Patents by Inventor Masato Matsumoto
Masato Matsumoto 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).
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Patent number: 11988981Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Yosuke Kubo, Hiroaki Tanaka, Shigeru Fukuda, Daisuke Tanemura, Masato Ono, Masato Furukawa, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto, Iori Nishimura
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Patent number: 11984319Abstract: There is provided a method of processing a substrate, the method including: providing the substrate on which a natural oxide film is formed; performing a pre-processing on the substrate such that the natural oxide film formed on the substrate is removed; and directly forming a tungsten film on the substrate by heating a stage on which the substrate is mounted to a predetermined temperature and supplying a tungsten chloride gas and a reduction gas to the substrate which has been subjected to the pre-processing.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Kensaku Narushima, Nagayasu Hiramatsu, Takanobu Hotta, Atsushi Matsumoto, Masato Araki, Hideaki Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20240152077Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt has metal oxide particles as a solid lubricant on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, in which an average spacing between the metal oxide particles on the surface is 1,000 nm or less, and an average height of the metal oxide particles from the surface is 15 nm or more and 320 nm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.Inventors: Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato ONO, Shigeru FUKUDA, Masato FURUKAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Satoya SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20240151654Abstract: A communication hole inspection device for inspecting a communication hole in a structure, a casting surface being formed on an inner surface of the hole, said communication hole inspection device having: a light-emitting body that is arranged in a portion of the communication hole and emits a beam of light; a light-receiving body that is arranged in a different portion of the communication hole and receives the light beam from the light-emitting body; a rotation mechanism for changing the rotation angle of the light-emitting body and thereby changing the light beam received by the light-receiving body; and a determination unit for determining the open state of the communication hole at least on the basis of based on the light beam received by the light-receiving body when the rotation angle of the light-emitting body is set at a first angle, and at a second angle different from the first anile.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Ken AKIYAMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Masato YOKEMURA
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Publication number: 20240118647Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Yosuke KUBO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato ONO, Masato FURUKAWA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Iori NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 11947294Abstract: A fixing device includes: a first roller on which an elastic layer is formed; and a second roller that forms a clamping portion at which a recording medium is clamped between the first roller and the second roller, a groove extending in an axial direction being formed in an outer peripheral surface of the second roller, and the second roller not including an elastic layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Norio Ogawahara, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Masato Yamashita
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Publication number: 20240104634Abstract: The order processing system S receives the designation of the number of ordering users related to the group order, receives the selection of items related to the order, sorts the selected items for each of as many users as the designated number of the users, and performs settlement for the sorted items.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA, Masato TANI
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Publication number: 20240104635Abstract: The order processing system S receives the designation of the number of ordering users related to the group order, receives the selection of items related to the order, and sorts and displays the selected items for each of as many users as the designated number of ordering users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA, Masato TANI
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Patent number: 11934119Abstract: A transportation device includes a first transporter, a second transporter movable between a contact position and a separate position toward and away from the first transporter to hold a to-be-transported object between the second transporter and the first transporter in the contact position, and a transportation unit that transports the to-be-transported object to a nip area where the first transporter and the second transporter hold the to-be-transported object therebetween while the second transporter is located in the separate position. The second transporter moves from the separate position to the contact position to hold the to-be-transported object transported to the nip area by the transportation unit between the second transporter and the first transporter to transport the to-be-transported object.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masato Yamashita, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kosuke Yamada, Tetsuro Kodera, Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Takayuki Yamashita
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Patent number: 11921445Abstract: A transport device includes: a first transport body; a second transport body that is movable between a contact position and a separate position with respect to the first transport body and that nips a transported material with the first transport body at the contact position; and a transport section that includes a holder to hold a leading end portion of the transported material and that transports the transported material toward a nip region where the first transport body and the second transport body nip the transported material in a state in which the second transport body is located at the separate position. After holding of the leading end portion by the holder for the transported material transported by the transport section has been released, the second transport body nips the transported material with the first transport body and transports the transported material.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masato Yamashita, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Kosuke Yamada, Tetsuro Kodera, Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Takayuki Yamashita
