Patents by Inventor Masanori Fujiwara

Masanori Fujiwara 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: 20240044722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a temperature-sensitive probe containing a group 14 element-doped nanodiamond having an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm and including SiV centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicants: DAICEL CORPORATION, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Masahiro NISHIKAWA, Ming LIU, Norikazu MIZUOCHI, Izuru OHKI, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20240036234
    Abstract: A lens includes: an optical layer containing a resin; a member; and an antireflection layer, the antireflection layer is provided at an outermost surface, in an optical axis direction, of the lens, and a transmittance of the antireflection layer has a maximal value and a minimal value in order from a short wavelength side of a wavelength of light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220413195
    Abstract: A diffractive optical element includes: a first material layer that has a diffractive grating shape; and a second material layer that is laminated on the first material layer, the diffractive grating shape forming a plurality of concentric annular ring zones in a plan view from a lamination direction of the first material layer and the second material layer, and a radius of an innermost first ring zone among the plurality of ring zones is less than any one of distances between the ring zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori FUJIWARA, Seiichi WATANABE, Yasunori MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 11531010
    Abstract: An ion suppressor includes ion exchange membranes between a pair of electrodes. Regeneration liquid channels are provided in the spaces between the electrodes and the ion exchange membranes, and an eluent channel is provided between the ion exchange membranes. In the space between the electrode and the eluent channel, an element that increases the resistance in the voltage application direction is disposed. For example, ion permeable membranes are disposed in contact with the ion exchange membrane, thereby increasing the resistance in the voltage application direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumasa Sakamoto, Masanori Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11377545
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition including a bifunctional or more (meth)acrylate compound, indium tin oxide particles, and an acidic polymer, in which the acidic polymer has a moiety including a carboxyl group at a polymer skeleton of a (meth)acrylate compound and at any one of terminals of the polymer skeleton of a (meth)acrylate compound, and an acid value of the acidic polymer is 2.0 mgKOH/g or more and less than 100 mgKOH/g. The curable resin composition of the present invention provides a transparent cured product, hardly causes bubbles to be mixed in a case of applying the curable resin composition to a mold so as to form a lattice-shaped cured product, and also has a good peeled surface shape from the mold after curing. The present invention also provides a diffractive optical element including a surface having a diffraction grating shape and formed of the cured product of the curable resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takayasu Nagai, Naozumi Shiraiwa, Takafumi Nakayama, Naoyuki Morooka, Masahiro Takata, Masanori Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20220187254
    Abstract: First and second electrode liquid seal members are arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode. First and second ion exchange membranes are arranged between the first electrode liquid seal member and the second electrode liquid seal member. An eluent seal member is arranged between the first ion exchange membrane and the second ion exchange membrane. A plurality of first mesh members having different charge amounts are stacked in a first electrode liquid flow path of the first electrode liquid seal member. Each of the plurality of first mesh members is constituted by a first wire group composed of a plurality of first wires and a second wire group composed of a plurality of second wires crossing the first wire group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Katsumasa SAKAMOTO, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220163495
    Abstract: In an ion chromatograph, a sample that is included in an eluent and is to be measured is separated into ion species components by a separation column. An electrode liquid to be introduced into an input port is branched by a three-way valve and is discharged from each of a first output port and a second output port. An eluent from the separation column passes through an eluent flow path of an ion suppressor. An electrode liquid from the first and second output ports passes through each of an anode-side flow path and a cathode-side flow path of the ion suppressor. Ion exchange is performed by electrolysis between an eluent that passes through the eluent flow path and an electrode liquid that passes through the anode-side flow path and the cathode-side flow path, and a sample that passes through the eluent flow path and is separated by the separation column is detected by a detector. A backward flow of an electrode liquid in the cathode-side flow path is suppressed by a backward flow suppression mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Masanori FUJIWARA, Katsumasa SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220155265
    Abstract: First and second flow-path portions are opposite to each other, and communicate with each other such that a direction in which an eluent flows through the first flow-path portion and a direction in which an eluent flows through the second flow-path portion are opposite to each other. First and second electrode liquid flow paths are respectively opposite to the first and second flow-path portions. First and second electrode liquids are respectively supplied to the first and second electrode liquid flow paths, such that a direction in which the first electrode liquid flows through the first electrode liquid flow path is same as a direction in which an eluent flows through the first flow-path portion and a direction in which the second electrode liquid flows through the second electrode liquid flow path is same as a direction in which an eluent flows through the second flow-path portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Katsumasa SAKAMOTO, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220146476
