Patents by Inventor Atsushi Ban
Atsushi Ban 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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Patent number: 11478964Abstract: A mold, system and method for manufacturing a part includes injection molding a substrate in a single injection mold and optionally trimming the panel substrate. The substrate can have a first configuration or a second, different configuration. Trimming of the substrate can occur when the substrate has the first configuration to define an aperture in the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Chad Wojniak, Kaoru Tokita, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Atsushi Ban, Naoki Yoshimura
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Patent number: 11307337Abstract: The present invention provides: (I) a display device including a display panel, a retardation layer, and a polarizer which are stacked in the stated order from a back surface side to a viewing surface side and integrated without an adhesive layer; and (II) a method for producing a display device including: forming a first alignment film on a display panel, applying a solution containing first polymerizable liquid crystal to the first alignment film, and curing the first polymerizable liquid crystal to produce a retardation layer; and forming a second alignment film on the retardation layer, applying a solution containing second polymerizable liquid crystal and a dichroic material to the second alignment film, and curing the second polymerizable liquid crystal to produce a polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Sakai, Masahiro Hasegawa, Atsushi Ban, Koji Murata, Yuichi Kawahira, Kiyoshi Minoura, Takako Koide, Kozo Nakamura
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Patent number: 11054695Abstract: A chip-mounted board including: micro light-emitting chips arranged in a matrix pattern in a light-emitting region; and a conductive line electrically connected to the micro light-emitting chips, the light-emitting region including a first region having a first luminance, a second region having a second luminance lower than the first luminance, and a third region having a third luminance lower than the first luminance and higher than the second luminance, the luminances being values determined with the same magnitude of current supplied to the micro light-emitting chips, the third region being positioned between the first region and the second region and satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2): (1+k)/(1?k)?63.895×tan(0.5°)×500/W+6.0525??(1) L2=k×L1??(2) wherein L1 represents the first luminance, L2 represents the second luminance, and W represents a width (unit: mm) of the third region.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taimi Oketani, Atsushi Ban, Yasuhisa Itoh, Takeshi Ishida
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Publication number: 20210109269Abstract: The present invention provides: (I) a display device including a display panel, a retardation layer, and a polarizer which are stacked in the stated order from a back surface side to a viewing surface side and integrated without an adhesive layer; and (II) a method for producing a display device including: forming a first alignment film on a display panel, applying a solution containing first polymerizable liquid crystal to the first alignment film, and curing the first polymerizable liquid crystal to produce a retardation layer; and forming a second alignment film on the retardation layer, applying a solution containing second polymerizable liquid crystal and a dichroic material to the second alignment film, and curing the second polymerizable liquid crystal to produce a polarizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: AKIRA SAKAI, MASAHIRO HASEGAWA, ATSUSHI BAN, KOJI MURATA, YUICHI KAWAHIRA, KIYOSHI MINOURA, TAKAKO KOIDE, KOZO NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10967547Abstract: A mold, system and method for manufacturing a part includes injection molding a substrate in a single injection mold and optionally trimming the panel substrate. The substrate can have a first configuration or a second, different configuration. Trimming of the substrate can occur when the substrate has the first configuration to define an aperture in the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chad Wojniak, Kaoru Tokita, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Atsushi Ban, Naoki Yoshimura
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Patent number: 10842500Abstract: A clip unit including: a clip main body having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a middle portion; a pressing tube formed in a tube shape to be capable of accommodating the clip main body, the pressing tube being provided to deform the clip main body so as to make a distal end of the first arm portion and a distal end of the second arm portion to approach to each other, as the middle portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion are moved toward a proximal end side of the clip unit; a locking portion configured to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the pressing tube on the proximal end side of the pressing tube; and a first locked portion configured to protrude from a lateral surface of the first arm portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Motoi Satake, Kensuke Uesaka, Ko Kimura, Kazuya Sato, Atsushi Ban
