Patents by Inventor Hiroki Inoue

Hiroki Inoue 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: 11968861
    Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Shinsuke Saida, Ryosuke Gunji, Hiroki Taniyama, Tohru Okabe, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura
  • Publication number: 20240124571
    Abstract: Provided is a substance capable of effectively suppressing cancer metastasis or a pharmaceutical composition that effectively acts on an inflammatory disease. The pharmaceutical composition is a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, an antibody or an antibody fragment thereof having antigen-binding activity for an S100A8/A9 heterodimer, and blocks interaction between S100A8/A9 and a group of receptors therefor, to thereby strongly suppress cancer metastasis both in vitro and in vivo, or alleviate inflammation. That is, the anti-S100A8/A9 antibody or the antibody fragment thereof can strongly suppress cancer metastasis or alleviate inflammation, by virtue of its blocking action on the interaction between S100A8/A9 and the group of receptors therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Masakiyo SAKAGUCHI, Shinichi TOYOOKA, Shuta TOMIDA, Kazuhiko SHIEN, Hiroki SATO, Rie KINOSHITA, Junichiro FUTAMI, Kota ARAKI, Mikio OKAZAKI, Eisaku KONDO, Yusuke INOUE, Akira YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 11957014
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of control lines; a plurality of power supply lines; a plurality of data signal lines; an oxide semiconductor layer; a first metal layer; a gate insulation film; a first inorganic insulation film; a second metal layer; a second inorganic insulation film; and a third metal layer. The oxide semiconductor layer, in a plan view, contains therein semiconductor lines formed as isolated regions between a plurality of drivers and a display area. The semiconductor lines cross the plurality of control lines and the plurality of power supply lines, are in contact with the plurality of control lines via an opening in a gate insulation film, are in contact with the plurality of power supply lines via an opening in the first inorganic insulation film, and have a plurality of narrowed portions, such that thicker and thinner regions exist along the same line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20240110087
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including an aluminum substrate, and a water-repellent coating provided on a surface of the aluminum substrate, wherein the aluminum substrate has an anodized film on the surface, and the water-repellent coating is a film formed of a fluoropolyether group-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michiru KAGAWA, Masamichi Morita, Ryo Inoue, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tomohiro Nagano, Masatoshi Nose
  • Patent number: 11950462
    Abstract: A first conductive layer in the same layer as that of a first electrode is coupled to a third conductive layer and a second electrode in the same layer as that of a third metal layer through a slit formed in a flattening film of a non-display area. Second conductive layers in the same layer as that of a second metal layer are provided to overlap with the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Akira Inoue, Hiroharu Jinmura, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Publication number: 20240091597
    Abstract: To improve repulsion performance when a ball is hit by a racket. Grommets each include a strip-shaped portion and a cylinder portion protruding from one surface of the strip-shaped portion. The cylinder portion includes a plurality of ribs extending along an extending direction of a central axis of a cylinder main body. The plurality of ribs is constituted of first ribs protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder main body toward both sides in the extending direction of the strip-shaped portion, and second ribs protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder main body toward both sides in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the strip-shaped portion. Two or more of the first ribs are formed on each of the both sides in the extending direction of the strip-shaped portion, and one or more of the second ribs are formed on each of the both sides in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the strip-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: YONEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi KATO, Hiroki NISHIYAMA, Koji NAGASAWA, Nao INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240092133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile robot that can simultaneously absorb an impact received from an uneven road surface while moving and estimate the position or orientation of the mobile robot while functioning. The mobile robot according to the present invention has an operation mechanism having a multi-jointed arm, and a movement mechanism that causes the operation mechanism to move, the mobile robot being characterized in that: the movement mechanism has a first support part and a second support part, which support the weight of the movement mechanism; and the second support part is installed at a position that is nearer to an outer peripheral section, in terms of the movement direction of the movement mechanism, than is the installation position of the first support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Toshifumi MITSUYAMA, Yoshiki KANAI, Toru SHIBATA, Yuuko OKADA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Tomohiro INOUE
  • Patent number: 11937007
    Abstract: An imaging device having a motion detecting function and an image processing function is provided. The imaging device can detect a difference between a reference frame image and a comparative frame image, and can switch from a motion detecting mode to a normal image capturing mode when a significant difference is detected. A low-frame-rate operation in the motion detecting mode can reduce power consumption. Moreover, the imaging device has an image recognition function in combination with the motion detecting function, so that switching from the motion detecting mode to the normal image capturing mode can be performed when a particular image is recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Inoue, Seiichi Yoneda, Yusuke Negoro, Takahiko Ishizu, Hidetomo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240083633
    Abstract: A packaging structure disclosed herein includes a box in which a component is accommodated and a lower layer tray and a middle layer tray formed of a cardboard sheet. The lower layer tray is provided inside the box. The middle layer tray is provided above the lower layer tray inside the box. The lower layer tray includes a lower layer opening into which the component is inserted and fixed, and a lower layer first tab provided at an edge of the lower layer opening and folded downward. The middle layer tray includes a middle layer opening into which the component is inserted and fixed, and a middle layer first tab provided at an edge of the middle layer opening, folded downward, and engaged with the lower layer opening in a state of overlapping the lower layer first tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kunio INOUE, Ryo OKUYAMA, Teruhisa OBATA, Hiroki KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20240066680
    Abstract: An auxiliary grip for an impact tool capable of enhancing a shock absorbing function, comprising a grip shaft extending orthogonally to the impact direction, a tubular grip body covering the grip shaft, and a connecting mechanism for connecting the grip body at one end of the grip shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoji INOUE, Hiroki TAKESASHI
  • Publication number: 20240071688
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip having a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers facing each other through each of the plurality of dielectric layers, an external electrode that is provided on an end face of the multilayer chip in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the plurality of internal electrode layers face each other, and has a plurality of glass portions that are spaced from each other on a surface of the external electrode, and a plated layer that is provided on the external electrode and has discontinuous portions on the plurality of glass portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Mikio TAHARA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Masaru SAITO, Tomio INOUE
