Patents by Inventor Takuo Yamamoto
Takuo 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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Publication number: 20240110779Abstract: A mirror unit 2 includes a mirror device 20 including a base 21 and a movable mirror 22, an optical function member 13, and a fixed mirror 16 that is disposed on a side opposite to the mirror device 20 with respect to the optical function member 13. The mirror device 20 is provided with a light passage portion 24 that constitutes a first portion of an optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. The optical function member 13 is provided with a light transmitting portion 14 that constitutes a second portion of the optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. A second surface 21b of the base 21 and a third surface 13a of the optical function member 13 are joined to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.Inventors: Tomofumi SUZUKI, Kyosuke KOTANI, Tatsuya SUGIMOTO, Yutaka KURAMOTO, Katsumi SHIBAYAMA, Noburo HOSOKAWA, Hirokazu YAMAMOTO, Takuo KOYAMA
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Publication number: 20230242957Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a saccharide composition suitable for a cyclic-tetrasaccharide-containing starch syrup which has low viscosity, low water activity, low coloration property, and low calorie content, and which is unlikely to cause precipitation of crystals of saccharides during storage, and to provide a use of the composition and a production method for the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Akiko YASUDA, Manabu MIYATA, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Akiko MIZOTE, Hitoshi MITSUZUMI
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Patent number: 11408019Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ?-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the ?-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an ?-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HAYASHIBARA CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichiro Kishishita, Shoko Kanashima, Manabu Miyata, Takuo Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Hino, Tomoyuki Nishimoto
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Patent number: 11117468Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a dial plate having an indicator portion corresponding to vehicle information on a viewing side; an image display panel disposed on a back side of the dial plate opposite to the viewing side to luminescently display an image; and a light transmissive display plate that includes a reflective portion disposed on the viewing side of the dial plate to reflect a light from a light source to the viewing side. A region of the dial plate, which faces the image display panel, is set to have a light transmission property to transmit the image of the image display panel through the region of the dial plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Fujita, Kouzou Ono, Shota Nojiri, Takuo Yamamoto, Shizuo Nagata, Yuuki Uekubo, Masashi Nakamura, Kouta Fukutomi, Tadaaki Ishimaru
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Patent number: 11073650Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit; a light guide plate disposed on a viewing side of the display unit and having translucency; and a light source unit that causes a light source light to enter inside of the light guide plate through an outer peripheral portion of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a reflecting portion having a plurality of reflecting elements to reflect the light source light from the light source unit to the viewing side. The reflecting element has a reflective curved surface formed in a curved surface shape to face the outer peripheral portion where the light source light is incident.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kouzou Ono, Takuo Yamamoto, Shizuo Nagata, Yuuki Uekubo
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Publication number: 20190248240Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a dial plate having an indicator portion corresponding to vehicle information on a viewing side; an image display panel disposed on a back side of the dial plate opposite to the viewing side to luminescently display an image; and a light transmissive display plate that includes a reflective portion disposed on the viewing side of the dial plate to reflect a light from a light source to the viewing side. A region of the dial plate, which faces the image display panel, is set to have a light transmission property to transmit the image of the image display panel through the region of the dial plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Katsumi FUJITA, Kouzou ONO, Shota NOJIRI, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Shizuo NAGATA, Yuuki UEKUBO, Masashi NAKAMURA, Kouta FUKUTOMI, Tadaaki ISHIMARU
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Publication number: 20190243053Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit; a light guide plate disposed on a viewing side of the display unit and having translucency; and a light source unit that causes a light source light to enter inside of the light guide plate through an outer peripheral portion of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a reflecting portion having a plurality of reflecting elements to reflect the light source light from the light source unit to the viewing side. The reflecting element has a reflective curved surface formed in a curved surface shape to face the outer peripheral portion where the light source light is incident.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Kouzou ONO, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Shizuo NAGATA, Yuuki UEKUBO
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Publication number: 20180346949Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ?-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the ?-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer. The above object is solved by providing an ?-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Seiichiro KISHISHITA, Shoko KANASHIMA, Manabu MIYATA, Takuo YAMAMOTO, Katsuhiko HINO, Tomoyuki NISHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10076130Abstract: The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched ?-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel ?-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched ?-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: HAYASHIBARA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Takuo Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Keiji Tsusaki, Kazuyuki Oku, Hiroto Chaen, Shigeharu Fukuda
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Patent number: 10061504Abstract: An operation apparatus includes a touch operation surface configured to move in up and down directions, with a sensor for outputting a signal representing a touch of a finger thereon, and with an outer frame element or a dead zone; a downward movement detection part that outputs a signal representing a movement of the touch operation surface in the down direction; and a control device that executes, when the movement of the touch operation surface in the down direction is detected while the touch of the finger on the touch operation surface is not detected, at least one of scrolling lists in an image area or the image area itself displayed in a display that is located remotely with respect to the touch operation surface, changing the image area displayed on the display to another image area, and successively moving a cursor in the image area displayed on the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuo Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10031610Abstract: An operation device for a vehicle, includes a touch operational surface configured to be movable upward and downward, and to include a sensor to output a signal representing a contact of a finger; an outer frame member configured to be disposed around a circumference of the touch operational surface, in an aspect such that the outer frame member projects upward compared to the touch operational surface, or in an aspect such that the outer frame member extends on the same plane as the touch operational surface, and to be movable upward and downward together with the touch operational surface as a whole; a down movement detection unit configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on a display unit being remotely placed with respect to the touch operational surface, and to respond, based on the signal output by the down movement deType: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuo Yamamoto, Hideharu Kanbayashi, Naoki Kamiya, Shoichi Komoto
