Patents by Inventor Masayuki Miyazaki
Masayuki Miyazaki 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: 11940708Abstract: Provided is an optical modulator that can be driven at lower voltage through the use of differential signal output. An optical modulator includes a substrate 1 and optical waveguides (21, 22) and a control electrode that are formed on the substrate, in which the optical waveguide includes Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide, the control electrode is provided with two ground electrodes sandwiching three signal electrodes; the three signal electrodes are constituted by second and third signal electrodes that sandwich a first signal electrode, and have a wiring structure in which one modulation signal of the differential signal is applied to the first signal electrode, and the other modulation signal of the differential signal is applied to the second and third signal electrodes; and one branched waveguide (21) out of two Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguides is disposed between the first and second signal electrodes, and the other branched waveguide (22) is disposed between the first and third signal electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norikazu Miyazaki, Kosuke Okahashi, Masayuki Motoya
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Patent number: 11942176Abstract: A semiconductor memory device has a plastic package including an inductor, a first memory chip including a booster circuit that boosts a voltage from a first voltage to a second voltage using the inductor, and a second memory chip having a terminal supplied with the second voltage from the first memory chip.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Tomoya Sanuki, Xu Li, Masayuki Miura, Takayuki Miyazaki, Toshio Fujisawa, Hiroto Nakai, Hideko Mukaida, Mie Matsuo
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Patent number: 11879097Abstract: The invention is a photochromic compound having an indenonaphthopyran skeleton, and the indenonaphthopyran skeleton has an alkenyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and an oligomer chain group A having 3 or more recurring units selected from a polyalkylene oxide oligomer chain group, a polyester oligomer chain group, a polysiloxane chain group and a polyester polyether oligomer chain group. The invention can provide a photochromic compound capable of expressing excellent photochromic characteristics in various cured products and capable of preventing cured products from becoming cloudy.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Junji Takenaka
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Publication number: 20230393367Abstract: A lens barrel includes a lens drive unit that moves a lens holder holding a lens in an optical axis direction, a locking mechanism that regulates movement of the lens holder at a movable end of the lens holder, and a control unit that performs, as a shift process for shifting the lens holder to a movement regulated state produced by the locking mechanism, control for moving the lens holder by using the lens drive unit to a position where movement regulation is achieved by the locking mechanism in a state where movement regulating force generated by the locking mechanism is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: SYOHEI UCHIDA, TAKUYA HASEGAWA, MASAYUKI MIYAZAWA, NOBUHIRO KONDO, MASAYUKI MIYAZAKI, TETSU TANAKA, DAIKI KONDO
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Patent number: 11767467Abstract: The present invention relates to a photochromic compound including a polyvalent residue on which at least one group having a photochromic moiety is substituted, and at least one long-chain group not containing a photochromic moiety and having a molecular weight of 300 or more is further substituted; and a curable composition containing the same. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to provide a photochromic compound which has high solubility in a polymerizable compound serving as a matrix while retaining high photochromic characteristics and is hardly affected by the matrix; and a curable composition containing the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Noguchi, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda, Takayoshi Kawasaki, Yasutomo Shimizu, Masayuki Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20230280500Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a photochromic compound capable of exhibiting photochromic properties regardless of matrix, and the compound is stably dispersed without aggregation in a process of molding (curing) an optical base material. According to the present invention, a polymer photochromic compound, which has a block polymeric group of an oligomeric chain group having relatively favorable compatibility with a solid matrix and an oligomeric chain group having poor compatibility with a solid matrix, forms a nano- to micro-phase separation structure in a solid matrix. The compound does not rely on the solid matrix, its dispersibility is improved and aggregation is prevented or reduced, whereby excellent photochromic properties can be exhibited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Katsuhiro MORI, Junji MOMODA
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Publication number: 20230242808Abstract: A photochromic compound of the present invention comprises at least two monovalent photochromic basic structure groups PC including a T-type photochromic moiety, the photochromic basic structure groups being bonded to an organic group having a non-SO aromatic ring containing neither a sulfur atom nor an oxygen atom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Junji TAKENAKA, Srinivas VENU, Junji MOMODA, Katsuhiro MORI