    Abstract: First and second electrode liquid seal members are arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode. First and second ion exchange membranes are arranged between a first electrode liquid seal member and a second electrode liquid seal member. An eluent seal member is arranged between a first ion exchange membrane and a second ion exchange membrane. Ion exchange is performed between an eluent that passes through an eluent flow path of the eluent seal member from a separation column and an electrode liquid that passes through each of electrode liquid flow paths of the first and second electrode liquid seal members. In a first surface of the eluent seal member that comes into contact with the first ion exchange membrane, a first projection that surrounds the entire circumference of the eluent flow path to extend along the edge of the eluent flow path and projects toward the first ion exchange membrane is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Masanori FUJIWARA, Katsumasa SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11131230
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine capable of accurately estimating an amount of ash deposition. In the exhaust treatment device, an ash deposition estimation device estimates an amount of ash deposition on a DPF after ending of regenerating treatment for the DPF, based on data regarding differential pressure and exhaust flow rate stored in a memory device over a period immediately before the end of regeneration, the period ranging from the end point of regenerating treatment for the DPF to a point in time going back a predetermined duration. An electronic control device preferably makes an alarm device issue an alarm, upon arrival of an estimated value of ash deposition at a predetermined alarm request value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Inoue, Masanori Fujiwara, Hiroaki Okano
  • Patent number: 10890090
    Abstract: An engine promoting DPF regeneration processing is provided. Catalyst activation processing and thereafter DPF regeneration processing are performed under control of a device. In the catalyst activation processing, a target temperature of exhaust at an exhaust exit of a catalyst is set to be in a first temperature region, and then the opening degree of an exhaust throttle device is controlled. In the DPF regeneration processing, the target temperature is set to be in a second temperature region. A target temperature of the exhaust at an exhaust inlet of a DPF is set to be in a third temperature region. The opening degree of the exhaust throttle device is controlled, and unburned fuel is supplied into the exhaust. The temperature regions are set to be successively higher, and a temperature difference between successive temperature regions is set to be successively lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Inoue, Hiroaki Okano, Masanori Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20200407546
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable resin composition including a bifunctional or more (meth)acrylate compound, indium tin oxide particles, and an acidic polymer, in which the acidic polymer has a moiety including a carboxyl group at a polymer skeleton of a (meth)acrylate compound and at any one of terminals of the polymer skeleton of a (meth)acrylate compound, and an acid value of the acidic polymer is 2.0 mgKOH/g or more and less than 100 mgKOH/g. The curable resin composition of the present invention provides a transparent cured product, hardly causes bubbles to be mixed in a case of applying the curable resin composition to a mold so as to form a lattice-shaped cured product, and also has a good peeled surface shape from the mold after curing. The present invention also provides a diffractive optical element including a surface having a diffraction grating shape and formed of the cured product of the curable resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takayasu NAGAI, Naozumi SHIRAIWA, Takafumi NAKAYAMA, Naoyuki MOROOKA, Masahiro TAKATA, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20200132639
    Abstract: An ion suppressor includes ion exchange membranes between a pair of electrodes. Regeneration liquid channels are provided in the spaces between the electrodes and the ion exchange membranes, and an eluent channel is provided between the ion exchange membranes. In the space between the electrode and the eluent channel, an element that increases the resistance in the voltage application direction is disposed. For example, ion permeable membranes are disposed in contact with the ion exchange membrane, thereby increasing the resistance in the voltage application direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumasa SAKAMOTO, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 10619546
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine that can prevent unnecessary alarm for ash deposition from being issued. In the exhaust treatment device, a timer measures integrated time of a state of non-regenerative operation which ranges from an end of DPF regeneration to a next time point where the differential pressure reaches a regeneration request value. A counter acquires the short interval count if the integrated time is a short interval shorter than a predetermined decision time. An alarm device issues an alarm if the consecutive short interval count reaches a predetermined plural necessary count for alarm. A short interval count having been already acquired is preferably reset to 0 if the integrated time of the state of non-regenerative operation is a long interval, not shorter than a predetermined decision time, before the short interval count reaches the predetermined necessary count for alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Katsushi Inoue, Koichi Funaki, Masanori Fujiwara, Tamotsu Kuno, Kentaro Kita, Yuki Yoshita
