Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Hashimoto

Toshiyuki Hashimoto 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: 11975450
    Abstract: A transfer robot transfers workpieces while sucking upper surfaces of the workpieces. The transfer robot includes a first hand body attached to a first robotic arm, a second hand body attached to a second robotic arm, a first suction part attached to the first hand body, and a second suction part attached to the second hand body. The first suction part has a pair of suction bodies, the pair of suction bodies extending in a horizontal first direction and separated from each other in a horizontal second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second suction part has at least one suction body extending in the first direction, and the one suction body is changeable in an entering amount into an area between the pair of suction parts of the first suction part according to a relative movement of the second hand body in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Yoshikuwa, Toshiyuki Tsujimori, Kazunori Hirata, Takeshi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11948789
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a wafer includes a first and a second resin-application grinding step, and a third surface-grinding step. The first step includes: a first formation step of forming a first coating layer; a first surface-grinding step of placing the wafer so that the first coating layer contacts a reference surface of a table and surface-grinding a first surface of the wafer; and a first removal step of removing the first coating layer. The second step includes: a second formation step of forming a second coating layer; a second surface-grinding step of placing the wafer so that the second coating layer contacts the reference surface and surface-grinding the second surface; and a second removal step of removing the second coating layer. In the third step, the wafer is placed so that the last surface-ground surface contacts the reference surface and a surface opposite the contacted surface is surface-ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tanaka, Yasuyuki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20240106049
    Abstract: A battery case of the present disclosure includes a lower case for housing a battery with the upper side of the lower case opened; and an upper case provided on the upper side of the lower case to cover the battery. The lower case includes a lower case bottom surface on which the battery is placed and a lower case side surface extending upward from the edge of the lower case bottom surface. The lower case side surface includes, on its side where a module terminal of the battery is disposed, a cut part cut downward in such a way that the height of the lower case side surface becomes lower than the height of a position of the module terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yoshinori GOTO, Toshiyuki SEKI, Takayuki MITA, Kouji HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240098999
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a lower layer, a stacked body above the lower layer with first conductive layers and first insulating layers alternately stacked. A pillar penetrates through the stacked body to reach the lower layer. At least one first insulating layer other than the lowest among the first insulating layers in a first region of the stacked body is thicker than first insulating layers in a second region above the first region. The pillar has a first bowing shape at the height of the at least one thicker first insulating layer and a second bowing shape at a height in the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Junichi HASHIMOTO, Toshiyuki SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11935673
    Abstract: Provided are a varistor forming paste, a cured product thereof, and a varistor, that can increase the degree of freedom in designing an electronic device, and can exhibit appropriate varistor characteristics. The varistor forming paste contains an epoxy resin (A), a curing agent (B), and a carbon aerogel (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NAMICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pawel Czubarow, Daisuke Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Kamata, Toshiyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20240087787
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a coil part embedded in a magnetic element body. The coil part has a structure in which plural interlayer insulating films and plural conductor layers having a coil pattern are alternately stacked. At least one of the conductor layers has a clearance area having no coil pattern and extending radially outward from a center axis of the coil part. The magnetic element body includes a first magnetic resin layer provided in an inner diameter area of the coil part, a second magnetic resin layer provided in a radially outside area of the coil part, and a fifth magnetic resin layer filled in the clearance area and contacting the first and second magnetic resin layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki HASHIMOTO, Toshiyuki ABE, Takeshi OKUMURA, Tomonaga NISHIKAWA, Naoaki FUJII, Kazuhiro YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230367153
    Abstract: A light source device includes light sources arranged on a substrate in a matrix, and a reflective member. The reflective member includes first walls respectively surrounding the light sources, and defining first regions, and second walls located on an outer side of the first walls, and defining second regions each having an opening facing outside of the reflective member. The reflective member defines a pair of first sides parallel to one of a vertical direction and a lateral direction in a plan view, the pair of first sides being constituted by a part of the reflective member including at least one of the first walls and the first regions, and a second side inclined or curved with respect to the pair of first sides, the second side being constituted by a part of the reflective member including at least one of the second walls and the second regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Shimpei SASAOKA
  • Patent number: 11777055
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a partitioning member, a light transmissive member, a plurality of reflecting portions. The light sources are arranged on the substrate. Each of the light sources has a light emitting diode. The partitioning member includes a plurality of wall portions defining a plurality of sections respectively surrounding at least one of the light sources, the wall portions including top portions. The light transmissive member is arranged above the light sources. The plurality of reflecting portions are arranged on a lower surface of the light transmissive member. Lower surfaces of the reflecting portions are positioned lower than apexes of the top portions of the wall portions of the partitioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei Sasaoka, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Sho, Toshinobu Katsumata
  • Patent number: 11754879
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light sources, a substrate on which the light sources are arranged, and a reflective member arranged on the substrate via an adhesive member. The reflective member defines a plurality of through holes. The light sources are respectively disposed inside the through holes in a plan view. The adhesive member is light-reflective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Shimpei Sasaoka
  • Patent number: 11650455
    Abstract: A planar light source includes a mounting substrate, a plurality of light sources, a partition member, a frame body, a wavelength conversion member, and a light diffusion plate. The light sources are arranged two-dimensionally on the mounting substrate in a plan view. The partition member includes a wall portion surrounding each of the light sources except for outermost ones of the light sources in the plan view. The wall portions are located inward of the outermost ones of the light sources. The frame body has a bottom portion and a lateral wall surrounding the mounting substrate. The wavelength conversion member is disposed on the lateral wall of the frame body. The light diffusion plate is disposed above the plurality of light sources and the wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinobu Katsumata, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Naoya Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20220357619
