Patents by Inventor Yusuke Sato

Yusuke Sato 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).

  • Publication number: 20230007206
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion unit that includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode, in which the photoelectric conversion unit further includes a charge storage electrode that has an opposite region opposite to the first electrode via an insulating layer, and a transfer control electrode that is opposite to the first electrode and the charge storage electrode via the insulating layer, and the photoelectric conversion layer is disposed above at least the charge storage electrode via the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: YUSUKE SATO, FUMIHIKO KOGA
  • Publication number: 20220417459
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a voltage applier. The first electrode includes a plurality of electrodes independent from each other. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The voltage applier applies different voltages to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode during a charge accumulation period and a charge non-accumulation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: TAIICHIRO WATANABE, TETSUJI YAMAGUCHI, YUSUKE SATO, FUMIHIKO KOGA
  • Publication number: 20220417201
    Abstract: A system for providing a messaging service includes a talk storage for storing talk information in association with first user identification information, the talk information including a message from a second user to a first user, the first user identification information identifying the first user, and processing circuitry for outputting specification information specifying the one or more registered messages based on an acquisition of one or more registered messages, adding a first registered message specified by the first specification information, to the talk storage, based on each of one or more first requests accompanied by the first user identification information and first specification information included in the specification information, and adding a second registered message specified by the second specification information, to the talk storage, based on each of one or more second requests accompanied by the first user identification information and second specification information included in th
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: LINE Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke SATO
  • Patent number: 11517528
    Abstract: A lipid membrane structure includes, as lipid components, a lipid compound represented by Formula (I): (R1)(R2)C(OH)—(CH3)a—(O—CO)b—X??(I) [in the formula, a represents an integer of 3 to 5; b represents an integer of 0 or 1; R1 and R2 each independently represents a linear hydrocarbon group that may have —CO—O—; and X represents a 5- to 7-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic group or a group represented by Formula (B) (in the formula, d represents an integer of 0 to 3, and R3 and R4 each independently represents a C1-4 alkyl group or a C2-4 alkenyl group, where, R3 and R4 may be bonded to each other to form a 5- to 7-membered non-aromatic heterocycle (where, one or two C1-4 alkyl groups or C2-4 alkenyl groups may be substituted on the ring)].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Harashima, Yusuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20220370351
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a flow path structure body for forming self-assembling molecular particles. The flow path structure body has a base body and a flow path structure provided to the interior thereof, the flow path structure having a first introduction channel 10 and a second introduction channel 20 that are independent of one another on the upstream side of the flow path structure, and the introduction channels merging at a merging site. The flow path structure has a dilution flow path 40 that is bent three-dimensionally toward the downstream side of the merging site. The dilution flow path 40 has two or more Y structural elements 50 that protrude out in the Y direction and one or more Z structural elements 60 that protrude out in the Z direction within the dilution flow path, and at least two adjacent Y structural elements protrude out alternately in the Y direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Masatoshi Maeki, Manabu Tokeshi, Hideyoshi Harashima, Yusuke Sato, Niko Kimura
  • Patent number: 11490044
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging element including: a photoelectric conversion unit formed by stacking a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode, in which the photoelectric conversion unit further includes a charge storage electrode 24 that has an opposite region 24a opposite to the first electrode 21 via an insulating layer 82, and a transfer control electrode 25 that is opposite to the first electrode 21 and the charge storage electrode 24 via the insulating layer 82, and the photoelectric conversion layer is disposed above at least the charge storage electrode 24 via the insulating layer 82.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sato, Fumihiko Koga
  • Publication number: 20220341920
    Abstract: A functional unit for a toilet system includes: a discharge section discharging, into a toilet bowl, a test agent that allows for determination of a health condition of a human body through a reaction with urine; an input device configured to allow a user to perform an operation for discharging the test agent from the discharge section; and a control section controlling the discharge section based on the operation of the input device by the user. A functional unit for a toilet system includes: a discharge section discharging, into a toilet bowl, a test agent that allows for determination of a health condition of a human body through a reaction with urine; a control section controlling the discharge section; and a sensor, in which the control section performs control to discharge at least one of foam or the test agent based on a detection by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke NAKASHIMA, Takahito NAKASE, Yusuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20220294443
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that normally-off drives a first transistor that normally-on drives, the semiconductor device includes a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a first diode. The first circuitry that is connected with a power supply voltage and a ground voltage, detects the power supply voltage, and outputs a transition state of the power supply voltage. The second circuitry that is connected with the power supply voltage, the ground voltage, the first circuitry, and a second transistor, and outputs a drive voltage of a second transistor connected in series with the first transistor, based on an output of the first circuitry. The first diode having an anode connected with a drive terminal of the first transistor and a cathode connected with an output terminal of the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Yiyao Liu, Yusuke Sato, Naotsugu Kako, Hideaki Majima
  • Patent number: 11443544
    Abstract: An electronic device including: a transparent panel section in which a plurality of transparent light-emitting elements is disposed; and an imaging section that is disposed under a partial region of the transparent panel section, and images, via the transparent panel section, an object which is in contact with or in proximity to the partial region of the transparent panel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko Kobayashi, Yasunori Kamada, Hiroyuki Shigei, Toru Amano, Futoshi Takeuchi, Toshio Enokido, Yusuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11445135
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a voltage applier. The first electrode includes a plurality of electrodes independent from each other. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The voltage applier applies different voltages to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode during a charge accumulation period and a charge non-accumulation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiichiro Watanabe, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Yusuke Sato, Fumihiko Koga
