Patents by Inventor Yoshiyasu Ito
Yoshiyasu Ito 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: 20230384248Abstract: A transmission type small-angle scattering device of the present invention includes a goniometer 10 including a rotation arm 11. The rotation arm 11 is freely turnable around a ?-axis extending in a horizontal direction from an origin with a vertical arrangement state of the rotation arm 11 being defined as the origin, and has a vertical arrangement structure in which an X-ray irradiation unit 20 is installed on a lower-side end portion of the rotation arm 11, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 30 is installed on an upper-side end portion of the rotation arm 11 to form a vertical arrangement structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote, Hiroshi Motono, Shigematsu Asano, Katsutaka Horada, Sensui Yasuda
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Publication number: 20230375485Abstract: A transmission type small-angle scattering device of the present invention includes a goniometer 10 including a rotation arm 11. The rotation arm 11 is freely turnable around a ?-axis extending in a horizontal direction from an origin with a vertical arrangement state of the rotation arm 11 being defined as the origin, and has a vertical arrangement structure in which an X-ray irradiation unit 20 is installed on a lower-side end portion of the rotation arm 11, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 30 is installed on an upper-side end portion of the rotation arm 11 to form a vertical arrangement structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote, Hiroshi Motono, Shigematsu Asano, Katsutaka Horada, Sensui Yasuda
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Patent number: 11754515Abstract: A transmission type small-angle scattering device of the present invention includes a goniometer 10 including a rotation arm 11. The rotation arm 11 is freely turnable around a ?-axis extending in a horizontal direction from an origin with a vertical arrangement state of the rotation arm being defined as the origin, and has a vertical arrangement structure in which an X-ray irradiation unit 20 is installed on a lower-side end portion of the rotation arm 11, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 30 is installed on an upper-side end portion of the rotation arm 11 to form a vertical arrangement structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote, Hiroshi Motono, Shigematsu Asano, Katsutaka Horada, Sensui Yasuda
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Patent number: 11408837Abstract: Provided is a fine structure determination method capable of easily determining tilt angles of columnar scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction, and provided are an analysis apparatus and an analysis program thereof. There is provided an analysis method for a fine structure of a plate-shaped sample formed to have columnar scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction and periodically arranged, comprising the steps of preparing scattering intensity data from the plate-shaped sample, that is generated via transmission of X-rays; and determining tilt angles of the scattering bodies in the plate-shaped sample with respect to a reference rotation position at which a surface of the plate-shaped sample is perpendicular to an incident direction of the X-rays, based on the prepared scattering intensity data.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote
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Publication number: 20220170869Abstract: A transmission type small-angle scattering device of the present invention includes a goniometer 10 including a rotation arm 11. The rotation arm 11 is freely turnable around a ?-axis extending in a horizontal direction from an origin with a vertical arrangement state of the rotation arm being defined as the origin, and has a vertical arrangement structure in which an X-ray irradiation unit 20 is installed on a lower-side end portion of the rotation arm 11, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 30 is installed on an upper-side end portion of the rotation arm 11 to form a vertical arrangement structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote, Hiroshi Motono, Shigematsu Asano, Katsutaka Horada, Sensui Yasuda
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Patent number: 11148705Abstract: A steering column device includes: a lower tube configured to be attached to a vehicle body; a upper tube provided to be movable relative to the lower tube in a vehicle body front-rear direction; and a cylindrical retainer interposed between the lower tube and the upper tube. In addition, the steering column device includes an energy absorption mechanism arranged between the lower tube and the upper tube. The energy absorption mechanism has: a long hole provided in the lower tube; a restriction portion provided on the retainer and arranged in the long hole; and a restriction projection provided on the upper tube, and arranged in the long hole while being positioned on a rear side of the vehicle body relative to the restriction portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: FUJI KIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyasu Ito, Takahiro Baitou
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Patent number: 11131637Abstract: Provided is an analysis method for a fine structure, that is capable of determining shapes of scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction of a plate-shaped sample; and provided are an apparatus and a program thereof. There is provided an analysis method for a fine structure of a plate-shaped sample formed to have scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction and periodically arranged, comprising the steps of preparing data of a scattering intensity from the plate-shaped sample measured via transmission of X-rays at a plurality of ? rotation angles; calculating a scattering intensity of the X-rays scattered by the plate-shaped sample under a specific condition; fitting the calculated scattering intensity to the prepared scattering intensity; and determining shapes of the scattering bodies for the plate-shaped sample, based on a result of the fitting.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyasu Ito, Kazuhiko Omote
