Patents by Inventor Yosuke Suzuki
Yosuke Suzuki 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: 20210397086Abstract: A resist composition including a base material component (A), an acid generator component (B), and a mixed solvent (S) in which an organic solvent (S1) represented by Formula (s1) is mixed, in which the acid generator component (B) contains a compound (B1) represented by Formula (b1). In the formula, Rb1 represents an aryl group. Rb2 and Rb3 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group. Lb1, Lb2, and Lb3 each independently represent a divalent linking group or a single bond. X? represents a counter anion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA, Yosuke SUZUKI, JunYeob Lee
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Patent number: 11180374Abstract: A novel method for producing a porous carbon material which makes it possible to easily produce a porous carbon material having a desired shape; and a spherical porous carbon material are provided. The method includes immersing a carbon-containing material having a desired shape and composed of a compound, alloy or non-equilibrium alloy containing carbon in a metal bath, the metal bath having a solidification point that is lower than a melting point of the carbon-containing material, the metal bath being controlled to a lower temperature than a minimum value of a liquidus temperature within a compositional fluctuation range extending from the carbon-containing material to carbon by decreasing the other non-carbon main components, to thereby selectively elute the other non-carbon main components into the metal bath while maintaining an external shape of the carbon-containing material to give a porous carbon material having microvoids.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: TOHOKU TECHNO ARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidemi Kato, Masashi Tsuda, Yugo Takano, Yosuke Suzuki, Tsutomu Chino, Koji Kamata, Shota Muronaka
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Patent number: 11175520Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, and a mesa waveguide provided on the principal surface of the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a buried layer covering the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer. Part of the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer is exposed. A mesa structure provided at the boundary between a part of the first semiconductor layer is covered with the buried layer and a part of the first semiconductor layer is exposed. One side of the mesa structure is covered with the buried layer, and the other side is exposed. The optical semiconductor device can reduce the generation of stress in the buried layer, for example, to suppress the occurrence of cracks in the buried layer and enhance the reliability.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichiro Horiguchi, Satoshi Nishikawa, Koichi Akiyama, Keigo Fukunaga, Yohei Hokama, Yosuke Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210239208Abstract: A shift mechanism switches power transmission paths among a first transmission shaft, a second transmission shaft, and a third transmission shaft that are concentrically arranged on a rotational axis. The shift mechanism has a drive drum that is provided so as to be coaxial with the rotational axis and pivotable about the rotational axis, and a first driven drum and a second driven drum that are arranged on the rotational axis so as to be concentric with the drive drum and move along the rotational axis as the drive drum pivots. As the first driven drum moves, a first shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are connected and disconnected. In addition, as the second driven drum moves, a second shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are connected and disconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isamu SHIOTSU, Hirotsugu YOSHINO, Hideaki KOMADA, Yosuke SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11079138Abstract: A combustion apparatus (1) has a burner (11) configured to burn combustion gas, a heat exchanger (12) disposed below the burner (11), and a combustion fan (13) configured to supply air for combustion, wherein the combustion apparatus performs post-purge operation in which the combustion fan (13) is activated for a predetermined period of time after combustion operation of the burner (11) stops, and intermittent blower operation in which activation and deactivation of the combustion fan (13) is repeated a plurality of times at predetermined intervals after the post-purge operation ends.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Rinnai CorporationInventor: Yosuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 11079550Abstract: A grating coupler having first and second ends for coupling a light beam to a waveguide of a chip includes a substrate configured to receive the light beam from the first end and transmit the light beam through the second end, the substrate having a first refractive index n1, a grating structure having curved grating lines arranged on the substrate, the grating structure having a second refractive index n1, wherein the curved grating lines have line width w and height d and are arranged by a pitch ?, wherein the second refractive index n2 is less than first refractive index n1, and a cladding layer configured to cover the grating structure, wherein the cladding layer has a third refractive index n3. The curves of the grating lines are constructed such that the emitting beam is shaped for efficient coupling to another optical component. The curves can also be tilted to reduce coupling back into the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Keisuke Kojima, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shusaku Hayashi, Yosuke Suzuki, Jonathan Klamkin, Yingheng Tang
