Patents by Inventor Atsushi Okada

Atsushi Okada 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: 20240147868
    Abstract: Disclosed are a spin orbit torque (SOT) magnetic memory device, an operating method thereof, and an electronic apparatus including the SOT magnetic memory device. The SOT magnetic memory device includes a first SOT layer, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer on one surface of the first SOT layer, and an SOT-based local magnetic field generation layer to cross the first SOT layer and including a generating region configured to generate a magnetic field that reaches the MTJ layer; and an upper electrode layer disposed to face the first SOT layer with the MTJ layer therebetween and in contact with the MTJ layer. The SOT magnetic memory device includes five operating terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichiro MIZUSAKI, Kwangseok Kim, Jeongchun Ryu, Atsushi Okada
  • Patent number: 11970644
    Abstract: Provided is a method for peeling a PSA sheet adhered on a polarizing plate. The PSA sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer includes a layer A forming at least one surface of the PSA layer. Of the polarizing plate, the surface to which the PSA sheet is adhered is corona-treated or plasma-treated. The peeling method includes a water-peel step in which the PSA sheet is peeled from the polarizing plate, in a state where an aqueous liquid exits at the interface between the polarizing plate and the PSA sheet at the front line of peeling the PSA sheet from the polarizing plate, with the aqueous liquid allowed to further enter the interface following the movement of the peel front line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naofumi Kosaka, Yosuke Shimizu, Satoshi Honda, Taiki Shimokuri, Shou Takarada, Masayuki Satake, Kenichi Okada, Atsushi Takashima, Ginji Mizuhara
  • Patent number: 11971641
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a first TFT disposed in each of pixel regions, a first flattened layer covering the first TFT, and a pixel electrode provided on the first flattened layer. The first TFT includes a lower gate electrode, a lower gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, an upper gate insulating layer, and an upper gate electrode. The active matrix substrate further includes a first connection electrode for electrically connecting a drain contact region of the oxide semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode. The first flattened layer includes a pixel contact hole formed so as to expose a part of the first connection electrode. The bottom face of the pixel contact hole at least partially overlaps, of a lower gate metal layer including a lower gate electrode and an upper gate metal layer including an upper gate electrode, at least the lower gate metal layer when viewed from the normal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Hachiya, Hiroaki Furukawa, Yuhichi Saitoh, Kuniaki Okada
  • Patent number: 11971633
    Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged separately from each other; and a plurality of dielectric layers laminated in a first direction with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, in which the plurality of dielectric layers includes: a first dielectric layer that spreads over the plurality of pixel electrodes in a direction intersecting with the first direction; and a second dielectric layer that includes dielectric material having a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer, sandwiches the first dielectric layer together with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and has a slit at a position overlapping space between pixel electrodes adjacent when viewed from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Sakairi, Tomoaki Honda, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Keiichi Maeda, Chiho Araki, Katsunori Dai, Shunsuke Narui, Kunihiko Hikichi, Kouta Fukumoto, Toshiaki Okada, Takuma Matsuno, Yuu Kawaguchi, Yuuji Adachi, Koichi Amari, Hideki Kawaguchi, Seiya Haraguchi, Takayoshi Masaki, Takuya Fujino, Tadayuki Dofuku, Yosuke Takita, Kazuhiro Tamura, Atsushi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240129603
    Abstract: An imaging method of imaging a subject through a multispectral camera including a processor, includes: causing the processor to perform: a data acquisition step of acquiring first spectral data of a first subject, second spectral data of a second subject, and third spectral data of a third subject; a wavelength selection step of selecting a plurality of wavelengths from a wavelength region of the acquired first to third spectral data, the wavelength selection step being for determining, as a computational amount, a difference or a ratio between feature amounts of two pieces of spectral data, from among the first spectral data, the second spectral data, and the third spectral data, and obtaining computational amounts to select the plurality of wavelengths; and an imaging step of imaging a subject including at least one of the first subject, the second subject, or the third subject at the plurality of wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu KISHINE, Kazuyoshi OKADA, Atsushi KAWANAGO, Yuya HIRAKAWA
  • Patent number: 11960200
