Patents by Inventor Takahiro Sakaguchi

Takahiro Sakaguchi 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: 9875553
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a depth control signal generation unit generating a depth control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region of an input image based on the depth position of a subject in each region of the input image; a face skin region control signal generation unit generating a face skin region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the human face skin region in the input image; a person region control signal generation unit generating a person region control signal controlling emphasis of the feel of each region in the input image based on the region of the person in the input image; and a control signal synthesis unit synthesizing the depth control signal, the face skin region control signal, and the person region control signal to generate a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Mayuko Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9877391
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a electronic module includes a circuit board including an electronic component mounted thereon, a flexible conducting member including a conductor including a portion covered with a covering member and a portion exposed from an edge of the covering member and soldered to the circuit board, and an engagement member engaging with the flexible conducting member to place the engaged flexible conducting member in a predetermined position on the circuit board and is attached to the circuit board by an attachment method the same as a method of mounting the electronic component on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9823391
    Abstract: A non-photosensitive resin composition including: a self-cross-linkable copolymer having structural units of Formulae (1) and (2): wherein each R0 is independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; X is an —O— group or an —NH— group; R1 is a single bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; R2 is a C1-6 alkyl group; a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, and when a and b satisfy 1?a+b?5, and b is 2, 3, or 4, such R2 optionally differ from each other; R3 is a divalent organic group of Formula (I), Formula (II), or Formula (III), and R4 is an organic group having an epoxy group: wherein c is an integer of 0 to 3, d is an integer of 1 to 3, and each e is independently an integer of 2 to 6; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sakaguchi, Isao Adachi
  • Patent number: 9817412
    Abstract: A protection circuit is provided with: a suppression element that is coupled to a power source side of a main circuit and suppresses current flowing into the main circuit that drives a load; and a soft start circuit that is configured to gradually increase voltage of a control terminal of the suppression element when voltage is applied to the soft start circuit from a boosting circuit used for controlling the main circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sakaguchi, Shinji Tanaka, Atsushi Kikuchi, Keiji Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170227848
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for forming a color filter underlayer film that can form a cured film having excellent solvent resistance, heat resistance, and transparency and can reduce generation of the color resist residue at the time of formation of a color filter on the cured film. The resin composition for forming a color filter underlayer film comprising: a homopolymer or a copolymer having a structure unit of Formula (1); an acid compound; a solvent; and a crosslinking agent in an amount of 0% by mass to 35% by mass based on a content of a solid content of the resin composition: (where R0 is a hydrogen atom or methyl group; R1 is a C1-6 hydrocarbon group having at least one hydroxy group as a substituent; and the C1-6 hydrocarbon group further optionally has an ether bond).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro SAKAGUCHI, Isao ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20170166737
    Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition for a flattened film or a microlens including: a copolymer having structural units of the following Formulae (1) and (2), wherein R0s are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R1 is a single bond or a C1-5 alkylene group, in which the alkylene group may have an ether bond in the main chain, and R2 is an epoxy group or a C5-12 organic group having an epoxy ring; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Isao ADACHI, Takahiro SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170099734
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a electronic module includes a circuit board including an electronic component mounted thereon, a flexible conducting member including a conductor including a portion covered with a covering member and a portion exposed from an edge of the covering member and soldered to the circuit board, and an engagement member engaging with the flexible conducting member to place the engaged flexible conducting member in a predetermined position on the circuit board and is attached to the circuit board by an attachment method the same as a method of mounting the electronic component on the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9484774
    Abstract: A single-phase brushless motor has both superior start-up stability and low cogging torque. In the outer-rotor-type single-phase brushless motor, when a gap width between the rotor and one edge of the salient pole surface is defined as d1, a gap width between the rotor and the other edge of the salient pole surface is defined as d2, and a minimum gap width between the rotor and the salient pole surface is defined as d3, the formula d3<d1<d2 is satisfied, and the gap width is d3 at a position shifted toward the one edge of the salient pole surface from the center of the arc shape which forms the salient pole surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Omura, Tomoaki Nakano, Masaaki Nishizawa, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Shinichi Uchikawa, Tomoyuki Tsukada
  • Patent number: 9348222
    Abstract: There is provided a positive resist composition excellent in transparency, heat resistance, and refractive index particularly for forming a microlens and for forming a planarization film; and a microlens and a planarization film formed from the positive resist composition. A positive resist composition comprising a component (A): an alkali-soluble polymer comprising a unit structure having a biphenyl structure; a component (B): a compound having an organic group to be photolyzed to generate an alkali-soluble group; and a component (C): a solvent. The positive resist composition wherein the alkali-soluble polymer as the component (A) is a polymer comprising a unit structure of Formula (1): where when the total number of unit structures constituting the polymer (A) is assumed to be 1.0, the ratio n1 of the unit structure of Formula (1) constituting the polymer (A) satisfies 0.3?n1?1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shojiro Yukawa, Takahiro Kishioka, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Soda
  • Patent number: 9348224
    Abstract: There is provided a photosensitive resin composition. A photosensitive resin composition including a component (A), a component (B); and a solvent, wherein the component (A) is a copolymer having a structural unit of Formula (1) and a structural unit of Formula (2): (where R0 is a hydroxy group or a carboxy group; R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 is a single bond or a C1-5 alkylene group; R3 is a thermally cross-linkable monovalent organic group; and in a plurality of structural units of Formula (2), R1 are optionally different from each other), and the component (B) is a photosensitizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Adachi, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Soda
