Patents by Inventor Akira Yamazaki
Akira Yamazaki 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: 20240141314Abstract: The information processing device includes: a cultivation information acquisition unit configured to acquire cultivation information of a cell; and a recommended condition setting unit configured to set a recommended condition for detaching the cell from a to be-processed vessel in which the cell is cultured, the cultivation information including information about the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition being a condition for detaching the cell by applying vibration to the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition setting unit being configured to set the recommended condition based on the cultivation information, with use of information concerning an association relationship between information about a cultivation condition and information about a detachment condition, the information about the cultivation condition including information about a culture vessel, the information about the detachment condition including information about a condition for applying vibration to the culture vessType: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: KENJIRO TAKEMURA, YUTA KURASHINA, CHIKAHIRO IMASHIRO, KAZUNORI NOGUCHI, MASASHI HIROSE, KATSUHISA YAMAZAKI, KEIICHIRO TSUBAKI, SUGURU WATANABE, AKIRA SUGIYAMA, KENICHI KAKU, RYUICHI OTSU, YUKARI NAKASHOJI, TAKAAKI FURUI, TATSUO FURUTA, HITOMI TOKUTAKE
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Publication number: 20240141281Abstract: The information processing device includes: a cultivation information acquisition unit configured to acquire cultivation information of a cell; and a recommended condition generation unit configured to generate a recommended condition for detaching the cell from a to-be-processed vessel in which the cell is cultured, the cultivation information including information about the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition being a condition for detaching the cell by applying vibration to the to-be-processed vessel, the recommended condition generation unit being configured to generate the recommended condition based on the cultivation information, with use of a learned model, the learned model being learned with use of information about a cultivation condition and information about a detachment condition, the information about the cultivation condition including information about a culture vessel, the information about the detachment condition including information about a condition for applying vibration tType: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: KENJIRO TAKEMURA, YUTA KURASHINA, CHIKAHIRO IMASHIRO, KAZUNORI NOGUCHI, KATSUHISA YAMAZAKI, MASASHI HIROSE, KEIICHIRO TSUBAKI, SUGURU WATANABE, AKIRA SUGIYAMA, KENICHI KAKU, TAKAAKI FURUI, TATSUO FURUTA, HITOMI TOKUTAKE, RYUICHI OTSU, YUKARI NAKASHOJI
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Publication number: 20240134296Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor including at least a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in sequence on a conductive support, and the protective layer contains a cured product of a curable compound, conductive particles having a band gap of 2.0 eV or more and 3.6 eV or less, and particles having a band gap of 8.0 eV or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Takahiro Choda, Daisuke Yamazaki, Akira Ando
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Patent number: 11952509Abstract: The conductive composition of the present invention includes a conductive polymer (A) having an acidic group, and a basic compound (B) having a cyclic amide and an amino group in its molecule. The conductive film of the present invention is formed from the conductive composition. The laminate of the present invention includes a substrate; an electron beam resist layer, formed on at least one surface of the substrate; and a conductive film formed on the electron beam resist layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Masashi Uzawa, Shinji Saiki, Akira Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20240097595Abstract: To provide a power conversion device that is effective for improving controllability of power in power conversion for multilevel voltage output. A power conversion device includes a switching circuit configured to supply a current to a motor by connecting and disconnecting a first point having a first potential, a second point having a second potential greater than the first potential, and a neutral point having a neutral potential between the first potential and the second potential to and from the motor, a neutral potential control unit configured to control the switching circuit in a manner to maintain the neutral potential within a target range, and a current control unit configured to increase a supply current to the motor without affecting a driving force generated by the motor at least when controlling the switching circuit 16 by the neutral potential control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Kentaro INOMATA, Akira YAMAZAKI, Takanori IWAKI, Joji EBISU, Shingo FUKUMARU
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Publication number: 20240082764Abstract: According to one embodiment, a filter includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first resin provided with a plurality of holes. The first layer includes a first face. At least a part of the plurality of holes reaches the first face. The second layer includes a second resin. The second resin blocks at least a part of the plurality of holes reaching the first face.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira FUJIMOTO, Yosuke AKIMOTO, Hiroaki YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 11677330Abstract: A power conversion device connected in parallel to a second power conversion device including power conversion circuitry that performs power conversion by changing a connection state between first multiple lines on a primary side and second multiple lines on a secondary side, baseline selection circuitry that selects one of the second multiple lines on the secondary side as a baseline and partial modulation control circuitry that controls the power conversion circuitry to maintain a state in which the baseline is connected to one of the first multiple lines on the primary side and to change a connection state between other second multiple lines on the secondary side and the first multiple lines on the primary side, wherein the baseline selection circuitry switches a line selected as the baseline based on a switching timing used by second baseline selection circuitry of the second power conversion device to select a second baseline.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kentaro Inomata, Akira Yamazaki, Masato Higuchi, Hidenori Hara