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Publication number: 20210218220Abstract: A semiconductor laser in which a PD unit monitoring an optical output is integrated is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yohei HOKAMA, Yosuke SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210200087Abstract: A resist composition containing a resin component exhibiting changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and a compound represented by General Formula (d0), the resin component containing a polymer compound having a constitutional unit having a monocyclic alicyclic hydrocarbon group, Rd0 represents a monovalent organic group; Xd0 represents —O—, —C(?O)—, —O—C(?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, —S—, or —SO2—; Ydx0 represents a single bond or the like; Rd001 to Rd004 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and Mm+ represents an m-valent organic cationType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Yoichi HORI, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Yosuke SUZUKI, Takahiro KOJIMA, Mari MURATA
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Publication number: 20210200086Abstract: A resist composition containing a compound (D0) represented by General Formula (d0) and a polymer compound having a constitutional unit (a01) containing an acid-decomposable group having a polarity which is increased by action of an acid and a constitutional unit (a02) derived from a compound represented by General Formula (a02-1), and a solid content concentration is 5% by mass or less. In General Formula (d0), Rd0 represents a monovalent organic group, Xd0 represents —O— or the like, Yd0 represents a single bond, and Mm+ represents an m-valent organic cation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Mari MURATA, Takahiro KOJIMA, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Yosuke SUZUKI, Yoichi HORI
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Publication number: 20210191262Abstract: A resist composition is provided that generates an acid upon exposure and whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid, the resist composition containing a base material component whose solubility in a developing solution is changed by action of an acid, and a compound represented by General Formula (e1) in which Rd01 represents a monovalent organic group and Rd02 represents a single bond or a divalent linking groupType: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Yasuhiro YOSHII, Yosuke SUZUKI, Yoichi HORI, Takahiro KOJIMA, Mari MURATA
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Publication number: 20210181427Abstract: A grating coupler having first and second ends for coupling a light beam to a waveguide of a chip includes a substrate configured to receive the light beam from the first end and transmit the light beam through the second end, the substrate having a first refractive index n1, a grating structure having curved grating lines arranged on the substrate, the grating structure having a second refractive index n1, wherein the curved grating lines have line width w and height d and are arranged by a pitch ?, wherein the second refractive index n2 is less than first refractive index n1, and a cladding layer configured to cover the grating structure, wherein the cladding layer has a third refractive index n3. The curves of the grating lines are constructed such that the emitting beam is shaped for efficient coupling to another optical component. The curves can also be tilted to reduce coupling back into the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keisuke Kojima, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shusaku Hayashi, Yosuke Suzuki, Jonathan Klamkin, Yingheng Tang
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Patent number: 11027721Abstract: A control system for a vehicle that prevents an unintentional mode change when a command signal cannot be transmitted to an engagement device. In the vehicle, HV-Lo mode is established by connecting a carrier to a carrier by a first clutch while disconnecting the carrier from a ring gear by a second clutch, and HV-Lo mode is established by disconnecting the carrier from the carrier by the first clutch while connecting the carrier to the ring gear by the second clutch. A normally stay clutch is used as at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Imamura, Hideaki Komada, Akiko Nishimine, Yosuke Suzuki, Hidekazu Nagai, Takahito Endo, Hirotsugu Yoshino, Kensei Hata, Hiroki Yasui
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Publication number: 20210165324Abstract: A resist composition containing: a base material component exhibiting changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid; an acid generator component generating an acid upon exposure; and a photodegradable base controlling diffusion of the acid generated from the acid generator component upon exposure, in which the photodegradable base contains a compound represented by General Formula (d0), in which R011 represents an aryl group having an electron-withdrawing group, R021 and R022 each independently represent an aryl group which may have a substituent, Z represents a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, a carbonyl group, or a single bond, and X? represents a counter anionType: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Yosuke SUZUKI, Takahiro KOJIMA, Yasuhiro YOSHII, Yoichi HORI, Mari MURATA
