Patents by Inventor Yasunori Yamamoto

Yasunori Yamamoto 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: 20230032587
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a program for more appropriately determining a condition for appropriately recognizing a semiconductor pattern are provided. A method for determining a condition related to a captured image of a charged particle beam apparatus including: acquiring, by a processor, a plurality of captured images, each of the captured images being an image generated by irradiating a pattern formed on a wafer with a charged particle beam, and detecting electrons emitted from the pattern, each of the captured images being an image captured according to one or more imaging conditions, the method further including: acquiring teaching information for each of the captured images; acquiring, by the processor, one or more feature determination conditions; calculating, by the processor, a feature for each of the captured images based on each of the feature determination conditions, at least one of the imaging condition and the feature determination condition being plural.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro NISHIHATA, Yuji TAKAGI, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasunori GOTO, Yasutaka TOYODA
  • Patent number: 11530494
    Abstract: A spinneret includes: a plate including a plurality of nozzle holes formed therein. In the plates, the plurality of nozzle holes are formed in a substantially rectangular area on a principal surface, the rectangular area includes a non-forming zone that intersects with nozzle hole rows, the non-forming zone continuously extending from one long side of the rectangle to the other long side, and the non-forming zone including no nozzle holes, in nozzle hole rows with which the non-forming zone intersects out of the nozzle hole rows, in each of the nozzle hole rows, the nozzle hole is not formed on a part where the non-forming zone intersects with a position of the regular interval at which the nozzle holes are aligned, and the nozzle hole corresponding to number of the unformed nozzle holes is additionally formed in a short side direction of the nozzle hole row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joji Funakoshi, Taku Yamamoto, Tomoki Tamura, Yasunori Kanemori
  • Publication number: 20220371625
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus operates in various modes, e.g., a normal mode in which plural travel functions of a vehicle are controlled by plural driving functions of a driver; an automatic mode in which all driving functions are performed by the vehicle; an optimization mode in which, when a temporary reduction of driving performance of any of the plural driving functions of the driver is detected, physical stimulation and/or information that makes the driver recognize the temporary reduction of the driving performance is provided to the driver; and an assistance mode in which, when a chronic reduction of the driving performance of any of the plural driving functions of the driver is detected, information on assistance with execution of the driving performance is provided to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro TOCHIOKA, Yasunori YAMAMOTO, Yohei IWASHITA, Yoshitaka FUJIHARA, Takashi SUGANO
  • Publication number: 20220359151
    Abstract: From a reference waveform 112 and a BSE signal waveform 211 that is extracted from a backscattered electron image and indicates a backscattered electron signal intensity from a pattern along a first direction, a difference waveform indicating a relationship between the backscattered electron signal intensity and a difference between a coordinate of the BSE signal waveform and a coordinate of the reference waveform which have the same backscattered electron signal intensity is generated, and presence or absence of a shielded region 203 that is not irradiated with a primary electron beam on a side wall of the pattern is determined based on the difference waveform. The reference waveform indicates a backscattered electron signal intensity from a reference pattern along the first direction in which the side wall is formed perpendicularly to an upper surface and a bottom surface of the pattern when the reference pattern is scanned with the primary electron beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Sun, Yasunori Goto, Takuma Yamamoto, Makoto Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20220350332
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220350331
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kohtaro SABE, Yasunori KAWANAMI, Kenta KAWAMOTO, Tsutomu SAWADA, Satoru SHIMIZU, Peter DUERR, Yuki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11422560
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20220231123
    Abstract: A stack includes a base portion consisting of silicon carbide and having a first surface that is a Si face and a carbon atom thin film disposed on the first surface and including a first main surface facing the first surface and a second main surface that is a main surface on an opposite side from the first main surface. The carbon atom thin film consists of carbon atoms. The carbon atom thin film includes at least one of a buffer layer that is a carbon atom layer including carbon atoms bonded to silicon atoms forming the Si face and a graphene layer. The second main surface includes a plurality of terraces parallel to the Si face of the silicon carbide forming the base portion and a plurality of steps connecting together the plurality of terraces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuminori MITSUHASHI, Yasunori TATENO, Masahiro ADACHI, Yoshiyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220230842
    Abstract: In order to measure a 3D profile of a pattern formed on a sample obtained by stacking a plurality of different materials, for each of materials constituting the pattern, an attenuation coefficient ? indicating a probability of an electron being scattered at a unit distance in the material previously stored, an interface position where different materials are in contact, upper and bottom surface positions of the pattern in a BSE image are extracted, and a depth from the upper surface position to a specified position of the pattern is calculated based on a ratio nIh of a contrast between the specified position and the bottom surface position of the pattern to a contrast between the upper and bottom surface positions of the pattern in the BSE image, an attenuation coefficient of a material at the bottom and specified positions of the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Wei SUN, Takuma YAMAMOTO, Yasunori GOTO
  • Patent number: 11128110
