Patents by Inventor Akira Yamauchi
Akira Yamauchi 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: 20240124571Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: National University Corporation Okayama UniversityInventors: Masakiyo SAKAGUCHI, Shinichi TOYOOKA, Shuta TOMIDA, Kazuhiko SHIEN, Hiroki SATO, Rie KINOSHITA, Junichiro FUTAMI, Kota ARAKI, Mikio OKAZAKI, Eisaku KONDO, Yusuke INOUE, Akira YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20240079373Abstract: Bonding system for bonding a second article to a first article, comprising an activation treatment device that comprises an object supporter that supports objects comprising the second article, and a particle beam source that activates a bonding surface of the second article by irradiating the objects with a particle beam, the objects being set on one treatment surface without being opposed to each other, followed by performing activation treatment by the particle beam source; and a bond device that brings the second article, of which the bonding surface is activated by the activation treatment device, into contact with the first article, to thereby bond the second article to the first article, wherein the object supporter supports the objects in a posture in which a portion formed of a plurality of kinds of materials comprising the bonding surface of the second article in the objects is exposed to the particle beam source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
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Publication number: 20240079374Abstract: Bonding system that bonds each of a plurality of second articles to a first article, wherein each of the plurality of second articles is a chip comprising an uneven portion on a circumference closer to a bonding surface to be bonded to the first article, the bonding system comprises: a device for supplying a second article that supplies the plurality of second articles; a bond device that bonds the plurality of second articles to the first article by bringing the plurality of second articles into contact with the first article; and a device for transporting a second article that transports, to the bond device, at least one of the plurality of second articles supplied from the device for supplying a second article, and the device for transporting a second article comprises a holder for holding a second article that holds the uneven portion of the at least one second article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
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Publication number: 20240066624Abstract: A bonding method for bonding two substrates (W1, W2) includes: a heat treatment process of heating a bonding surface to be bonded to each other of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) to a temperature higher than 60° C. in a reduced-pressure atmosphere; an activation treatment process of activating the bonding surface of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere after the heat treatment process; and a bonding process of bonding the two substrates (W1, W2) in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere after the activation treatment process. In the heat treatment process, the state of heating the bonding surface of each of the two substrates (W1, W2) to a temperature higher than 60° C. may be maintained for 30 seconds or more in a state of maintaining the reduced-pressure atmosphere. The gas pressure in the heat treatment process may be 10?2 Pa or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
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Publication number: 20240009984Abstract: A substrate bonding method for bonding two substrates includes an activation treatment step of, by subjecting at least one of bonding surfaces to be bonded to each other of respective ones of the two substrates to at least one of reactive ion etching using nitrogen gas and irradiation of nitrogen radicals, activating the bonding surface, a gas exposure step of, after the activation treatment step, exposing the bonding surfaces of the two substrates to gas containing water within a preset standard time, and a bonding step of bonding the two substrates that have the bonding surfaces activated in the activation treatment step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
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Patent number: 11858984Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: National University Corporation Okayama University, Niigata University, National University Corporation Gunma UniversityInventors: Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Shinichi Toyooka, Shuta Tomida, Kazuhiko Shien, Hiroki Sato, Rie Kinoshita, Junichiro Futami, Kota Araki, Mikio Okazaki, Eisaku Kondo, Yusuke Inoue, Akira Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11837444Abstract: The substrate joining method is a substrate joining method for joying two substrates, including a hydrophilic treatment step of hydrophilizing at least one of respective joint surfaces of the two substrates that are to be joined to each other and a joining step of joining the two substrates after the hydrophilic treatment step. The hydrophilic treatment step includes a step of performing a N2 RIE treatment to perform reactive ion etching using N2 gas on the joint surfaces of the substrates and a step of performing a N2 radical treatment to irradiate the joint surfaces of the substrates with N2 radicals after the step of performing the N2 RIE treatment.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Yamauchi, Tadatomo Suga
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Publication number: 20230318550Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided an amplifier circuit including a first capacitive element, a first GM amplifier, and a second GM amplifier. The first GM amplifier includes a first input node, a second input node, and an output node. The output node is connected to one end of the first capacitive element. The second GM amplifier includes a first input node, a second input node, and an output node. The output node is connected to one end of the first capacitive element and the second input node.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHINO
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Publication number: 20230307284Abstract: A chip bonding system (1) includes a dicing device (20) to, by dicing a dicing substrate stuck on a sheet (1E), generate a plurality of chips (CP) stuck on the sheet (1E) with chips (CP) adjacent to each other joined to each other via remaining uncut portions, an activation treatment device (60) to activate bonding surfaces of respective ones of the chips (CP) stuck to the sheet (TE), a sheet stretching device (40) to, by stretching the sheet (TE) on which the chips (CP) having bonding surfaces activated by the activation treatment device (60) are stuck, brings the chips (CP) into a state of being separated from one another, and a bonding device (30) to, by bringing one chip (CP) picked out of the chips (CP) separated from one another into contact with a substrate (WT), bond the one chip (CP) to the substrate (WT).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20230238089Abstract: A medical checkup presentation apparatus (1) includes: a selection unit (121) for selecting, as a recommended medical checkup, a medical checkup that is recommended to a medical checkup target person based on medical chart data (1110) including an information (1112) related to a history of a medical examination for the medical checkup target person and past medical checkup data (1120) including an information related to a history of a medical checkup; and presentation unit (122) for presenting, to a presentation target person, a recommended medical checkup information including an information related to an item name of the recommended medical checkup.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro HAYASHITANI, Masahiro KUSO, Akihiko SHIBANO, Takayuki BANNO, Junichi YAHARA, Akira YAMAUCHI, Hideyuki TAKETA, Kento SOMA