    Abstract: A planar light source includes a mounting substrate, a plurality of light sources, a partition member, a frame body, a wavelength conversion member, and a light diffusion plate. The light sources are arranged two-dimensionally on the mounting substrate in a plan view. The partition member includes a wall portion surrounding each of the light sources except for outermost ones of the light sources in the plan view. The wall portions are located inward of the outermost ones of the light sources. The frame body has a bottom portion and a lateral wall surrounding the mounting substrate. The wavelength conversion member is disposed on the lateral wall of the frame body. The light diffusion plate is disposed above the plurality of light sources and the wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Toshinobu KATSUMATA, Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Naoya KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20220308272
    Abstract: A light-reflecting member includes a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions. The first regions are each defined by a first portion and a plurality of first wall portions surrounding the first portion in a plan view with the first wall portions being connected to the first portion. The first regions are arranged in a tessellation in the plan view. The second regions are arranged on an outer side relative to the first regions in the plan view. Each of the second regions includes a second portion located higher than the first portion of each of the first regions. The second portion is connected to at least one second wall portion on a side closer to an adjacent one of the first regions, the at least one second wall portion having a height smaller than a height of the first wall portion as measured from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Naoya KASHIWAGI, Toshinobu KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 11428984
    Abstract: A planar light source includes an irregular-shaped mounting substrate, light sources arranged along first and second directions in a plan view, and a light diffusion plate including a thick plate portion and a thin plate portion outward of outermost light sources in the plan view. In the first direction, a distance between an optical axis of one first distal-end light source of one array and an outer edge of the light diffusion plate is greater than a distance between that of another first distal-end light source of another array and the outer edge. In a plan view, the thin plate portion has a width along a straight line along the first direction from the optical axis of the one first distal-end light source toward the outer edge greater than a width along a straight line from the optical axis of the second distal-end light source toward the outer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinobu Katsumata, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Naoya Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20220269137
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light sources, a substrate on which the light sources are arranged, and a reflective member arranged on the substrate via an adhesive member. The reflective member defines a plurality of through holes. The light sources are respectively disposed inside the through holes in a plan view. The adhesive member is light-reflective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Shimpei SASAOKA
  • Patent number: 11372286
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix, a substrate, and a reflective member. The reflective member includes first walls defining a first region entirely surrounded by the first walls in a plan view, and second walls located on an outer side of the first walls, the second walls defining a second region having an opening facing outside of the reflective member and a third region. An area of the second region is greater than an area of the third region in the plan view. The light sources are disposed respectively in the first region and in the second region while none of the light sources is disposed in the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Shimpei Sasaoka
  • Publication number: 20220173285
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device according to the present invention includes: providing an intermediate member including: a support member including: housing portions, the housing portions having first recessed portion(s) each having a lateral wall and a bottom surface, and a coupling portion located between adjacent ones of the housing portions and having a height lower than a height of the lateral wall with reference to the bottom surface of the first recessed portion, a light source mounted on the bottom surface of the first recessed portion, and an encapsulant disposed in the first recessed portion; and forming a first light-transmissive member continuously covering the housing portions and the coupling portion. An inclined surface of the first light-transmissive member has a height above the coupling portion is lower than a height above the housing portions with reference to the bottom surface of the first recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei SASAOKA, Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Toshinobu KATSUMATA, Naoya KASHIWAGI
  • Patent number: 11205744
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a demarcating member and a light-diffusing plate. The substrate has a plurality of light sources. The demarcating member includes a plurality of wall parts defining a plurality of compartments respectively corresponding to the light sources with each of the light sources being surrounded by corresponding ones of the wall parts defining a single compartment. Each of the wall parts include a ridge part and an inclined surface part. The light-diffusing plate is disposed above the light sources and having a plurality of first protrusions disposed on a first surface of the light-diffusing plate facing the substrate. Each of the first protrusions overlaps the inclined surface part of each of corresponding ones of the wall parts in a plan view. Each of the first protrusions surrounds a corresponding one of the light sources in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei Sasaoka, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Toshinobu Katsumata, Yoshihiro Sho
  • Publication number: 20210373385
    Abstract: A planar light source includes an irregular-shaped mounting substrate, light sources arranged along first and second directions in a plan view, and a light diffusion plate including a thick plate portion and a thin plate portion outward of outermost light sources in the plan view. In the first direction, a distance between an optical axis of one first distal-end light source of one array and an outer edge of the light diffusion plate is greater than a distance between that of another first distal-end light source of another array and the outer edge. In a plan view, the thin plate portion has a width along a straight line along the first direction from the optical axis of the one first distal-end light source toward the outer edge greater than a width along a straight line from the optical axis of the second distal-end light source toward the outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Toshinobu KATSUMATA, Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Naoya KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20210313487
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a partitioning member, a light transmissive member, a plurality of reflecting portions. The light sources are arranged on the substrate. Each of the light sources has a light emitting diode. The partitioning member includes a plurality of wall portions defining a plurality of sections respectively surrounding at least one of the light sources, the wall portions including top portions. The light transmissive member is arranged above the light sources. The plurality of reflecting portions are arranged on a lower surface of the light transmissive member. Lower surfaces of the reflecting portions are positioned lower than apexes of the top portions of the wall portions of the partitioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shimpei SASAOKA, Toshiyuki HASHIMOTO, Yoshihiro SHO, Toshinobu KATSUMATA
  • Patent number: 11069831
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a partitioning member and a diffuser panel. The light sources are arranged on the substrate. Each of the light sources has a light emitting diode. The partitioning member includes a plurality of wall portions defining a plurality of sections respectively surrounding at least one of the light sources. The wall portions include top portions. The diffuser panel is arranged above the light sources. The diffuser panel defines a plurality of grooves respectively accommodating the top portions of the partitioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shimpei Sasaoka, Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Yoshihiro Sho, Toshinobu Katsumata