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Publication number: 20230242809Abstract: A photochromic hydroxyurethane compound of the present invention is characterized in that, on condition of having at least one photochromic moiety as the photochromic minimal unit in a molecule, it has a hydroxyurethane constitutional unit represented by Formula (1): —X—O—CO—NH—??(1) In the formula, X is an oxygen-containing chain organic group having a hydroxyl group as a substituent, or a hydrogen atom in the hydroxyl group is substituted by any one of (A): a photochromic group having the photochromic moiety; (B): a polymerization reactive group having a polymerizable substituent; (C) an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; (D) a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; or (E): an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms (each of the groups (C)-(E) can be bonded to an oxygen atom derived from the hydroxyl group via the oxygen-containing chain organic group).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Junji TAKENAKA, Junji MOMODA, Katsuhiro MORI
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Publication number: 20230192023Abstract: A side airbag device capable of preventing interference between a harness and an airbag is provided between a vehicle body and a seat. The side airbag device includes an airbag module an inflatable airbag and an inflator supplying a gas into the airbag, a base member including an airbag storage portion having a concave shape and storing the airbag module and is attached between a vehicle body door and the seat, and a retainer member holding the airbag storage portion from the rear side of the vehicle body. The base member includes a first through hole through which a harness of the inflator is inserted and a flange which is formed in the periphery of the first through hole. The retainer member includes a second through hole through which the harness of the inflator is inserted and which is provided at a position facing the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Hirooki NEGISHI, Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Naoya NISHIMOTO, Kazuaki MIMA
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Patent number: 11660987Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat having a seat back that can be folded forward, in which the buckle is prevented from interfering with the seat back when the seat back is folded forward. A seat cushion frame rotatably attached to the seat back frame includes a pair of side frames extending in a fore and aft direction, a front frame extending between front parts of the side frames, and a rear frame extending between rear parts of the side frames and provided with a curved portion protruding forward in a middle part thereof. A buckle support arm is located behind the curved portion, the curved portion being dimensioned so as not to interfere with the buckle when the buckle support arm is in a stowed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Shigekazu Otake
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Publication number: 20230133211Abstract: The photochromic cyclic compound of the present invention is represented by Formula (1) below: in the formula, L is a divalent bridging group and PC is a divalent T-type photochromic basic structural group having a naphthopyran structure, where one end of the bridging group L is bonded to at least the 3-position of the naphthopyran structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Junji TAKENAKA, Junji MOMODA, Srinivas VENU, Katsuhiro MORI
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Publication number: 20230109024Abstract: The present invention provides: a photochromic curable composition which contains (A) a (meth)acrylate composition that contains from 24 to 100% by mass of a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate which has three or more (meth)acryloyl groups in each molecule and (B) a photochromic compound that is obtained by bonding at least one specific naphthopyran to a long-chain group having a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 10,000; and a photochromic optical article which is obtained by polymerizing this photochromic curable composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Mori, Junji Momoda
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Publication number: 20230074595Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate. The manufacturing method includes forming an interlayer insulating film above the semiconductor substrate; forming a metal electrode above the interlayer insulating film; acquiring an image of the metal electrode and detecting defect candidates on a surface of the metal electrode based on the image; and performing inspection by determining a quality of the semiconductor device, based on height information of each of the detected defect candidates in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the metal electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Taketo TSUJI, Makoto TERAKAWA, Kensuke HATA, Tomohiro MIMURA
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Patent number: 11590918Abstract: A side airbag device capable of preventing interference between a harness and an airbag is provided between a vehicle body and a seat. The side airbag device includes an airbag module including an inflatable airbag and an inflator supplying a gas into the airbag, a base member including an airbag storage portion having a concave shape and storing the airbag module and is attached between a vehicle body door and the seat, and a retainer member holding the airbag storage portion from the rear side of the vehicle body. The base member includes a first through hole through which a harness of the inflator is inserted and a flange which is formed in the periphery of the first through hole. The retainer member includes a second through hole through which the harness of the inflator is inserted and which is provided at a position facing the first through hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirooki Negishi, Masayuki Miyazaki, Naoya Nishimoto, Kazuaki Mima
