Patents by Inventor Satoru Kikuchi

Satoru Kikuchi 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).

  • Patent number: 11974716
    Abstract: A processor of an operation supporting device acquires pre-operation data including position information of a feature portion of an inside of a body cavity of a subject, which is generated before an operation, and a procedure in the operation, which is planned before the operation, and acquires an endoscope image generated in the operation. The processor generates real-time data including real-time position information of the feature portion of the inside of the body cavity, based at least on the pre-operation data and the endoscope image, and generates an image to be displayed on the endoscope image in a superimposed manner, based on the real-time data. The processor recognizes a real-time scene based at least on the procedure planned before the operation and the real-time data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko Gocho, Satoru Kikuchi, Kosuke Kishi, Takami Shibazaki, Hiromu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11978593
    Abstract: A film capacitor 1 that includes: a capacitor element including a metallized film with a resin film and a metal layer on a surface of the resin film; an outer case that houses the capacitor element; and a filling resin that fills a space between the capacitor element and the outer case, wherein the outer case includes a resin composition that contains a liquid crystal polymer and an inorganic filler, and an amount of exposure of the inorganic filler from an outer surface of the outer case is 5% to 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., SHIZUKI ELECTRIC CO., INC.
    Inventors: Satoru Jogan, Kimiaki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 11971683
    Abstract: Provided an electrophotographic electro-conductive member that can stably suppress an occurrence of fogging in an electrophotographic image. The member comprises a support having an electro-conductive outer surface, and an electro-conductive layer on the outer surface of the support, the electro-conductive layer having a matrix including a cross-linked product of a first rubber, and domains dispersed in the matrix, the domains each includes a cross-linked product of a second rubber and an electro-conductive particle, at least some of the domains is exposed to the outer surface of the electro-conductive member to constitute protrusions on an outer surface of the member, the outer surface of the electro-conductive member is constituted by the matrix and the domains exposed to the outer surface of the electrophotographic electro-conductive member, the electrophotographic electro-conductive member has an impedance of 1.0×103? or more and 1.0×108? or less, and some of the domains satisfy two specific requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Nishioka, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Hiroaki Watanabe, Takumi Furukawa, Yasuhiro Fushimoto, Masahiro Kurachi, Kenji Takashima, Yuichi Kikuchi, Kana Sato
  • Publication number: 20240041960
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell agent. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell agent comprising an oncolytic virus comprising a p53 gene. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell preparation comprising a recombinant virus comprising: a first gene cassette containing a telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter, an E1A gene, an IRES sequence and an E1B gene; and a second gene cassette containing a promoter and a p53 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY, Oncolys BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyoshi FUJIWARA, Toshihiro OGAWA, Takeyoshi NISHIYAMA, Satoru KIKUCHI, Hiroshi TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 11822324
    Abstract: A machine learning method according to a viewpoint of the present disclosure is a machine learning method for creating a learning model configured to estimate the life of a consumable of a laser apparatus, the method including acquiring first life-related information containing data on a parameter relating to the life of the consumable, the data recorded in correspondence with different numbers of oscillation pulses during a period from the start of use of the consumable to replacement thereof, dividing the first life-related information into a plurality of levels each representing the degree of degradation of the consumable in accordance with the numbers of oscillation pulses to create training data, creating the learning model by performing machine learning using the created training data, and saving the created learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Abe, Yuji Minegishi, Satoru Kikuchi, Osamu Wakabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220342311
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor and a storage device. The processor is configured to acquire data for each parameter provided from each of a light source device which generates pulse light and an exposure apparatus which performs exposure on a wafer with the pulse light output from the light source device, and time data associated with the data; to perform classification, based on the acquired data and time data, for each record of the data associated with same time data for distinguishing whether being data during exposure in which the wafer is irradiated with the pulse light or being data during non-exposure; to associate attribute information indicating an attribute according to the classification with each of the records; to cause the storage device to store the data and the time data associated with the attribute information; and to generate a chart using data read from the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Yutaka IGARASHI, Satoru KIKUCHI, Kunihiko ABE, Yuji MINEGISHI
  • Publication number: 20220181910
