Patents by Inventor Atsushi Ueda

Atsushi Ueda 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: 20240150122
    Abstract: In order to determine, without a trial, whether or not an article can be transferred and in order to reset the article in a case where the article cannot be transferred, provided is a transfer system including: a first determining section that determines whether or not a transferring section can hold and transfer an article, on the basis of a posture of the article an image of which has been captured by a camera section; and an adjusting section that, in a case where the first determining section determines that the transferring section cannot transfer the article, controls a driving section and a holding direction changing section so that the posture and a position of the article are adjusted to a posture and a position that allow the transferring section to transfer the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: DAIFUKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi MINOO, Hiroyuki KUSUBE, Yuichi UEDA, Masashi MORIKAWA, Tomokazu NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11976859
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, an adsorption section, and a first bypass flow path. The refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and uses a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture including a first refrigerant and a second refrigerant. The adsorption section includes an adsorbent and stores the first refrigerant adsorbed by the adsorbent. The adsorbent adsorbs the first refrigerant, and does not adsorb the second refrigerant or the adsorption performance thereof for the second refrigerant is lower than the adsorption performance thereof for the first refrigerant. The first bypass flow path connects a first end which is a high-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle and a second end which is a low-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle. The adsorption section and a valve are disposed in the first bypass flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ueda, Atsushi Yoshimi, Eiji Kumakura, Masaki Tanaka, Masaki Nakayama, Ryuhei Kaji
  • Publication number: 20240131632
    Abstract: A TIG welded joint in a high-Mn content steel material that can be formed with reduced occurrence of hot cracking during the welding process and has high strength and excellent cryogenic impact toughness. In the TIG welded joint, the high-Mn content steel material has a chemical composition including, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 18.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0070% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, Cr: 2.5 to 7.0%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0500%, and O: 0.0050% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, and a weld metal has a chemical composition including C: 0.10 to 0.80%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 14.0%, and N: 0.100% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazufumi WATANABE, Atsushi TAKADA, Akiyoshi ANDO, Takatoshi OKABE, Keiji UEDA
  • Publication number: 20240124244
    Abstract: A conveying roller, a conveyor device, and an inclined conveyor for objects. A conveying roller comes into contact with an object and moves the object, the conveying roller including: a core member and a plurality of blade-shaped pieces, the blade-shaped piece being elastically deformable and being provided around the core member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuo ITOH, Tatsuhiko NAKAMURA, Koji UEDA, Atsushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240111009
    Abstract: Preventing blood flow artifacts from being increased in an imaging plane allows reduction of the blood flow artifacts in the cross section subsequently excited. In the imaging using a spin-echo (SE) pulse sequence, an excitation width of a 90° pulse is extended from an imaging plane to one side. This one side indicates a downstream side of the blood flow with respect to a vessel of interest. In imaging multiple slices, the order of measuring the multiple imaging slices is set along the direction in which the width is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuho Kamba, Masahiro Takizawa, Taisei Ueda, Nobuyuki Yoshizawa, Atsushi Kuratani, Kosuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20240075560
    Abstract: A TIG welding filler metal is provided that has a composition including, by mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.80%, Si: 0.15 to 0.90%, Mn: 15.0 to 30.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Cr: 6.0 to 15.0%, and N: 0.120% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities. Where necessary, the filler metal may contain one or two selected from Ni and Mo, may further contain one, or two or more selected from V, Ti, and Nb, and may additionally contain one, or two or more selected from Cu, Al, Ca, and REM. This configuration reduces the occurrence of welding cracks during TIG welding, that is, realizes excellent hot crack resistance, and allows for easy production of a weld joint having high strength and excellent cryogenic impact toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi Watanabe, Atsushi Takada, Akiyoshi Ando, Takatoshi Okabe, Keiji Ueda
  • Patent number: 11789374
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a first partition wall covering a plasma generation region in the chamber and having a first opening, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in a first space inside the chamber and outside the first partition wall and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in the plasma generation region and having passed through the first opening, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber and configured to supply gas to the first space, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall and configured to exhaust gas in a second space inside the first partition wall to outside of both the first partition wall and the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hoshino, Yukio Watanabe, Toshihiro Nishisaka, Atsushi Ueda, Koichiro Koge, Takayuki Osanai, Gouta Niimi
