Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Tamaru
Tsuyoshi Tamaru 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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Patent number: 11955593Abstract: A power storage module includes an electrode laminate including a plurality of bipolar electrodes which are laminated and a sealing body sealing a space between a pair of the bipolar electrodes adjacent to each other in a laminating direction among the plurality of bipolar electrodes in the electrode laminate. Each of the plurality of bipolar electrodes includes an electrode plate. The sealing body includes a group of primary sealing bodies each provided at an edge portion of the electrode plate and a secondary sealing body. The secondary sealing body includes a first resin portion that is provided along a side surface of the electrode laminate extending in the laminating direction and bonds the group of primary sealing bodies, and a second resin portion covering the first resin portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Kojiro Tamaru, Takafumi Yamasaki, Hiromi Ueda, Tsuyoshi Mariya, Masahiro Yamada
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Patent number: 11919697Abstract: An air cushioning material includes: a first module including a first air cell containing air, a second air cell containing air, and a first belt-like part connecting the first air cell and the second air cell to each other; a second module including a third air cell containing air, a fourth air cell containing air, and a second belt-like part connecting the third air cell and the fourth air cell to each other; a coupling part that couples a part of the second air cell and a part of the fourth air cell in a second direction, where a direction from the second air cell toward the first air cell and a direction from the fourth air cell toward the third air cell are defined as a first direction, and a direction intersecting the first direction is defined as the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Tomoaki Ito, Yuichi Ando, Masato Shimokawara, Hiroaki Takada, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Masato Shinomura
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Publication number: 20210323747Abstract: An air cushioning material includes: a first module including a first air cell containing air, a second air cell containing air, and a first belt-like part connecting the first air cell and the second air cell to each other; a second module including a third air cell containing air, a fourth air cell containing air, and a second belt-like part connecting the third air cell and the fourth air cell to each other; a coupling part that couples a part of the second air cell and a part of the fourth air cell in a second direction, where a direction from the second air cell toward the first air cell and a direction from the fourth air cell toward the third air cell are defined as a first direction, and a direction intersecting the first direction is defined as the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Tomoaki ITO, Yuichi ANDO, Masato SHIMOKAWARA, Hiroaki TAKADA, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Masato SHINOMURA
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Publication number: 20190244855Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10304726Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Junji Noguchi, Takayuki Oshima, Noriko Miura, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomio Iwasaki, Kiyomi Katsuyama, Tatsuyuki Saito, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Hizuru Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20190035678Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10121693Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Junji Noguchi, Takayuki Oshima, Noriko Miura, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomio Iwasaki, Kiyomi Katsuyama, Tatsuyuki Saito, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Hizuru Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10031453Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes the following. A heating unit includes an outer surface driven to rotate and heats a sheet on which color material is transferred. A reflecting unit reflects heat emitted from the heating unit. The reflecting unit further includes, a covering unit which covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the heating unit so that there is a predetermined space; and a movable unit which is provided in the covering unit and which can be switched between a first position and a second position in which air in the space can flow more easily than the first position. The fixing apparatus also includes, a switching unit which switches the movable unit between the first position and the second position; and a controller which controls the switching unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Publication number: 20180047620Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9818639Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Junji Noguchi, Takayuki Oshima, Noriko Miura, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomio Iwasaki, Kiyomi Katsuyama, Tatsuyuki Saito, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Hizuru Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20170200637Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9659867Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Junji Noguchi, Takayuki Oshima, Noriko Miura, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomio Iwasaki, Kiyomi Katsuyama, Tatsuyuki Saito, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Hizuru Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20170123355Abstract: A fixing apparatus includes the following. A heating unit includes an outer surface driven to rotate and heats a sheet on which color material is transferred. A reflecting unit reflects heat emitted from the heating unit. The reflecting unit further includes, a covering unit which covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the