    Abstract: A power receiving device includes: a power receiving antenna to wirelessly receive AC power from a power transmitting antenna in the power transmitting device; a power receiving circuit to convert the AC power received by the power receiving antenna into DC power and to output the DC power; an impedance adjustment circuit disposed on a transmission path between a load that utilizes the DC power and the power receiving antenna, the impedance adjustment circuit being capable of causing a change in input impedance thereof; and a power reception control circuit to control the impedance adjustment circuit. The power reception control circuit consecutively changes a value of the input impedance of the impedance adjustment circuit to a value selected from among a plurality of values, determines from among the plurality of values a value at which power to be supplied to the load becomes largest, and sets and maintains the input impedance at an operating impedance value that is based on the determined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HOSOI, Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Satoru KIKUCHI, Toru MATSUGI, Masanori AKINAKA, Akira NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220149657
    Abstract: A power receiving device includes: a power receiving antenna to wirelessly receive AC power from a power transmitting antenna in a power transmitting device; a power receiving circuit to convert the AC power received by the power receiving antenna into DC power and to output the DC power; a charge-discharge control circuit to control charging and discharging of an electrical storage device to be charged by the DC power output from the power receiving circuit; and a switching circuit connected between the power receiving circuit and the charge-discharge control circuit and between the electrical storage device or the other electrical storage device and the charge-discharge control circuit. The charge-discharge control circuit is booted by energy that is stored in the electrical storage device or another electrical storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kazunori SATO, Satoru KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210393715
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell agent. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell agent comprising an oncolytic virus comprising a p53 gene. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an anti-cancer-associated non-tumor cell preparation comprising a recombinant virus comprising: a first gene cassette containing a telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter, an E1A gene, an IRES sequence and an E1B gene; and a second gene cassette containing a promoter and a p53 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY, Oncolys BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyoshi FUJIWARA, Toshihiro OGAWA, Takeyoshi NISHIYAMA, Satoru KIKUCHI, Hiroshi TAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210333788
    Abstract: A machine learning method according to a viewpoint of the present disclosure is a machine learning method for creating a learning model configured to estimate the life of a consumable of a laser apparatus, the method including acquiring first life-related information containing data on a parameter relating to the life of the consumable, the data recorded in correspondence with different numbers of oscillation pulses during a period from the start of use of the consumable to replacement thereof, dividing the first life-related information into a plurality of levels each representing the degree of degradation of the consumable in accordance with the numbers of oscillation pulses to create training data, creating the learning model by performing machine learning using the created training data, and saving the created learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko ABE, Yuji MINEGISHI, Satoru KIKUCHI, Osamu WAKABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10919160
    Abstract: An electrodynamic apparatus includes a first arm extending in a first direction, a second arm supported by the first arm, a linear actuator that moves the second arm along the first direction with respect to the first arm, a support extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction and supporting the first arm, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the support about an axis of rotation parallel to the second direction. The first arm includes a power transmission antenna. The second arm includes a power reception antenna. The power transmission antenna supplies electric power to the power reception antenna wirelessly. In rotating the support, the linear actuator moves the center of gravity of the second arm to the axis of rotation first, and then the rotating mechanism rotates the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakata, Eiji Takahashi, Hiroshi Kanno, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10811912
    Abstract: A relay apparatus in a wireless power transmission system includes a relay power reception antenna that receives power transmission alternating current power from a power transmission power transmission antenna, a relay rectifier that converts the power transmission alternating current power into relay direct current power, a relay inverter circuit that converts the relay direct current power into relay alternating current power, and a relay power transmission antenna that wirelessly transmits the relay alternating current power. When transmitting data to the power transmission apparatus through amplitude modulation, the relay apparatus varies amplitude of voltage of the power transmission alternating current power received by the relay power reception antenna between a first amplitude and a second amplitude and performs control for eliminating a difference between a third amplitude of the relay alternating current power and a fourth amplitude of the relay alternating current power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakata, Hiroshi Kanno, Eiji Takahashi, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20200297422
    Abstract: A processor of an operation supporting device acquires pre-operation data including position information of a feature portion of an inside of a body cavity of a subject, which is generated before an operation, and a procedure in the operation, which is planned before the operation, and acquires an endoscope image generated in the operation. The processor generates real-time data including real-time position information of the feature portion of the inside of the body cavity, based at least on the pre-operation data and the endoscope image, and generates an image to be displayed on the endoscope image in a superimposed manner, based on the real-time data. The processor recognizes a real-time scene based at least on the procedure planned before the operation and the real-time data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoko GOCHO, Satoru KIKUCHI, Kosuke KISHI, Takami SHIBAZAKI, Hiromu IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10703209