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Patent number: 11079345Abstract: An X-ray inspection device of the present invention includes a sample placement unit 11 for placing a sample as an inspection target therein, a sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 for moving the sample placement unit 11, a goniometer 20 including first and second rotation members 22, 23 that rotate independently of each other, an X-ray irradiation unit 40 installed on the first rotation member 22, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 50 installed on the second rotation member 23. The sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 includes a ? rotation mechanism 35 for rotating the sample placement unit 11 and a ?-axis about a ?-axis that is orthogonal to a ?s-axis and a ?d-axis at a measurement point P and extends horizontally.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hiroshi Motono, Hideaki Takahashi, Akifusa Higuchi, Shiro Umegaki, Shigematsu Asano, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Katsutaka Horada
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Publication number: 20210199054Abstract: A thermal barrier coating material contains a compound X that is a cation-deficient-type defective perovskite complex oxide. Unit cells of the compound X each include six oxygen atoms and has a structure in which two octahedrons sharing one oxygen atom are aligned. In the compound X, central axes of two octahedrons that belong to adjacent unit cells, respectively, and are adjacent to each other are inclined relative to each other. A plurality of sets of the two octahedrons that belong to the adjacent unit cells, respectively, and are adjacent to each other are arranged to form a periodic structure in which octahedrons having different inclinations are alternately arranged, and the compound X has a boundary surface at which a periodicity of the periodic structure changes, in a crystal structure thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicants: JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER, TOCALO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuneaki MATSUDAIRA, Satoshi KITAOKA, Naoki KAWASHIMA, Takeharu KATO, Daisaku YOKOE, Takashi OGAWA, Craig FISHER, Yoichiro HABU, Mikako NAGAO, Yoshiyasu ITO, Yuhei OHIDE, Kaito TAKAGI
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Patent number: 10983073Abstract: A hybrid inspection system of the present invention is an inspection system including a first inspection device (1) for inspecting a sample (11) based on X-ray measurement data obtained by irradiating the sample (11) with X-rays, and a second inspection device (2) for inspecting the sample (11) by a measuring method using no X-rays. The X-ray measurement data obtained by the first inspection device or an analysis result of the X-ray measurement data is output to the second inspection device (2). In the second inspection device (2), the structure of the sample (11) is analyzed by using the X-ray measurement data input from the first inspection device (1) or the analysis result of the X-ray measurement data.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Yoshiyasu Ito
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Publication number: 20210063326Abstract: An X-ray inspection device of the present invention includes a sample placement unit 11 for placing a sample as an inspection target therein, a sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 for moving the sample placement unit 11, a goniometer 20 including first and second rotation members 22, 23 that rotate independently of each other, an X-ray irradiation unit 40 installed on the first rotation member 22, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 50 installed on the second rotation member 23. The sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 includes a ? rotation mechanism 35 for rotating the sample placement unit 11 and a ?-axis about a ?-axis that is orthogonal to a ?s-axis and a ?d-axis at a measurement point P and extends horizontally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Matsushima, Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hiroshi Motono, Hideaki Takahashi, Akifusa Higuchi, Shiro Umegaki, Shigematsu Asano, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Katsutaka Horada
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Publication number: 20210047968Abstract: A thermal barrier coating includes: a metal bonding layer made of an alloy containing Al; a thermal barrier layer; and an intermediate layer provided between the metal bonding layer and the thermal barrier layer. The thermal barrier layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1), LnxTayHfzO(3x+5y+4z)/2 (1) (wherein Ln is an atom of one element selected from among rare earth elements, x is 0 to 1.0, y is 0.8 to 3.0, and z is 0 to 7.0). The intermediate layer contains at least one layer selected from among the following (A) to (C): (A) a layer containing hafnium oxide (HfO2) as a main component; (B) a layer containing, as a main component, a compound consisting of tantalum (Ta), hafnium (Hf), and oxygen (O); and (C) a layer containing, as a main component, a compound consisting of a rare earth element, tantalum (Ta), hafnium (Hf), and oxygen (O).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicants: JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER, TOCALO CO.,LTD.Inventors: Tsuneaki MATSUDAIRA, Satoshi KITAOKA, Naoki KAWASHIMA, Daisaku YOKOE, Makoto TANAKA, Yoichiro HABU, Mikako NAGAO, Kazuo NODA, Yoshiyasu ITO, Yuhei OHIDE, Kaito TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20210024119Abstract: A steering column device includes: a lower tube configured to be attached to a vehicle body; a upper tube provided to be movable relative to the lower tube in a vehicle body front-rear direction; and a cylindrical retainer interposed between the lower tube and the upper tube. In addition, the steering column device includes an energy absorption mechanism arranged between the lower tube and the upper tube. The energy absorption mechanism has: a long hole provided in the lower tube; a restriction portion provided on the retainer and arranged in the long hole; and a restriction projection provided on the upper tube, and arranged in the long hole while being positioned on a rear side of the vehicle body relative to the restriction portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Yoshiyasu ITO, Takahiro BAITOU
