Patents by Inventor Yusuke Aoki

Yusuke Aoki 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).

  • Publication number: 20250135637
    Abstract: A gripping device includes a motor, a detector configured to detect a position and a speed of a rotary shaft of the motor, a motor drive unit configured to supply power by which the motor is driven based on a current control value and to detect a magnitude of a current provided to the motor, a grasper configured to grip an object with a first finger and a second finger by changing a distance between the first finger and the second finger in accordance with rotation of the motor, a force detector configured to detect a grip force that enables the object to be gripped by the first finger and the second finger, and a controller configured to control the current control value such that a value of the detected grip force matches a force command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Toshiki KIMURA, Yusuke AOKI, Reiji YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250135662
    Abstract: A gripping device includes a motor configured to rotate in accordance with an operational value, a grasper including a first finger and a second finger, a force detector configured to detect a grip force that enables an object to be gripped by the first finger and the second finger upon occurrence of a condition in which the object is gripped by the first finger and the second finger, and a controller that controls the operational value such that a magnitude of the grip force detected by the force detector matches a command value. The controller controls the grasper based on the command value as a reference command value. The controller changes the command value as the reference command value to an updated command value based on a change in the grip force that the force detector detects after the grasper grips the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Toshiki KIMURA, Yusuke AOKI, Reiji YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250124672
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control method includes causing a first mixed reality device to display a first virtual object at a first fastening location. The control method includes causing a second mixed reality device to display a second virtual object at a second fastening location. The control method includes, when a screw is determined to have been turned at the first fastening location and a screw is determined to have been turned at the second fastening location, causing the first mixed reality device to display a third virtual object at a third fastening location, and causing the second mixed reality device to display a fourth virtual object at a fourth fastening location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Ren YAMASHITA, Yusuke AOKI, Takanori YOSHII, Kyotaro HAYASHI, Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA, Masamitsu FUKUDA, Takafumi KOZAKAI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20250123676
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual space to overlap a real space. The mixed reality device is configured to set an origin of the virtual space by using a prescribed object imaged in the real space. The mixed reality device is configured to acquire a display position of a virtual object in a three-dimensional coordinate system based on the origin. The mixed reality device is configured to determine whether or not the display position is present inside a visible region set in front of the mixed reality device. The mixed reality device is configured to display a guide indicating a direction of the display position when the display position is not present inside the visible region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Takanori YOSHII, Yusuke AOKI, Kyotaro HAYASHI, Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA, Masamitsu FUKUDA, Takafumi KOZAKAI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20250124674
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual space to overlap a real space. The mixed reality device measures a first coordinate of the mixed reality device and calculates a first region by using the first coordinate as a reference. The mixed reality device detects an object present in the real space in a surrounding area of the mixed reality device and calculates a second region by using a second coordinate of the object as a reference. The mixed reality device outputs an alert when the first region and the second region overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Ren YAMASHITA, Yusuke AOKI, Takanori YOSHII, Kyotaro HAYASHI, Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA, Masamitsu FUKUDA, Takafumi KOZAKAI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20250124830
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a mixed reality device is configured to display a virtual object corresponding to a fastening location where a screw is turned. The virtual object is displayed at a position away from the fastening location. The mixed reality device is configured to change a display position of the virtual object with respect to the fastening location according to a physique of a wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Ren YAMASHITA, Yusuke AOKI, Takanori YOSHII, Kyotaro HAYASHI, Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki HIRAHARA, Masamitsu FUKUDA, Takafumi KOZAKAI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20250086539
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a support device is configured to output a first work instruction and a safety instruction when a first worker performs a first task. The support device is further configured to output the first work instruction and not output the safety instruction, or output the first work instruction and output another safety instruction, when a second worker performs the first task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Hiroshi SAKAI, Yuki SAKURAI, Yasuo NAMIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240174094
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes: a plurality of terminals; and a housing accommodating the terminals therein. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a flange connected to the cylindrical portion and having a ring shape with a larger diameter than the cylindrical portion. The rubber component is embedded in the housing. The rubber components are interposed between the housing and the terminals so that the terminals are held in a displaceable manner by the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto IKEYA, Toru YAMADA, Hidetaka HONDO
  • Publication number: 20240174095
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A resin component is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The resin component includes: a cylindrical portion; a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion; and a flange. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the cylindrical portion and the ribs are press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto Ikeya, Toru Yamada, Hidetaka Hondo
  • Publication number: 20240174096
    Abstract: A charging inlet includes a plurality of terminals; a housing accommodating the terminals therein; and a terminal holder integrated to the housing. Each of the terminals includes: a first connected portion having a solid cylindrical shape; a second connected portion; and a middle portion. A rubber component and a flange made of a resin is disposed on an outer circumference of the middle portion. The rubber component includes: a cylindrical portion; and a plurality of ribs on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, the ribs extending along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. The housing has a press-fit hole in which the rubber component is press-fitted. The flange is clamped between the housing and the terminal holder outside the press-fit hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Naoto IKEYA, Toru YAMADA, Hidetaka HONDO