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Patent number: 11469297Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate having a first and a second side, and including a donor layer with a doping concentration profile in a depth direction from the first to the second side. The donor layer includes: a first peak, situated at a first distance from the first side of said substrate; a first region adjacent to the first peak and extending in the depth direction from the first peak toward the first side, a second peak in said doping concentration profile, situated at a second distance from the first side of said substrate. Said second distance is less than said first distance and greater than zero; and a second region adjacent to the second peak and extending in the depth direction from the second peak toward the first side of the substrate, which has a doping concentration which is substantially uniform.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Yoshimura, Masayuki Miyazaki, Hiroshi Takishita, Hidenao Kuribayashi
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Publication number: 20220258688Abstract: A side airbag device capable of preventing interference between a harness and an airbag is provided between a vehicle body and a seat. The side airbag device includes an airbag module including an inflatable airbag and an inflator supplying a gas into the airbag, a base member including an airbag storage portion having a concave shape and storing the airbag module and is attached between a vehicle body door and the seat, and a retainer member holding the airbag storage portion from the rear side of the vehicle body. The base member includes a first through hole through which a harness of the inflator is inserted and a flange which is formed in the periphery of the first through hole. The retainer member includes a second through hole through which the harness of the inflator is inserted and which is provided at a position facing the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Hirooki NEGISHI, Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Naoya NISHIMOTO, Kazuaki MIMA
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Publication number: 20220244428Abstract: An ophthalmic medical device including a photochromic polymer having higher transparency under an inactive state through use of a photochromic monomer. An ophthalmic medical device according to one embodiment that includes a photochromic polymer obtained by polymerizing monomer components including a photochromic monomer and a lactam ring-containing monomer, wherein a content ratio of the lactam ring-containing monomer in the monomer components is from 10 wt % to 50 wt %. The ophthalmic medical device is typically a contact lens or an intraocular lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicants: MENICON CO., LTD., TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomomi TOMIDA, Kazuhiko NAKADA, Masaki BABA, Satomu NIIDA, Junji MOMODA, Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Junji TAKENAKA
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Patent number: 11401276Abstract: A chromene compound having at least one indenonaphthopyran moiety which has a group forming a spiro ring together with the 13-position carbon atom and further an oligomer chain group selected from a polyalkylene oxide oligomer chain group having at least three recurring units and a polyester oligomer chain group having at least three recurring units, represented by the following formula and having reduced matrix dependence: wherein R1 and R2 are each a group which may have an oligomer chain group, the ring Z bonded to the 13-position carbon atom of the chromene compound is a Spiro ring group, and R3 and R4 are each an aryl group or heteroaryl group which may have an oligomer chain group. Preferably, the chromene compound has at least one oligomer chain group in the molecule.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Miyazaki, Junji Takenaka
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Publication number: 20220219572Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat having a seat back that can be folded forward, in which the buckle is prevented from interfering with the seat back when the seat back is folded forward. A seat cushion frame rotatably attached to the seat back frame includes a pair of side frames extending in a fore and aft direction, a front frame extending between front parts of the side frames, and a rear frame extending between rear parts of the side frames and provided with a curved portion protruding forward in a middle part thereof. A buckle support arm is located behind the curved portion, the curved portion being dimensioned so as not to interfere with the buckle when the buckle support arm is in a stowed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Shigekazu OTAKE
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Publication number: 20220213050Abstract: A chromene compound which can exhibit excellent photochromic properties. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1). In the formula, at least one of R1 or R2 represents the group having the radical-polymerizable group, wherein the group having a radical-polymerizable group is represented by the following formula (2) (wherein R10 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and l represents an integer of from 0 to 50); and the ring Z that is represented by the following formula (Z) and is spiro-bonded to a carbon atom located at position-13 in the formula (1) is preferably an aliphatic cyclic group that may have a substituent, the group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms for forming the ring together with the carbon atom at the 13-position, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki MIYAZAKI, Junji TAKENAKA, Junji MOMODA