Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Nishimura

Hiroaki Nishimura 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: 20240147843
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode, a first anode-side-organic layer, a second anode-side-organic layer, and a third anode-side-organic layer, in which the emitting region includes at least a first emitting layer, the first anode-side-organic layer is in direct contact with the second anode-side-organic layer, the second anode-side-organic layer is in direct contact with the third anode-side-organic layer, the third anode-side-organic layer has a film thickness of 20 nm or more, the second anode-side-organic layer contains at least one compound different from a compound contained in the third anode-side-organic layer, the first emitting layer is a fluorescent emitting layer, and a refractive index NM2 of a constituent material contained in the second anode-side-organic layer and a refractive index NM3 of a constituent material contained in the third anode-side-organic layer satisfy a relationship of Numerical Formula NM, NM2>NM3??(Numerical Formula NM
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Satomi TASAKI, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Masato NAKAMURA, Hiroaki ITOI, Emiko KAMBE, Tasuku HAKETA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Keitaro YAMADA, Takeshi IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240130223
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes: an emitting layer including a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer; and a hole transporting zone including at least two organic compound layers, in which a first organic compound layer of the hole transporting zone includes a first organic material and a second organic material that are mutually different, a content of the first organic material in the first organic compound layer is less than 10 mass %, the first emitting layer includes a first host material and a first emitting compound, the second emitting layer includes a second host material and a second emitting compound, and a triplet energy of the first host material T1(H1) and a triplet energy of the second host material T1(H2) satisfy a relationship of Numerical Formula 1, T1(H1)>T1(H2)??(Numerical Formula 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Emiko KAMBE, Masato NAKAMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240130224
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an emitting region between a cathode and an anode, a first anode side organic layer, and a second anode side organic layer. The emitting region includes at least a first emitting layer, the first anode side organic layer is in direct contact with the second anode side organic layer, the first anode side organic layer contains first and second organic materials, a content of the first organic material in the first anode side organic layer is less than 50 mass %, the second anode side organic layer contains a second hole transporting zone material, the first emitting layer is an emitting layer that emits fluorescence, and a refractive index NM1 of the constituent materials contained in the first anode side organic layer and a refractive index NM2 of the constituent material contained in the second anode side organic layer satisfy a relationship of NM1>NM2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Satomi TASAKI, Masato NAKAMURA, Hiroaki ITOI, Emiko KAMBE, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Keitaro YAMADA, Takeshi IKEDA, Tasuku HAKETA
  • Publication number: 20240130146
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: a first emitting layer disposed between an anode and a cathode; and a second emitting layer disposed between the first emitting layer and the cathode. The first emitting layer contains a first host material and a first emitting compound, and the second emitting layer contains a second host material and a second emitting compound. A triplet energy of the first host material T1(H1) and a triplet energy of the second host material T1(H2) satisfy the relationship of a Numerical Formula 1 (T1(H1)<T1(H2)), and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the second host material LUMO(H2) and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the second emitting compound LUMO(D2) satisfy the relationship of a Numerical Formula 2 (|LUMO(D2)|?|LUMO(H2)|<0.74 eV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Yuichiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240118646
    Abstract: An endless belt, in which an outer peripheral surface of the endless belt has a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.85 or less, and in a case where polyester resin particles having a volume-average particle size of 4.7 ?m are caused to adhere to the outer peripheral surface under a load of 0 g/cm2, and then air is sprayed on the outer peripheral surface from above the outer peripheral surface at a spray pressure that keeps increasing, all the polyester resin particles having adhered to the outer peripheral surface are spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface at the spray pressure of 6 kPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroaki TANAKA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato FURUKAWA, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Masato ONO, Masayuki SEKO, Shigeru FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20240118647
    Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yosuke KUBO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masato ONO, Masato FURUKAWA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Iori NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240122064
    Abstract: An organic EL device includes a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer, in which the first emitting layer contains a first host material, the second emitting layer contains a second host material, the first host material and the second host material are mutually different, the first emitting layer contains at least a first emitting compound that emits light with a maximum peak wavelength of 453 nm or less, the second emitting layer contains at least a second emitting compound that emits light with a maximum peak wavelength of 500 nm or less, the first emitting compound and the second emitting compound are mutually the same or different, and the triplet energy T1(H1) of the first host material and the triplet energy T1(H2) of the second host material satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1) below, T1(H1)>T1(H2)??(Numerical Formula 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroaki TOYOSHIMA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA, Satomi TASAKI, Emiko KAMBE
  • Patent number: 11933059
    Abstract: A method for reinforcing a concrete structure so as to have high substrate visibility and sufficient reinforcing performance. A fiber sheet for reinforcing a concrete structure, the sheet including: a framework in which a filament-based, multi-axial mesh sheet and a matrix resin are integrated, wherein the multi-axial mesh sheet has a base weight amount in a range of 500 g/m2 to 1000 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yamashita, Hiroaki Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20240077772
