Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Goto

Hiroaki Goto 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: 20180344121
    Abstract: A method for continuously producing a cleaning member obtained from a multilayer web that includes at least a fiber bundle with hollow fibers, and non-woven fabric strips includes at least: a step for preparing a guide member provided with a pair of width-adjusting member, and having a predetermined interval; a step for conveying a fiber bundle strip, such as the fiber bundle with hollow fibers, between the pair of width-adjusting members of the guide member, and adjusting the width of the fiber bundle strip so as to match the aforementioned interval; a step for forming the multilayer web by overlaying the strip-like fiber bundle, the width of which has been adjusted, on the non-woven fabric strips; and a step for joining the components of the multilayer web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shigetomo TAKAHASHI, Hiroaki GOTO, Takayuki MATSUMOTO, Yuji YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180350285
    Abstract: A display device comprises: inspection transistors electrically connected to signal lines respectively; an inspection wiring through which an inspection signal is supplied to the inspection transistors; and an abnormality determination unit that determines whether the display panel is abnormal. The signal line is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the inspection transistor, and the abnormality determination unit determines whether the display panel is abnormal based on a voltage level of the inspection signal outputted from a source electrode of the inspection transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroaki GOTO, Masafumi HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20180335663
    Abstract: A curved display comprises a first substrate 100 and a second substrate 200 that are disposed opposite to each other and both curved along the first direction. The first substrate includes data lines 11 and gate lines 12. The second substrate includes light transmission parts 202 and a light shielding part 203. The light shielding part includes first light shielding portions 203b extending in the first direction and second light shielding portions 203a extending in a second direction. The second light shielding portions include a central light shielding portion a5, a first end light shielding portion al disposed on one end side in the first direction, and a middle light shielding portion disposed therebetween. A width in the first direction of the middle light shielding portion is greater than or equal to that of the central light shielding portion and the first end light shielding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Masafumi HIRATA, Hiroaki GOTO, Takeshi ARAMAKI, Masashi KUNO
  • Patent number: 10098516
    Abstract: A method of continuously producing a cleaning member obtained from a multilayer web that includes at least a fiber bundle and a non-woven fabric, includes the following steps: preparing a guide member provided with a pair of width-adjusting members having a predetermined interval therebetween; conveying a fiber bundle through the pair of width-adjusting members of the guide member to adjust the width of the fiber bundle strip so as to match the aforementioned interval; forming the multilayer web by overlaying the fiber bundle, the width of which has been adjusted, on the non-woven fabric; and joining the fiber bundle and non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetomo Takahashi, Hiroaki Goto, Takayuki Matsumoto, Yuji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10070765
    Abstract: A method of continuously producing a cleaning member obtained from a multilayer web that includes at least a fiber bundle and a non-woven fabric, includes the following steps: preparing a guide member provided with a pair of width-adjusting members having a predetermined interval therebetween; conveying a fiber bundle through the pair of width-adjusting members of the guide member to adjust the width of the fiber bundle strip so as to match the aforementioned interval; forming the multilayer web by overlaying the fiber bundle, the width of which has been adjusted, on the non-woven fabric; and joining the fiber bundle and non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetomo Takahashi, Hiroaki Goto, Takayuki Matsumoto, Yuji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10061153
    Abstract: A curved display comprises a first substrate 100 and a second substrate 200 that are disposed opposite to each other and both curved along the first direction. The first substrate includes data lines 11 and gate lines 12. The second substrate includes light transmission parts 202 and a light shielding part 203. The light shielding part includes first light shielding portions 203b extending in the first direction and second light shielding portions 203a extending in a second direction. The second light shielding portions include a central light shielding portion a5, a first end light shielding portion a1 disposed on one end side in the first direction, and a middle light shielding portion disposed therebetween. A width in the first direction of the middle light shielding portion is greater than or equal to that of the central light shielding portion and the first end light shielding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hirata, Hiroaki Goto, Takeshi Aramaki, Masashi Kuno
  • Patent number: 9919501
