Patents by Inventor Masato Yamamoto
Masato 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).
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Patent number: 11977225Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: recognize a traffic regulation mark provided on a traveling path of a car, the traffic regulation mark indicating traffic regulation; specify a valid regulation range used as a valid range of regulation indicated by the traffic regulation mark based on the recognized traffic regulation mark; and control a display device mounted on the car to display regulations information on a display area, the regulations information including contents of regulation indicated by the recognized traffic regulation mark. The processor is configured to switch displaying the regulations information into another upon satisfying a predetermined condition in a case where the valid regulation range is not specified.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Matsui, Masato Noguchi, Nobutoshi Higaki, Kazuomi Kato, Tetsuji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240133987Abstract: A system and method for L0 regularization-based compressed sensing (CS) may use a quantum-classical hybrid system consisting of coherent Ising machines (CIM) and classical digital processors CDP). The CIM and CDP each performs alternating minimization for L0 regularization-based compressed sensing (CS). A truncated Wigner stochastic differential equation (W-SDE) is obtained from the master equation for the density operator of the network of degenerate optical parametric oscillators.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: NTT RESEARCH, INC., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Toru AONISHI, Kazushi MIMURA, Masato OKADA, Yoshihisa YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11966716Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an annealing control unit, a spin interaction memory, a random number generation unit, and a spin state update unit and obtains a solution by using an Ising model. The annealing control unit controls an annealing step and a parameter of a temperature and a parameter of a self-action. The spin interaction memory stores the interaction coefficient of a spin. The random number generation unit generates a predetermined random number. The spin state update unit includes a spin buffer that stores values of a plurality of spins, an instantaneous magnetic field calculation unit that calculates instantaneous magnetic fields of the plurality of spins, a probability calculation unit that calculates update probabilities of the plurality of spins, and a spin state determination unit that updates the values of the spins based on the update probabilities and a random number.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: HITACHI, LTD, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITYInventors: Normann Mertig, Takashi Takemoto, Shinya Takamaeda, Kasho Yamamoto, Masato Motomura, Akira Sakai, Hiroshi Teramoto
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Patent number: 11958416Abstract: A sensor that includes a switch unit and that detects a pressure applied from the front side to the switch unit or a finger approaching the switch unit from the front side is located on the back side of upholstery. A base member has a protruding portion on its surface. The upholstery includes: a light-transmitting region that is located over a light guide portion of the base member and the switch unit of the sensor and that allows light from a light source to transmit therethrough to the front side; and a non-light-transmitting region that blocks the light from the light source. A raised portion that is raised on the front side of the upholstery is located near the light-transmitting region in the non-light-transmitting region of the upholstery. The protruding portion of the base member is placed in the raised portion from the back side of the upholstery.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Yamamoto, Hideki Yamashita, Yoshihisa Mantoku, Masato Shimizu, Takeshi Isoda
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Patent number: 11958845Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC6 inhibitory action, which is useful for the treatment of central nervous system diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Masahiro Ito, Hideyuki Sugiyama, Takeshi Yamamoto, Keiko Kakegawa, Jinxing Li, Junsi Wang, Takahito Kasahara, Masato Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20240091928Abstract: A wrist of an arm robot includes a first motor, a first speed reducer, a second motor, a transmission shaft, and a second speed reducer. The first motor is arranged at a base and generates a first rotational drive force to rotate a first distal portion. The first speed reducer is arranged at the first distal portion, includes a hollow portion, and reduces a rotational speed of the first rotational drive force. The second motor is arranged at the base and generates a second rotational drive force to rotate a second distal portion. The transmission shaft is arranged at the first distal portion and passes through the hollow portion of the first speed reducer. The second speed reducer is arranged at the first distal portion, is arranged coaxial with the first speed reducer, and is arranged along an axial direction of the first speed reducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya KAWATA, Masato YAMAMOTO, Norihisa TATSUTA, Akinori TAKAGI
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Publication number: 20230047112Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to enhance the degree of freedom for settlement, even once the settlement method has been selected by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Masato Yamamoto, Satoshi Kaji, Mayumi Numasaki
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Publication number: 20220251548Abstract: A method for producing a library of biological molecules generally includes providing an engineered polynucleotide vector, amplifying the polynucleotide, and sequencing the library of biological molecules produced. The polynucleotide includes a cloning vector backbone, a recombination site, one or more cloning sites, and a nucleotide sequence template. The nucleotide sequence template includes a coding region, a sequence 5? to the coding region that is complementary to a portion of the vector backbone, and a sequence 3? to the coding region that is complementary to a portion of the vector backbone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Praveensingh Bheemsingh Hajeri, Masato Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220042006Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Masato Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Miura
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Patent number: 11162092Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Masato Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Miura