    Abstract: A lens device includes an imaging optical system and an optical member. The optical member is disposed near a pupil of the imaging optical system in a state where an optical axis of the optical member coincides with an optical axis of the imaging optical system. The optical member includes a frame that includes a plurality of aperture regions, a plurality of optical filters that are disposed in at least one of the plurality of aperture regions and include two or more optical filters transmitting light having at least some wavelength ranges different from each other, and a plurality of polarizing filters that are disposed in at least one of the plurality of aperture regions and have different polarization directions. The lens barrel has a slit, and the optical member is insertable into and removable from the imaging optical system through the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawanago, Kazuyoshi Okada, Yasunobu Kishine, Yuya Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 11953665
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first reflection optical system and a second reflection optical system having mutually different optical axes, each of the first and second reflection optical systems includes a plurality of reflecting surfaces, a first imaging portion configured to receive an imaging light reflected by the first reflection optical system, a second imaging portion configured to receive an imaging light reflected by the second reflection optical system, a first member, a second member, and a frame. A part of the plurality of reflecting surfaces of the first reflection optical system are reflecting surfaces provided on the frame. Among the plurality of reflecting surfaces of the first reflection optical system, a final-stage reflecting surface configured to reflect the imaging light toward the first imaging portion is a first reflecting surface formed on a surface of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Fuse, Chiaki Inoue, Ichiro Kanazashi, Atsushi Takata, Kazuhiro Kochi, Kouga Okada
  • Patent number: 11945029
    Abstract: A cold flake suppression method is provided. A molding device includes a sleeve, a tip, a sprue guide portion, a molding die, a sprue ring, a distributer, and a control device. The sprue guide portion includes a stamp portion, a runner portion, and a gate portion. The control device drives a supply device to slide the tip for molten metal to flow through the sleeve; sequentially calculates an amount of heat transfer changing continuously from the start of supply of molten metal until the tip slides to the position in FIG. 2, and calculates a total of the amounts as a total amount of heat transfer; and calculates a volume of the sprue guide portion based on information about the sprue guide portion input by an operator. Shapes of the sleeve and the sprue guide portion are determined to set a cold flake index equal to or less than 0.842.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Okada, Atsushi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11930256
    Abstract: Provided are an imaging device which can simultaneously capture images in different wavelength ranges and can improve a focusing accuracy of each image, an imaging optical system, and an imaging method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Okada, Yasunobu Kishine, Atsushi Kawanago
  • Publication number: 20230078838
    Abstract: This composite material structure is provided with: a first composite material that is obtained by stacking a plurality of first composite material sheets, each of which is obtained by impregnating electroconductive first reinforcing fibers with a first resin; a second composite material which is obtained by impregnating electroconductive second reinforcing fibers with a second resin; an insulating bonding layer that is arranged between the first composite material and the second composite material, thereby bonding the first composite material and the second composite material to each other; and an electroconductive member that connects the plurality of first composite material sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Atsuma UNO, Tomoo TAKIZAWA, Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI, Atsushi OKADA, Shunsuke YOSHINO, Toshinobu MURAKI
  • Publication number: 20220364019
    Abstract: A surfactant composition contains: a C12 compound of the following formula (1): where A is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, x is 1 to 50, and m+n is 9; a C13 compound of the formula (1), where A is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, x is 1 to 50, and m+n is 10; a C14 compound of the formula (1), where A is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, x is 1 to 50, and m+n is 11; and a Y compound of the formula (1), where A is an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, x is 1 to 50, and m+n is at least one of 8 or less and 12 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi OKADA, Toru INAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220324781
    Abstract: A higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate precursor is obtained by reacting a long-chain olefin with a (poly)alkylene glycol. The precursor has a content of (poly)alkylene glycol of 0.2% by mass or lower with respect to the total mass of the higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate; a higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate adduct which is an alkylene oxide adduct of the higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate precursor; and a higher secondary alkyl ether sulfate ester salt which is a sulfated product of the higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate precursor or the higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate adduct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi OKADA, Toru INAOKA
  • Patent number: 10848471
    Abstract: A communication apparatus for use in a communication system including a call control apparatus and a key information distribution apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Okada, Atsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200322498