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, a light-blocking portion, a pixel, and a wiring line. The second substrate has a main face opposite a main face of the first substrate. The light-blocking portion is disposed on the main face of the first substrate, including an opening, and blocking light. The pixel is disposed on the main faces of the first substrate and the second substrate and delimited by at least a part of the opening. The wiring line is disposed on the main face of the second substrate and at least partially overlapping the opening. The wiring line has a projection protruding toward a first substrate side. The projection has a surface including a curved surface and comprises a plurality of projections disposed at intervals in locations overlapping at least the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroaki WADA, Junichi MORI, Takumi TOMITA, Kenichi NISHIMURA, Hiroto AKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240074530
    Abstract: A sole includes a midsole. The midsole includes: a first support portion that is configured to support a front portion of an MP joint of a wearer's foot; and a second support portion that is configured to support a rear portion of the MP joint of the wearer's foot, the second support portion having a shape extending rearward from the first support portion in a foot length direction. The first support portion has an elastic modulus lower than an elastic modulus of the second support portion. The midsole includes a thenar region surrounded by a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion. A boundary portion between the first support portion and the second support portion passes through the thenar region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kenta TATENO, Masanori SAKAGUCHI, Hiroaki NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240041158
    Abstract: A sole includes a midsole, a bottom plate, a top plate, and at least one pin retaining member. The bottom plate includes a plate body having a reference surface and at least one base portion. The bottom plate includes a thenar region corresponding to an area located between a first portion and a second portion to support a big toe of a foot. The first portion corresponds to 20% of a total length of the sole from an MP overlapping portion toward a front side, and the second portion corresponds to 20% of the total length of the sole from the MP overlapping portion toward a rear side. The at least one base portion includes a thenar base portion disposed in the thenar region. A lower surface of the thenar base portion is formed to be flush with the reference surface or recessed above the reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hiromichi OTAKE, Hiroyuki TAKANO, Fumitomo HISHIKAWA, Hiroaki NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11825903
    Abstract: A shoe sole includes a rear bottom surface part and a toe portion. The rear bottom surface part is formed to extend from a rearfoot portion to a midfoot portion and, when the shoe sole is placed on a flat virtual surface, the rear bottom surface part is in contact with the virtual surface. A height of the toe portion from the virtual surface is set to 170% or greater and 250% or less with respect to a thickness dimension in the rear bottom surface part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Sakaguchi, Seigo Nakaya, Kenta Moriyasu, Shingo Takashima, Yuya Kozuka, Tomoki Ishizashi, Akihisa Sugifune, Hiroaki Nishimura, Takayuki Kogure
  • Patent number: 11819089
    Abstract: A fastening structure of the present upper includes: an upper that defines a left eyelet row and a right eyelet row arranged along a longitudinal direction of a shoe; and a shoelace inserted through eyelets of the left and right eyelet rows, wherein: the left and right eyelet rows each at least include a first eyelet on a tip side, and a second eyelet, a third eyelet and a fourth eyelet that are arranged in this order from the first eyelet toward a posterior side; D1 is defined as a first average interval between eyelets; D2 is defined as a second average interval; D3 is defined as a third average interval; and Expressions (1) and (10) below are satisfied: D1>D2<D3??(1) 1.0*(D1+D2)>D1>0.6*(D1+D2)??(10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genki Hatano, Shingo Takashima, Kenta Moriyasu, Satoru Abe, Hiroaki Nishimura, Tomoki Ishizashi
  • Publication number: 20230240408
    Abstract: A shoe sole 1 includes a bottom part 20 and a deformation restraining part 30. The bottom part 20 includes: a rear bottom surface part 24 formed to extend from a rearfoot to a midfoot portion and to be, when the shoe sole is placed on a virtual surface S as a flat surface, in contact with the virtual surface S; and a toe portion 26 of which a height from the virtual surface S is set to 100% or greater and 250% or less with respect to a thickness in the rear bottom surface part 24. The deformation restraining part 30 is disposed in an edge part on a medial side and a lateral side of the bottom part 20 and extends from a forefoot to the midfoot portion along the bottom part 20. The deformation restraining part 30 has higher hardness than the bottom part 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori SAKAGUCHI, Hiroaki NISHIMURA, Tomoki ISHIZASHI, Kenji HIRATA, Seiji YANO, Seigo NAKAYA
  • Publication number: 20230075713
    Abstract: An upper includes an upper main body that covers an instep of a foot. A first region and a second region adjacent to the first region are formed in the upper main body . The upper main body includes: a first linear body provided across the first region and the second region or provided only in the second region; and a second linear body provided in the first region while avoiding the second region and having an end located at a boundary portion between the first region and the second region. The first linear body and the second linear body have mutually different stretchability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihaya SUZUKI, Seiji YANO, Katsunori YAGYU, Yoshiyasu ANDO, Keita OZAWA, Yousuke ATARASHI, Shingo MASUMOTO, Hiroaki NISHIMURA, Kenta TATENO
  • Publication number: 20230066374
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole having a midsole formed by a plurality of layer members laminated together, and an upper portion joined to the sole, The plurality of layer members of the midsole includes a cut having a linear shape, and a depth from a first height position to a second height position in a thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta TATENO, Hiroaki NISHIMURA, Takayuki KOGURE, Yoshikazu MITSUHATA, Hiromichi OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20230062543
    Abstract: A shoe includes a sole with a midsole, and an upper portion joined to the sole. The midsole includes a cut having a linear shape, and a depth from a first height position to a second height position in a thickness direction. The cut is configured such that a part of the cut has no contact point with an other part of the cut, and the cut forms a V shape at the deepest part on a cross section when opposite inner walls of the cut are spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kenta TATENO, Hiroaki NISHIMURA, Takayuki KOGURE, Yoshikazu MITSUHATA, Hiromichi OTAKE
  • Patent number: D1014046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimura, Takayuki Kogure, Kenji Hirata
  • Patent number: D1020194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimura, Takayuki Kogure, Kenji Hirata, Masanori Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: D1024529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimura, Kenta Tateno, Chihaya Suzuki