Patents by Inventor Takashi Nakatani
Takashi Nakatani 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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Publication number: 20240136200Abstract: There is provide a technique that includes: etching a base on a surface of a substrate by performing a cycle, the cycle including: (a) forming a layer on a surface of the base by exposing the base to a modifying agent; and (b) causing a reaction between a halogen-containing radical and the base by exposing the layer to a halogen-containing gas such that the layer reacts with the halogen-containing gas to generate the halogen-containing radical.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Motomu Degai, Kimihiko Nakatani, Takashi Nakagawa, Takayuki Waseda, Yoshitomo Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11968347Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising: a decision unit configured to decide a first color mapping method to a print color gamut for a first partial original based on a pixel value included in the first partial original and the print color gamut of a print unit and decide a second color mapping method to a print color gamut for a second partial original based on a pixel value included in the second partial original and the print color gamut of the print unit; and a color conversion unit configured to perform color conversion of the first partial original by the first color mapping method decided, and perform color conversion of the second partial original by the second color mapping method decided.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akitoshi Yamada, Kentaro Yano, Akihiko Nakatani, Takashi Nakamura, Hidetsugu Kagawa, Kouta Murasawa
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Publication number: 20240106964Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains image data that is defined as a first color gamut, transforms the image data into image data that is defined as a second color gamut, using color transformation information, and when, as a result of transformation, a first pair of color values included in the image data is transformed into a second pair of color values that have a color difference that is not perceived as different colors, generates second color transformation information such that the first pair of color values is transformed into a third pair of color values that have a color difference that is perceived as different colors as a result of transformation using the second color transformation information. A saturation difference of the third pair of color values is larger than a saturation difference of the second pair of color values.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: TAKASHI NAKAMURA, KOUTA MURASAWA, AKITOSHI YAMADA, AKIHIKO NAKATANI, HIDETSUGU KAGAWA
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Patent number: 11923191Abstract: A substrate processing technique including: (a) modifying a first base surface of a substrate by supplying a first modifier and a second modifier to the substrate having a surface on which the first base and a second base are exposed, wherein the first modifier contains one or more atoms to which at least one first functional group and at least one second functional group are directly bonded, wherein the second modifier contains an atom to which at least one first functional group and at least one second functional group are directly bonded, and wherein the number of the at least one first functional group contained in one molecule of the second modifier is smaller than the number of the at least one first functional group contained in one molecule of the first modifier; and (b) forming a film on a second base surface by supplying film-forming gas to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Kokusai Electric CorporationInventors: Shoma Miyata, Kimihiko Nakatani, Takayuki Waseda, Takashi Nakagawa, Motomu Degai
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Publication number: 20240071752Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: (a) modifying a surface of a first base exposed on a surface of a substrate to be terminated with a hydrocarbon group by supplying a hydrocarbon group-containing gas to the substrate having the first base and a second base exposed on the surface of the substrate; and (b) selectively forming a film on a surface of the second base by supplying an oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate after modifying the surface of the first base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki WASEDA, Takashi NAKAGAWA, Kimihiko NAKATANI, Motomu DEGAI, Takao IZAKI, Yoshitomo HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11858421Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a housing; an imaging device including an image light acquisition unit disposed in a lower surface of the housing in a vehicle-mounted state; a light projection device including an infrared irradiation unit disposed in the lower surface of the housing and disposed side by side with the image light acquisition unit in the left-and-right direction; and a plate-like attachment member including a surface on which the imaging device and the light projection device are mounted, and attached to the housing to hold the imaging device and the light projection device between the attachment member and the housing, the imaging device and the light projection device being fastened to the attachment member with screw members in a first direction. The attachment member is configured such that the imaging device and the light projection device are mountable thereon in a second direction different from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Misato Industries Co., Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Joichi Kawanishi, Yuto Watanabe, Takashi Nakatani, Takuro Yuyama, Ryosuke Iba, Tetsuya Nagasaki
