Patents by Inventor Yasunobu Nakamura
Yasunobu Nakamura 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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Publication number: 20240149727Abstract: A power generation support system for a vehicle in which a plurality of solar cell panels are attached to a vehicle body, the power generation support system including: a estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of power generated per unit hour by the plurality of solar cell panels when the vehicle is to be parked in a scheduled parking area so that the front of the vehicle faces a first direction and estimate an amount of power generated per unit hour by the plurality of solar cell panels when the vehicle is to be parked in the scheduled parking area so that the front of the vehicle faces a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and an output unit configured to output information about a direction in which the vehicle faces when it is to be parked in the scheduled parking area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Yasunobu SEKI, Hiroki AWANO, Tomoko NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO, Kosuke YONEKAWA
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Publication number: 20240088704Abstract: A charge support system including: a detection unit configured to detect that a vehicle is scheduled to be parked for a predetermined period or longer; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a charging of a storage battery when the detection unit detects that the vehicle is scheduled to be parked for a predetermined period or longer; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, whether or not it is necessary to keep storing electricity generated by a solar cell panel in the storage battery; and a notification unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that it is not necessary to keep storing the electricity generated by the solar cell panel in the storage battery, send a notification prompting a driver to connect a charging cable to a storage apparatus outside the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Yasunobu SEKI, Hiroki AWANO, Tomoko NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO, Kosuke YONEKAWA
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Publication number: 20240078910Abstract: A charge support system for a plurality of vehicles capable of traveling autonomously, each of the vehicles including a solar cell panel attached to a vehicle body and a storage battery configured to store electricity generated by the solar cell panel, the charge support system including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, regarding the plurality of vehicles parked in a predetermined parking area, at least information about charging efficiencies of a plurality of the storage batteries of the respective vehicles by the electricity generated by a plurality of the solar cell panels of the respective vehicles and information about charging rates of the plurality of the storage batteries of the respective vehicles; and a traveling control unit configured to move the plurality of vehicles within a range of the predetermined parking area based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Yasunobu SEKI, Hiroki AWANO, Tomoko NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO, Kosuke YONEKAWA
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Publication number: 20240071152Abstract: Primary information relating to generation or use of electrical energy generated by the solar power generation apparatus (23) mounted in the vehicle (5) and secondary information relating to the vehicle (5) mounting the solar power generation apparatus (23) are acquired, and natural energy utilization information tying the acquired secondary information with the acquired primary information is prepared.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Yasunobu SEKI, Hiroki AWANO, Tomoko NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO, Kosuke YONEKAWA
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Publication number: 20240062088Abstract: A quantum logic gate operation device, comprising: two-qubit system in which a control qubit and a target qubit are coupled; a cross resonance drive pulse irradiator irradiating the control qubit with a cross resonance drive pulse; an echo pulse irradiation unit irradiating the control qubit with an echo pulse; and a control unit. The control unit controls the echo pulse irradiation unit such that the echo pulse irradiation unit irradiates the cross resonance drive pulse of the first phase during the first period, irradiates the cross resonance drive pulse with continuously changing the phase of the cross resonance drive pulse from the first phase to the second phase while maintaining the intensity of the cross resonance drive pulse during the second period, irradiates the cross resonance drive pulse of the second phase during the third period and irradiates an echo pulse during the second period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Kentaro HEYA, Yasunobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20230380303Abstract: A superconducting complex quantum computing circuit includes a circuit substrate in which a wiring pattern of a circuit element including quantum bits and measurement electrodes, and ground patterns are formed, and through-electrodes connecting the ground pattern formed on a first surface of the substrate surface and the ground pattern formed on a second surface; a first ground electrode including a first contact portion in contact with the ground patterns, and a first non-contact portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of the wiring pattern; a second ground electrode including a second contact portion in contact with the ground pattern; a control signal line provided with a contact spring pin at a tip; and a pressing member that presses the first ground electrode against the first surface of the circuit substrate or presses the second ground electrode against the second surface of the circuit substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Yasunobu NAKAMURA, Yutaka TABUCHI, Shuhei TAMATE