  • Patent number: 11923229
    Abstract: A plasma processing method includes supplying a voltage to an electrode provided in an electrostatic chuck, thereby adsorbing a substrate onto an upper surface of the electrostatic chuck; after the voltage supplied to the electrode of the electrostatic chuck is stabilized, cutting off the supply of the voltage to the electrode, thereby bringing the electrode into a floating state; and after the voltage supplied to the electrode of the electrostatic chuck is stabilized, performing a predetermined processing with plasma on a surface of the substrate adsorbed onto the electrostatic chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Yusuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230411894
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively, and a power transmission member rotatably supported by the housing. The power transmission member is configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoto Ikeya, Hidetaka Hondo, Miyu Komura
  • Publication number: 20230402784
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a first connection portion and a second connection portion adjacent to the first connection portion, a first cap and a second cap pivotally supported by the housing respectively to be displaceable between an open position where the first and second connection portions are exposed to outside and a closed position where the first and second connection portions are shielded from the outside, a first lock and a second lock rotatably supported by the housing configured to lock the first cap and the second cap respectively. The second lock has a power transmission portion configured to transmit a rotational force in a lock releasing direction of the second lock to the first lock such that the first cap and the second cap are integrally displaced to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoto Ikeya, Hidetaka Hondo, Miyu Komura
  • Patent number: 11799053
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: providing a structure body including: a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface including first regions and second regions; first light-emitting element portions respectively located on the first regions; and second light-emitting element portions respectively located on the second regions; fixing the first light-emitting element portions to a second substrate without fixing the second light-emitting element portions to the second substrate; subsequently, transferring the first light-emitting element portions from the first substrate to the second substrate by removing, from the second surface, portions of the first substrate overlapping the first regions when viewed from the second surface; and subsequently, separating the first light-emitting element portions from the second substrate in a state in which the second light-emitting element portions are located on the second regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230268165
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck that adsorbs a substrate, a relay circuit that turns ON and OFF the supply of voltage to the electrostatic electrode, a plasma generator, and a controller. The controller (a) controls the DC power supply to supply the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby adsorbing the substrate to the electrostatic chuck, (b) controls the relay circuit to turn OFF the supply of the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby bringing the electrostatic electrode into a floating state, (c) controls the plasma generator to start a plasma processing of the substrate, (d) controls the relay circuit to turn ON the supply of the voltage to the electrostatic electrode, thereby acquiring current flowing through the power supply line, and (e) determines an adsorbed state of the substrate based on the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Yusuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 11664263
    Abstract: A substrate processing method is provided. The method includes a) causing a substrate to be attracted to an electrostatic chuck, and b) processing the substrate. The method includes c) determining a charge removal temperature based on information preliminarily stored in a storage, thereby adjusting a surface temperature of the electrostatic chuck to be greater than or equal to the determined charge removal temperature, the information indicating a relationship between a maximum surface temperature of the electrostatic chuck, during substrate processing, and a residual charge amount for the processed substrate. The method includes d) removing a charge from the processed substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Ryusei Kashimura
  • Publication number: 20230138006
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaning method in a plasma processing apparatus for substrates. This cleaning method comprises: (a) forming a plasma in a chamber of the plasma processing apparatus while a substrate is not being held in place by an electrostatic chuck in the chamber; and (b) supplying voltage to the electrostatic chuck to reduce the charge on the surface of the electrostatic chuck while plasma is being formed in (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Shun ITOH, Yoshiki FUSE
  • Patent number: 11641004
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a semiconductor structure including: a first semiconductor layer including: a first side parallel to an m-plane of the first semiconductor layer, and a second side meeting the first side, the second side being parallel to an a-plane of the first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer disposed on a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer; a first conductive member disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a second conductive member disposed on the second semiconductor layer; a first terminal disposed on the first conductive member; a second terminal disposed on the second conductive member; and a covering member covering a lateral surface of the first conductive member, a lateral surface of the second conductive member, a lateral surface of the first terminal, and a lateral surface of the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takefumi Nakagawa, Yusuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20230091721
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an analysis system includes a detector, a first determiner, a second determiner, and an output part. The detector detects a worker in an image of a work site, and calculates a position of the worker. The first determiner refers to layout data related to a layout of a plurality of work areas in the work site and determines a movement path of the worker in the layout based on the calculated position. The second determiner determines a work intensity of the worker from biological data of the worker. The output part outputs an analysis result of the layout, the movement path between the plurality of work areas, a movement frequency of the movement path, and the work intensity of the movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Yuki SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 11594398
    Abstract: An apparatus for plasma processing is configured to generate plasma in a chamber and periodically apply a pulsed negative DC voltage to an upper electrode from a DC power supply in the plasma processing on a substrate and in plasma cleaning. A duty ratio of the pulsed negative DC voltage used for the plasma processing is smaller than a duty ratio of the pulsed negative DC voltage used for the plasma cleaning. An absolute value of an average value of an output voltage of the DC power supply used for the plasma processing is smaller than an absolute value of an average value of the output voltage of the DC power supply used for the plasma cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Fumiya Takata, Toshikatsu Tobana, Shinya Morikita, Kazunobu Fujiwara, Jun Abe, Koichi Nagami