Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kobayashi

Hiroaki Kobayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 11854320
    Abstract: An object is to provide a technique capable of appropriately storing data. An information collection device includes a similarity degree determination unit configured to obtain a degree of similarity between acquired-data and saved-data and generate a link that associates the acquired-data and the saved-data based on the degree of similarity, a request estimation unit configured to generate a link that associates the saved-data when the saved-data is read, and estimate a future request for the saved-data, and a data life determination unit configured to determine a storage time limit of the saved-data on a link-by-link basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Nobutoshi Todoroki, Kengo Akaho
  • Publication number: 20230411402
    Abstract: A first element included in a semiconductor layer differs from a second element included in another semiconductor layer, and a third element included in a source electrode is same as a fourth element included in a gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: HIROAKI KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11843730
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform an information processing method. Setting destination information which indicates a destination of fax transmission. Converting a first code into a second code indicating an instruction in a fax transmission function of an image forming apparatus when the destination information includes the first code. Transmitting the destination information to the image forming apparatus, the destination information including the second code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230335692
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silica member characterized in that the silica member is equipped with a body section comprising a silica glass, the body section is equipped with an other member joining section for another member, the other member joining section is provided with, in order from the body section side, an underlayer, an intermediate layer, and a surface layer formed from Au, the porosity of the underlayer is within the range of 5-10%, the porosity of the intermediate layer is within the range of 4-5%, the thickness of the underlayer is within the range of 20-100 nm, and the thickness of the intermediate layer is within the range of 100-200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Shintaro MIYAMOTO, Ramesh VALLEPU, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Yu YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230307263
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing liquid supply device includes: a tank that stores the processing liquid; a supply path that supplies the processing liquid to the processing device; a heater that heats the processing liquid; a thermometer that measures a temperature of the processing liquid; a densitometer that measures a concentration of the processing liquid; and a controller including an inspecting unit that inspects the densitometer. The inspecting unit includes: a temperature setting device that sets a boiling point temperature at which a predetermined concentration is reached as a predetermined temperature; a heating controller that heats the processing liquid by the heater so as to reach a target temperature within a predetermined range; and a determination device that determines whether or not the concentration of the processing liquid is a target concentration within a predetermined range based on the predetermined concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki FURUYA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Hideki MORI
  • Publication number: 20230286013
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a processing liquid supply device includes a plurality of tanks, a supply path that supplies a processing liquid to a processing device, a heating unit that heats the processing liquid, a dilution unit that dilutes the processing liquid, a new-liquid supply unit that supplies a new liquid, a common flow path through which the processing liquid of the plurality of tanks passes, a switching unit that switches between the plurality of tanks so that at least a tank is selected from which the processing liquid passes to the common flow path, a densitometer provided in the common flow path, and a control device that controls at least one of the heating unit, the dilution unit, and the new-liquid supply unit so that the concentration reaches a target value set in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki FURUYA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Hideki MORI
  • Publication number: 20230278260
    Abstract: A dividing apparatus is provided with a second camera that forms a second image to be used for determining whether or not a wafer is divided at a first projected dicing line. That is, in the dividing apparatus, whether or not the wafer is divided at the first projected dicing line can be checked in reference to the second image. Hence, in the dividing apparatus, even in a case where part of the wafer remains at the first projected dicing line and the wafer is not divided, a dividing unit can be operated again to divide the wafer at the first projected dicing line. Consequently, in the dividing apparatus, the wafer can reliably be divided at the first projected dicing line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Shinya ARUGA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11742373
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a first chip and a second chip are stacked including a first wiring line and a second wiring line by which the first chip and the second chip are electrically connected. The first wiring line and the second wiring line each include a bonding portion for bonding one of a plurality of conductive patterns placed in the first chip and one of a plurality of conductive patterns placed in the second chip. The number of bonding portions included in the first wiring line is larger than the number of bonding portions included in the second wiring line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryoki, Hirofumi Totsuka, Masahiro Kobayashi, Hideaki Ishino, Hiroaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230265398
    Abstract: A mutant transglutaminase (mutant TG) having high thermostability and/or high pH stability is provided. A mutant TG having a mutation at amino acid residue(s) such as D1, Y24, R48, S101, G102, N139, D142, L147, K152, G157, R167, N176, K181, E182, H188, D189, R208, T245, S246, G250, G275, S284, H289, G301, and K327 and/or a mutation of introducing a disulfide bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi TAKAHASHI, Takuto ONO, Nao ARAKI, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230244078
    Abstract: An optical member includes a base material having a front surface, and an antireflection film provided on the front surface of the base material and including a resin portion and a deformed fiber bound to the resin portion, wherein the antireflection film includes a protruding portion including the deformed fiber, on a surface of the resin portion that is on an opposite side of a side of the base material, wherein the front surface of the base material includes a protrusion portion, and wherein the protruding portion is provided above the protrusion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: JUMPEI HAYASHI, HIROAKI KOBAYASHI, MASANORI ABE, MASAAKI NAKABAYASHI, HIROYUKI TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11687168