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Patent number: 10876978Abstract: In an X-ray inspection device according to the present invention, an X-ray irradiation unit 40 includes a first X-ray optical element 42 for focusing characteristic X-rays in a vertical direction, and a second X-ray optical element 43 for focusing the characteristic X-rays in a horizontal direction. The first X-ray optical element 42 is constituted by a crystal material having high crystallinity. The second X-ray optical element includes a multilayer mirror.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hiroshi Motono, Hideaki Takahashi, Takao Kinefuchi, Akifusa Higuchi, Shiro Umegaki, Shigematsu Asano, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Katsutaka Horada, Makoto Kambe, Licai Jiang, Boris Verman
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Publication number: 20200333267Abstract: Provided is a fine structure determination method capable of easily determining tilt angles of columnar scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction, and provided are an analysis apparatus and an analysis program thereof. There is provided an analysis method for a fine structure of a plate-shaped sample formed to have columnar scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction and periodically arranged, comprising the steps of preparing scattering intensity data from the plate-shaped sample, that is generated via transmission of X-rays; and determining tilt angles of the scattering bodies in the plate-shaped sample with respect to a reference rotation position at which a surface of the plate-shaped sample is perpendicular to an incident direction of the X-rays, based on the prepared scattering intensity data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Rigaku CorporationInventors: Yoshiyasu ITO, Kazuhiko OMOTE
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Publication number: 20200333268Abstract: Provided is an analysis method for a fine structure, that is capable of determining shapes of scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction of a plate-shaped sample; and provided are an apparatus and a program thereof. There is provided an analysis method for a fine structure of a plate-shaped sample formed to have scattering bodies that are long in a thickness direction and periodically arranged, comprising the steps of preparing data of a scattering intensity from the plate-shaped sample measured via transmission of X-rays at a plurality of co rotation angles; calculating a scattering intensity of the X-rays scattered by the plate-shaped sample under a specific condition; fitting the calculated scattering intensity to the prepared scattering intensity; and determining shapes of the scattering bodies for the plate-shaped sample, based on a result of the fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Rigaku CorporationInventors: Yoshiyasu ITO, Kazuhiko OMOTE
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Patent number: 10514345Abstract: An X-ray thin film inspection device according to the present invention has an X-ray irradiation unit 40 mounted in a first rotation arm 32, an X-ray detector 50 mounted in a second rotation arm 33, a fluorescence X-ray detector 60 for detecting fluorescent X-ray occurring from an inspection target due to irradiation of X-ray, a temperature measuring unit 110 for measuring the temperature corresponding to the temperature of the X-ray thin film inspection device, and a temperature correcting system (central processing unit 100) for correcting an inspection position on the basis of the temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit 110.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hiroshi Motono, Muneo Yoshida, Hideaki Takahashi
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Patent number: 10473598Abstract: An X-ray thin film inspection device of the present invention includes an X-ray irradiation unit 40 installed on a first rotation arm 32, an X-ray detector 50 installed on a second rotation arm 33, and a fluorescence X-ray detector 60 for detecting fluorescence X-rays generated from an inspection target upon irradiation of X-rays. The X-ray irradiation unit 40 includes an X-ray optical element 43 comprising a confocal mirror for receiving X-rays radiated from an X-ray tube 42, reflects plural focused X-ray beams monochromatized at a specific wavelength and focuses the plural focused X-ray beams to a preset focal point, and a slit mechanism 46 for passing therethrough any number of focused X-ray beams out of the plural focused X-ray beams reflected from the X-ray optical element 43.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: RIGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Sei Yoshihara, Takao Kinefuchi, Shiro Umegaki, Shigematsu Asano, Katsutaka Horada, Muneo Yoshida, Hiroshi Motono, Hideaki Takahashi, Akifusa Higuchi, Kazuhiko Omote, Yoshiyasu Ito, Naoki Kawahara, Asao Nakano
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Publication number: 20190227006Abstract: A hybrid inspection system of the present invention is an inspection system including a first inspection device (1) for inspecting a sample (11) based on X-ray measurement data obtained by irradiating the sample (11) with X-rays, and a second inspection device (2) for inspecting the sample (11) by a measuring method using no X-rays. The X-ray measurement data obtained by the first inspection device or an analysis result of the X-ray measurement data is output to the second inspection device (2). In the second inspection device (2), the structure of the sample (11) is analyzed by using the X-ray measurement data input from the first inspection device (1) or the analysis result of the X-ray measurement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Yoshiyasu Ito
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Publication number: 20190227005Abstract: In an X-ray inspection device according to the present invention, an X-ray irradiation unit 40 includes a first X-ray optical element 42 for focusing characteristic X-rays in a vertical direction, and a second X-ray optical element 43 for focusing the characteristic X-rays in a horizontal direction. The first X-ray optical element 42 is constituted by a crystal material having high crystallinity. The second X-ray optical element includes a multilayer mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Kiyoshi Ogata, Kazuhiko Omote, Sei Yoshihara, Yoshiyasu Ito, Hiroshi Motono, Hideaki Takahashi, Takao Kinefuchi, Akifusa Higuchi, Shiro Umegaki, Shigematsu Asano, Ryotaro Yamaguchi, Katsutaka Horada, Makoto Kambe, Licai Jiang, Boris Verman