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Publication number: 20230135022Abstract: A conductive composition comprising a conductive polymer (A), a water-soluble polymer (B), and a solvent (C1), wherein: the water-soluble polymer (B) comprises a water-soluble polymer (B11) represented by formula (11), and an amount of a water-soluble polymer (B2) represented by formula (2) as the water-soluble polymer (B) is 0.15% by mass or less, based on a total mass of the conductive composition: wherein R1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, each of R4 and R5 independently denotes a methyl or ethyl group, R6 denotes a hydrophilic group, R7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y1 denotes a single bond, —S—, —S(?O)—, —C(?O)—O— or —O—, Z denotes a cyano group or a hydroxy group, each of p1 and q denotes an average number of repetitions, and is a number of from 1 to 50, and m denotes a number of from 1 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Saki MAKIGAWA, Shinji SAIKI, Yoshiko IRIE, Masashi UZAWA, Akira YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230107107Abstract: A conductive composition including a conductive polymer (A), a water-soluble polymer (B) other than the conductive polymer (A), and a solvent (C), wherein a peak area ratio is 0.44 or less, which is determined based on results of analysis performed using a high performance liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer with respect to a test solution obtained by extracting the water-soluble polymer (B) from the conductive composition with n-butanol, and calculated by formula (I): Area ratio=Y/(X+Y) wherein X is a total peak area of an extracted ion chromatogram prepared with respect to ions derived from compounds having a molecular weight (M) of 600 or more from a total ion current chromatogram, Y is a total peak area of an extracted ion chromatogram prepared with respect to ions derived from compounds having a molecular weight (M) of less than 600 from the total ion current chromatogram.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Akira YAMAZAKI, Shinji SAIKI, Yoshiko IRIE, Masashi UZAWA
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Patent number: 11572479Abstract: A conductive composition comprising a conductive polymer (A), a water-soluble polymer (B), and a solvent (C1), wherein: the water-soluble polymer (B) comprises a water-soluble polymer (B11) represented by formula (11), and an amount of a water-soluble polymer (B2) represented by formula (2) as the water-soluble polymer (B) is 0.15% by mass or less, based on a total mass of the conductive composition: wherein R1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, each of R4 and R5 independently denotes a methyl or ethyl group, R6 denotes a hydrophilic group, R7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y1 denotes a single bond, —S—, —S(?O)—, —C(?O)—O— or —O—, Z denotes a cyano group or a hydroxy group, each of p1 and q denotes an average number of repetitions, and is a number of from 1 to 50, and m denotes a number of from 1 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Saki Makigawa, Shinji Saiki, Yoshiko Irie, Masashi Uzawa, Akira Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11545924Abstract: A power conversion device includes processing circuitry that estimates a magnet magnetic flux of an electric motor based on a d-axis magnetic flux generated in the electric motor, a d-axis inductance of the electric motor, and a d-axis current flowing in the electric motor, estimates a q-axis inductance of the electric motor based on a q-axis magnetic flux generated in the electric motor and a q-axis current flowing in the electric motor, estimates a drive force of the electric motor based on the magnet magnetic flux and the q-axis inductance, and corrects a current command such that the drive force follows a drive force command.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kentaro Inomata, Akira Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11480352Abstract: A device that can accurately detect clogging of a filter and that has a simple structure is provided. A device for measuring clogging of a filter in an air conditioner (2) having a blower (30) that blows gas (40), (42) through a duct (10) and a filter (20) that is provided in the duct (10) and filters dust floating in the gas, comprises a device (26) for measuring a sound pressure that is provided in the duct (10), a data processor (70) that extracts data on the sound pressure at a specific frequency from the data on the sound pressure that have been measured by means of the device (26) for measuring a sound pressure, and an estimating device (70) that estimates clogging of the filter based on the data on the sound pressure at the specific frequency that have been extracted by means of the data processor (70).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Cambridge Filter CorporationInventors: Toshiro Kisakibaru, Isao Honbori, Akira Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20220255481Abstract: A power conversion device include: a power conversion circuitry configured to generate a driving voltage for an electric motor; and control circuitry configured to: control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to a voltage command; acquire information indicating an output current that has flown to the electric motor according to the driving voltage; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and an inductance of the electric motor; calculate an updated voltage command based on a frequency command, the output current, and the inductance, wherein the updated voltage command has a command phase; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and the inductance; correct the command phase based on the phase error; and control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to the updated voltage command having the corrected command phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Sadayuki SATO, Hideaki IURA, Akira YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20220038040Abstract: A power conversion device includes processing circuitry that estimates a magnet magnetic flux of an electric motor based on a d-axis magnetic flux generated in the electric motor, a d-axis inductance of the electric motor, and a d-axis current flowing in the electric motor, estimates a q-axis inductance of the electric motor based on a q-axis magnetic flux generated in the electric motor and a q-axis current flowing in the electric motor, estimates a drive force of the electric motor based on the magnet magnetic flux and the q-axis inductance, and corrects a current command such that the drive force follows a drive force command.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kentaro INOMATA, Akira YAMAZAKI
