Patents by Inventor Akio Ikeda

Akio Ikeda 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: 20240101532
    Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hideyuki Watanabe, Takashi Kamikubo, Akio Kamikawa, Takuya Washio, Yohei Seki, Keiichiro Okuyama, Osamu Ikeda, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai, Akihiko Nakamura, Kozo Miyasaka
  • Publication number: 20240087487
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable display quality is provided. The semiconductor device is provided with a display portion, a line-of-sight sensor portion, a control portion, and an arithmetic portion. The line-of-sight sensor portion has a function of obtaining first information showing a direction of a user's line of sight. The arithmetic portion has a function of determining a first region including a gaze point of the user on the display portion with use of the first information and a function of increasing a definition of an image displayed on the first region. Light emitted from the display portion may be used to obtain the first information showing the direction of the line of sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yosuke TSUKAMOTO, Koji KUSUNOKI, Hisao IKEDA, Akio ENDO, Yoshiaki OIKAWA, Hideki UOCHI
  • Patent number: 11923707
    Abstract: A battery protection circuit with a novel configuration and a power storage device including the battery protection circuit are provided. The battery protection circuit includes a switch circuit for controlling charge and discharge of a battery cell; the switch circuit includes a mechanical relay, a first transistor, and a second transistor; the switch circuit has a function of controlling electrical connection between a first terminal and a second terminal; the mechanical relay has a function of breaking electrical connection between the first terminal and the second terminal; the first transistor has a function of supplying first current between the first terminal and the second terminal; the second transistor has a function of supplying second current between the first terminal and the second terminal; and the first current is higher than the second current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Ikeda, Munehiro Kozuma, Takanori Matsuzaki, Akio Suzuki, Seiya Saito
  • Patent number: 11519390
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a blade main body and a leading edge protector. The leading edge protector includes a conductive material and covers a leading edge of the blade main body. The leading edge protector is also electrically connected to a down conductor disposed in a hollow space enclosed by a skin in the blade main body or a conductive mesh member provided along an outer surface of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Murata, Syusaku Yamamoto, Yoichiro Tsumura, Tatsufumi Aoi, Akio Ikeda, Nobuyuki Kamihara, Takehiro Naka
  • Publication number: 20220338394
    Abstract: A composite material structure includes: a first composite material member including a first reinforcing fiber that is electrically conductive and impregnated with a first resin; a second composite material member including a second reinforcing fiber that is electrically conductive and impregnated with a second resin; an adhesive layer disposed between the first composite material member and the second composite material member to bond the first composite material member to the second composite material member; and an electromagnetic shielding member covering at least part of an area, exposed to an exterior, of the adhesive layer. At least one of the first and second composite material members has a predefined lightning current direction in which a lightning current generated by a lightning strike passes. The shielding member is disposed over an entire plane of a side face in a direction orthogonal to the lightning current direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsufumi AOI, Kazuki YAMAWAKI, Akio IKEDA, Hisashi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220305392
    Abstract: A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Akio IKEDA, Ryoji KURODA, Masahiro URATA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20220078950
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes an incoming end having a concave shape; an outgoing end having a convex shape; and a plurality of cells each having a polygonal cross section and serving as a channel for a fluid, the channel extending from the incoming end to the outgoing end. The plurality of cells are separated from each other by separator walls. At least one of the plurality of cells has an area of a channel cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, the area increasing from the incoming end toward the outgoing end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiaki ARAKAWA, Takashi IKEDA, Akio IKEDA, Hisashi SHIMIZU, Jun KURODA, Syusaku YAMAMOTO, Masashi KITAMURA, Shuji TANIGAWA, Daishi SUMI
  • Publication number: 20210372374
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a blade main body and a leading edge protector. The leading edge protector includes a conductive material and covers a leading edge of the blade main body. The leading edge protector is also electrically connected to at least one of a down conductor disposed in a hollow space enclosed by a skin in the blade main body and a conductive mesh member provided along an outer surface of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Naoto MURATA, Syusaku YAMAMOTO, Yoichiro TSUMURA, Tatsufumi AOI, Akio IKEDA, Nobuyuki KAMIHARA, Takehiro NAKA
  • Patent number: 11027190
    Abstract: A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200254351
    Abstract: A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Akio IKEDA, Ryoji KURODA, Masahiro URATA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Patent number: 10661183
    Abstract: A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Ryoji Kuroda, Masahiro Urata, Kuniaki Ito
  • Patent number: 10616989
