Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Kataoka

Yoshikazu Kataoka 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: 11973146
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit including: a substrate of a first conductivity type; a buried insulating film provided on the substrate; an active layer of the first conductivity type provided on the buried insulating film; a first impurity region of a second conductivity type formed within the active layer; an electric field relaxation layer of the second conductivity type formed within the active layer and surrounding the first impurity region; a second impurity region of the first conductivity type formed within the active layer and surrounding the electric field relaxation layer; and a groove formed surrounding the second impurity region and reaching the buried insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Kengo Shima, Yoshikazu Kataoka, Kazuya Adachi, Yuto Hakamata
  • Publication number: 20240088523
    Abstract: A terminal holding structure includes a detection terminal having a through hole penetrating in an attaching direction to an object to be conductively connected, a resin case including an insertion portion to be inserted into the through hole and configured to hold the detection terminal, and a restricting member configured to restrict movement of the detection terminal in the attaching direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Yoshikazu Ezuka, Ryota Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20240071478
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device comprises a first memory cell and a second memory cell. The semiconductor memory device is configured to be able to perform: a first operation which is a read operation or the like to the first memory cell; and a second operation which is a read operation or the like to the second memory cell. The semiconductor memory device transitions to a standby mode after performing the first operation in response to an input of a first command set and a second command set. The semiconductor memory device performs a charge share operation after the standby mode is released in response to an input of a third command set and a fourth command set during the standby mode. The semiconductor memory device performs the second operation using at least a part of an electric charge generated when the first operation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki KATAOKA, Yoshinao SUZUKI, Mai SHIMIZU, Kazuyoshi MURAOKA, Masami MASUDA, Yoshikazu HOSOMURA
  • Patent number: 11532608
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a protected element, a contact region, wiring, and a channel stopper region. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. The periphery of the diode is surrounded by an element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, and is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The wiring is arranged over the diode. One end portion of the wiring is connected to the contact region and another end portion extends over a passivation film. The channel stopper region is arranged at a portion on the main face of the anode region under the wiring between the contact region and the element isolation region, and is set with an opposite conductivity type to the contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20220302323
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit including: a substrate of a first conductivity type; a buried insulating film provided on the substrate; an active layer of the first conductivity type provided on the buried insulating film; a first impurity region of a second conductivity type formed within the active layer; an electric field relaxation layer of the second conductivity type formed within the active layer and surrounding the first impurity region; a second impurity region of the first conductivity type formed within the active layer and surrounding the electric field relaxation layer; and a groove formed surrounding the second impurity region and reaching the buried insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kengo SHIMA, Yoshikazu KATAOKA, Kazuya ADACHI, Yuto HAKAMATA
  • Patent number: 11444074
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a protected element, an element isolation region, a contact region, and a shield region. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. A periphery of the diode is surrounded by the element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and is set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The shield region is arranged between the cathode region and the contact region so as to extend from the main face of the anode region as far as a region deeper than a depth of the contact region and shallower than the anode region. The shield region is configured including a semiconductor region with an opposite conductivity type to the anode region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11444154
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a protected element and a connection section. The protected element is configured including a diode having an anode region and a cathode region. The diode is arranged on an active layer of a substrate including the active layer formed over a conductive substrate-support with an insulation layer interposed therebetween. The connection section electrically connects the cathode region of the protected element to the substrate-support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20210328006
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a protected element and a connection section. The protected element is configured including a diode having an anode region and a cathode region. The diode is arranged on an active layer of a substrate including the active layer formed over a conductive substrate-support with an insulation layer interposed therebetween. The connection section electrically connects the cathode region of the protected element to the substrate-support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20210305234
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a protected element, an element isolation region, a contact region, and a shield region. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. A periphery of the diode is surrounded by the element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and is set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The shield region is arranged between the cathode region and the contact region so as to extend from the main face of the anode region as far as a region deeper than a depth of the contact region and shallower than the anode region. The shield region is configured including a semiconductor region with an opposite conductivity type to the anode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20210296161
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a protected element, an element isolation region, a contact region, and an insulating shield body. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. A periphery of the diode is surrounded by the element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and is set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The insulating shield body has insulating properties and is arranged between the cathode region and the contact region so as to extend from the main face of the anode region as far as a region deeper than a depth of the contact region and shallower than the anode region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kataoka, Jiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210280573
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a protected element, a contact region, wiring, and a channel stopper region. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. The periphery of the diode is surrounded by an element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, and is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The wiring is arranged over the diode. One end portion of the wiring is connected to the contact region and another end portion extends over a passivation film. The channel stopper region is arranged at a portion on the main face of the anode region under the wiring between the contact region and the element isolation region, and is set with an opposite conductivity type to the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshikazu KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210273118