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Patent number: 11009127Abstract: A shift mechanism switches power transmission paths among a first transmission shaft, a second transmission shaft, and a third transmission shaft that are concentrically arranged on a rotational axis. The shift mechanism has a drive drum that is provided so as to be coaxial with the rotational axis and pivotable about the rotational axis, and a first driven drum and a second driven drum that are arranged on the rotational axis so as to be concentric with the drive drum and move along the rotational axis as the drive drum pivots. As the first driven drum moves, a first shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft are connected and disconnected. In addition, as the second driven drum moves, a second shift sleeve advances and retreats, and the second transmission shaft and the third transmission shaft are connected and disconnected.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isamu Shiotsu, Hirotsugu Yoshino, Hideaki Komada, Yosuke Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210116645Abstract: A grating coupler having first and second ends for coupling a light beam to a waveguide of a chip includes a substrate configured to receive the light beam from the first end and transmit the light beam through the second end, the substrate having a first refractive index n1, a grating structure having curved grating lines arranged on the substrate, the grating structure having a second refractive index n1, wherein the curved grating lines have line width w and height d and are arranged by a pitch ?, wherein the second refractive index n2 is less than first refractive index n1, and a cladding layer configured to cover the grating structure, wherein the cladding layer has a third refractive index n3. The curves of the grating lines are constructed such that the emitting beam is shaped for efficient coupling to another optical component. The curves can also be tilted to reduce coupling back into the waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keisuke Kojima, Satoshi Nishikawa, Shusaku Hayashi, Yosuke Suzuki, Jonathan Klamkin, Yingheng Tang
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Patent number: 10975849Abstract: A first vibration sensor measures vibration of a bearing. A second vibration sensor for measuring background noise received by the first vibration sensor is installed so as not to receive vibration of the bearing. A data acquisition device receives a first signal that is a measurement signal of the first vibration sensor and a second signal that is a measurement signal of the second vibration sensor and outputs a third signal obtained by subtracting the second signal from the first signal as data indicating vibration of the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Suzuki, Toru Takahashi
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Publication number: 20210088471Abstract: A sensor element (100) including a measurement chamber (89); a pump cell (83) including a solid electrolyte body (69), an inner electrode (101), and an outer electrode (99); and a reference cell (85). At least one electrode contains a noble metal and a component of the solid electrolyte body. In a cross section, the at least one electrode has a noble metal region (205), a solid electrolyte body region (203), and a coexistence region (207) in which the noble metal and the component of the solid electrolyte body coexist. Further, in the cross section, an area ratio SR of the coexistence region is not less than 15.5% and is less than 30%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke SUZUKI, Takumi Yamada, Hitoshi Furuta, Kentaro Kamada
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Patent number: 10879574Abstract: A lithium air battery system includes: a lithium air battery that includes a negative electrode made of a negative electrode material for absorbing and releasing a lithium ion, a positive electrode made of a positive electrode material and including a catalyst for reducing oxygen which is positive electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte layer including a solid electrolyte interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and a humidity control unit that adjusts a humidity of gas which includes oxygen and contacts with at least the positive electrode. The humidity control unit adjusts the humidity of the gas based on a temperature of the lithium air battery at least during operation of the lithium air battery.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke Suzuki, Kan Kitagawa, Hidehiko Hiramatsu
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Publication number: 20200387017Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer provided on the semiconductor substrate, and a mesa waveguide provided on the principal surface of the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a buried layer covering the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer. Part of the upper surface of the first semiconductor layer is exposed. A mesa structure provided at the boundary between a part of the first semiconductor layer is covered with the buried layer and a part of the first semiconductor layer is exposed. One side of the mesa structure is covered with the buried layer, and the other side is exposed. The optical semiconductor device can reduce the generation of stress in the buried layer, for example, to suppress the occurrence of cracks in the buried layer and enhance the reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yuichiro HORIGUCHI, Satoshi NISHIKAWA, Koichi AKIYAMA, Keigo FUKUNAGA, Yohei HOKAMA, Yosuke SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10844030Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing furfural, including: obtaining a sugar solution containing at least one of a monosaccharide having 5 carbon atoms and a polysaccharide containing the monosaccharide having 5 carbon atoms by carrying out a reaction with a specific resource as a raw material in the presence of a catalyst in a solvent; converting at least one of the monosaccharide and the polysaccharide containing the monosaccharide in the sugar solution into furfural by a dehydration reaction, so as to obtain a reaction solution; and separating the reaction solution into an organic layer and an aqueous layer, wherein an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent having a density of from 0.90 g/cm3 to 1.1 g/cm3 at 25° C. and under atmospheric pressure is used, and wherein the reaction solution is separated at a temperature higher than 90° C. and lower than 150° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Yusuke Izawa, Yosuke Suzuki, Masaru Utsunomiya