Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Shoji

Yasuhiro Shoji 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).

  • Publication number: 20250129450
    Abstract: This composition includes a Ru—Mo—W alloy having, in atomic %, a chemical composition including Mo: greater than 0% and 49% or less and W: greater than 0% and 45% or less, and the total content of Mo and W in the Ru—Mo—W alloy is greater than 30% and less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Rikito MURAKAMI, Akira YOSHIKAWA, Kei KAMADA, Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI, Shiika ITOI, Yasuhiro SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20250093565
    Abstract: A core material (102) is contained in a cylindrical container (101) (first step). The container (101) is formed from a thermoplastic cladding material. The container (101) can be formed from a heat resistant glass such as a borosilicate glass, for example. The core material (102) is a halide having a lower melting point than the cladding material. Next, the container (101) containing the core material (102) is heated using a heater (151) and stretched, thereby forming an optical fiber emitter (105) comprising a core (103) formed from a halide crystal, and a cladding (104) formed from the cladding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Akira YOSHIKAWA, Kei KAMADA, Ryuga YAJIMA, Rikito MIRAKAMI, Yasuhiro SHOJI
  • Patent number: 11158784
    Abstract: The present invention makes clear and defines a congruent composition of a langasite-based oxide, and establishes a method of manufacturing a crystal by any desired composition of AE3ME1+a(Ga1?xAlx)3+bSi2+cO14 (AE is an alkaline-earth metal, ME is Nb or Ta, 0?x?1, ?0.5<a?0 or 0<a<0.5, ?0.5<b?0 or 0<b?0.5, and ?0.5<c?0 or 0<c<0.5, excluding a=b=c=0). This makes it possible to suppress the formation of an impurity, and improve the yield and crystal manufacturing rate. The raw material is a raw material mixture prepared by mixing an alkaline-earth metal or its carbonate or oxide, Nb or Ta or its oxide, Ga or its oxide, Al or its oxide, and Si or its oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: PIEZO STUDIO INC., TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira Yoshikawa, Yuui Yokota, Yuji Ohashi, Kei Kamada, Tetsuo Kudo, Kenji Inoue, Yasuhiro Shoji, Yu Igarashi, Mototaka Arakawa, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Akihiro Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20210277504
    Abstract: A metal member according to this invention is composed of polycrystals of a metal made of ruthenium or an alloy containing ruthenium at a maximum ratio. The aspect ratio of a crystal grain of the polycrystalline metal member is 1.5 or more. A plurality of crystal grains forming the metal member are arranged with their major axes being pointed in the same direction, and the number of crystal grains in a section in the major axis direction of the crystal grains is 120 or less per 1 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Akira YOSHIKAWA, Rikito MURAKAMI, Yui YOKOTA, Takayuki NIHEI, Kei KAMADA, Yasuhiro SHOJI, Shunsuke KUROSAWA, Akihiro YAMAJI, Yuji OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10871786
    Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a substrate processing apparatus and a measurement apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a gas supply unit. The gas supply unit includes a flow rate controller and a secondary valve. The secondary valve is connected to a secondary side of the flow rate controller. The secondary valve is opened when a voltage is output from a first controller of the substrate processing system through a wiring. The measurement apparatus measures the flow rate of the gas output from the flow rate controller according to the instruction from the first controller. The measurement apparatus includes a second controller. The measurement apparatus includes a relay provided on the wiring. The second controller is configured to control the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Risako Miyoshi, Norihiko Amikura, Kazuyuki Miura, Hiroshi Yazaki, Yasuhiro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20190301912