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Patent number: 11758829Abstract: A superconducting complex quantum computing circuit includes a circuit substrate in which a wiring pattern of a circuit element including quantum bits and measurement electrodes, and ground patterns are formed, and through-electrodes connecting the ground pattern formed on a first surface of the substrate surface and the ground pattern formed on a second surface; a first ground electrode including a first contact portion in contact with the ground patterns, and a first non-contact portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of the wiring pattern; a second ground electrode including a second contact portion in contact with the ground pattern; a control signal line provided with a contact spring pin at a tip; and a pressing member that presses the first ground electrode against the first surface of the circuit substrate or presses the second ground electrode against the second surface of the circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Yasunobu Nakamura, Yutaka Tabuchi, Shuhei Tamate
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Publication number: 20230189666Abstract: A quantum gate device includes a first superconducting circuit which includes at least one of Josephson devices in an annular circuit including a superconducting wire and resonates at a first resonance frequency, a second superconducting circuit which includes at least one of Josephson devices in an annular circuit including a superconducting wire and resonates at a second resonance frequency, a connection unit which includes a capacitor and a superconducting wire provided at each electrode of the capacitor and connects the first and second circuits, a magnetic field application means applying a magnetic field to one or both of the first and second circuits, a quantum gate control electromagnetic wave irradiation unit irradiating one of the first and second circuits with a control electromagnetic wave, and an unnecessary transition suppression electromagnetic wave irradiation unit irradiating one of the first and second circuits with an unnecessary interaction suppression electromagnetic wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Atsushi NOGUCHI, Alto OSADA, Yasunobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20220376797Abstract: A microwave photon control device includes a first qubit and a second qubit that are connected in parallel to a waveguide through which microwave photons propagate, and a direct coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit. An interval between the first qubit and the second qubit is (ΒΌ+n/2) times as long as a wavelength of microwave photons (where n is an integer equal to or larger than 0). A quantum entangled state is formed between the first qubit and the second qubit. The direct coupling cancels out a coupling via the waveguide between the first qubit and the second qubit. By a relaxation rate of the first qubit and the second qubit, and a phase of the quantum entangled state being controlled, the microwave photon control device operates while switching between a first operation mode, a second operation mode, and a third operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Shingo KONO, Yasunobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20220269968Abstract: A quantum gate device includes a first superconducting circuit which resonates at a first resonance frequency, second superconducting circuit which resonates at a second resonance frequency, and connector which connects these circuits. The first superconducting circuit includes a single first Josephson device, second Josephson device group, and first capacitor. The second Josephson device group includes n Josephson devices connected by a line made of a superconductor. The Josephson energy possessed by each of the n Josephson devices is greater than n times that of the first Josephson device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Atsushi NOGUCHI, Yasunobu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20220021372Abstract: This nonlinear microwave filter is provided with quantum bits that are formed on a circuit board in which target quantum bits are formed which are quantum bits controlled in a superconducting quantum circuit, and that are coupled to a control waveguide to which the target quantum bits are coupled, wherein the distance to a waveguide end in the control waveguide is within a predetermined range from semi integer times the resonant wavelength, the quantum bits have a resonant frequency in which the difference from the resonant frequency of the target quantum bits is within a predetermined range, and the coupling to the control waveguide is stronger by a predetermined value than the coupling between the target quantum bits and the control waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Yasunobu NAKAMURA, Shingo KONO, Kazuki KOSHINO
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Publication number: 20210343785Abstract: A superconducting complex quantum computing circuit includes a circuit substrate in which a wiring pattern of a circuit element including quantum bits and measurement electrodes, and ground patterns are formed, and through-electrodes connecting the ground pattern formed on a first surface of the substrate surface and the ground pattern formed on a second surface; a first ground electrode including a first contact portion in contact with the ground patterns, and a first non-contact portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of the wiring pattern; a second ground electrode including a second contact portion in contact with the ground pattern; a control signal line provided with a contact spring pin at a tip; and a pressing member that presses the first ground electrode against the first surface of the circuit substrate or presses the second ground electrode against the second surface of the circuit substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Yasunobu NAKAMURA, Yutak TABUCHI, Shuhei TAMATE
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Patent number: 9991436Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost thermoelectric converter element having high productivity and excellent conversion efficiency. A thermoelectric converter element according to the present invention includes a substrate 4, a magnetic film 2 provided on the substrate 4 with a certain magnetization direction A and formed of a polycrystalline magnetically insulating material, and an electrode 3 provided on the magnetic film 2 with a material exhibiting a spin-orbit interaction. When a temperature gradient is applied to the magnetic film 2, a spin current is generated so as to flow from the magnetic film 2 toward the electrode 3. A current I is generated in a direction perpendicular to the magnetization direction A of the magnetic film 2 by the inverse spin Hall effect in the electrode 3.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Yasunobu Nakamura, Shinichi Yorozu, Kenichi Uchida, Eiji Saitoh