  • Patent number: 11917318
    Abstract: An imaging device with low power consumption is provided. A pixel includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit can generate imaging data and retain difference data that is a difference between the imaging data and data obtained in an initial frame. The second circuit includes a circuit that compares the difference data and a voltage range set arbitrarily. The second circuit supplies a reading signal based on the comparison result. With the use of the structure, reading from the pixel is not performed when it is determined that the difference data is within the set voltage range and reading from the pixel can be performed when it is determined that the difference data is outside the voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yoneda, Hiroki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11908876
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device with high productivity and improved dynamic range is provided. In the imaging device including a photoelectric conversion element having an i-type semiconductor layer, functional elements, and a wiring, an area where the functional elements and the wiring overlap with the i-type semiconductor in a plane view is preferably less than or equal to 35%, further preferably less than or equal to 15%, and still further preferably less than or equal to 10% of the area of the i-type semiconductor in a plane view. Plural photoelectric conversion elements are provided in the same semiconductor layer, whereby a process for separating the respective photoelectric conversion elements can be reduced. The respective i-type semiconductor layers in the plural photoelectric conversion elements are separated by a p-type semiconductor layer or an n-type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Hiroki Inoue, Takuro Ohmaru
  • Patent number: 11892081
    Abstract: A sliding component having excellent lubricity and a high recovery rate of a sealed fluid is provided. In a mechanical seal as a sliding component in which a plurality of spiral grooves serving as a plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves extending from a low pressure side to a high pressure side are formed on a sliding surface of a stationary seal ring serving as any one sliding member in the mechanical seal, the sliding surface is provided with an annular groove serving as a recessed portion extending in a circumferential direction and opened to the low pressure side and the annular groove communicates with the spiral groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki Inoue, Yuta Negishi, Minori Onuma, Iwa Ou, Tadatsugu Imura, Hiroshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240015049
    Abstract: When the deletion unit deletes the outer header of the encapsulated packet, the outer header and a field containing information of the outer header are provided in the packet. In addition, when re-encapsulating a received packet, the addition unit adds an outer header to the packet by using information of the outer header extracted from the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yuhei HAYASHI, Hiroshi OSAWA, Hiroki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240012439
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply system including a plurality of linear power supply devices. Each of the linear power supply devices includes an output transistor having a first main electrode that is connectable to an application terminal of an input voltage and a second main electrode that is connectable to a first feedback resistor, the first feedback resistor and a second feedback resistor being connected to each other in series, an error amplifier to which a reference voltage and a feedback voltage that is generated at a node to which the first feedback resistor and the second feedback resistor are connected are input, the error amplifier being capable of driving a control terminal of the output transistor, an output terminal, and an electrode pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Isamu Iwhashi, Hiroki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20240006674
    Abstract: A sensor capable of detecting local expansion or the like is provided, and a storage battery system including a safety system such as the sensor and a secondary battery is provided. The storage battery system includes a first secondary battery and a second secondary battery each including an exterior body holding an electrolyte solution, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode; a sensor member provided to be in contact with part of the exterior body; and a detection circuit controlling the sensor member. The first secondary battery includes a memory unit storing data collected with gas introduction into the second secondary battery, a learning model constructed on the basis of the data, and an estimated value obtained using the learning model; and a unit providing information based on the estimated value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi OSADA, Takayuki IKEDA, Yosuke TSUKAMOTO, Hiroki INOUE, Kiyotaka KIMURA, Shunsuke SATO, Toshiki MIZUGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11863416
    Abstract: A detection device includes: a statistic unit that acquires statistical value data on 5-tuple flows in a certain time period; a degree centrality calculation unit that calculates a degree centrality of a node including an indegree, which is a total sum of a weight of each edge flowing into the node, and an outdegree, which is a total sum of a weight of each edge flowing out of the node, based on the statistical value data on the 5-tuple flows in the certain time period; and a degree centrality impartation unit that imparts the degree centrality, as a feature, to the statistical value data on the 5-tuple flows in the certain time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhei Hayashi, Hiroshi Osawa, Takeaki Nishioka, Hiroki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230408595
    Abstract: Provided is a power storage system, a secondary battery control system, a secondary battery measurement circuit, or the like that consumes low power. Provided is a power storage system, a secondary battery control system, a secondary battery measurement circuit, or the like that is highly integrated. The power storage system includes a secondary battery and a measurement circuit; the measurement circuit includes a resistor, a capacitor, and an inductor; one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor; the other terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor; one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery; and the measurement circuit has a function of measuring impedance of the secondary battery by measuring current of the resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takayuki IKEDA, Yosuke TSUKAMOTO, Takeshi OSADA, Hiroki INOUE, Kiyotaka KIMURA, Shunsuke SATO, Toshiki MIZUGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11849234
    Abstract: An imaging device with a novel structure is provided. The imaging device includes an imaging region provided with a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels included in the imaging region include a first pixel and a second pixel. The imaging device has a function of selecting a first region or a second region. The first region includes the same number of pixels as the second region. The first region includes at least the first and second pixels. The second region includes at least the second pixel. The pixels included in the first region or the second region have a function of outputting imaging signals obtained by the pixels. The imaging device generates first image data by concurrently reading the imaging signals output from the pixels included in the first region and performing arithmetic operation on the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yoneda, Hiromichi Godo, Yusuke Negoro, Hiroki Inoue, Takahiro Fukutome