  • Publication number: 20220248529
    Abstract: The control unit includes a wiring board on which a connector is disposed. The connector is disposed on a back surface of the wiring board, the back surface being a back surface on a back side of a facing surface facing a body of the control unit. The wiring board includes legs protruding from the back surface on the back side of the facing surface facing the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke SATO, Hideyuki MAMIYA, Katsunori YAMASHITA, Hirohisa YUKAWA, Akira SUWABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11405406
    Abstract: A fraudulent transmission data detection device includes: a receiving unit that receives data that is transmitted in cycles; and plural determination units, each of which is configured to, based on whether or not a time from a reference timing until a predetermined number of data items are received by the receiving unit is less than a predetermined time, determine whether or not fraudulent transmission data is contained in the received data, and in which at least the reference timing, or the predetermined number of data items and the predetermined time, are different from those of the other determination units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Gotoh, Yusuke Sato, Shinichi Iiyama
  • Publication number: 20220228772
    Abstract: A heat storage system includes a compressor that compresses refrigerant; a heat storage tank that stores a heating medium; heat exchange means provided outside the heat storage tank for heating the heating medium using heat of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor; a heat accumulating circuit including a feed path that feeds the heating medium flowing out of the heat storage tank to the heat exchange means, a return path that returns the heating medium heated by the heat exchange means into the heat storage tank, and a pump that circulates the heating medium; and control means capable of executing an initial operation that controls an operating frequency of the compressor at the beginning of a heat accumulating operation in which the heating medium heated by the heat exchange means is accumulated in the heat storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta MURATA, Keisuke TAKAYAMA, Yusuke SATO, Hiroki HIROSAKI, Toru KOIDE
  • Patent number: 11390242
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to provide a multilayer film for use in an air bag, which provides sufficient adhesiveness and blocking tendency in a well-balanced manner. The multilayer film for use in an air bag according to the present disclosure includes an adhesive layer and an outer layer. The adhesive layer includes a resin having a glass transition temperature from 0° C. to 80° C. and a melting point from 100° C. to 160° C. The outer layer includes a resin having a melting point higher than the melting point of the resin included in the adhesive layer by 20° C. or higher. Further, an air bag according to the present disclosure includes a synthetic fiber fabric and the aforementioned multilayer film for use in an air bag, in which the adhesive layer in multilayer film is laminated with the synthetic fiber fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Miyuki Ito, Tadayoshi Matsumura, Yusuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20220213509
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a lipid nanoparticle in which a nucleic acid, etc., required in genome editing is encapsulated and which can be produced by an alcohol dilution method using flow channels and contributes to high genome editing efficiency. The present invention pertains to a lipid nanoparticle which comprises a lipid component, a DNA nuclease, a guide RNA and a single-stranded oligonucleotide, wherein: the lipid component comprises a pH-sensitive cationic lipid, a neutral phospholipid and a polyalkylene glycol-modified lipid; the ratio of the pH-sensitive cationic lipid relative to the total lipids constituting the lipid nanoparticle is 30-50 mol %; the ratio of the neutral phospholipid relative to the total lipids constituting the lipid nanoparticle is 20-50 mol %; and the ratio of the polyalkylene glycol-modified lipid relative to the total lipids constituting the lipid nanoparticle is 1-4 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke SATO, Hideyoshi HARASHIMA, Manabu TOKESHI, Masatoshi MAEKI
  • Patent number: 11381237
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that normally-off drives a first transistor that normally-on drives, the semiconductor device includes a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a first diode. The first circuitry that is connected with a power supply voltage and a ground voltage, detects the power supply voltage, and outputs a transition state of the power supply voltage. The second circuitry that is connected with the power supply voltage, the ground voltage, the first circuitry, and a second transistor, and outputs a drive voltage of a second transistor connected in series with the first transistor, based on an output of the first circuitry. The first diode having an anode connected with a drive terminal of the first transistor and a cathode connected with an output terminal of the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Fujiwara, Yiyao Liu, Yusuke Sato, Naotsugu Kako, Hideaki Majima
  • Patent number: 11346312
    Abstract: There is provided a damper unit that allows a plurality of damper bodies to be installed by simple work. The damper unit includes at least two damper bodies that are installed in a housing space so as to be stacked and include hermetically sealed spaces therein. The damper unit further an elastic member 7 that is disposed between the damper bodies, and a stopper that is installed across outer peripheral edge portions of the damper bodies positioned at both ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Sato, Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11347945
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that performs control so that a portion including a specified character string, which is specified through an operation by a user, in a list linking plural character string groups belonging to plural groups is displayed in a display area, operator images are displayed to receive an operation performed by the user for selecting one or more groups out of the plural groups, and an index associated with the one or more selected groups is displayed among plural indexes that are associated with the plural groups and used for receiving an operation for selecting a specific character string included in the character string groups, and a specifier that specifies, as the specified character string, the specific character string selected through the operation for the displayed index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Yusuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11326568
    Abstract: There is provided a damper device that can be held in a housing space with simple work. A damper device, which is disposed and used in a housing space formed in a device unit, includes: a damper body that is filled with gas and includes a diaphragm provided with a deformable-action portion formed at a central portion thereof; and an annular clip that holds an outer peripheral edge portion of the damper body and causes a biasing force to act on an inner wall of a cover member, which forms the housing space, in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Yusuke Sato, Koji Sato, Takayuki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20220138643
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed manages dispatch of a vehicle to a user. The information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to forecast a property of baggage (e.g. the sizes and the number of bags) that the user will carry when going out somewhere. Moreover, the controller sends offer information to a terminal used by the user. The offer information is information for offering dispatch of a type of vehicle that is suitable for the forecast property of the baggage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Shin Sakurada, Satoshi Komamine, Yusuke Sato, Hiromitsu Fujii