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cleaning member includes a fiber bundle conveying step conveying a fiber bundle to a merging section, a nonwoven fabric conveying step conveying the nonwoven fabric strips to the merging section; a multilayer web forming step forming a multilayer web by overlaying the fiber bundle on the nonwoven fiber strips at the merging part; and a joining step joining the fiber bundle and the nonwoven fabric strips to each other in the multilayer web. In the fiber bundle conveying step, the fiber bundle is conveyed at a tension at which there is no width shrinkage in the fiber bundle, and in the multilayer web forming step, the multilayer web is formed by overlaying the fiber bundle on the nonwoven strips while applying a tension that does not cause width shrinkage in the fiber bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsumoto, Shigetomo Takahashi, Yuji Yamashita, Hiroaki Goto
  • Publication number: 20180061102
    Abstract: A drive assist device acquires an image captured by a rear camera that captures an image in a range behind the towing vehicle, including a hitch, and superimposes a pair of left and right predicted course lines and a plurality of distance indicator lines upon the image acquired for every distance increment from the towing vehicle, for display on a display device. The drive assist device produces a superimposed display in which each distance indicator line is divided into left and right segments so as not to be superimposed upon a region corresponding to a predicted trajectory of the hitch, and end segments of the left and right segments of the distance indicator line are tilted in a zenith direction until reaching the level of the hitch for indication of the level thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Hiroaki GOTO
  • Patent number: 9872132
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and a method of deciding a correction amount for correcting the radio field intensity of received radio waves in the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus receives a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) packet transmitted by an external apparatus, and displays a screen for deciding a correction amount for correcting the radio field intensity of the BLE packet. If a user inputs an instruction for deciding the correction amount via this screen, the correction amount is decided based on the radio field intensity of the received BLE packet and a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Goto, Masaki Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20170285392
    Abstract: A curved display comprises a first substrate 100 and a second substrate 200 that are disposed opposite to each other and both curved along the first direction. The first substrate includes data lines 11 and gate lines 12. The second substrate includes light transmission parts 202 and a light shielding part 203. The light shielding part includes first light shielding portions 203b extending in the first direction and second light shielding portions 203a extending in a second direction. The second light shielding portions include a central light shielding portion a5, a first end light shielding portion a1 disposed on one end side in the first direction, and a middle light shielding portion disposed therebetween. A width in the first direction of the middle light shielding portion is greater than or equal to that of the central light shielding portion and the first end light shielding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Masafumi HIRATA, Hiroaki GOTO, Takeshi ARAMAKI, Masashi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20170285438
    Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder modulator includes: a semiconductor structure having a first waveguide portion, a second waveguide portion, and a third waveguide portion, which are disposed on the first area, the second area, and the third area of a principal surface of substrate, respectively; an embedding resin body having an opening on the first waveguide portion; an ohmic electrode including a first ohmic electrode portion connected to the first waveguide portion through the opening of the embedding resin body, and a second ohmic electrode portion disposed on the embedding resin body in the second area; and a conductor including a first conductive portion extending along the first ohmic electrode portion, and a second conductive portion disposed on the embedding resin body and having a width greater than that of the second ohmic electrode portion, the embedding resin body having a groove extending along an edge of the second ohmic electrode portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki GOTO, Takamitsu KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170277479
    Abstract: A communication apparatus specifies a radio field intensity of a received packet, and executes processing using the radio field intensity. The apparatus receives a packet transmitted from an external apparatus, and determines a correction value of a radio field intensity of the packet based on model information of the external apparatus. Then, the radio field intensity of the packet is corrected using the determined correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: HIROAKI GOTO
  • Publication number: 20170208427
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and a method of deciding a correction amount for correcting the radio field intensity of received radio waves in the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus receives a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) packet transmitted by an external apparatus, and displays a screen for deciding a correction amount for correcting the radio field intensity of the BLE packet. If a user inputs an instruction for deciding the correction amount via this screen, the correction amount is decided based on the radio field intensity of the received BLE packet and a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki Goto, Masaki Kawanishi
  • Patent number: 9523109