    Abstract: A vehicle to be driven by electric power which is wirelessly transmitted from a power transmitter having two transmission electrodes includes: two reception electrodes to receive AC power from the two transmission electrodes through capacitive coupling respectively with the two transmission electrodes; a power receiving circuit which is connected to the two reception electrodes to convert AC power received by the two reception electrodes into DC power or another form of AC power, and supply the DC power or other form of AC power to an electric motor which drives the vehicle; and a control circuit which, while the vehicle is traveling over the two transmission electrodes, increases an impedance of the vehicle as viewed from the power transmitter when a value of at least one of power, voltage and current in the power receiving circuit, or a change rate over time thereof, exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10700558
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes: a power transmitting device; a power receiving device; and a relay device. In a state where the relay side switch circuit has the relay side rectifier and the relay side load in a non-contact state, and the receiving side switch circuit has the receiving side rectifier and the receiving side load in a non-contact state, power is transmitted from the power transmitting device to the power receiving device via the relay device. After a DC voltage output from the receiving side rectifier reaching a requested voltage of the power receiving device, the receiving side switch circuit connects the receiving side rectifier to the receiving side load at a timing T2 that is different from a timing T1 at which the relay side switch circuit connects the relay side rectifier to the relay side load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakata, Eiji Takahashi, Satoru Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kanno
  • Patent number: 10582840
    Abstract: Provided is an endoscope apparatus provided with: an elongated insertion portion that is inserted into a body; an image-acquisition portion that has an imaging optical system disposed at a distal end of the insertion portion and that acquires two images having parallax for the same imaging subject; an identifying portion that identifies an image of an object, which is in close proximity to the imaging optical system, that is captured only in one of the two images acquired by the image-acquisition portion; and a close-proximity-image-removal processing portion that processes the image so that the image of the object identified by the identifying portion is removed from the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Kikuchi, Kazuo Banju
  • Patent number: 10505397
    Abstract: An electrodynamic apparatus includes a first arm extending in a first direction, a second arm supported by the first arm, and a first linear actuator that is provided in the first arm or the second arm and moves the second arm along the first direction with respect to the first arm. The first arm includes a first power transmission antenna. The second arm includes a first power reception antenna. The first power transmission antenna supplies electric power to the first power reception antenna wirelessly. The first power reception antenna supplies the supplied electric power to a load electrically connected to the first power reception antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Takahashi, Tsutomu Sakata, Hiroshi Kanno, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20190348871
    Abstract: A relay apparatus in a wireless power transmission system includes a relay power reception antenna that receives power transmission alternating current power from a power transmission power transmission antenna, a relay rectifier that converts the power transmission alternating current power into relay direct current power, a relay inverter circuit that converts the relay direct current power into relay alternating current power, and a relay power transmission antenna that wirelessly transmits the relay alternating current power. When transmitting data to the power transmission apparatus through amplitude modulation, the relay apparatus varies amplitude of voltage of the power transmission alternating current power received by the relay power reception antenna between a first amplitude and a second amplitude and performs control for eliminating a difference between a third amplitude of the relay alternating current power and a fourth amplitude of the relay alternating current power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: TSUTOMU SAKATA, HIROSHI KANNO, EIJI TAKAHASHI, SATORU KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10441132
    Abstract: A method of controlling an endoscope includes, inserting an insert part having an imaging unit at a distal end through the body; making an imaging direction of the imaging unit variable by bending of a bending part, wherein the bending part is included in the insert part; detecting an amount of insertion of the insert part through the body; and determining whether the bending part is to be bent or not on the basis of operation of a direction input part depending on the amount of insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 10439441
    Abstract: A power receiving device includes a power receiving antenna that receives AC power from a power transmitting antenna, a rectifier circuit that converts the AC power into DC power, a detection circuit that detects the DC power, a load driven by the DC power, a battery that charges the DC power, a switching circuit that provides i) connection and disconnection between the rectifier circuit and the load and ii) connection and disconnection between the load and the battery, and a control circuit that controls the power receiving device. The control circuit controls the switching circuit to disconnect the rectifier circuit from the load and connect the load to the battery if the DC power is less than or equal to a power threshold value, and drive the load by the DC power charged in the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Takahashi, Tsutomu Sakata, Satoru Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kanno