  • Publication number: 20230266677
    Abstract: A target supply system includes a load lock chamber configured to contain a solid target substance, a solid target supply pipe connected to the load lock chamber, a pressure regulator configured to regulate an externally supplied gas pressure, a gas pressure supply pipe connected to the pressure regulator, a melting tank connected to both the solid target supply pipe and the gas pressure supply pipe, and configured to melt the solid target substance supplied from the load lock chamber via the solid target supply pipe to generate a liquid target substance, a nozzle configured to discharge the liquid target substance by a gas pressure supplied from the pressure regulator to the melting tank via the gas pressure supply pipe, and a buffer tank configured to communicate with the melting tank and supply a gas pressure thereto when the solid target substance is supplied to the melting tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Fumio IWAMOTO, Atsushi UEDA, Takayuki YABU
  • Publication number: 20230269857
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes a chamber; a housing extending from an internal space of the chamber to outside of the chamber, surrounding a plasma generation region except on a trajectory of a droplet target and on an optical path of laser light, and including a first opening through which extreme ultraviolet light generated from the plasma passes; a light concentrating mirror arranged in a first space outside the housing at the internal space and reflecting the extreme ultraviolet light having passed through the first opening in a direction different from an incident direction of the extreme ultraviolet light; and a gas supply port provided in the chamber; and a gas exhaust port provided at the housing outside the chamber. An optical axis of the laser light when being radiated to the droplet target is along a direction in which the gas flows in the plasma generation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi UEDA, Koichiro Koge
  • Patent number: 11642830
    Abstract: Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. The humidity of the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization region is regulated, depending on a temperature of the containers to be conveyed to the sterilization region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Kohichi Aoki, Daisuke Tanaka, Yasue Takeuchi, Kohichi Tamura, Takashi Minamihonoki
  • Patent number: 11495833
    Abstract: A battery comprises a first polarity terminal that is attached via a first insulating member to an opening of an outer case. A first polarity plate includes: a first core formed of a conductive material; and a first active material layer. A first drawn-out portion is formed from a side of the first core on the first polarity terminal side thereof being drawn further out than a side of the first active material layer on the first polarity terminal side thereof. The first drawn-out portion includes a first bent portion that is bent towards the radially inner or outer side of the electrode body. A first surface of a first polarity collector plate contacts the surface of the first bent portion on the first polarity terminal side, and the first polarity terminal connects directly or via a conductive member to a second surface of the first polarity collector plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuhiko Mukai, Satoshi Yamamoto, Masaki Deguchi, Taisuke Yamamoto, Atsushi Ueda, Masanobu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11483917
    Abstract: A chamber device may include a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port, an inner wall, an exhaust port, a recessed portion, and a lateral gas supply port. The recessed portion may be on a side lateral to the focal line and recessed outward from the inner wall when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the focal line. The lateral gas supply port is formed at the recessed portion and may supply gas toward gas supplied from the central gas supply port so that a flow direction of the gas supplied from the central gas supply port is bent from a direction along the focal line toward the exhaust port and an internal space of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai, Koichiro Koge
  • Patent number: 11366394
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation system may include a chamber, a first partition wall having at least one opening which provides communication between a first space and a second space, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in the second space and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in a plasma generation region located in the first space, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall, a distance between the center of the plasma generation region and an edge of the at least one opening being equal to or more than a stop distance LSTOP [mm] calculated by the following equation: LSTOP=272.8·EAVG0.4522·P?1 EAVG [eV] representing average kinetic energy of ions generated in the plasma generation region and P [Pa] representing a gas pressure inside the first partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Koge, Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai
  • Patent number: 11363705
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, a central gas supply port configured to supply gas along a focal line passing through a first focal point and a second focal point from the center side of the reflection surface, and a first peripheral gas supply port disposed at a peripheral portion of the reflection surface and configured to supply gas in a direction from the outer side of the reflection surface toward the inner side of the reflection surface. The first peripheral gas supply port may supply gas, when viewed along the focal line, in an inclined direction inclined to a tangential direction side of the peripheral portion at the peripheral portion where the first peripheral gas supply port is located with respect to a first straight line passing through the first peripheral gas supply port and the focal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Osanai, Atsushi Ueda, Koichiro Koge, Akihiro Ohsawa, Toshiya Shintani, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Yuki Ishida, Yosuke Takada
