Patents by Inventor Youhei Murakami
Youhei Murakami 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: 20210349181Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a plurality of transmission antennas configured to transmit transmission waves; a plurality of reception antennas configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to determine a band part used to transmit the transmission waves in a predetermined frequency band, depending on an incidence angle when the reception antennas receive the reflected waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Satoshi KAWAJI, Masayuki SATO, Takuya HOMMA, Tooru SAHARA, Youhei MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210349200Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to make a range of detection of the object by the transmission signal and the reception signal, variable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Takuya HOMMA, Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Tooru SAHARA, Youhei MURAKAMI, Satoshi KAWAJI, Masayuki SATO
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Publication number: 20210341598Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to set a range of detection of the object, for each frame of the transmission waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tooru SAHARA, Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Youhei MURAKAMI, Satoshi KAWAJI, Masayuki SATO, Takuya HOMMA
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Publication number: 20210325506Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmitting antenna configured to transmit transmitted waves, a receiving antenna configured to receive reflected waves obtained by reflection of the transmitted waves; and a controller. The controller detects, based on transmitted signals transmitted as the transmitted waves and received signals received as the reflected waves, an object reflecting the transmitted waves. The controller determines frequencies of transmitted waves to be transmitted from the transmitting antenna based on temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tooru SAHARA, Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Youhei MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210318429Abstract: An electronic device 1 comprises: a transmitting antenna configured to transmit transmitted waves; a receiving antenna configured to receive reflected waves obtained by reflection of the transmitted waves; and a controller. The controller detects, based on transmitted signals transmitted as the transmitted waves and received signals received as the reflected waves, an object reflecting the transmitted waves. The controller determines frequencies of transmitted waves to be transmitted from the transmitting antenna based on results of receiving, from the receiving antenna, each of reflected waves obtained by reflection of a plurality of transmitted waves with different frequencies transmitted from the transmitting antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tooru SAHARA, Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Youhei MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 11075312Abstract: A solar cell module includes solar cells having main surfaces to which inter-cell wiring members are connected, and an insulating member disposed on the main surfaces and the wiring members, and a first lead-out wire provided to the insulating member. The insulating member includes a first insulating layer formed of polyester resin, a second insulating layer formed of polyolefin or EVA and provided between the first insulating layer and the lead-out wires, and a third insulating layer formed of polyolefin or EVA and provided between the first insulating layer and the main surfaces. The third insulating layer has a thickness in a direction perpendicular to the main surfaces larger than a thickness of the second insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Youhei Murakami, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Tasuku Ishiguro, Masahiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Kannou, Ryoji Naito, Kazuki Ohta
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Publication number: 20210199754Abstract: An electronic device comprises a controller that performs control to switch between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the controller transmits first transmission waves from a plurality of transmission antennas installed in a mobile body. In the second mode, the controller transmits second transmission waves beamformed from the transmission antennas. The controller performs control to switch from the first mode to the second mode, when detecting a stop space for the mobile body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Youhei MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210156992Abstract: Provided is an electronic device configured to transmit, as a transmission wave, a radio wave whose frequency changes over time from a plurality of transmitting antennas. The electronic device includes a phase controller. The phase controller controls a phase of at least one of transmission waves transmitted from a plurality of transmitting antennas so that the phases of respective transmission waves transmitted from the transmitting antennas are aligned in a predetermined direction. Further, the phase controller adjusts the phase of at least one of transmission waves on the basis of a frequency of the transmission wave.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Masamitsu NISHIKIDO, Youhei MURAKAMI, Tooru SAHARA
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Patent number: 10879410Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a conductive light-reflective film disposed on a back surface side of the solar cell, the conductive light-reflective film extending from an edge portion of the solar cell; an insulating member disposed between a back surface of the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film; and a back-surface side encapsulant covering the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film from the back surface side of the solar cell, wherein the insulating member is made of a material harder than a material of the back-surface side encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Iwata, Tasuku Ishiguro, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Youhei Murakami, Akimichi Maekawa, Shingo Okamoto
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Patent number: 10784392Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a solar cell having a front surface and a back surface; a front surface side encapsulant disposed on a front surface side of the solar cell, the front surface side encapsulant including a transparent resin sheet; a light reflector protruding from an end portion of the solar cell, the light reflector including a light reflection layer that reflects incident light, and a substrate layer that is disposed on the light reflection layer on a light incident side; and an ultraviolet absorber disposed closer to the light incident side than the light reflection layer, the light incident side being a back surface side of the front surface side encapsulant.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akimichi Maekawa, Youhei Murakami, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Junpei Irikawa