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Patent number: 11691563Abstract: To provide a light-emitting unit for a door mirror capable of improving a stability of LED's position and connectivity, while reducing a breakage possibility of the LED due to heat. The light-emitting unit for a door mirror is characterized in that it includes a rigid first substrate part having a connector part to receive a signal, and mounts a control unit thereon to cause an LED to emit light based on the signal; a rigid second substrate part provided separately from the first substrate part and mounts the LED thereon; and a connection part connecting the first substrate part to the second substrate part and having a circuit to cause a current signal transmitted from a first substrate part side to reach the LED's side, and the connection part has lower heat transfer rate than heat dissipation rate of the second substrate part.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MISATO INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya Matsubara, Kenji Arima, Takashi Nakatani, Lina Yan
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Publication number: 20230024988Abstract: To provide a light-emitting unit for a door mirror capable of improving a stability of LED's position and connectivity, while reducing a breakage possibility of the LED due to heat. The light-emitting unit for a door mirror is characterized in that it includes a rigid first substrate part having a connector part to receive a signal, and mounts a control unit thereon to cause an LED to emit light based on the signal; a rigid second substrate part provided separately from the first substrate part and mounts the LED thereon; and a connection part connecting the first substrate part to the second substrate part and having a circuit to cause a current signal transmitted from a first substrate part side to reach the LED's side, and the connection part has lower heat transfer rate than heat dissipation rate of the second substrate part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoya MATSUBARA, Kenji ARIMA, Takashi NAKATANI, Lina YAN
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Publication number: 20220234503Abstract: Fastening work takes reduced time and effort. A vehicular mirror apparatus includes a housing mounted on a lateral portion of a vehicle and holding a mirror, and an attachment member, on which an internal unit including one or more out of an image pickup device that acquires image light, a floodlight device that emits infrared light, and an illumination device that emits visible light is fitted, and which is attached to a lower portion of the housing so as to put the internal unit between the attachment member and the housing, fastened to a first portion of the internal unit with a unit fastening member, and fastened to the housing and a second portion of the internal unit with a housing fastening member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Joichi KAWANISHI, Takashi NAKATANI, Takuro YUYAMA, Ryosuke IBA, Tomoya MATSUBARA, Yuto WATANABE
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Patent number: 11173844Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a housing, an imaging device, a light projection device, and a light shield unit. The housing is attached to a side portion of a vehicle and holds a mirror. The imaging device is attached to the housing and includes an image light acquisition unit disposed in a lower surface of the housing in a vehicle-mounted state. The light projection device is attached to the housing and includes an infrared irradiation unit disposed in the lower surface of the housing and disposed side by side with the image light acquisition unit in a left-and-right direction in the vehicle-mounted state. The light shield unit is provided on the lower surface of the housing and blocks infrared light going from the infrared irradiation unit toward the image light acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignees: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Joichi Kawanishi, Takuro Yuyama, Ryosuke Iba, Tomoya Matsubara, Yuto Watanabe, Takashi Nakatani, Tetsuya Nagasaki, Miyuki Omori
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Patent number: 10936702Abstract: A license managing method including an execution device that executes software and a software storage device coupled to the execution device further includes a license storage device that stores license information indicating the number of licenses for permitting a license of the software, and the license managing method includes the step of license-managing of controlling storage of the software to be downloaded into the software storage device or execution of the software by the execution device based on the license information stored in the license storage device when the software whose license permission is required is downloaded.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Ishimi, Atsushi Wakao, Takashi Nakatani
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Publication number: 20210031688Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a housing; an imaging device including an image light acquisition unit disposed in a lower surface of the housing in a vehicle-mounted state; a light projection device including an infrared irradiation unit disposed in the lower surface of the housing and disposed side by side with the image light acquisition unit in the left-and-right direction; and a plate-like attachment member including a surface on which the imaging device and the light projection device are mounted, and attached to the housing to hold the imaging device and the light projection device between the attachment member and the housing, the imaging device and the light projection device being fastened to the attachment member with screw members in a first direction. The attachment member is configured such that the imaging device and the light projection device are mountable thereon in a second direction different from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Joichi KAWANISHI, Yuto WATANABE, Takashi NAKATANI, Takuro YUYAMA, Ryosuke IBA, Tetsuya NAGASAKI
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Publication number: 20200406822Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a housing, an imaging device, a light projection device, and a light shield unit. The housing is attached to a side portion of a vehicle and holds a mirror. The imaging device is attached to the housing and includes an image light acquisition unit disposed in a lower surface of the housing in a vehicle-mounted state. The light projection device is attached to the housing and includes an infrared irradiation unit disposed in the lower surface of the housing and disposed side by side with the image light acquisition unit in a left-and-right direction in the vehicle-mounted state. The light shield unit is provided on the lower surface of the housing and blocks infrared light going from the infrared irradiation unit toward the image light acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicants: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Joichi KAWANISHI, Takuro YUYAMA, Ryosuke IBA, Tomoya MATSUBARA, Yuto WATANABE, Takashi NAKATANI, Tetsuya NAGASAKI, Miyuki OMORI