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Patent number: 9343647Abstract: A position detection device includes a thermoelectric conversion portion which includes a magnetic layer and a plurality of electrodes. The magnetic layer has magnetization. The plurality of electrodes are formed of a material having spin-orbit interaction, and are formed on the magnetic layer so as to extend in a direction which intersects with the magnetization direction of the magnetic layer. When an arbitrary location on the layer-surface of the magnetic layer is heated, the thermoelectric conversion portion modulates the effective temperature in the magnetic layer and induces a spin Seebeck effect. As a result, the thermoelectric conversion portion generates, from the plurality of electrodes, a voltage corresponding to the heated position as position information.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Hiroyuki Endoh, Yasunobu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9224936Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device includes: a substrate; two magnetic layers having a fixed magnetization direction with respect to the substrate; and at least one electrode including a material having a spin orbit interaction, wherein a gap (or dielectric layer of low thermal conductivity) is provided between the magnetic layers. A thickness of the gap (or dielectric layer) is of a distance within the range at that a magnetic dipole interaction is exerted, and a film thickness of the magnetic layers is of about a characteristic length determined by diffusion or the like of a magnetic excitation.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunobu Nakamura, Akihiro Kirihara, Shinichi Yorozu
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Publication number: 20140182645Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric conversion element capable of converting both a temperature gradient in an in-plane direction and a temperature gradient in a direction perpendicular to plane into electric power at the same time. The thermoelectric conversion element includes: a substrate; a magnetic film provided on the substrate and formed of a polycrystalline magnetic insulator material that is magnetizable in a predetermined direction having a component parallel to a film surface; and electrodes provided to the magnetic film and made of a material having a spin orbit interaction. The thermoelectric conversion element is configured to be capable of outputting a temperature gradient perpendicular to a surface of the magnetic film as a potential difference in a surface of one of the electrodes and outputting a temperature gradient parallel to the surface of the magnetic film as a potential difference between the electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NEC CorporationInventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Yasunobu Nakamura, Shinichi Yorozu, Kenichi Uchida, Eiji Saitoh
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Publication number: 20140096810Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device includes: a substrate; two magnetic layers having a fixed magnetization direction with respect to the substrate; and at least one electrode including a material having a spin orbit interaction, wherein a gap (or dielectric layer of low thermal conductivity) is provided between the magnetic layers. A thickness of the gap (or dielectric layer) is of a distance within the range at that a magnetic dipole interaction is exerted, and a film thickness of the magnetic layers is of about a characteristic length determined by diffusion or the like of a magnetic excitation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Yasunobu Nakamura, Akihiro Kirihara, Shinichi Yorozu
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Publication number: 20140048115Abstract: A position detection device includes a thermoelectric conversion portion which includes a magnetic layer and a plurality of electrodes. The magnetic layer has magnetization. The plurality of electrodes are formed of a material having spin-orbit interaction, and are formed on the magnetic layer so as to extend in a direction which intersects with the magnetization direction of the magnetic layer. When an arbitrary location on the layer-surface of the magnetic layer is heated, the thermoelectric conversion portion modulates the effective temperature in the magnetic layer and induces a spin Seebeck effect. As a result, the thermoelectric conversion portion generates, from the plurality of electrodes, a voltage corresponding to the heated position as position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Hiroyuki Endoh, Yasunobu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20130312802Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost thermoelectric converter element having high productivity and excellent conversion efficiency. A thermoelectric converter element according to the present invention includes a substrate 4, a magnetic film 2 provided on the substrate 4 with a certain magnetization direction A and formed of a polycrystalline magnetically insulating material, and an electrode 3 provided on the magnetic film 2 with a material exhibiting a spin-orbit interaction. When a temperature gradient is applied to the magnetic film 2, a spin current is generated so as to flow from the magnetic film 2 toward the electrode 3. A current I is generated in a direction perpendicular to the magnetization direction A of the magnetic film 2 by the inverse spin Hall effect in the electrode 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Kirihara, Yasunobu Nakamura, Shinichi Yorozu, Kenichi Uchida, Eiji Saitoh
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Publication number: 20090008789Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro tunnel-junction circuit capable of remarkably relieving the limitation of a circuit pattern to be manufactured and remarkably relieving the limitation of a metallic material to be used. In the method, a three-layer structure is formed by laminating a first metal, an insulator, and a second metal on a substrate in this order, a narrow wall part is formed by cutting the three-layer structure in the depth direction by using a converging ion beam, at least one laterally passed through-hole is formed in the wall part by using the converging ion beam, and at least one recessed portion positioned adjacent to the hole is formed by cutting the upper surface of the wall part in the depth direction. The hole is a through-hole starting at the position of the head of the second metal to the position of the head of the substrate and the recessed part is formed to be recessed from the upper surface of the wall part into the first metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2004Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicants: Riken, NEC CorporationInventors: Michio Watanabe, Yasunobu Nakamura