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a protected element, an element isolation region, and a first connection section. The protected element is configured including a diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate including the active layer formed over a conductive substrate-support with an insulation layer interposed between the active layer and the substrate-support. The element isolation region includes a trench, an insulation body, and a conductor. The trench extends from a surface of the active layer as far as the insulation layer and surrounds a periphery of the diode. The insulation body is arranged on a side wall of the trench. The conductor fills the trench such that the insulation body is interposed between the conductor and the trench. The first connection section electrically connects the cathode region of the diode and the conductor of the element isolation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10176944
    Abstract: A rotational movement detection device includes a rotating member including a through hole passing therethrough from a first surface to a second surface opposite the first surface, the rotating member rotating around the through hole to generate a magnetic field around the rotating member, a rotation angle detection part that detects a rotation angle of the rotating member, a movement detection part that detects a movement along a rotational axis of the rotating member, and a holding part including a guide part and an arrangement part formed integrally therein, the guide part being inserted into the through hole to guide the rotation of the rotating member and to hold the rotating member, the arrangement part having thereon the movement detection part arranged facing a side surface of the rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Koji Saito, Yoshikazu Kataoka, Tadashi Usuya
  • Publication number: 20170140886
    Abstract: A rotational movement detection device includes a rotating member including a through hole passing therethrough from a first surface to a second surface opposite the first surface, the rotating member rotating around the through hole to generate a magnetic field around the rotating member, a rotation angle detection part that detects a rotation angle of the rotating member, a movement detection part that detects a movement along a rotational axis of the rotating member, and a holding part including a guide part and an arrangement part formed integrally therein, the guide part being inserted into the through hole to guide the rotation of the rotating member and to hold the rotating member, the arrangement part having thereon the movement detection part arranged facing a side surface of the rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Koji SAITO, Yoshikazu KATAOKA, Tadashi USUYA
  • Patent number: 9525271
    Abstract: A spark plug with a center electrode, the center electrode having a small-diameter portion with a noble metal tip joined by laser welding to a front end of the small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion made larger in diameter than the small-diameter portion and a connection portion connecting the small-diameter portion and the large-diameter portion to each other. In this spark plug, the following conditions (1), (2) and (3) are satisfied: Dg?2.6??(1) 1.15?Lc+Ls?3.0??(2) 0.48?Ls/(Lc+Ls)?0.75??(3) where Dg (mm) is a diameter of the large-diameter portion; Lc (mm) is a length of the noble metal tip in an axis direction of the spark plug; and Ls (mm) is a length of the small-diameter portion in the axis direction of the spark plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Patent number: 9325156
    Abstract: A spark plug wherein an outer diameter of a first face that is a gap foliating face of the center electrode tip is denoted as R1, an outer diameter of a second face that is a gap forming face of the ground electrode tip is denoted as R2, a length of the gap is denoted as G1, and an average distance of a distance between an end in the first direction of the first face and an end in the first direction of the second face and a distance between an end in the second direction of the first face and an end in the second direction of the second face is denoted as G2, R1<R2, 0.5 mm?R1?1.1 mm, 0.7 mm?R2?1.2 mm, 0.6 mm?G1?1.3 mm, and 1.4?(R2/R1)×(G2/G1)?1.8 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ban, Yoshikazu Kataoka, Magoki Shimadate, Tomoaki Kato
  • Patent number: 9318878
    Abstract: In a section of a spark plug cut by a plane which passes through the center of gravity of the intermediate member and is in parallel with the facing direction between a center electrode and an extending portion of a ground electrode, a spark plug that satisfies the relational expression S1/(D1×H1)?0.005, where S1 is the total area of nuggets, H1 is the height of the end surface of a noble metal tip from the disposition surface of an electrode base metal, and D1 is the maximum width of the noble metal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Kasuya, Yoshikazu Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20160105000
    Abstract: A spark plug with a center electrode, the center electrode having a small-diameter portion with a noble metal tip joined by laser welding to a front end of the small-diameter portion, a large-diameter portion made larger in diameter than the small-diameter portion and a connection portion connecting the small-diameter portion and the large-diameter portion to each other. In this spark plug, the following conditions (1), (2) and (3) are satisfied: Dg?2.6??(1) 1.15?Lc+Ls?3.0??(2) 0.48?Ls/(Lc+Ls)?0.75??(3) where Dg (mm) is a diameter of the large-diameter portion; Lc (mm) is a length of the noble metal tip in an axis direction of the spark plug; and Ls (mm) is a length of the small-diameter portion in the axis direction of the spark plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 9168822
    Abstract: A charging system includes a locking device locking a connector provided at the end of a cable in the state where the connector is connected to an inlet provided in a vehicle; a release button for releasing locking by the locking device; a switch generating a signal indicating that the connector and the inlet are connected; a horn; and an ECU. In response to the operation of the release button, the switch stops generation of the signal. The ECU controls charging of a power storage device and detects whether the signal is issued or not. In the case where the ECU detects that generation of the signal is stopped during charging of the power storage device, the ECU causes the horn to issue an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Kenji Itagaki, Masaru Sasaki, Wanleng Ang, Kenji Murasato, Atsushi Mizutani, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taira Kikuchi, Yoshikazu Kataoka, Shingo Ieda, Hiroki Sawada, Yoshinori Fujitake
  • Publication number: 20150207299
    Abstract: A spark plug wherein an outer diameter of a first face that is a gap foliating face of the center electrode tip is denoted as R1, an outer diameter of a second face that is a gap forming face of the ground electrode tip is denoted as R2, a length of the gap is denoted as G1, and an average distance of a distance between an end in the first direction of the first face and an end in the first direction of the second face and a distance between an end in the second direction of the first face and an end in the second direction of the second face is denoted as G2, R1<R2, 0.5 mm?R1?1.1 mm, 0.7 mm?R2?1.2 mm, 0.6 mm?G1?1.3 mm, and 1.4?(R2/R1)×(G2/G1)?1.8 are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji BAN, Yoshikazu KATAOKA, Magoki SHIMADATE, Tomoaki KATO