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Patent number: 10253215Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition that is substantially odorless and has an extremely good color and excellent adhesive properties or tack at low temperatures of about 5° C. and in which deterioration over time caused by heat or light is suppressed. The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a liquid rosin ester compound, the liquid rosin ester compound being obtained by reacting a rosin compound with a C1-10 monohydric alcohol compound and having a Gardner color of 1 or less, a glass transition temperature of ?20° C. or less, a degree of esterification of 93 wt % or more, and a ratio (Y?/Y) of the total area of peaks in 16- to 22-min retention time region (Y?) to the total area of all the peaks (Y) measured by gas chromatography under the following conditions of 200 ppm or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Nakatani, Yoshimasa Sato, Tetsuya Kashihara, Yasushi Funakoshi
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Publication number: 20180181726Abstract: A license managing method including an execution device that executes software and a software storage device coupled to the execution device further includes a license storage device that stores license information indicating the number of licenses for permitting a license of the software, and the license managing method includes the step of license-managing of controlling storage of the software to be downloaded into the software storage device or execution of the software by the execution device based on the license information stored in the license storage device when the software whose license permission is required is downloaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Koichi ISHIMI, Atsushi WAKAO, Takashi NAKATANI
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Patent number: 9758703Abstract: Provided is a resin acid ester-based tackifier having a good compatibility with a synthetic rubber elastomer, being capable of reducing the melt viscosity of the elastomer, and being capable of imparting excellent adhesive properties and/or pressure-sensitive adhesive properties to the elastomer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Funakoshi, Takashi Nakatani
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Publication number: 20170015866Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an adhesive composition that is substantially odorless and has an extremely good color and excellent adhesive properties or tack at low temperatures of about 5° C. and in which deterioration over time caused by heat or light is suppressed. The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising a liquid rosin ester compound, the liquid rosin ester compound being obtained by reacting a rosin compound with a C1-10 monohydric alcohol compound and having a Gardner color of 1 or less, a glass transition temperature of ?20° C. or less, a degree of esterification of 93 wt % or more, and a ratio (Y?/Y) of the total area of peaks in 16- to 22-min retention time region (Y?) to the total area of all the peaks (Y) measured by gas chromatography under the following conditions of 200 ppm or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi NAKATANI, Yoshimasa SATO, Tetsuya KASHIHARA, Yasushi FUNAKOSHI
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Publication number: 20150075676Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a soldering-flux-oriented novel base resin that enhances the fluidity of a soldering flux and both the visco-stability and adhesion of a solder paste, while improving the color tone and anti-crack property of the flux residue. The present invention is directed to a base resin for a soldering flux, the base resin comprising a rosin (A) containing at least 15 wt % of a pimarane-type resin acid (a-1), at least 1 wt % of a labdane-type resin acid (a-2), and at least 50 wt % of an abietane-type resin acid that has no conjugated double bond (a-3).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Funakoshi, Takashi Nakatani, Tetsuya Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20150032042Abstract: Provided is a resin acid ester-based tackifier having a good compatibility with a synthetic rubber elastomer, being capable of reducing the melt viscosity of the elastomer, and being capable of imparting excellent adhesive properties and/or pressure-sensitive adhesive properties to the elastomer. The tackifier is composed of an ester composition characterized by (i) the ester composition comprising 70% by weight or more of a resin acid ester represented by the general formula (1): and (ii) the S?NMR/SNMR ratio of the ester composition being at least 6% in the 1H-NMR spectrum of the ester composition, wherein S?NMR is the total integral value of the proton signal(s) appearing in the region of 6 to 8 ppm and SNMR is the total integral value of all the proton signals appearing over the entire range of the 1H-NMR spectrum.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Yasushi Funakoshi, Takashi Nakatani
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Publication number: 20150018470Abstract: The present invention provides a hot melt adhesive composition comprising (A) an ethylene copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and ?-olefin using a single-site catalyst and (B) a rosin ester, in a hydrolyzate of which a dehydroabietic acid content is 30 wt % or less and an abietic acid content is 10 wt % or less, and in a methylated product of the hydrolyzate of which a content of components having a molecular weight of 320 is equal to or greater than 10 wt % of a total amount of components having a molecular weight of 314 to 320.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ARAKAWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Takashi Nakatani