heating unit so that there is a predetermined space; and a movable unit which is provided in the covering unit and which can be switched between a first position and a second position in which air in the space can flow more easily than the first position. The fixing apparatus also includes, a switching unit which switches the movable unit between the first position and the second position; and a controller which controls the switching unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Miho Yamano, Hiroyuki Maeda, Dai Suwama, Midori Shimomura, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Publication number: 20170011994Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 9507300Abstract: A fixing device having: a heating unit; a first rotating member and rotating in a first rotational direction; a second rotating member contacting the first rotating member and thereby forming a nip through which a printing medium passes, wherein the second rotating member rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction; a reflective member provided around the first rotating member and having a reflection surface provided so as to face the first rotating member; and an inhibitory member inhibiting air in a space between the reflective member and the first rotating member from flowing out through a first gap between a downstream end of the reflective member in the first rotational direction and a closest portion of the first rotating member to the downstream end of the reflective member, wherein the inhibitory member overlaps with a part of the first gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Toru Hayase, Mamoru Fukaya, Naoki Kataoka, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Patent number: 9490213Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Junji Noguchi, Takayuki Oshima, Noriko Miura, Kensuke Ishikawa, Tomio Iwasaki, Kiyomi Katsuyama, Tatsuyuki Saito, Tsuyoshi Tamaru, Hizuru Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9207599Abstract: A fixing device having: a first rotating member rotating in a first rotational direction; a second rotating member contacting the first rotating member and thereby forming a nip through which a printing medium passes, wherein the second rotating member rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction; a heating unit heating the first rotating member in a heating section not overlapping with the nip when viewed in a plan view in the predetermined direction; and a first reflective member facing at least a part of a portion of the first rotating member that is located on a downstream side in the first rotational direction relative to the heating section but on an upstream side in the first rotational direction relative to the nip, the first reflective member having a reflection surface on the side facing the first rotating member.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Toru Hayase, Mamoru Fukaya, Naoki Kataoka, Tsuyoshi Tamaru
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Publication number: 20150268606Abstract: A fixing device having: a first rotating member rotating in a first rotational direction; a second rotating member contacting the first rotating member and thereby forming a nip through which a printing medium passes, wherein the second rotating member rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction; a heating unit heating the first rotating member in a heating section not overlapping with the nip when viewed in a plan view in the predetermined direction; and a first reflective member facing at least a part of a portion of the first rotating member that is located on a downstream side in the first rotational direction relative to the heating section but on an upstream side in the first rotational direction relative to the nip, the first reflective member having a reflection surface on the side facing the first rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Toru HAYASE, Mamoru FUKAYA, Naoki KATAOKA, Tsuyoshi TAMARU
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Publication number: 20150268607Abstract: A fixing device having: a heating unit; a first rotating member and rotating in a first rotational direction; a second rotating member contacting the first rotating member and thereby forming a nip through which a printing medium passes, wherein the second rotating member rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction; a reflective member provided around the first rotating member and having a reflection surface provided so as to face the first rotating member; and an inhibitory member inhibiting air in a space between the reflective member and the first rotating member from flowing out through a first gap between a downstream end of the reflective member in the first rotational direction and a closest portion of the first rotating member to the downstream end of the reflective member, wherein the inhibitory member overlaps with a part of the first gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Toru HAYASE, Mamoru FUKAYA, Naoki KATAOKA, Tsuyoshi TAMARU
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Publication number: 20150235962Abstract: The reliability of wirings, each of which includes a main conductive film containing copper as a primary component, is improved. On an insulating film including the upper surface of a wiring serving as a lower layer wiring, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbonitride film having excellent barrier properties to copper is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a silicon carbide film having excellent adhesiveness to a low dielectric constant material film is formed; on the insulating film, an insulating film formed of a low dielectric constant material as an interlayer insulating film is formed; and thereafter a wiring as an upper layer wiring is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Junji NOGUCHI, Takayuki OSHIMA, Noriko MIURA, Kensuke ISHIKAWA, Tomio IWASAKI, Kiyomi KATSUYAMA, Tatsuyuki SAITO, Tsuyoshi TAMARU, Hizuru YAMAGUCHI