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Publication number: 20230230682Abstract: A facility presentation apparatus (1) includes: a selection unit (121) for selecting, as a recommended facility, at least one medical checkup facility recommended to a medical checkup target person from a plurality of medical checkup facilities based on a medical checkup information indicating a medical checkup that is related to a healthcare and that is intended to be taken by the medical checkup target person, a medical checkup facility information (1110) related to the plurality of medical checkup facilities in each of which the medical checkup can be performed and medical chart data (1220) of the medical checkup target person; and a presentation unit (122) for presenting, to a presentation target person, a recommended facility information related to the recommended facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicants: NEC Corporation, NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.,Inventors: Masahiro Hayashitani, masahiro Kubo, Akihiko Shibano, Takayuki Banno, Junichi Yahara, Akira Yamauchi, Hideyuki Taketa, Kento Soma
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Publication number: 20230154770Abstract: A resin shaping device configured to cure a resin placed in a mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against a substrate, the resin shaping device comprising: a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate in an orientation such that a forming face for forming a resin part on the substrate faces vertically downward; a head configured to hold the mold from vertically below; a head drive unit configured to cause the head to face a position for formation of a resin part on the substrate, and then cause vertically upward movement of the head so that the head approaches the substrate holding unit and presses the mold from vertically below the substrate; and a resin curing unit configured to cure the resin placed in the mold in a state in which the mold is pressed against the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20230136771Abstract: The substrate joining method is a substrate joining method for joying two substrates, including a hydrophilic treatment step of hydrophilizing at least one of respective joint surfaces of the two substrates that are to be joined to each other and a joining step of joining the two substrates after the hydrophilic treatment step. The hydrophilic treatment step includes a step of performing a N2 RIE treatment to perform reactive ion etching using N2 gas on the joint surfaces of the substrates and a step of performing a N2 radical treatment to irradiate the joint surfaces of the substrates with N2 radicals after the step of performing the N2 RIE treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicants: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira YAMAUCHI, Tadatomo SUGA
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Publication number: 20230091797Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power amplifying device includes a first amplifier configured to output a first output signal, a second amplifier configured to output a second output signal, a first circuit configured to output a third signal obtained by limiting a magnitude of a voltage value of the first output signal and a fourth signal obtained by limiting a magnitude of a voltage value of the second output signal, and a second circuit configured to transmit an average value of a voltage value of the third signal and a voltage value of the fourth signal, as a first feedback voltage to the first amplifier and the second amplifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11587804Abstract: A component mounting system for mounting a component on a substrate, the mounting system comprising a component supplying unit configured to supply the component; a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate in an orientation such that a mounting face for mounting the component on the substrate is facing vertically downward; a head configured to hold the component from vertically below; and a head drive unit that, by causing vertically upward movement of the head holding the component, causes the head to approach the substrate holding unit to mount the component on the mounting face of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20230030272Abstract: A bonding device measures a position deviation amount of the chip with respect to the substrate in a state where the chip and the substrate are in contact, and corrects and moves the chip relatively to the substrate in such a way as to reduce the position deviation amount, based on the measured position deviation amount. Then, the bonding device fixes the chip to the substrate by irradiating a resin portion of the chip with an ultraviolet ray and curing the resin portion when the position deviation amount of the chip with respect to the substrate is equal to or less than a position deviation amount threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20230002528Abstract: Provided is a copolymer which has a mass average molecular weight (Mw) of 240,000 or greater and 3,500,000 or less, a structural unit derived from an acrylate (B1) and a structural unit derived from aromatic vinyl (B2), and a branched structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Go Otani, Yu Tokura, Akira Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11437958Abstract: A power amplifying device according to an embodiment includes three or more BTL amplifiers and a closed loop section. The three or more BTL amplifiers include bridge-connected first and second output amplifiers and output a first output signal obtained by amplifying a first input signal. Switch circuits respectively corresponding to the three or more BTL amplifiers are connected in series in the closed loop section. The closed loop section is capable of forming a closed loop. An output terminal of the second output amplifier is connected to one end of the switch circuit corresponding to the second output amplifier. The switch circuit is turned on to establish connection between an output terminal of the first output amplifier and the output terminal of the second output amplifier and is turned off to break the connection between the output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Tsurumi
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Patent number: 11171617Abstract: A power amplifying device according to an embodiment includes first to fourth BTL amplifiers and first to third switch circuits. The first to fourth BTL amplifiers outputs a first to fourth output signal. The first switch circuit is turned on or off connection between an output of the second output amplifier and an output of the third output amplifier. The second switch circuit is turned on or off connection between an output of the fifth output amplifier and an output of the eighth output amplifier. The third switch circuit is turned on or off connection between an output of the fourth output amplifier and an output of the seventh output amplifier. The first to third switch circuits are turned on when the amplitudes of the first to fourth input signals are smaller than a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage CorporationInventors: Akira Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Tsurumi
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Publication number: 20210320024Abstract: This substrate bonding device (100) includes: a stage (401), a head (402), an electrostatic chuck that holds a peripheral portion of a substrate (301) while the stage (401) supports the substrate (301), a holder driver that drives the electrostatic chuck, and a controller (700). The electrostatic chuck is disposed in a first area on the stage (401) facing the peripheral portion of the substrate (301), and the holder driver drives the electrostatic chuck by applying voltage to the electrostatic chuck. The controller (700) controls the holder driver in such a manner that a peripheral portion of the substrate (301) is released from the electrostatic chuck when a peripheral portion of the substrate (301) is made to come into contact with a peripheral portion of the substrate (302) while a central portion of a bonding surface of the substrate (301) and a central portion of a bonding surface of the substrate (302) are in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: BONDTECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Akira YAMAUCHI