Patents by Inventor Akio Yamamoto

Akio Yamamoto 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: 20240150649
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode electrode, a QD layer containing QDs, and a cathode electrode, in which the QDs are Cd-free quantum dots having a core-shell structure including a core containing at least Ag, Ga, and at least one of S and Se, and a shell containing at least Zn, and exhibit fluorescence characteristics with a fluorescence full-width at half-maximum of 40 nm or less and a fluorescence quantum yield percentage of 70% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuki GOTO, Yusuke SAKAKIBARA, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Tatsuya RYOHWA, Akio MISHIMA, Soichiro NIKATA, Vit KALOUSEK, Yuko OGURA, Yoko MICHIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20240107792
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a QD layer provided between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode, the QD layer containing the QDs. The QDs are AgInxGa1-xSySe1-y-based or ZnAgInxGa1-xSySe1-y-based Cd-free QDs (0?x<1, 0?y?1) and exhibit fluorescence characteristics having a fluorescent half width of 45 nm or less and a fluorescence quantum yield of 35% or more in a green wavelength region to a red wavelength region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuki GOTO, YUSUKE SAKAKIBARA, Yuma YAGUCHI, Keisuke KITANO, Masaki YAMAMOTO, Soichiro NIKATA, Yoko MICHIWAKI, Yuko OGURA, Vit KALOUSEK, Akio MISHIMA
  • Patent number: 11931630
    Abstract: A head includes a face portion, a sole portion, and an internal weight portion provided on an inner surface of the sole portion and located apart from the face portion. The internal weight portion includes a base portion, and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion toward a face side and located apart from the inner surface of the sole portion. The protruding portion is positioned on the face side with respect to the head center of gravity. A thickness of a toe-side part of the protruding portion and/or a thickness of a heel-side part of the protruding portion is greater than a thickness of a middle part of the protruding portion. Alternatively, a middle part of the protruding portion in a toe-heel direction is absent. The internal weight portion may be formed integrally with the sole portion, or may be a different member from the sole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naruhiro Mizutani, Daisuke Kohno, Akio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240085733
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight, a display element, a plate for holding at least a portion of an emission surface, from which an image light is emitted, provided on the display element, and a heat dissipation portion that dissipates heat generated from the display element. The display element is connected to the heat dissipation portion via the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji KAWAWA, Toshinori SUGIYAMA, Tomoki YAMAMOTO, Tatsuya NAKAZAWA, Keisuke SAWADA, Akio MISAWA, Nozomu SHIMODA
  • Patent number: 11848171
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device and a charged particle beam device calibration method capable of correcting an influence of characteristic variation and noise with high accuracy. Control units execute a first calibration of correcting a characteristic variation between a plurality of channels in detectors and signal processing circuits by using a setting value of a control parameter for each of the plurality of channels in a state in which a primary electron beam is not emitted. The control units further execute a second calibration of correcting a characteristic variation between the plurality of channels in scintillators or the like by using the setting value of the control parameter for each of the plurality of channels in a state in which the primary electron beam is emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Yamamoto, Wen Li, Hiroshi Oinuma, Shunsuke Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11842881
    Abstract: A measurement device that comprises a photoelectric conversion element and a signal processing part that receives, from the photoelectric conversion element, detected pulses that include dark pulses and signal pulses that are outputted in accordance with inputted photons. The signal processing part performs amplitude discrimination on the detected pulses on the basis of a pre-acquired dark pulse amplitude distribution for the photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Yamamoto, Kazuki Ikeda, Wen Li, Shunsuke Mizutani, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20230335373
    Abstract: There is provided a technique capable of reducing deterioration of a back scattered electron (BSE) detector caused by a dark pulse. Charged particle beam apparatus includes: a plurality of BSE detectors configured to detect a BSE from a sample; and a controller. The controller acquires, within a period, a first peak time of a first peak included in an output signal from a first BSE detector among the plurality of BSE detectors, and a second peak time of a second peak included in an output signal from a second BSE detector other than the first BSE detector among the plurality of BSE detectors, determines, when the second peak is present where a time difference between the first peak time and the second peak time is within a threshold value, that the first peak is caused by the BSE, and determines, when the second peak is not present where the time difference is within the threshold value, that the first peak is caused by the dark pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Akio YAMAMOTO, Wen LI, Shunsuke MIZUTANI, Naoya ISHIGAKI