  • Publication number: 20190390588
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine capable of accurately estimating an amount of ash deposition. In the exhaust treatment device, an ash deposition estimation device estimates an amount of ash deposition on a DPF after ending of regenerating treatment for the DPF, based on data regarding differential pressure and exhaust flow rate stored in a memory device over a period immediately before the end of regeneration, the period ranging from the end point of regenerating treatment for the DPF to a point in time going back a predetermined duration. An electronic control device preferably makes an alarm device issue an alarm, upon arrival of an estimated value of ash deposition at a predetermined alarm request value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Katsushi INOUE, Masanori FUJIWARA, Hiroaki OKANO
  • Publication number: 20190323406
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine that can prevent unnecessary alarm for ash deposition from being issued. In the exhaust treatment device, a timer measures integrated time of a state of non-regenerative operation which ranges from an end of DPF regeneration to a next time point where the differential pressure reaches a regeneration request value. A counter acquires the short interval count if the integrated time is a short interval shorter than a predetermined decision time. An alarm device issues an alarm if the consecutive short interval count reaches a predetermined plural necessary count for alarm. A short interval count having been already acquired is preferably reset to 0 if the integrated time of the state of non-regenerative operation is a long interval, not shorter than a predetermined decision time, before the short interval count reaches the predetermined necessary count for alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Katsushi INOUE, Koichi FUNAKI, Masanori FUJIWARA, Tamotsu KUNO, Kentaro KITA, Yuki YOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20190186315
    Abstract: An engine promoting DPF regeneration processing is provided. Catalyst activation processing and thereafter DPF regeneration processing are performed under control of a device. In the catalyst activation processing, a target temperature of exhaust at an exhaust exit of a catalyst is set to be in a first temperature region, and then the opening degree of an exhaust throttle device is controlled. In the DPF regeneration processing, the target temperature is set to be in a second temperature region. A target temperature of the exhaust at an exhaust inlet of a DPF is set to be in a third temperature region. The opening degree of the exhaust throttle device is controlled, and unburned fuel is supplied into the exhaust. The temperature regions are set to be successively higher, and a temperature difference between successive temperature regions is set to be successively lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Katsushi INOUE, Hiroaki OKANO, Masanori FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 10101308
    Abstract: An embodiment of a refractive index detector includes a sample cell, a reference cell, a measurement section, a liquid inlet port, liquid outlet sections, and a switching mechanism. The inlet port leads to a sample cell inlet. A first outlet port and a second outlet port are for discharging a liquid. The switching mechanism includes a reference liquid supply mode for forming a channel for connecting a reference cell outlet to one of the first outlet port and the second outlet port while connecting a sample cell outlet to a reference cell inlet, and an analysis mode for forming a channel for connecting the sample cell outlet to one of the first outlet port and the second outlet port while sealing the reference cell outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10041914
    Abstract: A degassing device 2 includes: a built-in absorbance measurement section 28 using an LED light source and measuring the intensity of light transmitted through a mobile phase passing through a flow cell; and a solenoid valve 26 switchable between two states with and without the mobile phase passed through a degassing tube 21. The passage-switching operation by the solenoid valve is performed so as to obtain detection signals of the transmitted light in the absorbance measurement section when the mobile phase drawn from a mobile phase container by a liquid-feeding pump 40 is passed through the degassing tube for degassing as well as when the mobile phase is not passed through the degassing tube for degassing. A signal processor 29 calculates the difference in absorbance based on those detection signals, estimates the degree of degassing based on that difference, and displays the result on a display unit 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kumiko Jingu, Keisuke Ogawa, Masato Watanabe, Yusuke Nagai, Masanori Fujiwara, Tomoyuki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10024789
    Abstract: A differential refractometer including a measurement section for measuring the diffractive index difference between a sample cell and a reference cell by radiating light on a measurement cell and detecting light which has sequentially passed through the sample cell and the reference cell includes a mobile phase supply section for delivering a mobile phase in a sample introduction channel that is connected to the sample cell. The mobile phase supply section includes a mobile phase container for containing the mobile phase. The inside of the mobile phase container is continuously stirred by a stirring mechanism, and the composition of the mobile phase inside the mobile phase container is made uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kumiko Jingu, Masanori Fujiwara, Masami Tomita, Yutaka Kono