  • Patent number: 11350514
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes a chamber device, a concentrating mirror, an exhaust port, and a central gas supply port. The exhaust port is formed at the chamber device and is formed on the side lateral to a focal line and opposite to the reflection surface with respect to the plasma generation region. The central gas supply port is formed on the side opposite to the exhaust port with respect to the plasma generation region on the supply line passing through the exhaust port, the plasma generation region, and an inner side of a peripheral portion of the reflection surface. The central gas supply port supplies the gas toward the exhaust port along the supply line through the plasma generation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Koge, Atsushi Ueda, Takayuki Osanai
  • Publication number: 20220146943
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation system may include a chamber, a first partition wall having at least one opening which provides communication between a first space and a second space, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in the second space and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in a plasma generation region located in the first space, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall, a distance between the center of the plasma generation region and an edge of the at least one opening being equal to or more than a stop distance LSTOP [mm] calculated by the following equation. LSTOP=272.8·EVG0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro KOGE, Atsushi UEDA, Takayuki OSANAI
  • Publication number: 20220082927
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a first partition wall covering a plasma generation region in the chamber and having a first opening, an EUV light concentrating mirror located in a first space inside the chamber and outside the first partition wall and configured to concentrate extreme ultraviolet light generated in the plasma generation region and having passed through the first opening, a first gas supply port formed at the chamber and configured to supply gas to the first space, and a gas exhaust port formed in the first partition wall and configured to exhaust gas in a second space inside the first partition wall to outside of both the first partition wall and the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke HOSHINO, Yukio WATANABE, Toshihiro NISHISAKA, Atsushi UEDA, Koichiro KOGE, Takayuki OSANAI, Gouta NIIMI
  • Patent number: 11272608
    Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber causing a target substance to be turned into plasma with laser light, a light concentrating mirror concentrating extreme ultraviolet light generated by the turning of the target substance into plasma, a gas supply unit supplying gas into the chamber, a magnetic field generation unit generating a magnetic field including a magnetic field axis that crosses a light path of the extreme ultraviolet light, a first exhaust port arranged at a position through which the magnetic field axis passes in the chamber, a second exhaust port arranged at a position opposite to the light concentrating mirror in the chamber, and a gas exhaust amount adjustment unit adjusting a ratio between an exhaust amount of first exhaust gas exhausted from the first exhaust port and an exhaust amount of second exhaust gas exhausted from the second exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Shinji Nagai
  • Patent number: 11211239
    Abstract: An EUV light generation apparatus includes: a chamber; an EUV light condensing mirror positioned inside the chamber and having a reflective surface that determines a first focal point and a second focal point, the reflective surface and the second focal point being positioned on respective sides of a first surface; at least one magnet configured to generate a magnetic field at and around the first focal point; a first gas supply unit configured to supply first gas to the reflective surface in the chamber and opened near an outer peripheral part of the reflective surface; a second gas supply unit configured to supply second gas into the chamber and opened at a position between the first surface and the second focal point; and a discharge device configured to discharge gas inside the chamber and opened at a position between the first focal point and the at least one magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Takashi Saito
  • Patent number: 11155562
    Abstract: The present invention provides halichondrin analogs, such as compounds of Formula (I). The compounds may bind to microtubule sites, thereby inhibiting microtubule dynamics. Also provided are methods of synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods of treatment, and uses that involve the compounds for treatment of a proliferative disease (e.g., cancer). Compounds of the present invention are particularly useful for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, and sarcoma. The included methods of synthesis are useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula (I)-(III) along with naturally occurring halicondrins (e.g., halichondrin B & C, norhalichondrin A, B, & C, and homohalichondrin A, B, & C). Also included are methods for interconverting between the halichondrins, norhalichondrins, and homohalichondrins and their unnatural epimers at the C38 ketal stereocenter through the use of an acid-mediated equilibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Yoshito Kishi, Atsushi Ueda, Akihiko Yamamoto, Daisuke Kato