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Publication number: 20200019016Abstract: A chip-mounted board including: micro light-emitting chips arranged in a matrix pattern in a light-emitting region; and a conductive line electrically connected to the micro light-emitting chips, the light-emitting region including a first region having a first luminance, a second region having a second luminance lower than the first luminance, and a third region having a third luminance lower than the first luminance and higher than the second luminance, the luminances being values determined with the same magnitude of current supplied to the micro light-emitting chips, the third region being positioned between the first region and the second region and satisfying the following formulas (1) and (2): (1+k)/(1?k)?63.895×tan(0.5°)×500/W+6.0525??(1) L2=k×L1??(2) wherein L1 represents the first luminance, L2 represents the second luminance, and W represents a width (unit: mm) of the third region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Taimi Oketani, Atsushi Ban, Yasuhisa Itoh, Takeshi Ishida
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Publication number: 20190358874Abstract: A mold, system and method for manufacturing a part includes injection molding a substrate in a single injection mold and optionally trimming the panel substrate. The substrate can have a first configuration or a second, different configuration. Trimming of the substrate can occur when the substrate has the first configuration to define an aperture in the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Chad Wojniak, Kaoru Tokita, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Atsushi Ban, Naoki Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20180296066Abstract: A medical clip includes: a pair of knob sections constituted by a first knob and a second knob, the first knob and the second knob being formed so as to be separated from each other, the first knob being disposed parallel to a first portion having a flat plate shape, the second knob being disposed parallel to a second portion having a flat plate shape; a connecting section that connects the first portion and the second portion via a first bent section and a second bent section, wherein the first knob is connected to the first portion via a third bent section and the second knob is connected to the second portion via a fourth bent section; and an elastic member installed between the front end portion of the first knob and the front end portion of the second knob and elastically deformable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi KINOSHITA, Atsushi BAN
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Publication number: 20180193022Abstract: A clip unit including: a clip main body having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a middle portion; a pressing tube formed in a tube shape to be capable of accommodating the clip main body, the pressing tube being provided to deform the clip main body so as to make a distal end of the first arm portion and a distal end of the second arm portion to approach to each other, as the middle portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion are moved toward a proximal end side of the clip unit; a locking portion configured to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the pressing tube on the proximal end side of the pressing tube; and a first locked portion configured to protrude from a lateral surface of the first arm portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Motoi SATAKE, Kensuke UESAKA, Ko KIMURA, Kazuya SATO, Atsushi BAN
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Patent number: 9949740Abstract: A clip unit including: a clip main body having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a middle portion; a pressing tube formed in a tube shape to be capable of accommodating the clip main body, the pressing tube being provided to deform the clip main body so as to make a distal end of the first arm portion and a distal end of the second arm portion to approach to each other, as the middle portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion are moved toward a proximal end side of the clip unit; a locking portion configured to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the pressing tube on the proximal end side of the pressing tube; and a first locked portion configured to protrude from a lateral surface of the first arm portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Motoi Satake, Kensuke Uesaka, Ko Kimura, Kazuya Sato, Atsushi Ban
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Publication number: 20170080616Abstract: A mold, system and method for manufacturing a part includes injection molding a substrate in a single injection mold and optionally trimming the panel substrate. The substrate can have a first configuration or a second, different configuration. Trimming of the substrate can occur when the substrate has the first configuration to define an aperture in the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Chad Wojniak, Kaoru Tokita, Takeshi Kuriyama, Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Atsushi Ban, Naoki Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20150230799Abstract: A clip unit including: a clip main body having a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a middle portion; a pressing tube formed in a tube shape to be capable of accommodating the clip main body, the pressing tube being provided to deform the clip main body so as to make a distal end of the first arm portion and a distal end of the second arm portion to approach to each other, as the middle portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion are moved toward a proximal end side of the clip unit; a locking portion configured to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the pressing tube on the proximal end side of the pressing tube; and a first locked portion configured to protrude from a lateral surface of the first arm portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Motoi SATAKE, Kensuke UESAKA, Ko KIMURA, Kazuya SATO, Atsushi BAN