  • Patent number: 11671007
    Abstract: A plurality of switching units are provided, and a controller performs control in an antiphase manner to approximately synchronize a rise of a control signal applied to one of the switching units with a fall of a control signal for switching applied to any one of the other switching units and synchronize a fall of the control signal applied to the one of the switching units with a rise of the control signal for switching applied to the any one of the other switching units. When control in an antiphase manner is disabled, control is performed to prevent rises or falls from coinciding with each other between the switching units. Output signals from the switching units are input to rectifiers and are combined by a combiner to become an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Yamamoto, Wen Li, Ryo Kadoi
  • Publication number: 20230074992
    Abstract: A head includes a face portion, a sole portion, and an internal weight portion provided on an inner surface of the sole portion and located apart from the face portion. The internal weight portion includes a base portion, and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion toward a face side and located apart from the inner surface of the sole portion. The protruding portion is positioned on the face side with respect to the head center of gravity. A thickness of a toe-side part of the protruding portion and/or a thickness of a heel-side part of the protruding portion is greater than a thickness of a middle part of the protruding portion. Alternatively, a middle part of the protruding portion in a toe-heel direction is absent. The internal weight portion may be formed integrally with the sole portion, or may be a different member from the sole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naruhiro MIZUTANI, Daisuke KOHNO, Akio YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11554301
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a head main body, and a toe-side component. The head main body includes a striking face, a hosel portion defining a shaft center line, and a mounting portion for mounting the toe-side component on a toe side with respect to the shaft center line. The toe-side component is fixed to the mounting portion removably. When the toe-side component is removed from the mounting portion of the head main body, a head projected area in a front view of the golf club head becomes smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11524974
    Abstract: Method of forming colloidal lignin particles, comprising the step of dissolving lignin in a mixture of organic solvents, feeding of the said solution into water, and forming acolloidal dispersion of lignin. The used solvents are recovered with methods such as distillation and reused in the process. Water is removed from the colloidal dispersion by ultrafiltration and reused in the process. The concentrated colloidal dispersion is dried by spray drying. The invention can be used in applications where the colloidal nature of lignin will afford an advantage over bulk lignin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Aalto University Foundation sr
    Inventors: Kalle Lintinen, Rahul Prasad Bangalore Ashok, Timo Leskinen, Yao Xiao, Monika Österberg, Mauri Kostiainen, Pekka Oinas, Lauri Rautkari, Akio Yamamoto, Saara Hautamäki, Niko Meri
  • Publication number: 20220246392
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam device and a charged particle beam device calibration method capable of correcting an influence of characteristic variation and noise with high accuracy. Control units execute a first calibration of correcting a characteristic variation between a plurality of channels in detectors and signal processing circuits by using a setting value of a control parameter for each of the plurality of channels in a state in which a primary electron beam is not emitted. The control units further execute a second calibration of correcting a characteristic variation between the plurality of channels in scintillators or the like by using the setting value of the control parameter for each of the plurality of channels in a state in which the primary electron beam is emitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Akio YAMAMOTO, Wen LI, Hiroshi OINUMA, Shunsuke MIZUTANI
  • Publication number: 20220168253
    Abstract: A type I collagen or elastin production promoter containing a mycosporine-like amino acid or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for promoting type I collagen or elastin production, the method including administering an effective amount of a mycosporine-like amino acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: DR'S CHOICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko NAKANO, Akio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220068597