    Abstract: A substrate processing system according to an exemplary embodiment includes a substrate processing apparatus and a measurement apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a gas supply unit. The gas supply unit includes a flow rate controller and a secondary valve. The secondary valve is connected to a secondary side of the flow rate controller. The secondary valve is opened when a voltage is output from a first controller of the substrate processing system through a wiring. The measurement apparatus measures the flow rate of the gas output from the flow rate controller according to the instruction from the first controller. The measurement apparatus includes a second controller. The measurement apparatus includes a relay provided on the wiring. The second controller is configured to control the relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Risako MIYOSHI, Norihiko AMIKURA, Kazuyuki MIURA, Hiroshi YAZAKI, Yasuhiro SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20190140160
    Abstract: The present invention makes clear and defines a congruent composition of a langasite-based oxide, and establishes a method of manufacturing a crystal by any desired composition of AE3ME1+a(Ga1-xAlx)3+bSi2+cO14 (AE is an alkaline-earth metal, ME is Nb or Ta, 0?x?1, ?0.5<a?0 or 0<a<0.5, ?0.5<b?0 or 0<b?0.5, and ?0.5<c?0 or 0<c<0.5, excluding a=b=c=0). This makes it possible to suppress the formation of an impurity, and improve the yield and crystal manufacturing rate. The raw material is a raw material mixture prepared by mixing an alkaline-earth metal or its carbonate or oxide, Nb or Ta or its oxide, Ga or its oxide, Al or its oxide, and Si or its oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Akira YOSHIKAWA, Yuui YOKOTA, Yuji OHASHI, Kei KAMADA, Tetsuo KUDO, Kenji INOUE, Yasuhiro SHOJI, Yu IGARASHI, Mototaka ARAKAWA, Shunsuke KUROSAWA, Akihiro YAMAJI
  • Patent number: 10174247
    Abstract: An illuminant has a short fluorescence lifetime, high transparency, and high light yield and a radiation detector uses the illuminant. The illuminant is appropriate for a radiation detector for detecting gamma-rays, X-rays, ?-rays, and neutron rays, and has high radiation resistance, a short fluorescence decay time and high emission intensity. The illuminant has a garnet structure using emission from the 4f5d level of Ce3+, and includes a garnet illuminant prepared by co-doping of at least one type of monovalent or divalent cation at a molar ratio of 7000 ppm or less with respect to all cations, to an illuminant having a garnet structure represented by general formula CexRE3?xM5+yO12+3y/2 (where 0.0001?x?0.3, 0?y?0.5 or 0?y??0.5, M is one type or two or more types selected from Al, Lu, Ga, and Sc, and RE is one type or two or more types selected from La, Pr, Gd, Tb, Yb, Y, and Lu).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD., C & A CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Yuui Yokota, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Yasuhiro Shoji
  • Patent number: 10011770
    Abstract: A crystal material that is represented by a general formula (1): (RExA1-x-y-sByM?s)2+?(Si1-t,M?t)2+?O7+? (1), the crystal material having a pyrochlore type structure, being a nonstoichiometric composition, and being a congruent melting composition, wherein in Formula (1), A contains at least one or more selected from Gd, Y, La, Sc, Yb, and Lu; B contains at least one or more selected from La, Gd, Yb, Lu, Y, and Sc; 0.1?y<0.4; RE contains at least one or more selected from Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Tb, and Yb; 0<x<0.1; M? and M? contain at least one or more selected from Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, Hf, Fe, Ta, and W; 0?s<0.01 and 0?t<0.01; and 0<|?|<0.3 and 0?|?|<0.3 and 0?|?|<0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, C&A CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kurosawa, Akira Yoshikawa, Kei Kamada, Yuui Yokota, Yuji Ohashi, Takahiko Horiai, Yasuhiro Shoji, Rikito Murakami
  • Patent number: 9951854
    Abstract: A differential gear set assembling method includes: a pivoting step of closing openings by guide portion and pivoting a pair of pinions between a pair of side gears; and an insertion step of inserting a pinion shaft into a pair of case shaft holes and a pair of pinion shaft holes from outside the differential case. The pivoting step is performed in a state where projecting portions are buried in the guide portions. The insertion step is performed in a state where the projecting portions are projected from the guide portions toward the pair of side gears, and the pair of side gears are pressed by the projecting portions so as to apply loads against biasing forces of coned disc springs to the pair of side gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shoji, Takahisa Masuyama, Masaya Komada
  • Publication number: 20180100101
