Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Maeda

Tsuyoshi Maeda 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: 11971633
    Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged separately from each other; and a plurality of dielectric layers laminated in a first direction with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, in which the plurality of dielectric layers includes: a first dielectric layer that spreads over the plurality of pixel electrodes in a direction intersecting with the first direction; and a second dielectric layer that includes dielectric material having a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer, sandwiches the first dielectric layer together with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and has a slit at a position overlapping space between pixel electrodes adjacent when viewed from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Sakairi, Tomoaki Honda, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Keiichi Maeda, Chiho Araki, Katsunori Dai, Shunsuke Narui, Kunihiko Hikichi, Kouta Fukumoto, Toshiaki Okada, Takuma Matsuno, Yuu Kawaguchi, Yuuji Adachi, Koichi Amari, Hideki Kawaguchi, Seiya Haraguchi, Takayoshi Masaki, Takuya Fujino, Tadayuki Dofuku, Yosuke Takita, Kazuhiro Tamura, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11965701
    Abstract: In a heat exchanger, an outer diameter of a plurality of heat transfer pipes is defined as Do, a wall thickness is defined as tP, an area represented by a numerical expression of a row pitch L1×a step pitch L2 is defined as A, and an area represented by a numerical expression of ((Do?2×tP)/2)2×? is defined as B, a relation of Do<5.5 mm, a relation of (0.2076×tP2?0.1480×tP+0.0545)×Do{circumflex over (?)}(?0.0021×tP2?0.0528×tP+0.0164)?B/A?(0.0219×tP2?0.0185×tP+0.0043)×ln (Do)+(1.6950×tP2+1.8455×tP+1.5416), and a relation of B/A<0.0076×tP2?0.0417×tP+0.0574 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Akira Ishibashi, Atsushi Morita, Shin Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240118040
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between air and refrigerant; and a second heat exchanger provided in series with the first heat exchanger in a first direction that is a flow direction of the air, and configured to transfer heat between the air and the refrigerant. The first heat exchanger includes first heat transfer tubes through which the refrigerant flows, which are spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and each of which has a tube axis extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. The second heat exchanger includes: second heat transfer tubes though which the refrigerant flows, which are spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and each of which has a tube axis extending in the third direction; and a corrugated fin provided between the second heat transfer tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shin NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Atsushi MORITA, Akira ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 11946144
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electroless Pd plating solution which enables formation of a Pd plating film forming a plating film having excellent wire bondability even after a high-temperature thermal history. An electroless Pd plating solution of the present invention includes: a Palladium compound, a reducing agent, a complexing agent, and at least one selected from a group consisting of Ge and rare earth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: C. UYEMURA & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Katsuhisa Tanabe, Tomohiro Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20240093945
    Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes: a group of windward flat tubes, a group of leeward flat tubes and a distributor. When the outdoor heat exchanger acts as an evaporator, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of second flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, and the plurality of first flat tubes in this order, and when the outdoor heat exchanger acts as a condenser, the refrigerant flows through the plurality of first flat tubes, the plurality of third flat tubes, the plurality of fourth flat tubes, and the plurality of second flat tubes in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI, Shin NAKAMURA, Atsushi MORITA
  • Publication number: 20240060722
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a first header and a second header; and a plurality of heat-transfer members, each of the plurality of heat-transfer members having a first end in a second direction connected to the first header and a second end in the second direction connected to the second header. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of heat-transfer promotion members, each of the plurality of heat-transfer promotion members being located in the external space, being arranged in a central region between two heat-transfer members adjacent to each other in a first direction among the plurality of heat-transfer members, and extending in a third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Shin NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240003636
    Abstract: A flat heat transfer tube in an outdoor heat exchanger includes a main body and a connecting portion. The flat heat transfer tube has a plurality of flow paths spaced from each other. The flat heat transfer tube has a first side portion and a second side portion spaced from each other by a width. The connecting portion connected to an opening of a header has an opening end face in which each of the flow paths opens. In the connecting portion, the first side portion is tapered toward the opening end face to be reduced in width. A first opening end of a first flow path located closest to the first side portion has a second flow path cross-sectional area smaller than a first flow path cross-sectional area of an opening end of each of other flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi MORITA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Shin NAKAMURA, Akira YATSUYANAGI
