Patents by Inventor Yuji Yano

Yuji Yano 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: 8649111
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical element, comprising: a side surface where incident light undergoes diffuse reflection inside the optical element, between the outline of a top optical surface and a bottom optical surface; and an inclined surface for total reflection of diffuse reflection from the side surface, formed at least between the side surface and the bottom optical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hideyuki Kurimoto, Shohgo Hirooka
  • Patent number: 8625360
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor storage device capable of performing a search of the next data while performing a search of certain data. A first comparator compares data output to a bit line from a memory cell with first search data by activating a word line. A second comparator compares data output to a bit line from the memory cell with second search data by activating a word line. Data output to a bit line by the activation of one word line is input to both the first comparator and second comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Iwamoto, Yuji Yano, Koji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8574083
    Abstract: A power transmission device which transmits power between a first member and a second member, the first member has a hollow portion, the first member and the second member are fitted to each other by interference fitting by setting the external diameter of the second member so as to have a slightly larger size than the internal diameter of the hollow portion of the first member, and the surface of at least one of an inner periphery of the hollow portion of the first member and an outer periphery of the second member is subjected to a surface treatment in which slipping occurs when an excessive torque exceeding a predetermined value is applied, and the slipping stops and the original torque transmission to be performed in the power transmission device is performed again between the first member and the second member when the excessive torque is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoji Minegishi, Yuji Yano, You Tsurumi, Shun Abe
  • Patent number: 8547470
    Abstract: An optical element according to the present invention includes: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; and a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface, wherein a bottom portion for positioning an adhesive is provided on a further outer circumference side of the spacer section with a tapered portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Kenji Hirano
  • Patent number: 8482926
    Abstract: An optical element module according to the present invention includes a plurality of optical elements laminated therein, each optical element including: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; and a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface, wherein an adhesive is positioned on a further outer circumference side of the spacer section, and the upper optical element and the lower optical element are adhered to each other such that an inside and an outside of the adhesive are ventable through a ventilating section of the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hiroshi Yokota, Shigeru Yasukawa, Masahiro Hasegawa, Aiji Suetake
  • Patent number: 8410827
    Abstract: A transmitter includes a capacitor from one end of which a charge voltage is derived; a first constant current source to generate a charge current for the capacitor; a second constant current source to generate a discharge current for the capacitor; a charge/discharge controller to perform charge/discharge control of the capacitor based on a logic level of a transmission input signal and a comparison result between the charge voltage and a reference voltage; an output stage to generate the transmission output signal, wherein a slew rate of which is set in response to the charge voltage, and wherein an amplitude of the transmission output signal is set in response to an output side power source voltage; a reference voltage generator to fluctuate the reference voltage depend on the output side power source voltage; and a constant current controller to fluctuate a current value of the charge current and the discharge current depend on the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Yano
  • Patent number: 8405756
    Abstract: An optical element according to the present invention includes: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface; a support plate including one or a plurality of through holes penetrating a portion corresponding to the optical surface, provided inside a transparent resin material, wherein the support plate has light shielding characteristics, an outer circumference portion side of the through hole of the support plate is provided inside the spacer section, and the outer circumference portion side of the through hole is configured to be thicker than a further outer circumference portion side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Norimichi Shigemitsu, Kengo Iwai
  • Publication number: 20130039134
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a plurality of memory arrays and a plurality of memory array control circuits. Each of the plurality of memory array control circuits includes a read/write control circuit for controlling a read/write operation for the memory array, and a selection circuit for selecting and activating the memory array based on a clock signal and an output signal from the read/write control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hisashi Iwamoto, Yuji Yano, Kazunari Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120229916
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical element, comprising: a side surface where incident light undergoes diffuse reflection inside the optical element, between the outline of a top optical surface and a bottom optical surface; and an inclined surface for total reflection of diffuse reflection from the side surface, formed at least between the side surface and the bottom optical surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hideyuki Kurimoto, Shohgo Hirooka
  • Publication number: 20110310648
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor storage device capable of performing a search of the next data while performing a search of certain data. A first comparator compares data output to a bit line from a memory cell with first search data by activating a word line. A second comparator compares data output to a bit line from the memory cell with second search data by activating a word line. Data output to a bit line by the activation of one word line is input to both the first comparator and second comparator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Hisashi IWAMOTO, Yuji Yano, Koji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110291733