    Abstract: A crystal material that is represented by a general formula (1): (RExA1-x-y-sByM?s)2+?(Si1-t?M?t)2+?O7+? (1), the crystal material having a pyrochlore type structure, being a nonstoichiometric composition, and being a congruent melting composition, wherein in Formula (1), A contains at least one or more selected from Gd, Y, La, Sc, Yb, and Lu; B contains at least one or more selected from La, Gd, Yb, Lu, Y, and Sc; 0.1?y<0.4; RE contains at least one or more selected from Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Tb, and Yb; 0<x<0.1; M? and M? contain at least one or more selected from Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, Hf, Fe, Ta, and W; 0?s<0.01 and 0?t<0.01; and 0<|?|<0.3 and 0?|?|<0.3 and 0?|?|<0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Shunsuke KUROSAWA, Akira YOSHIKAWA, Kei KAMADA, Yuui YOKOTA, Yuji OHASHI, Takahiko HORIAI, Yasuhiro SHOJI, Rikito MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9810792
    Abstract: A crystal material represented by a general formula (1): (Gd1-x-y-zLaxMEyREz)2MM2O7?? (1), where ME is at least one selected from Y, Yb, Sc, and Lu; RE is Ce or Pr; MM is at least one selected from Si and Ge; and ranges of x, y, and z are represented by the following (i): (i) 0.0?x+y+z<1.0, 0.05?x+z<1.0, 0.0?y<1.0, and 0.0001?z<0.05 (where, when RE is Ce, y=0 is an exception).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira Yoshikawa, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Yuui Yokota, Yasuhiro Shoji, Akira Suzuki, Toetsu Shishido
  • Publication number: 20170044433
    Abstract: An illuminant has a short fluorescence lifetime, high transparency, and high light yield and a radiation detector uses the illuminant. The illuminant is appropriate for a radiation detector for detecting gamma-rays, X-rays, ?-rays, and neutron rays, and has high radiation resistance, a short fluorescence decay time and high emission intensity. The illuminant has a garnet structure using emission from the 4f5d level of Ce3+, and includes a garnet illuminant prepared by co-doping of at least one type of monovalent or divalent cation at a molar ratio of 7000 ppm or less with respect to all cations, to an illuminant having a garnet structure represented by general formula CexRE3?xM5+yO12+3y/2 (where 0.0001?x?0.3, 0?y?0.5 or 0?y??0.5, M is one type or two or more types selected from Al, Lu, Ga, and Sc, and RE is one type or two or more types selected from La, Pr, Gd, Tb, Yb, Y, and Lu).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD., C & A CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei KAMADA, Akira YOSHIKAWA, Yuui YOKOTA, Shunsuke KUROSAWA, Yasuhiro SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20160341296
    Abstract: A differential gear set assembling method includes: a pivoting step of closing openings by guide portion and pivoting a pair of pinions between a pair of side gears; and an insertion step of inserting a pinion shaft into a pair of case shaft holes and a pair of pinion shaft holes from outside the differential case. The pivoting step is performed in a state where projecting portions are buried in the guide portions. The insertion step is performed in a state where the projecting portions are projected from the guide portions toward the pair of side gears, and the pair of side gears are pressed by the projecting portions so as to apply loads against biasing forces of coned disc springs to the pair of side gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SHOJI, Takahisa MASUYAMA, Masaya KOMADA
  • Publication number: 20150346360
    Abstract: A crystal material represented by a general formula (1): (Gd1-x-y-zLaxMEyREz)2MM2O7 (1), where ME is at least one selected from Y, Yb, Sc, and Lu; RE is Ce or Pr; MM is at least one selected from Si and Ge; and ranges of x, y, and z are represented by the following (i): (i) 0.0?x+y+z<1.0, 0.05?x+z<1.0, 0.0?y<1.0, and 0.0001?z<0.05 (where, when RE is Ce, y=0 is an exception).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira YOSHIKAWA, Shunsuke KUROSAWA, Yuui YOKOTA, Yasuhiro SHOJI, Akira SUZUKI, Toetsu SHISHIDO
  • Patent number: 6187964
    Abstract: A method of producing a phenol compound comprising a step of oxidizing an aromatic aldehyde to an aryl formate and an aromatic carboxylic acid with an oxygen-containing gas, and a step of decomposing the aryl formate to the phenol compound. To facilitate the separation of the aryl formate and the unreacted aromatic aldehyde, a mixture of the aryl formate and the unreacted aromatic aldehyde is recycled to the oxidation process to concentrate the aryl formate in the oxidation mixture. Alternatively, the oxidation process is carried out in an organic solvent having substantially no ability of dissolving water to increase the conversion of the aromatic aldehyde and the selectivity of the aryl formate, thereby producing the aryl formate in a high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo Tanaka, Yukio Sakai, Yasuhiro Shoji, Takafumi Yoshimura, Masatoshi Yoshimura