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Patent number: 9791854Abstract: A device for computing correction for control parameter in a manufacturing process executed on a manufacturing apparatus includes circuitry which acquires an index representing fluctuation in a manufacturing apparatus, acquires an apparatus model and a process model, acquires an output from a sensor in the manufacturing apparatus, transforms the output into first fluctuation for a process element, transforms the index into second fluctuation for the process element based on the apparatus model, computes fluctuation for performance indicator from the first and second fluctuation based on the process model, computes correction for the performance indicator from control range for the performance indicator and the fluctuation for the performance indicator, and converts the correction for the performance indicator into correction for each process element based on the process model such that correction for control parameter in process executed on the manufacturing apparatus is computed from the correction convertedType: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Takuo Yamamoto, Yuki Kataoka
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Patent number: 9690136Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display unit and a display plate. The display plate includes a diffusion portion that transmits and diffuses light of a first light source, and a transmission display portion that permits light of a second light source to transmit through and illuminate a prescribed shape portion serving as a status display portion. The liquid crystal display unit provides a liquid crystal display using, as back light, the light diffused by the diffusion portion. The display plate includes a slit in a portion located in between the transmission display portion and the diffusion portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Ogawa, Takuo Yamamoto, Ryo Kobe, Shinji Kamon
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Publication number: 20170049142Abstract: The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched ?-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel ?-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched ?-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Takuo Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Keiji Tsusaki, Kazuyuki Oku, Hiroto Chaen, Shigeharu Fukuda
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Patent number: 9528134Abstract: The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched ?-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel ?-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched ?-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: HAYASHIBARA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Takuo Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Keiji Tsusaki, Kazuyuki Oku, Hiroto Chaen, Shigeharu Fukuda
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Patent number: 9329319Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus includes a light source and a light guide member. The light guide member includes (i) an interior portion that receives light from the light source and (ii) outer faces that reflect the light repeatedly to permit the light to propagate in the interior portion. The light guide member further includes a viewable portion and a light absorption member serving as a light attenuation portion. The viewable portion reflects a part of the light propagating in the interior portion towards a viewer side so as to appear to be luminous. The light absorption member absorbs a part of light reflected by the outer face.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Ogawa, Takuo Yamamoto, Mika Kasai, Ryo Kobe
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Publication number: 20160011712Abstract: An operation device for a vehicle, includes a touch operational surface configured to be movable upward and downward, and to include a sensor to output a signal representing a contact of a finger; an outer frame member configured to be disposed around a circumference of the touch operational surface, in an aspect such that the outer frame member projects upward compared to the touch operational surface, or in an aspect such that the outer frame member extends on the same plane as the touch operational surface, and to be movable upward and downward together with the touch operational surface as a whole; a down movement detection unit configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on a display unit being remotely placed with respect to the touch operational surface, and to respond, based on the signal output by the down movement deType: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuo YAMAMOTO, Hideharu KANBAYASHI, Naoki KAMIYA, Shoichi KOMOTO
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Publication number: 20150339025Abstract: An operation apparatus includes a touch operation surface configured to move in up and down directions, with a sensor for outputting a signal representing a touch of a finger thereon, and with an outer frame element or a dead zone; a downward movement detection part that outputs a signal representing a movement of the touch operation surface in the down direction; and a control device that executes, when the movement of the touch operation surface in the down direction is detected while the touch of the finger on the touch operation surface is not detected, at least one of scrolling lists in an image area or the image area itself displayed in a display that is located remotely with respect to the touch operation surface, changing the image area displayed on the display to another image area, and successively moving a cursor in the image area displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuo YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9176634Abstract: An operation device includes a touch operation unit that has an operation surface; and a control device that responds to a selection operation performed on each of selection items displayed on a display device arranged remotely from the touch operation unit, based on two-dimensional coordinates of a finger touch point on the operation surface, wherein the control device operates in an absolute coordinate mode, in which a coordinate system of the display device corresponds absolutely to a coordinate system of the operation surface of the touch operation unit, when any of the selection items is not selected and, at the same time, operates in a relative coordinate mode, in which the coordinate system of the display device corresponds relatively to the coordinate system of the operation surface of the touch operation unit, when one of the selection items is selected.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuo Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150267234Abstract: The present invention has objects to provide a glucan useful as water-soluble dietary fiber, its preparation and uses. The present invention solves the above objects by providing a branched ?-glucan, which is constructed by glucose molecules and characterized by methylation analysis as follows: (1) Ratio of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol to 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is in the range of 1:0.6 to 1:4; (2) Total content of 2,3,6-trimethyl-1,4,5-triacetyl-glucitol and 2,3,4-trimethyl-1,5,6-triacetyl-glucitol is 60% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; (3) Content of 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher but less than 10% in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; and (4) Content of 2,4-dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetraacetyl-glucitol is 0.5% or higher in the partially methylated glucitol acetates; a novel ?-glucosyltransferase which forms the branched ?-glucan, processes for producing them, and their uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Hikaru Watanabe, Takuo Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Keji Tsusaki, Kazuyuki Oku, Hiroto Chaen, Shigeharu Fukuda