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Patent number: 8986326Abstract: Provided is a grasper including an introduction tube that is capable of being inserted into a body cavity; an operational elongate body that is inserted into the introduction tube so as to advance and retract; and a clip that is attached to a distal end portion of the introduction tube and is operated by the relative movement between the operational elongate body and the introduction tube so as to grasp a body tissue, then is indwelled in a body. The clip has a plurality of grasping arms which are operated to be moved by the operational elongate body or the introduction tube, at least in a direction where the grasping arms are closed, so as to grasp the body tissue; and a retracting portion which retracts a portion of the body tissue between the plurality of grasping arms.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Motoi Satake, Atsushi Ban, Yoshihisa Kaneko, Koh Kimura, Kazuya Sato, Junichi Kogiso
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Patent number: 8932323Abstract: An treatment tool for a endoscope comprises a treatment tool insertion portion to be inserted into a channel of the endoscope; an open/close member support portion formed in a distal end of the treatment tool insertion portion; an open/close member which is freely supported so as to be opened or closed and treats a target site; a liquid conduit which transports a liquid to a target site, liquid conduit being provided on an outside of the open/close member in a direction orthogonal to a lengthwise direction of the open/close member, and comprising at least one distal end aperture which opens toward the distal end direction of the open/close member support portion, the liquid conduit transports.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignees: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Keita Suzuki, Atsushi Ban
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Patent number: 8711296Abstract: An active matrix substrate (30) of the present invention includes a substrate, a gate line (50) formed on the substrate, and an interlayer insulating layer (90) for insulating a layer formed on the gate line (50) from the gate line (50). In a region of the substrate, the interlayer insulating layer (90) is not provided on an upper surface of the gate line (50), and therefore, the upper surface is exposed. On the other hand, the insulating layer (90) is provided on the substrate so as to have contact with at least an edge face of the gate line (50) which edge face is on an extension of a longitudinal direction of the gate line (50).Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsunori Tanaka, Atsushi Ban, Tohru Senoo, Wataru Nakamura, Yukimine Shimada
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Patent number: 8698995Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel provided with a laminate spacer including a plurality of primary color filters which can avoid deterioration of the display quality and improve the production efficiency. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention comprises: an array substrate provided with a first electrode; a color filter substrate provided with a second electrode; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, wherein the color filter substrate further includes: four or more differently colored transparent layers, the colors of which include red, green, blue, and at least one of yellow and white; and a laminate spacer formed by the second electrode and at least two layers among the four or more differently colored transparent layers, and the laminate spacer is surrounded by the yellow or white transparent layer when viewed in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takehisa Yoshida, Masayuki Katagami, Atsushi Ban
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Publication number: 20140100457Abstract: A treatment instrument for an endoscope includes a specimen sampling tool including arm portions, a loading portion, and a claw portion, a proximal end of the arm portions being fixed, and a tube on an inside of which the specimen sampling tool is placed to be capable of moving back and forth. At least the claw portion is expanded in diameter further to an outer side in a radial direction R than a tube 3 according to relative movement of the specimen sampling tool and the tube 3. After the diameter expansion, the arm portions are retracted in the tube according to relative movement of the specimen sampling tool and the tube opposite to the relative movement in the diameter expansion in the extending direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Kenichi NISHINA, Atsushi BAN
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Patent number: 8542228Abstract: In a liquid crystal display, a first data signal line and a second data signal line are provided for each pixel column. In at least one embodiment, in a case where every two pixels in the pixel column are paired, one of two pixels in each pair is connected with the first data signal line and the other of the two pixels is connected with the second data signal line, two scanning signal lines respectively connected with the two pixels are simultaneously selected during one horizontal scanning period so that signal potentials are written into the two pixels from the first data signal line and the second data signal line, respectively, during each horizontal scanning period, supply of the signal potentials to the first data signal line and the second data signal line is performed after supply of preliminary potentials to the first data signal line and the second data signal line.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshinori Sugihara, Atsushi Ban, Toshihide Tsubata
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Patent number: D879288Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Kinoshita, Atsushi Ban, Hirotoshi Amano, Mitsunori Kubo, Takayuki Kikuchi, Aya Mori, Miho Naka, Yoshino Nagasuka