to a median diameter (D50) B (?m) of the amorphous carbon particles satisfies a relation of 1.1<(A/B)?2.75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei Suga, Koichi Shinohara, Kenji Ohara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Masanori Aoyagi, Junko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20180241075
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery includes an electricity generation element including a cathode including a cathode active material layer arranged on a cathode current collector, an anode including an anode active material layer arranged on an anode current collector, a separator, and an electrolyte. The anode active material layer includes graphite. When the battery is charged to 5 V, the battery has an excess ratio of 1 or higher that is a ratio of a specific capacity of the cathode to a specific capacity of the anode, and the separator has a thermal shrinkage of 13% or lower. The lithium-ion secondary battery prevents heat generation in an overcharge state and maintains safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ohara, Sohei Suga, Koichi Shinohara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Masanori Aoyagi, Junko Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 10026988
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including a power generation element, the power generation element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, the positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode active material layer provided for the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material and binder, the negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided for the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and binder. The positive electrode has a volume resistivity in a range of 100 ?cm or more and 700 ?cm or less after at least one charging and discharging cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sohei Suga, Koichi Shinohara, Kenji Ohara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Masanori Aoyagi, Junko Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20160294001
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including a power generation element, the power generation element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, the positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode active material layer provided for the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode active material and binder, the negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided for the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and binder. The positive electrode has a volume resistivity in a range of 100 ?cm or more and 700 ?cm or less after at least one charging and discharging cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei SUGA, Koichi SHINOHARA, Kenji OHARA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Masanori AOYAGI, Junko NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160248116
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including a power generating element that includes at least one positive electrode plate, at least one negative electrode plate, and at least one separator. A ratio B/A (m?cm) of volume resistivity B (m?cm3) of the power generating element to an area A (cm2) per one positive electrode plate is 0.4 or more and less than 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei SUGA, Koichi SHINOHARA, Kenji OHARA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Masanori AOYAGI, Junko NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160181614
    Abstract: A negative electrode material for a lithium ion battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles. The graphite particles have a median diameter (D50) A of 8.0 ?m or more and 11.0 ?m or less. A ratio A/B of the median diameter A (?m) to a median diameter (D50) B (?m) of the amorphous carbon particles satisfies a relation of 1.1<(A/B)?2.75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei SUGA, Koichi SHINOHARA, Kenji OHARA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Masanori AOYAGI, Junko NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160181606
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes: a negative electrode having a carbon-based negative electrode material containing graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles; and a positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide. The lithium composite oxide is represented by a general formula: LixNiyMnzCo(1?y?z)O2, where x is a numeral of 1 or more and 1.2 or less, and y and z are positive numerals satisfying the relation of y+z<1. The lithium composite oxide has a layer crystal structure and has a median particle diameter (D50) of 4.0 ?m or more and less than 6.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Automotive Energy Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Sohei SUGA, Koichi SHINOHARA, Kenji OHARA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Masanori AOYAGI, Junko NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140068352
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processing apparatus, a bus bridge connected to the processing apparatus through a first bus and connecting to a peripheral apparatus, a nonvolatile storage apparatus that stores information relating to a fault occurring in the peripheral apparatus or the bus bridge, a monitoring apparatus connected to the nonvolatile storage apparatus through a second bus different from the first bus and monitoring a system including the processing apparatus, and a fault notification unit that stores, when the fault occurs in the peripheral apparatus or the bus bridge, the information relating to the occurring fault into the nonvolatile storage apparatus and issues a notification of an error to the monitoring apparatus through the second bus. By the information processing apparatus, fault information of the peripheral apparatus and the bus bridge is acquired with certainty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: TSUTOMU MATSUURA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, SHUNTARO FUJIOKA
  • Publication number: 20140068130
    Abstract: A control circuit performs control to initialize a plurality of interface circuits connected to a communication circuit and each connected to each of a plurality of communication lines, and detects whether or not initialization of each of the interface circuits has been completed. When the control circuit detects that initialization of all of the interface circuits has been completed, the control circuit controls the communication circuit so as to start data communication via the interface circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsutomu MATSUURA, Toshihiro HORIUCHI, Yuichi FUJII, Masaki UKAI
  • Publication number: 20140047441
    Abstract: A storage section stores information indicative of an interface section, of the interface sections, used by virtual machines for access. When an error occurs in access performed by the virtual machine by the use of the interface section, a control section refers to the storage section and specifies the virtual machine which uses the interface section. The control section switches an interface section to be used by the virtual machine from the interface section to the interface section mounted on an information processing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiji MIYAUCHI, Toshihiro HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110061418
    Abstract: A heat pump type hot-water heater includes a hot-water tank, a heat pump cycle for heating hot water, a partition plate which divides an interior of the hot-water tank into an upper space and a lower space, a hot-water supply heat exchanger which exchanges heat of water with heat of hot water in the hot-water tank to produce high temperature hot water, a hot water supply pump which sends hot water in the hot-water tank to the hot-water supply heat exchanger, a heating terminal which heats a room, and a heating pump which sends hot water in the hot-water tank to the heating terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ishihara, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Toshikatsu Fukunaga, Yoshitaka Suita
  • Publication number: 20080007663
    Abstract: A high quality and highly reliable plasma display panel having a simple structure where it is possible to stably secure a uniform removal of impurities through the discharge of air from the inside of the panel is provided. An airtight space between a front surface substrate 11 and a rear surface substrate 21 is a space surrounded by a sealing portion 45 in rectangular frame form. This airtight space is divided into two small airtight spaces, space A and space B, which are isolated from each other by one dividing wall 35 formed in the airtight space. The dividing wall 35 is formed so as to pass through the point of L/2 of each long side in a partition formed region 32 when the length of the long sides of the partition formed region 32 is denoted as L. Furthermore, the rear surface substrate 21 is provided with two air holes 38 and 39 so that the space A and the space B in the panel 10 are connected to the outside of the panel 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki YOSHINO, Kanji KAWANO, Ikuo OZAKI, Akihiro FUJIMOTO, Toshihiro HORIUCHI