    Abstract: A transmitter includes a capacitor from one end of which a charge voltage is derived; a first constant current source to generate a charge current for the capacitor; a second constant current source to generate a discharge current for the capacitor; a charge/discharge controller to perform charge/discharge control of the capacitor based on a logic level of a transmission input signal and a comparison result between the charge voltage and a reference voltage; an output stage to generate the transmission output signal, wherein a slew rate of which is set in response to the charge voltage, and wherein an amplitude of the transmission output signal is set in response to an output side power source voltage; a reference voltage generator to fluctuate the reference voltage depend on the output side power source voltage; and a constant current controller to fluctuate a current value of the charge current and the discharge current depend on the reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Yano
  • Publication number: 20110269554
    Abstract: A power transmission device which transmits power between a first member and a second member, the first member has a hollow portion, the first member and the second member are fitted to each other by interference fitting by setting the external diameter of the second member so as to have a slightly larger size than the internal diameter of the hollow portion of the first member, and the surface of at least one of an inner periphery of the hollow portion of the first member and an outer periphery of the second member is subjected to a surface treatment in which slipping occurs when an excessive torque exceeding a predetermined value is applied, and the slipping stops and the original torque transmission to be performed in the power transmission device is performed again between the first member and the second member when the excessive torque is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoji MINEGISHI, Yuji YANO, You TSURUMI, Shun ABE
  • Publication number: 20110265593
    Abstract: A reduction gear for wind power generation equipment includes a motor, an orthogonal cogwheel mechanism, a final-stage reduction mechanism, and an output pinion that are disposed on a power transmission path in this order; and a casing that accommodates the orthogonal cogwheel mechanism and the final-stage reduction mechanism and is capable of being separated into a high-speed casing body and a low-speed casing body between the orthogonal cogwheel mechanism and the final-stage reduction mechanism while confining a lubricant therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoji MINEGISHI, Yuji YANO, You TSURUMI, Shun ABE
  • Patent number: 7938748
    Abstract: The power transmission device has an internally meshing planetary gear mechanism that has an input shaft, an eccentric body provided on the input shaft, an externally toothed gear eccentrically oscillating via the eccentric body, and an internally toothed gear with which the externally toothed gear internally meshes. The externally toothed gear is assembled to the internally toothed gear in an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoji Minegishi, Yuji Yano
  • Publication number: 20110050988
    Abstract: An optical element module according to the present invention is provided, in which: one or a plurality of optical elements are housed within a light shielding holder; a slanting surface is provided on an outer circumference side of an optical surface of the optical element facing an aperture opening of the light shielding holder; a slanting surface is provided on an inner surface on a back side of the aperture opening of the light shielding holder in such a manner to face the slanting surface of the optical element; and the slanting surface of the optical element and the slanting surface of the light shielding holder are guided together, so that the aperture opening of the light shielding holder and the optical surface of the optical element are positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hiroshi Yokota, Yoshiaki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20110050978
    Abstract: An optical element module according to the present invention is provided, in which: a plurality of optical elements are housed within a light shielding holder; a metal light shielding plate is interposed at least between respective planarized surfaces of a spacer section of an upper optical element and a spacer section of a lower optical element; the light shielding plate includes an opening formed at a position corresponding to an optical surface of the optical element; and the light shielding plate includes a cut section, which is formed by cutting a part of a peripheral edge of the light shielding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Hideyuki Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 7723839
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a base substrate; a semiconductor chip formed on the base substrate in such a manner that an adhesive layer is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the base substrate; a resin layer covering at least a portion of the semiconductor chip; and an external connection terminal electrically connected to the base substrate via a wiring layer. The external connection terminal is in the same plane as the surface of the resin layer, and is exposed from the resin layer. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a semiconductor device of a lower stage, and a stacked semiconductor device, each of which is high in connection reliability in a case of stacking plural semiconductor devices, no matter if a connection terminal of a semiconductor device stacked on an upper stage is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Seiji Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20100079642
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical element wafer according to the present invention, in which a plurality of optical elements are arranged in two dimensions, includes: a replica forming step of forming a replica, in which an optical element shape is formed on a front surface side, in each of a plurality of recesses formed in a base; a stamper mold forming step of forming a stamper mold using the optical element shape of the replica; and an optical element wafer forming step of transferring the optical element shape to an optical element material using the stamper mold to form an optical element wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kurimoto, Yuji Yano
  • Publication number: 20100079635
    Abstract: An optical element module according to the present invention includes a plurality of optical elements laminated therein, each optical element including: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; and a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface, wherein an adhesive is positioned on a further outer circumference side of the spacer section, and the upper optical element and the lower optical element are adhered to each other such that an inside and an outside of the adhesive are ventable through a ventilating section of the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji YANO, Hiroshi YOKOTA, Shigeru YASUKAWA, Masahiro HASEGAWA, Aiji SUETAKE
  • Publication number: 20100073533
    Abstract: An optical element according to the present invention includes: an optical surface at a center portion thereof; a spacer section having a predetermined thickness on an outer circumference side of the optical surface; a support plate including one or a plurality of through holes penetrating the optical surface, inside a transparent resin material; and a penetrating portion and/or a concave portion for releasing the resin material when forming resin, in a further outer peripheral portion of the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yano, Takahiro Nakahashi, Tetsuya Tamiya