    Abstract: A power supply voltage determination device includes a variable output power supply circuit and control circuitry. The variable output power supply circuit is configured to output an output voltage to a device. The control circuitry is configured to control the variable output power supply circuit. The control circuitry determines a power supply voltage to be supplied to the device, based on the output voltage in a case where communication with the device has been successfully performed during an increase of the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: ATSUSHI OKADA, YUUKI MOGI
  • Patent number: 10570233
    Abstract: A method of producing a copolymer of the present invention is a method of producing a specific copolymer and includes: a pure water production step of producing pure water having an electric conductivity of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm; a pure water transfer step of introducing the pure water into a reaction kettle for producing the copolymer through a transfer pipe using, as a material therefor, a resin or a substance forming a passive state in water; and a polymerization step of performing polymerization of the monomer (a), the monomer (b), and the monomer (c) in the reaction kettle, the pure water transfer step including setting the electric conductivity of the pure water at a site where the pure water is introduced from the transfer pipe toward the reaction kettle within a range of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Okada, Nobuhiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10526432
    Abstract: A method of producing a copolymer of the present invention is a method of producing a specific copolymer and includes: a pure water production step of producing pure water having an electric conductivity of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm; a pure water transfer step of introducing the pure water into a reaction kettle for producing the copolymer through a transfer pipe using, as a material therefor, a resin or a substance forming a passive state in water; and a polymerization step of performing polymerization of the monomer (a), the monomer (b), and the monomer (c) in the reaction kettle, the pure water transfer step including setting the electric conductivity of the pure water at a site where the pure water is introduced from the transfer pipe toward the reaction kettle within a range of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Okada, Nobuhiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190281033
    Abstract: A communication apparatus for use in a communication system including a call control apparatus and a key information distribution apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi OKADA, Atsuo SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10306885
    Abstract: In crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, the damage caused by diseases etc. is still immense, and diseases resistant to existing microbicides have emerged. Under such circumstances, the development of novel agricultural and horticultural microbicides is desired. The present invention provides an anthranilic acid ester compound represented by the general formula (1): (wherein A1, A3 and A4 each represent a CH group, A2 represents a C-haloalkyl group, R1 represents an alkyl group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl group, R4, R5 and R7 each represent a hydrogen atom, R6 represents a haloalkyl group, Z represents an alkyl group, and m represents 0, 1 or 2), or a salt thereof, an agricultural and horticultural microbicide comprising the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient, and a method for using the microbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Furuya, Atsushi Okada, Hiroto Harayama, Yutaka Abe, Naoto Shimizu, Eiji Yasukouchi, Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20190127504
    Abstract: A method of producing a copolymer of the present invention is a method of producing a specific copolymer and includes: a pure water production step of producing pure water having an electric conductivity of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm; a pure water transfer step of introducing the pure water into a reaction kettle for producing the copolymer through a transfer pipe using, as a material therefor, a resin or a substance forming a passive state in water; and a polymerization step of performing polymerization of the monomer (a), the monomer (b), and the monomer (c) in the reaction kettle, the pure water transfer step including setting the electric conductivity of the pure water at a site where the pure water is introduced from the transfer pipe toward the reaction kettle within a range of from 0.1 ?S/cm to 100 ?S/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Atsushi Okada, Nobuhiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10123537
    Abstract: In crop production in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and the like, the damage caused by insect pests etc. is still immense, and insect pests resistant to existing insecticides have emerged. Under such circumstances, the development of novel agricultural and horticultural insecticides is desired. The present invention provides an amide compound represented by the general formula (I): (wherein A1, A2 and A3 each represent a nitrogen atom or a CH group, R1 represents an alkyl group, R2 and R4 each represent a haloalkyl group, R3 represents an alkyl group, and m represents 0, 1 or 2) or a salt thereof; an agricultural and horticultural insecticide and microbicide comprising the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a method for using the insecticide and microbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ikki Yonemura, Soichiro Matsuo, Akiyuki Suwa, Masao Yamashita, Atsushi Okada