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology comprise a method and apparatus for an ignition system. In various embodiments, the ignition system activates a soft shutdown of an ignition coil in the event of an over dwell condition. The apparatus comprises a first counter and a second counter that are selectively activated at predetermined events. An output of the second counter controls the value of a reference current that decreases linearly over time and wherein a rate of change of the reference current may be adjusted according to a frequency of a clock signal. In various embodiments, the soft shutdown operates independent of the supply voltage and temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yasunori Yamamoto, Mikio Yamagishi, Yoshitaka Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10962496
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for water detection using a capacitive sensor. A door handle apparatus may include a first sensor and a second sensor positioned to detect water flowing across the sensors. Each sensor may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein each sensor operates independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Yasunori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200378915
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for water detection using a capacitive sensor. A door handle apparatus may include a first sensor and a second sensor positioned to detect water flowing across the sensors. Each sensor may comprise a first electrode, a second electrode, wherein each sensor operates independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Yasunori YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10840653
    Abstract: An electric device includes a first receptacle to which a first plug is connected, a second receptacle to which a second plug is connected, and a cover member configured to open/close the second receptacle. In a state in which the first plug is connected to the first receptacle, opening of the cover member is restricted by interference between the first plug and the cover member. In a state in which the second plug is connected to the second receptacle, connection of the first plug to the first receptacle is restricted by interference between the first plug and the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Shibata, Tetsuya Matsuhisa, Yasunori Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Nakada
  • Patent number: 10824264
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and system for a capacitive touch sensor. The system is configured to measure a capacitance of a capacitive sensor element and generate a corresponding voltage using a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit may include an amplifier configured to generate a plurality of amplified voltages by applying a set of gain values to the voltage. The sensing circuit may further analyze a set of values according to the plurality of the amplified voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya Tokunaga, Kensuke Goto, Hiroshi Yoshino, Yasunori Yamamoto, Takayasu Otagaki
  • Publication number: 20200304124
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a capacitive sensor. The capacitive sensor may include two sensor pads that have overlapping electric fields and operate independent from each other. The capacitive sensor may also include a ground electrode positioned adjacent to the sensor pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Yasunori YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200241682
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and system for a capacitive touch sensor. The system is configured to measure a capacitance of a capacitive sensor element and generate a corresponding voltage using a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit may include an amplifier configured to generate a plurality of amplified voltages by applying a set of gain values to the voltage. The sensing circuit may further analyze a set of values according to the plurality of the amplified voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya TOKUNAGA, Kensuke Goto, Hiroshi Yoshino, Yasunori Yamamoto, Takayasu Otagaki
  • Publication number: 20200241726
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and system for a touch sensor. The system may provide a sensing circuit connected to a touch sensor comprising a plurality of capacitive sense elements. The sensing circuit detects changes in the touch sensor and interprets whether the change represents a touch event or a non-touch event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya TOKUNAGA, Kensuke GOTO, Hiroshi YOSHINO, Yasunori YAMAMOTO, Takayasu OTAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20200169048
    Abstract: An electric device includes a first receptacle to which a first plug is connected, a second receptacle to which a second plug is connected, and a cover member configured to open/close the second receptacle. In a state in which the first plug is connected to the first receptacle, opening of the cover member is restricted by interference between the first plug and the cover member. In a state in which the second plug is connected to the second receptacle, connection of the first plug to the first receptacle is restricted by interference between the first plug and the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji SHIBATA, Tetsuya MATSUHISA, Yasunori YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro NAKADA
  • Patent number: 10392533
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an adhesive sheet having a surface sliding property and stainproof property. [Means for solving] An adhesive sheet is one that comprises at least a substrate and an adhesive layer, a static friction coefficient of the substrate is 0.05 or more and 1.50 or less, and an absolute value of a ?L* value of the substrate is 0.01 or more and 45.00 or less. A load at a time of 5% elongation of the substrate is preferably 1 N/cm or more and 15 N/cm or less. And a stress relaxation rate of the substrate by elongating to 10%, stopping the elongation at that state and after lapsing 600 seconds is preferably 40% or more and 100% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Imoto, Yoshio Nakagawa, Kenichi Nishikawa, Yasunori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190249041
    Abstract: Provided is a PSA sheet that allows installation of a protection sheet with good shape precision on the surface of an object to be protected. The PSA sheet provided by this invention comprises a substrate whose primary component is a resin film and a PSA layer placed on one face of the substrate. The PSA sheet comprises a protection sheet part which is adhered to an adherend to protect it, a marginal part bounded from the protection sheet part by a tear-off line surrounding the protection sheet part, and a tear-aiding structure provided along the tear-off line. The PSA sheet is configured so that after the protection sheet part is adhered to the adherend, when the marginal part is pulled in a direction in which the PSA sheet is peeled off the adherend, the marginal part is torn off the protection sheet part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi IGARASHI, Yasunori Yamamoto