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing a peptide for improving brain function, comprising hydrolyzing milk casein with an enzymatic catalyst comprising a protease to produce a hydrolysate comprising: (i) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof; (ii) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or a variant thereof; or (iii) a mixture of the peptides of (i) and (ii), wherein the production yield of each of the peptides is 2% or more, or the total production yield of the mixture is 10% or more. The invention also provides a food or drink or a pharmaceutical composition containing the hydrolysate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: CALPIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Uchida, Hiroaki Goto, Kazuhito Ohsawa, Kohji Ohki
  • Patent number: 9279199
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a cleaning member comprising opened fiber bundle, in order to correct twisting of fiber bundle in the path for feeding the fiber bundle from a storage container to a driving roller to thereby stabilize manufacturing process, and in order to pre-open the fiber bundle in the path from a driving roller to the opening step to thereby speed-up the opening step, fiber bundle drawn out continuously from a storage container in a first direction is wound onto a non-rotational bar, and after being fed in a second direction, is fed to a first driving roller, and the fiber bundle fed from the first driving roller in a third direction is wound onto a second non-rotational bar, and after being fed in a fourth direction, is fed to a second driving roller and to the following opening step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Matsumoto, Shigetomo Takahashi, Yuji Yamashita, Hiroaki Goto
  • Publication number: 20150351602
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing cleaning members obtained by cutting multi-layer webs formed by: spreading fiber bundles, the lengthwise directions of which are parallel to the direction in which said fiber bundles are conveyed; and layering together at least the spread fiber bundles and non-woven fabric strips. Said method includes a step in which, before spreading, two or more fiber bundles are joined together, forming one or more join sections. Said joins are performed by joining the back end (with respect to the conveyance direction) of one fiber bundle to the front end (with respect to the conveyance direction) of the next fiber bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki GOTO, Takayuki MATSUMOTO, Shigetomo TAKAHASHI, Yuji YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20150351600
    Abstract: Provided are a novel production method and production system suitable for producing a cleaning member having excellent cleaning performance, said production method and production system enabling the cleaning member to be efficiently produced. This production method involves the following steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigetomo TAKAHASHI, Hiroaki GOTO, Takayuki MATSUMOTO, Yuji YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20150336366
    Abstract: This manufacturing method for manufacturing a cleaning member comprises: a fiber bundle conveying step for conveying a fiber bundle to a merging part that overlays the fiber bundle on nonwoven fabric strips a nonwoven fabric conveying step for conveying the nonwoven fabric strips to the merging part; a multilayer web forming step for forming a multilayer web by overlaying, in the merging part, the fiber bundle conveyed in the fiber bundle conveying step on the nonwoven fiber strips conveyed in the nonwoven fabric conveying step; and a joining step for joining the fiber bundle and the nonwoven fabric strips to each other in the multilayer web. In the fiber bundle conveying step, the fiber bundle is conveyed at a tension at which there is no width shrinkage in the fiber bundle, and in the multilayer web forming step, the multilayer web is formed by overlaying the fiber bundle on the nonwoven strips while applying a tension that does not cause width shrinkage in the fiber bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takayuki MATSUMOTO, Shigetomo TAKAHASHI, Yuji YAMASHITA, Hiroaki GOTO
  • Patent number: 8809465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to resin pellets which comprises a thermoplastic resin (A) and an oxidation catalyst (B) which is not supported by any carrier, wherein if the peak area in the vicinity of 1715 cm?1 is defined to be Ic and the peak area observed in the vicinity of 1470 cm?1 is defined to be Im in the IR spectroscopic measurement of the pellets, the ratio: Ic/Im observed for the surface of the pellet is greater than that observed for the interior thereof. The pellets are thermoplastic resin pellets excellent in the oxygen-absorbing capacity and accordingly, they can suitably used as pellets for molding an oxygen absorptive resin article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd
    Inventors: Ikuo Komatsu, Yoshiko Narikawa, Yuji Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Goto
  • Patent number: 8790390
    Abstract: A stent system 1 has a stent 2 having a hole and at least an anchor 3 having an arm 33. The stent 2 has a cylindrical shape, in which a sheet is rolled, and a plurality of holes 13 are provided thereon. A grasping portion 33A at the distal end of the arm 33 of the anchor 3 can be inserted into the holes 13. A grasping force X of the grip 3 is greater than a drag R that the holes of the stent 2 yield. The grip 3 deforms the stent 2, easily grasps the stent 2 and a biological tissue, whereby it is possible to fix the stent 2. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to reliably fix the stent in a hollow organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Goto, Ken Fujisaki