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Patent number: 10566469Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell module includes: placing a light reflection member across a gap between adjacent two solar cells set on a work table; and attaching the light reflection member to respective ends of the adjacent two solar cells, by thermocompression-bonding respective overlap regions of the light reflection member with the adjacent two solar cells using a compression bonding head that includes: a first thermocompression bonding portion and a second thermocompression bonding portion each having a contact surface that comes into contact with the light reflection member; and a non-thermocompression bonding portion interposed between the first thermocompression bonding portion and the second thermocompression bonding portion and not thermocompression-bonding the light reflection member.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruhisa Hashimoto, Youhei Murakami, Akimichi Maekawa
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Publication number: 20190214517Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a solar cell having a front surface and a back surface; a front surface side encapsulant disposed on a front surface side of the solar cell, the front surface side encapsulant including a transparent resin sheet; a light reflector protruding from an end portion of the solar cell, the light reflector including a light reflection layer that reflects incident light, and a substrate layer that is disposed on the light reflection layer on a light incident side; and an ultraviolet absorber disposed closer to the light incident side than the light reflection layer, the light incident side being a back surface side of the front surface side encapsulant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Akimichi MAEKAWA, Youhei MURAKAMI, Haruhisa HASHIMOTO, Junpei IRIKAWA
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Publication number: 20190207052Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes: forming a p-type surface and an n-type surface on the back surface of a photoelectric conversion unit; forming a base layer and a conductive layer above the p-type surface and the n-type surface; forming a resist film on the conductive layer, in a region corresponding to a separating groove; forming an n-side conductive layer and a p-side conductive layer and an n-side tin (Sn) layer and p-side Sn layer which include tin in stated order, by electroplating using, as a seed layer, the conductive layer on which the resist film is formed; forming an n-side metal layer and a p-side metal layer, which are alloyed with the n-side Sn layer and the p-side Sn layer, respectively, on the n-side Sn layer and the p-side Sn layer, respectively; and etching each of the conductive layer and the base layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Keiichiro MASUKO, Youhei MURAKAMI, Koichi HIRANO
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Patent number: 10290749Abstract: A solar cell includes: a first bus bar electrode disposed on a first end portion of the solar cell, and to which the wiring member is connected; a second bus bar electrode disposed on a second end portion of the solar cell, and to which the wiring member is connected; first finger electrodes disposed on the solar cell, electrically connected to the first bus bar electrode, and extending in a first direction toward the second bus bar electrode; second finger electrodes disposed on the solar cell, electrically connected to the second bus bar electrode, and extending in a second direction toward the first bus bar electrode. Each first finger electrode has a thickness which decreases as a distance to the second bus bar electrode decreases, and each second finger electrode has a thickness which decreases as a distance to the first bus bar electrode decreases.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Panasenlc Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youhei Murakami, Kenji Ikeda
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Publication number: 20180366606Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a light reflector above a surface of the solar cell or around the solar cell, the light reflector being elongated and including a light reflective film and an insulating component; a protective component that covers the surface of the solar cell; and an encapsulant between (i) the solar cell and the light reflector and (ii) the protective component. The light reflective film has an uneven structure in which a recessed portion and a protruding portion are repeated in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the light reflector, and a tangential direction of at least part of a ridge line of the protruding portion and the longitudinal direction intersect when the solar cell is seen in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Youhei MURAKAMI, Akimichi MAEKAWA, Haruhisa HASHIMOTO, Hiroshi KANNO, Masahito YAMANA
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Patent number: 10134940Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes: forming a solar cell substrate having one main surface and the other main surface and having a p-type surface and an n-type surface which are exposed on one region and another region in the one main surface, respectively; forming seed layers in an electrically separated state on the p-type surface and the n-type surface, respectively; and forming a plated film on the seed layer on each of the p-type surface and the n-type surface by an electrolytic plating method.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryo Goto, Daisuke Ide, Mitsuaki Morigami, Youhei Murakami
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Publication number: 20180013025Abstract: A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a conductive light-reflective film disposed on a back surface side of the solar cell, the conductive light-reflective film extending from an edge portion of the solar cell; an insulating member disposed between a back surface of the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film; and a back-surface side encapsulant covering the solar cell and the conductive light-reflective film from the back surface side of the solar cell, wherein the insulating member is made of a material harder than a material of the back-surface side encapsulant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Masahiro IWATA, Tasuku ISHIGURO, Haruhisa HASHIMOTO, Youhei MURAKAMI, Akimichi MAEKAWA, Shingo OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170288069Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell module includes: placing a light reflection member across a gap between adjacent two solar cells set on a work table; and attaching the light reflection member to respective ends of the adjacent two solar cells, by thermocompression-bonding respective overlap regions of the light reflection member with the adjacent two solar cells using a compression bonding head that includes: a first thermocompression bonding portion and a second thermocompression bonding portion each having a contact surface that comes into contact with the light reflection member; and a non-thermocompression bonding portion interposed between the first thermocompression bonding portion and the second thermocompression bonding portion and not thermocompression-bonding the light reflection member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Haruhisa HASHIMOTO, Youhei MURAKAMI, Akimichi MAEKAWA
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Patent number: D817864Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., Ltd.Inventors: Akimichi Maekawa, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Youhei Murakami, Hiroshi Kanno
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Patent number: D829164Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akimichi Maekawa, Haruhisa Hashimoto, Youhei Murakami, Hiroshi Kanno