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Patent number: 11094284Abstract: An image processing device and image processing method that reduce the probability that the power consumption of two processing systems will be maximized simultaneously. Such image processing device includes an image processing circuit, a conversion circuit receiving a first pixel data array outputted from the image processing circuit and converting the first pixel data array into a second pixel data array by converting an arrangement of pieces of pixel data included in the first pixel data array pixel by pixel, the first pixel data array being an aggregate of a plurality of pieces of pixel data, the pieces of pixel data being pieces of data corresponding to a plurality of pixels, each of the pieces of pixel data having a plurality of bits, an aggregate of the pixels forming a pixel array, and a processing unit processing the second pixel data array outputted from the conversion circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: EIZO CorporationInventors: Hiroki Matsuzaki, Masato Yamamoto, Takashi Nakamae, Tsubasa Ito
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Publication number: 20210081921Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by an information processing apparatus includes providing a deferred payment service that includes a lump-sum payment to be liquidated in lump-sum within a predetermined period, and multiple times of payments to be liquidated respectively on a plurality of dates including a date within the predetermined period and dates after the predetermined period; receiving information of a first maximum amount to be liquidated by the deferred payment service within the predetermined period, designated by a user; and setting a second maximum amount, to be liquidated by one payment of the multiple times of payments, below the first maximum amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Kan MIZUNO, Masato YAMAMOTO, Kazuho NAKAJIMA, Yasuyuki MATSUOKA, Yuuka YAMAJI, Koki KUSANO, Zhen CAO, Nobuo SUZUKI, Hisatomo YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200175942Abstract: An image processing device and image processing method that reduce the probability that the power consumption of two processing systems will be maximized simultaneously. Such image processing device includes an image processing circuit, a conversion circuit receiving a first pixel data array outputted from the image processing circuit and converting the first pixel data array into a second pixel data array by converting an arrangement of pieces of pixel data included in the first pixel data array pixel by pixel, the first pixel data array being an aggregate of a plurality of pieces of pixel data, the pieces of pixel data being pieces of data corresponding to a plurality of pixels, each of the pieces of pixel data having a plurality of bits, an aggregate of the pixels forming a pixel array, and a processing unit processing the second pixel data array outputted from the conversion circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: EIZO CorporationInventors: Hiroki MATSUZAKI, Masato YAMAMOTO, Takashi NAKAMAE, Tsubasa ITO
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Patent number: 10654962Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer and a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye A laminate film formed by laminating the acrylic film and a layer of at least one resin selected from thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin, and photo curable resin. A laminated injection molded article formed by laminating the acrylic film on an injection molded article.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Naomi Hara, Masato Yamamoto, Hidehito Shimonaka, Yuuhei Konokawa
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Publication number: 20200034903Abstract: There is provided an information processing method and the like capable of using an electronic commerce platform by work that is simpler than before. When finding a desired commodity at a member shop, a user performs smartphone settlement using a user terminal 120 to purchase the commodity. A settlement terminal 130 generates purchase information, being triggered by the smartphone settlement and transmits it to a mediation server 110. When receiving, from the user terminal 120, a notification to the effect that a user wants to list the commodity purchased at the member shop on an electronic commerce platform (application for sale), the mediation server 110 automatically generates listed commodity information based on the purchase information and transmits it to the user terminal 120.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Masato Yamamoto, Keisuke Sogawa
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Publication number: 20200017851Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Masato Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Miura
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Patent number: 10450396Abstract: An acrylic film having few fish eyes and a method for producing latex of an acrylic rubber-containing polymer having low amounts of coarse particles, excellent filtering properties, and low filter clogging frequency during a filtration step for removing foreign substances are provided. An acrylic film containing an acrylic rubber-containing polymer (G) has a thickness of 30 to 300 ?m, wherein the number of fish eyes that are 0.001 mm2 or greater in size is 130/m2 or fewer when a section having a light transmission rate of 75% or less for light having a wavelength of 400 to 1100 nm was detected as a fish eye.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Naomi Hara, Masato Yamamoto, Hidehito Shimonaka, Yuuhei Konokawa
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Patent number: 10328109Abstract: Described herein is an adenovirus comprising an AB-loop comprising a targeting motif and methods of making and using the adenovirus. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to a tumor cell. The targeting motif of the adenovirus can selectively bind to cell markers and/or cell surface antigens including, for example, CD 133.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAInventor: Masato Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10208304Abstract: Described herein is a method that generally includes infecting a host cell with a rescue adenovirus, wherein the rescue adenovirus genome comprises a loxP site and encodes at least one marker, and wherein the host cell comprises a library of polynucleotides that complement the adenovirus genome marker and encode a detectable polypeptide; incubating the infected host cell under conditions effective to permit recombination between the adenovirus genome and one or more of the library polynucleotides and the production of recombinant adenovirus particles comprising at least on detectable polypeptide; and detecting the at least one detectable polypeptide. Also described are adenovirus libraries constructed using such a method.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAInventors: Masato Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Miura
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Patent number: 10189156Abstract: An arm unit of a robot has a lower arm mechanism including a parallel link structure and an upper arm mechanism. The lower arm mechanism has a front link and a rear link including respective lower ends rotatably connected to the base portion. A lower arm drive mechanism has a lower ball screw and a lower bearing portion supporting a shaft so as to be rotatable about its axis. An extending portion extending from the lower end of the rear link is connected to a nut so as to be rotatable about a nut side rotational axis. The lower bearing portion is connected to a base portion so as to be rotatable about a bearing portion side rotational axis. Thus, high mechanical rigidity can be ensured over a wide operation range under a high load condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Kitamura, Masato Yamamoto, Koji Yoshino