    Abstract: In a case where an input field is selected, an information processing apparatus determines whether a remote operation is being performed, and based on a state of the remote operation, the information processing apparatus displays or hides a software keyboard of the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230188653
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform an information processing method. Setting destination information which indicates a destination of fax transmission. Converting a first code into a second code indicating an instruction in a fax transmission function of an image forming apparatus when the destination information includes the first code. Transmitting the destination information to the image forming apparatus, the destination information including the second code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: HIROAKI KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11629653
    Abstract: [Object] To observe the sign or occurrence of an unstable operation of a turbo-machine. [Solving Means] An observation apparatus 1 includes: a detection unit 10 including one or two or more sensors 11, 12 that are disposed in a turbo-machine 2, are highly time responsive, and observe unsteady fluctuations of the turbo-machine 2; a computation unit 20 that output signals from the one or two or more sensors 11, 12 every moment, stores time series data for a predetermined period, and calculates in real time a parameter for detecting an unstable operation of the turbo-machine; and a determination unit 30 that compares the parameter for detecting the unstable operation with a predetermined threshold and outputs in real time a determination result of a sign or occurrence of the unstable operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Toshio Nishizawa, Junichi Kazawa, Hiroshi Gotoda, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Yuto Hayashi, Takayoshi Hachijo
  • Publication number: 20230097221
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a stack of a first chip having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix form and a second chip having a plurality of electric circuit arranged in a matrix form. A wiring path between a semiconductor element configuring the pixel circuit and a semiconductor element configuring the electric circuit or a positional relationship between a semiconductor element configuring the pixel circuit and a semiconductor element configuring the electric circuit is differentiated among the electric circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Atsushi Furubayashi, Katsuhito Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11607394
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rotigotine-containing patch comprising: a backing layer; and an adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer contains rotigotine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the adhesive agent layer further contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer, a petroleum-based resin and/or a terpene-based resin, an aliphatic alcohol, and a cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone, and in the adhesive agent layer, a mass ratio of a content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form and a content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (content of the rotigotine and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of rotigotine free form:content of the cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone) is 10:3 to 1:3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Araki, Yuka Takagi, Yoko Fujiwara, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Takao Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11609790
    Abstract: [Problem] When resource reserved in a resource sharing system become unavailable, the reservation is efficiently transferred. [Solution] In a resource sharing system 10, a plurality of users 20 (user terminals) share a plurality of resources 30. A resource reservation management device 42 includes: a reservation setting unit 402 that accepts a reservation request including a usage condition of the plurality of resources 30 from the user 20 and sets a usage reservation according to the usage condition to a first resource predetermined 30 in the resource sharing system 10; and a reservation changing unit 404 that re-sets the usage reservation to a second resource 30 being different from the first resource 30 in the resource sharing system 10 when a reserved resource 30 becomes unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Naoki Takada
  • Publication number: 20230077617
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a supply tank a supply device, and a supply system that stabilizes the liquid temperature of a process liquid to be supplied to a substrate processing device. A supply tank that supplies a process liquid to a substrate processing device includes a container that stores the process liquid, a first dividing plate that divides the container into a first region where the process liquid is introduced, and a second region that supplies the process liquid to the substrate processing device, first piping that feeds, to the second region, the process liquid introduced in the first region, and a first heater which is provided on a path through the first piping, and which heats the process liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki FURUYA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Hideki MORI
  • Publication number: 20230081295
    Abstract: A supply device includes a collect tank which collects a process liquid from a substrate processing device and heats the collected liquid, and a supply tank connected to the collect tank and which supplies, to the substrate processing device, the process liquid heated in the collect tank. The collect tank includes a collect container that stores the process liquid, a first dividing plate that divides the collect container into a first region where the process liquid is introduced from the substrate processing device, and a second region that introduces the process liquid to the supply tank, piping that feeds, to the second region, the process liquid introduced in the first region, a first heater provided on a path through the piping and which heats the process liquid, and feed piping that feeds, to the supply tank, the process liquid in the second region and heated by the first heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki FURUYA, Hiroaki KOBAYASHI, Hideki MORI
  • Publication number: 20230068979
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling an information processing apparatus transmitting print data and a print setting to an image forming apparatus, the method comprising storing a plurality of print settings and displaying a selection screen to select a print setting for print data transmitted to the image forming apparatus among the stored plurality of print settings to receive the selected print setting by a user, wherein the plurality of print settings displayed on the selection screen are controlled based on a type of the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11552121
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a stack of a first chip having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix form and a second chip having a plurality of electric circuit arranged in a matrix form. A wiring path between a semiconductor element configuring the pixel circuit and a semiconductor element configuring the electric circuit or a positional relationship between a semiconductor element configuring the pixel circuit and a semiconductor element configuring the electric circuit is differentiated among the electric circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Atsushi Furubayashi, Katsuhito Sakurai