    Abstract: A measurement device that comprises a photoelectric conversion element and a signal processing part that receives, from the photoelectric conversion element, detected pulses that include dark pulses and signal pulses that are outputted in accordance with inputted photons. The signal processing part performs amplitude discrimination on the detected pulses on the basis of a pre-acquired dark pulse amplitude distribution for the photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Akio Yamamoto, Kazuki Ikeda, Wen Li, Shunsuke Mizutani, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220065902
    Abstract: A three-phase current detection device is configured to be used with first to third conductors allowing respective three-phase currents to flow therethrough in a flow direction, and is configured to detect the three-phase currents. The three-phase current detection device includes a substrate, a grounding wiring provided on the substrate, first to third loop magnetic cores, first to third magnetoelectric conversion elements, and first to third grounding electrodes. The first to third loop magnetic cores are extended along first to third loop lines surrounding the first to third conductors, the first to third loop lines are on a plane perpendicular to the flow direction, the first to third loop magnetic cores have first to third magnetic gaps, respectively. The first to third magnetoelectric conversion elements are disposed in the first to third magnetic gaps, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIO HASHIMOTO, RYUICHI KAMIMOTO, HIROYUKI SAITO, AKIO YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11235208
    Abstract: A golf club head having a hollow portion therein includes a face portion for striking a ball and defining a leading edge, a sole portion extending rearwardly of the club head from the face portion and having an inner surface thereof facing the hollow portion, a club head thickness being equal to or less than 39.0 mm. The sole portion is provided on the inner surface with a weight portion extending along the leading edge and a thin wall region between the leading edge and the weight portion. The thin wall region has a length L of from 14.0 to 23.0 mm in a head front-rear direction. The thin wall region has a ratio t/L of a maximum thickness t (mm) thereof to the length L (mm) is in a range of from 0.040 to 0.080.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11211225
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam control device having improved signal detection accuracy. The charged particle beam control device (detection block) includes: a detector provided in a charged particle beam device, and configured to detect secondary electrons emitted from a sample by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam and output an electric signal based on the detected secondary electrons; a signal wiring configured to transmit the electric signal; a noise detection wiring configured to detect a noise signal generated in the charged particle beam device; and an arithmetic circuit configured to generate a signal obtained by subtracting the noise signal from the electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Murakami, Makoto Suzuki, Shunsuke Mizutani, Akio Yamamoto, Wen Li
  • Publication number: 20210370147
    Abstract: A golf club head includes a head main body, and a toe-side component. The head main body includes a striking face, a hosel portion defining a shaft center line, and a mounting portion for mounting the toe-side component on a toe side with respect to the shaft center line. The toe-side component is fixed to the mounting portion removably. When the toe-side component is removed from the mounting portion of the head main body, a head projected area in a front view of the golf club head becomes smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Akio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210099095
    Abstract: A plurality of switching units are provided, and a controller performs control in an antiphase manner to approximately synchronize a rise of a control signal applied to one of the switching units with a fall of a control signal for switching applied to any one of the other switching units and synchronize a fall of the control signal applied to the one of the switching units with a rise of the control signal for switching applied to the any one of the other switching units. When control in an antiphase manner is disabled, control is performed to prevent rises or falls from coinciding with each other between the switching units. Output signals from the switching units are input to rectifiers and are combined by a combiner to become an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Akio YAMAMOTO, Wen LI, Ryo KADOI
  • Publication number: 20210066033
    Abstract: Provided is a charged particle beam control device having improved signal detection accuracy. The charged particle beam control device (detection block) includes: a detector provided in a charged particle beam device, and configured to detect secondary electrons emitted from a sample by irradiating the sample with a charged particle beam and output an electric signal based on the detected secondary electrons; a signal wiring configured to transmit the electric signal; a noise detection wiring configured to detect a noise signal generated in the charged particle beam device; and an arithmetic circuit configured to generate a signal obtained by subtracting the noise signal from the electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichi Murakami, Makoto Suzuki, Shunsuke Mizutani, Akio Yamamoto, Wen Li