  • Patent number: 9257771
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a card connector in which a card-shaped storage medium having card terminals is inserted so as to be extracted includes connector terminals configured to contact the card terminals and a terminal protecting member. The terminal protecting member includes a coated portion configured to maintain the connector terminals in a state of being in no contact with the card-shaped storage medium while the card-shaped storage medium is inserted in the card housing module up to contact positions where the card terminals contact the connector terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Kei Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9202107
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a data processing section which processes input image data and obtains output image data; a face detecting section which detects a face image on the basis of the input image data and obtains information about a face image region in which the face image exists; and a processing controller which controls the process of the data processing section on the basis of the information about the face image region obtained in the face detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuki Yokoyama, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tomoichi Fujisawa, Masayuki Tsumura, Mitsuharu Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20150338556
    Abstract: A non-photosensitive resin composition including: a self-cross-linkable copolymer having structural units of Formulae (1) and (2): wherein each R0 is independently a hydrogen atom or methyl group; X is an —O— group or an —NH— group; R1 is a single bond or a C1-6 alkylene group; R2 is a C1-6 alkyl group; a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, and when a and b satisfy 1?a+b?5, and b is 2, 3, or 4, such R2 optionally differ from each other; R3 is a divalent organic group of Formula(I), Formula (II), or Formula (III), and R4 is an organic group having an epoxy group: wherein c is an integer of 0 to 3, d is an integer of 1 to 3, and each e is independently an integer of 2 to 6; and a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takahiro SAKAGUCHI, Isao ADACHI
  • Patent number: 9172185
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a card connector for receiving digital broadcasting includes a store portion into which a card for receiving digital broadcasting is inserted so as to be ejectable, and an ejection prevention mechanism configured to prevent the card stored in the store portion from being ejected. The card connector can automatically release the ejection prevention mechanism when the card is inserted into the store portion, and can automatically actuate the ejection prevention mechanism after the card is inserted into the store portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Publication number: 20150277457
    Abstract: A protection circuit is provided with: a suppression element that is coupled to a power source side of a main circuit and suppresses current flowing into the main circuit that chives a load; and a soft start circuit that is configured to gradually increase voltage of a control terminal of the suppression element when voltage is applied to the soft start circuit from a boosting circuit used for controlling the main circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takahiro SAKAGUCHI, Shinji TANAKA, Atsushi KIKUCHI, Keiji KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150180174
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a card connector for receiving digital broadcasting includes a store portion into which a card for receiving digital broadcasting is inserted so as to be ejectable, and an ejection prevention mechanism configured to prevent the card stored in the store portion from being ejected. The card connector can automatically release the ejection prevention mechanism when the card is inserted into the store portion, and can automatically actuate the ejection prevention mechanism after the card is inserted into the store portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Publication number: 20150171534
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a card connector in which a card-shaped storage medium having card terminals is inserted so as to be extracted includes connector terminals configured to contact the card terminals and a terminal protecting member. The terminal protecting member includes a coated portion configured to maintain the connector terminals in a state of being in no contact with the card-shaped storage medium while the card-shaped storage medium is inserted in the card housing module up to contact positions where the card terminals contact the connector terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Kei Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9052437
    Abstract: There is provided a photosensitive resin composition for forming a microlens. A photosensitive resin composition for forming a microlens, the photosensitive resin composition comprising: a component (A), a component (B), a component (C) and a solvent. The component (A) is a copolymer having a maleimide structural unit of formula (1) below, a vinyl ether structural unit of formula (2) below, and at least one of the three structural units of formula (3), formula (4), and formula (5) below, the component (B) is a photosensitizer, and the component (C) is a cross-linking agent (where X is a C1-20 hydrocarbon group that optionally has an ether bond or a cyclic structure; Y is an organic group that optionally has a substituent; and Z is an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an alkoxy group that optionally has a substituent).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150136464
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a printed circuit board on which mounted is a multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a rectangular parallelepiped capacitor main body in which a pair of external electrodes are formed on both ends in a shorter side. The electronic device has a mount structure in which portions of the pair of external electrodes are soldered to the printed circuit board while setting a width of first and second pads provided respectively on the pair of external electrodes less than a width of the pair of external electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Akihisa Shimizu, Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9029467
    Abstract: There is provided a resin composition. A resin composition includes: a copolymer having structural units of the following Formula (1), Formula (2) and Formula (3): where X is a C1-5 alkyl group, a C5-6 cycloalkyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, while the alkyl group, the cycloalkyl group, the phenyl group and the benzyl group optionally have a portion or all of the hydrogen atoms substituted with halogen atoms, carboxy groups, hydroxy groups, amino groups or nitro groups; each of R1s is independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 is a single bond or a C1-5 alkylene group; R3 is a blocked isocyanate group; Y is an —O— group or an —NH— group; R4 is a single bond or a C1-5 alkylene group; and R5 is a C1-20 hydrocarbon group or a phenyl group having a hydroxy group as a substituent; and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Soda, Takahiro Sakaguchi