    Abstract: A plasma generation apparatus, and a plasma thruster configured to use the plasma generation apparatus are disclosed. The plasma generation apparatus includes a discharge vessel, a light-emitting monitor, a probe measuring instrument, a control device, and an optical axis driving unit. The discharge vessel is configured to ionize gas which is introduced to an inside thereof so as to generate plasma. The light-emitting monitor is configured to measure electron density of the plasma by emission spectra of the plasma. The probe measuring instrument is configured to measure the electron density of the plasma by a probe in the discharge vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsufumi Aoi, Kengo Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Matsuda, Akio Ikeda, Hirofumi Shimizu, Takuya Yamazaki, Tatsuya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190111348
    Abstract: A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Akio IKEDA, Ryoji KURODA, Masahiro URATA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20190091564
    Abstract: A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Akio IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10238978
    Abstract: A game operating device (controller) includes a longitudinal housing, and a holding portion held by hand to be wrapped by its palm it is formed in the housing. A direction switch is provided on an upper surface at a position where it can be operated by thumb of the hand holding the holding portion, and a start switch and a select switch are provided backward thereof. An X button 46 and a Y button are further arranged in line on the upper surface of the housing. An imaging information arithmetic unit is provided at a front end of the housing in a longitudinal direction in such a manner that an imaging device thereof is exposed from a front-end surface. A concave portion is formed on a lower surface at a position corresponding to the direction switch. The concave portion includes a valley and two inclined surfaces. An A button capable of being operated by index finger of the hand holding the holding portion is provided on the backward inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Ryoji Kuroda, Masahiro Urata, Kuniaki Ito
  • Patent number: 10220314
    Abstract: A game system is provided in which a plurality of pairs, each consisting of: a first input device provided with a first operation section; and a second input device provided with a second operation section, are wirelessly connected to a game apparatus, and in which a game process is executed based on operation data obtained from the first input device and the second input device. As an example, each of the first input device and the second input device includes a display section, wireless communication means for performing communication for the operation data and information regarding each pair, and a display control section for controlling a display form of the display section. The display control section controls the display form of the display section so as to be a display form corresponding to each pair. The game apparatus executes the game process based on the operation data for each pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Naoto Kobe
  • Patent number: 10155170
    Abstract: A gaming device has a holding portion comprising a left side portion and a right side portion configured to detachably hold an electronic device that includes an input device located on a control surface of the electronic device and configured to receive user input. The gaming device includes a first input device configured to receive directional input, second through sixth input devices, a cross key configured to receive user input and located on the first surface of a left side portion, and an arrangement of four input buttons configured to receive user input and located on the first surface of the right side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Ikeda, Ryoji Kuroda, Masahiro Urata, Kuniaki Ito
  • Patent number: 10137365
    Abstract: A first control unit includes a first operation data generation section for generating first operation data in accordance with a motion of a first control unit body included in the first control unit. A second control unit includes a second operation data generation section for generating second operation data in accordance with a direction input operation performed by a player or a motion of a second control unit body included in the second control unit. Further, one of the first control unit and the second control unit includes a transmission section for transmitting the first operation data and the second operation data to a computer at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180256990
    Abstract: A gaming device has a holding portion comprising a left side portion and a right side portion configured to detachably hold an electronic device that includes an input device located on a control surface of the electronic device and configured to receive user input. The gaming device includes a first input device configured to receive directional input, second through sixth input devices, a cross key configured to receive user input and located on the first surface of a left side portion, and an arrangement of four input buttons configured to receive user input and located on the first surface of the right side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Akio IKEDA, Ryoji KURODA, Masahiro URATA, Kuniaki ITO
  • Patent number: 10022621
    Abstract: An elongated member such as a bar includes spaced-apart infrared light illumination ports at opposite ends thereof. Exemplary spacing between the two spaced-apart light ports may be 20 centimeters or more. Each light port comprises an array of plural light sources. The plural light sources in each array may be directionally aimed to as to provide different illumination directions. The plural light sources in each array may emit different colors or frequencies of light. Example applications include targeting or marking capabilities for a video game or other system handheld pointing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akio Ikeda, Susumu Inoue, Shin Sugiyama, Kuniaki Ito