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Patent number: 11183942Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connectable in parallel to a second power conversion apparatus includes circuitry that generates a carrier wave, generates a pulse signal synchronized with the carrier wave, generates power that is based on a width of the pulse signal, obtains a monitor value corresponding to a circulating current circulating between the power conversion apparatus and the second power conversion apparatus, and based on the monitor value obtained while the power conversion circuitry is generating driving power, changes a period of the carrier wave to decrease the circulating current.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kentaro Inomata, Akira Yamazaki, Masato Higuchi, Hidenori Hara
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Publication number: 20210351219Abstract: Effective use is achieved of a region in a proximity of a joining plane of semiconductor substrates in a semiconductor device including a stacked semiconductor substrate in which multilayer wiring layers of a plurality of semiconductor substrates are electrically connected to each other. The stacked semiconductor substrate includes plural semiconductor substrates on each of which a multilayer wiring layer is formed. In this stacked semiconductor substrate, the multilayer wiring layers are joined together and electrically connected to each other. In the proximity of a joining plane of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, a conductor is formed. This conductor is formed such that it is electrified in a direction of the joining plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime YAMAGISHI, Eiji SATO, Akira YAMAZAKI, Takayuki SEKIHARA, Makoto HAYAFUCHI, Syunsuke ISHIZAKI
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Patent number: 11146179Abstract: A device includes: a first power conversion circuitry configured to convert primary-side power into secondary-side power; and a control circuitry configured to: generate a command value associated with the secondary-side power; calculate a limited command value by modifying the command value so that the command value is equal to or less than a secondary-side limit, wherein the first power conversion circuitry is controlled based on the limited command value; transmit the limited command value to a second power conversion device comprising a second power conversion circuitry connected in parallel to the first power conversion circuitry; receive, from the second power conversion device, information indicating an adjustment value, wherein the adjustment value is added to the limited command value for controlling the second power conversion circuitry; and modify the secondary-side limit based on a difference between a primary-side limit associated with the primary-side power and the adjustment value.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventors: Akira Yamazaki, Kentaro Inomata, Masato Higuchi
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Publication number: 20210261765Abstract: A conductive composition comprising a conductive polymer (A) having an acidic group, and a basic compound (B), wherein: an area ratio (X/Y) is 0.046 or less as calculated by an specific method, which is a ratio an area (X) of a region corresponding to molecular weight (M) ranging from 300 to 3300, relative to an area (Y) of an entire region ascribed to the conductive polymer (A); or a ratio, ZS/ZR, is 20 or less, wherein the ZS is a maximum value of fluorescence intensity in a wavelength region of 320 to 420 nm when a fluorescence spectrum is measured using a spectrofluorometer at an excitation wavelength of 230 nm with respect to a measurement solution obtained by diluting the conductive composition with water so as to adjust solids content of the conductive polymer (A) to 0.6% by mass, and the ZR is a maximum value of Raman scattering intensity in a wavelength region of 380 to 420 nm when a fluorescence spectrum of water is measured using a spectrofluorometer at an excitation wavelength of 350 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Saki Nakano, Yoshiko Irie, Masashi Uzawa, Akira Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20210249971Abstract: A power conversion device connected in parallel to a second power conversion device including power conversion circuitry that performs power conversion by changing a connection state between first multiple lines on a primary side and second multiple lines on a secondary side, baseline selection circuitry that selects one of the second multiple lines on the secondary side as a baseline and partial modulation control circuitry that controls the power conversion circuitry to maintain a state in which the baseline is connected to one of the first multiple lines on the primary side and to change a connection state between other second multiple lines on the secondary side and the first multiple lines on the primary side, wherein the baseline selection circuitry switches a line selected as the baseline based on a switching timing used by second baseline selection circuitry of the second power conversion device to select a second baseline.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Kentaro INOMATA, Akira YAMAZAKI, Masato HIGUCHI, Hidenori HARA
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Patent number: 10965238Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter circuit that outputs an AC power to an electric motor, and circuitry that controls the power converter circuit to add a first change, accompanying a change of a power generated by the electric motor, to a first phase angle, which is a phase angle of a magnetic flux direction of the electric motor corresponding to the AC power, extracts a component generated by the first change from first information indicating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, and estimates the power generated by the electric motor based on the component.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventors: Shingo Fukumaru, Hideaki Iura, Shinya Morimoto, Akira Yamazaki