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Publication number: 20230081876Abstract: In a remote assistance apparatus, a task assigning unit prohibits assignment of a task to an operator whose operational capability is judged to be insufficient by newest evaluation results that are stored in a storage unit, and assigns a task of remotely controlling a vehicle to an operator who is selected from among a plurality of operators whose operating abilities are judged to be sufficient by the newest evaluation results. An evaluation acquiring unit acquires the evaluation result of the operational capability of the selected operator, in response to the selected operator performing the task that is assigned by the task assigning unit using a remote control unit that causes the vehicle to travel in response to remote control by the operator. A storage control unit performs control to store the newest evaluation result acquired by the evaluation acquiring unit in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventor: Masato MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20220224159Abstract: A wireless power and data transmission apparatus includes an inner module and an outer module. The inner module includes: an annular-shaped first antenna disposed around an axis; and an annular-shaped first communication electrode disposed around the axis, the first communication electrode being at a different position from that of the first antenna regarding a direction along the axis. The outer module includes: an annular-shaped second antenna disposed around the axis, the second antenna performing power transmission or power reception with the first antenna via magnetic field coupling or electric field coupling; and an annular-shaped second communication electrode disposed around the axis, the second communication electrode being at a different position from that of the second antenna regarding the direction along the axis, and the second antenna performing communications with the first communication electrode via electric field coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Masato MATSUMOTO, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Hideaki MIYAMOTO, Tsutomu SAKATA
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Patent number: 11344995Abstract: A shot processing device according to an aspect includes: a guide portion provided in a conveyance direction of a workpiece; a rotation mechanism which includes a first endless belt providing a placement surface having the workpiece placed thereon and a first drive unit driving the first endless belt so that the placement surface moves in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction; a conveyance mechanism which pushes the workpiece toward the conveyance direction so that the workpiece on the placement surface rolls and moves in the conveyance direction along the guide portion; and at least one projector which projects shot media to the workpiece rolling and moving on the placement surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.Inventor: Masato Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20220149668Abstract: In a system for wirelessly transmitting electric power and data, communication quality is improved. A transfer module is for use as a power transmitting module or a power receiving module in a wireless power/data transfer apparatus that wirelessly transmits electric power and data between a power transmitting module and a power receiving module. The transfer module includes: an antenna that performs power transmission or power reception via magnetic field coupling or electric field coupling; a differential transmission line pair to perform transmission or reception via electric field coupling; and a shielding part being located between the antenna and the differential transmission line pair to reduce electromagnetic interference between the antenna and the differential transmission line pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Masato MATSUMOTO, Tsutomu SAKATA, Hideaki MIYAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220080866Abstract: There is provided a clip holding unit 50 to be used during a foam molding of a seat pad 20, and the seat pad 20 includes a clip 24 used for attaching a seat cover 18 to the seat pad 20. The clip holding unit 50 is provided in a lower mold 42 of a molding mold 40, and holds the clip 24 during the foam molding. The clip holding unit 50 includes a locking portion 54 to be sandwiched between a pair of locking pieces 30 of the clip 24; a base portion 55 extending from the lower mold 42 to the locking portion 54; and an eaves portion 56 projecting laterally from the base portion 55 as going upward from below.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Masato MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20210159736Abstract: An object is to improve the communication quality in a system for wirelessly transmitting electric power and data. A transmission module is used as a power transmitting module or a power receiving module in a wireless power data transmission device for wirelessly transferring electric power and data between the power transmitting module and the power receiving module. The transmission module includes: a coil for transmitting or receiving electric power through magnetic field coupling; a communication electrode for transmitting or receiving signals through electric field coupling; a first conductive shield that is located between the coil and the communication electrode; and a second conductive shield that is located between the coil and the first conductive shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Hideaki MIYAMOTO, Tsutomu SAKATA, Masato MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20200269387Abstract: A shot processing device according to an aspect includes: a guide portion provided in a conveyance direction of a workpiece; a rotation mechanism which includes a first endless belt providing a placement surface having the workpiece placed thereon and a first drive unit driving the first endless belt so that the placement surface moves in a direction opposite to the conveyance direction; a conveyance mechanism which pushes the workpiece toward the conveyance direction so that the workpiece on the placement surface rolls and moves in the conveyance direction along the guide portion; and at least one projector which projects shot media to the workpiece rolling and moving on the placement surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.Inventor: Masato MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 10126430Abstract: In an automated driving control apparatus, an information acquirer is configured to acquire driving control information needed to control automated driving of a vehicle. A degradation information storage is configured to store information about accuracy degraded roads that are roads on which the accuracy of the driving control information is degraded to below a predetermined required level. An information updater is configured to acquire observed information concerning the information acquirer, and using the observed information, update stored contents of the degradation information storage. A route generator is configured to generate a route excluding the accuracy degraded roads stored in the degradation information storage. A driving controller is configured to conduct automated driving control of the vehicle according to the route generated by the route generator and the driving control information acquired by the information acquirer.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Masato Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20170212935Abstract: A high-precision data search function is provided by calculating feature values of time series data in a unit that is different from the unit of compression, while conserving data storage capacity. A data management apparatus 100 comprises a data reception unit 111 which acquires data in a first unit from time series data that was input, a data compression unit 114 which compresses the data acquired in the first unit, and a feature value calculation unit 113 which calculates a feature value indicating a feature of data acquired in a second unit that differs from the first unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Jun IRIE, Masato MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: D1026025Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Misato Miura, Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Masato Hirai, Mai Matsumoto