  • Publication number: 20230417495
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a fin extending in a widthwise direction along an air flow direction and extending in a longitudinal direction crossing the air flow direction; and a heat transfer tube passing through the fin. The fin has a through hole. The heat transfer tube is inserted into the through hole. Each fin includes a planar portion, and a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion protruding from the planar portion. The first protruding portion is curved along the longitudinal direction. The second protruding portion has an extending portion extending in the longitudinal direction. The extending portion is located to overlap a center of the through hole in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Satoru YANACHI, Hiroshi CHIMURA, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230375283
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange portion and a second heat exchange portion. The first heat exchange portion includes a plurality of first flat tubes. The second heat exchange portion includes a plurality of second flat tubes. The heat exchanger further includes: a first header; a second header; and a third header connected to each of the first flat tubes and each of the second flat tubes. The third header includes: a first plate provided with a plurality of first insertion holes through which the second ends of the first flat tubes are respectively inserted and a plurality of second insertion holes through which the second ends of the second flat tubes are respectively inserted; and a second plate provided with a plurality of communication spaces each communicating with a corresponding one of the first insertion holes and a corresponding one of the second insertion holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Satoru YANACHI, Kodai MIYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230366639
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a fin extending in a widthwise direction along an air flow direction and extending in a longitudinal direction crossing the air flow direction; and a heat transfer tubepassing through the fin. The fin has a through hole. The fin includes a planar portion, and a first protruding portion, a second protruding portion and a third protruding portion protruding from the planar portion. The first protruding portion is curved along the longitudinal direction. The second protruding portion is located between the first protruding portion and the through hole and surrounds the through hole. The third protruding portion extends linearly in the longitudinal direction and is located on a leeward side relative to the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion in the air flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Satoru YANACHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI
  • Patent number: 11814717
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a palladium plating solution and a plating method for improving a bath stability of a palladium plating, without decreasing a deposition property of the palladium plating. A palladium plating solution for improving a bath stability, without decreasing a deposition property, comprising: an aqueous palladium compound: one or more complexing agent containing a compound having at least an ethylenediamine or a propylenediamine skeleton; a formic acid or a formate; and a sulfur compound, wherein the palladium plating solution is having two or more sulfide groups in a molecule of the sulfur compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Kaneko, Yuhei Oogami, Katsuhisa Tanabe, Tsuyoshi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20230358451
    Abstract: A distributor includes at least: a first flow path through which refrigerant flowing in from a refrigerant inflow unit flows in a first direction toward a heat transfer tube disposed on the side of a refrigerant outflow unit; two second flow paths branched from the first flow path; two third flow paths, through each of which the refrigerant flows in a second direction opposite to the first direction; two fourth flow paths, each of which is formed to protrude from a main body toward the second direction and through each of which the refrigerant flows in a third direction intersecting the two third flow paths; and two fifth flow paths, through each of which the refrigerant flows in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI
  • Publication number: 20230358483
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a fin extending in a widthwise direction along an air flow direction and extending in a longitudinal direction crossing the air flow direction; and a heat transfer tube passing through the fin. The fin includes a planar portion, and a plurality of first protruding portions and a plurality of second protruding portions that protrude from the planar portion. The plurality of first protruding portions include a first projection curved downward in the longitudinal direction, and a second projection curved upward in the longitudinal direction. Each of the plurality of second protruding portions surrounds a corresponding one of the plurality of through holes. A vertex of the first projection and a vertex of the second projection are located at the same position in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI
  • Publication number: 20230332806
    Abstract: An outdoor heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange module and a second heat exchange module, as heat exchange modules each including a plurality of heat transfer tubes and a securing connector that holds the heat transfer tubes. The securing connector has a holder plate holding one end of each of the heat transfer tubes, and a pair of side plates extending from the holder plate away from the heat transfer tubes. The pair of side plates of the securing connector of the first heat exchange module is joined to the pair of side plates of the securing connector of the second heat exchange module. The securing connectors of both of the first heat exchange module and the second heat exchange module define a space, and the heat transfer tubes of each of the first heat exchange module and the second heat exchange module communicate with the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi MORITA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Akira ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 11713926
    Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger, including a plurality of heat exchange members arranged in a first direction so as to be spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of heat exchange members includes: a heat transfer pipe extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a heat transfer plate provided to the heat transfer pipe along the second direction. The heat transfer plate includes extending portions extending away from the heat transfer pipe in a third direction intersecting with each of the first direction and the second direction. The heat transfer plate is formed separately from the heat transfer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Yuta Komiya, Shinya Higashiiue, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Ryota Akaiwa, Shigeyoshi Matsui, Akira Ishibashi, Eiji Hihara, Chaobin Dang, Jiyang Li
  • Publication number: 20230203665
    Abstract: A gold plating solution containing a gold cyanide salt, a reducing agent that is formaldehyde or its precursor, and an iron cyanide compound, and not containing a chelate compound having two or more iminodiacetic acid groups or aminomethylenephosphonic acid groups, is brought into contact with a chelating resin having an iminodiacetic acid group or an aminomethylenephosphonic acid group, thereby removing iron ions from the gold plating solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei KANEKO, Katsuhisa Tanabe, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Naoshi Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20230194191
    Abstract: A refrigerant distributer includes a plurality of plates. The refrigerant distributer is configured to divert, into a plurality of refrigerant flows, refrigerant flowing in from one or a plurality of inlet ports thereof and allow the refrigerant flows to be let out from a plurality of outlet ports thereof spaced from one another in a first direction. The plurality of plates include: an inflow plate having one of the plurality of inlet ports; a communication plate having a communication chamber communicating with the one of the plurality of inlet ports of the inflow plate; and a heat transfer tube insertion plate into which a heat transfer tube communicating with one of the plurality of outlet ports is inserted, the heat transfer tube insertion plate having heat transfer tube insertion space through which a plurality of the heat transfer tubes communicate with the communication chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI
  • Publication number: 20230194180
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchange portion in which a plurality of heat transfer tubes, in which refrigerant flows, are arranged in a height direction and grouped into, in order from an upper side in the height direction, a main, first auxiliary and second auxiliary heat exchange portion and configured to, when the heat exchanger serves as a condenser, allow the refrigerant to flow through the heat exchanger in order of the main heat exchange portion of the airflow downstream side row, the main heat exchange portion of the airflow upstream side row, the first auxiliary heat exchange portion of the airflow upstream side row, the first auxiliary heat exchange portion of the airflow downstream side row, the second auxiliary heat exchange portion of the airflow downstream side row, and the second auxiliary heat exchange portion of the airflow upstream side row, and flow out of the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Satoru YANACHI, Atsushi MORITA
  • Publication number: 20230175747
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first header, a second header and a plurality of heat transfer components, wherein the heat transfer components each includes a heat transfer tube extending from the first header to the second header and allowing refrigerant to flow in its inside, and an extension portion being provided in each of the heat transfer tubes and configured to promote heat transfer property of the heat transfer tubes, and wherein the extension portion includes a base portion extending from the heat transfer tube in a second direction in which air that flows between the plurality of heat transfer tubes flows, and a spacer portion extending from the base portion in the first direction and abutting the adjacent heat transfer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi MORITA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Akira ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 11662148
    Abstract: In a heat exchanger, each of a plurality of heat exchange members includes: a flat pipe; and a heat transfer plate integrated with the flat pipe along a longitudinal direction of the flat pipe. A width direction of each of the flat pipes intersects with a direction in which the plurality of heat exchange members are arranged side by side. Each of the heat transfer plates includes an extending portion extending outward in the width direction of each of the flat pipes from at least one of one end of a corresponding one of the flat pipes in the width direction and another end of the corresponding one of the flat pipes in the width direction. Each of the flat pipes has one or more flat pipe bent portions, each forming a groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the flat pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Akira Ishibashi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Shinya Higashiiue, Daisuke Ito, Shin Nakamura, Ryota Akaiwa, Akira Yatsuyanagi, Ryuichi Nagata, Eiji Hihara, Chaobin Dang, Jiyang Li