Patents by Inventor Hiroki Watanabe

Hiroki Watanabe 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: 10451985
    Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, and strontium titanate, wherein the strontium titanate has a specific number average particle diameter, the strontium titanate has a maximum peak (a) at a diffraction angle (2?) of 32.00 deg to 32.40 deg in CuK? characteristic X-ray diffraction, the half width of the maximum peak (a) is 0.23 deg to 0.50 deg, an intensity (Ia) of the maximum peak (a) and a maximum peak intensity (Ix) in a range of a diffraction angle (2?) of 24.00 deg to 28.00 deg satisfy a specific relationship, the content of strontium oxide and titanium oxide in the strontium titanate is at least 98.0% by mass, and a sum total Et of a rotational torque and a vertical load in powder flowability analysis of the toner is 100 mJ to 2000 mJ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Daisuke Tsujimoto, Wakashi Iida
  • Publication number: 20190305204
    Abstract: The light illumination module includes a substrate, a plurality of wiring patterns formed in parallel on the substrate, and a plurality of LED devices disposed on the wiring patterns. Each wiring pattern has a stripe-shaped portion extending in a first direction, a first protrusion portion protruding in a second direction, and a second protrusion portion protruding in an opposite direction. The first and second protrusion portions are formed in an alternating manner along the first direction, and the LED devices are disposed on the first protrusion portion and the stripe-shaped portion at a location corresponding to the second protrusion portion. A first electrode of each LED device is electrically connected to the first protrusion portion or the stripe-shaped portion immediately below, and a second electrode of each LED device is electrically connected to the stripe-shaped portion or the second protrusion portion of an adjacent wiring pattern with a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10421196
    Abstract: An example transfer apparatus comprises: a first arm, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, a plurality of hands rotatably connected to the second arm in order to hold objects, a hand position transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for determining the rotation center position of the plurality of hands, a hand rotation transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for rotating the plurality of hands around the rotation axes of the respective hands in different directions, a single hand position motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand position transmission mechanism, and a single hand rotation motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand rotation transmission mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: DAIHEN Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Furukawa, Hiroki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190282941
    Abstract: A silicon carbide porous body includes a skeletal structure formed by a plurality of silicon carbide particles bonded to each other, a plurality of pores formed by the skeletal structure, neck parts formed by surface-contacting of adjacent silicon carbide particles, and an average pore size is larger than 3 ?m and equal to or smaller than 9 ?m, and a porosity ranges from 35% to 55%. A break filter using the silicon carbide porous body enables high performance of collection of particles, prevention of soaring up of particles, and shortening of a restoration time from the depressurized state of the chamber to the atmospheric state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: CoorsTek KK
    Inventors: Seiichi FUKUOKA, Hiroki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10367225
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a stacked electrode assembly in which a plurality of pairs of electrodes are stacked and a fixing tape which is placed astride both end portions of the stacked electrode assembly in an electrode-stacking direction and which includes a pair of bonded sections each bonded to a corresponding one of the end portions thereof and an intermediate section connecting the bonded sections together. The intermediate section of the fixing tape includes a base portion extending along a side surface of the stacked electrode assembly and a clearance portion projecting in a direction away from the side surface of the stacked electrode assembly and tape surfaces facing each other in the clearance portion are separably bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., L'
    Inventors: Shinya Miyazaki, Kazunori Donoue, Hiroki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190172788
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a substrate, two bare chips (semiconductor elements) mounted on the substrate, and a case fixed to the substrate. A conductor pattern and five signal patterns are provided for each bare chip on an upper surface of an insulating substrate. Signal electrodes and the signal patterns of the bare chips are connected to by conductive plates. An insulating member is provided on connecting portions of the conductive plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Naoki KATO, Shogo MORI, Harumitsu SATO, Hiroki WATANABE, Hiroshi YUGUCHI, Yuri OTOBE
  • Patent number: 10307239
    Abstract: A filter device has a catheter having a lumen, a shaft extended in the longitudinal direction from the lumen, and a filter capturing an embolus. The filter is connected to the shaft through a slide ring at the distal end thereof. The shaft is inserted into and passed through the ring. The ring is rotatable with respect to the shaft and slidable in the longitudinal direction. When the filter is expanded in a blood vessel, the ring slides on the shaft. The filter is connected to the shaft through another ring on the peripheral edge of an opening. The shaft is inserted into and passed through the ring. The ring is rotatable with respect to the shaft. The ring is held between a pair of stoppers fixed onto the shaft. Therefore, the movement of the ring in the longitudinal direction with respect to the shaft is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NIPRO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190155182
    Abstract: A toner having: a toner particle including a binder resin; and an inorganic fine particle, wherein the inorganic fine particle includes a calcium strontium zirconate fine particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki Watanabe, Toru Takahashi, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Daisuke Tsujimoto, Wakashi Iida
  • Publication number: 20190134982
    Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus and an image forming method in which the deformation of an image caused by the deformation of a medium is suppressed in the image formation on a medium to which tension is applied. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming liquid-application amount-information acquisition unit that acquires information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a tension-information acquisition unit that acquires information about tension applied to a medium, an elastic modulus acquisition unit that acquires an elastic modulus of the medium calculated using the information about the amount of applied image forming liquid, a medium deformation amount-calculation unit that calculates the amount of deformation of the medium using tension information and the elastic modulus, and an image conversion section that converts the image data into converted image data, which represents a converted image to be formed on the medium in a state where the tension is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10253431
    Abstract: A silicon carbide single crystal includes a spiral dislocation. The spiral dislocation includes a L dislocation having a burgers vector defined as b, which satisfies an equation of b><0001>+1/3<11-20>. The L dislocation has a density equal to or lower than 300 dislocations/cm2, preferably, 100 dislocations/cm2, since the L dislocation has large distortion and causes generation of leakage current. Thus, the silicon carbide single crystal with high quality is suitable for a device production which can suppress the leakage current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kondo, Shoichi Onda, Yasuo Kitou, Hiroki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10236431
    Abstract: Provided are a thermoelectric conversion element and a thermoelectric conversion module which can efficiently generate power by preventing heat from being accumulated in a cooling side even in a naturally cooled environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Hayashi, Hiroki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190073769
    Abstract: There are provided a medical image processing apparatus, an endoscope apparatus, a diagnostic support apparatus, and a medical service support apparatus capable of detecting red blood cells using an endoscope image. A medical image processing apparatus includes: a medical image acquisition unit that acquires short wavelength medical images, which are medical images including a subject image and which are obtained by imaging a subject with light in a shorter wavelength band than a green wavelength band; and a red blood cell detection unit that detects red blood cells using the short wavelength medical images. The light in the short wavelength band is, for example, light in a blue band or a violet band of a visible range. The red blood cell detection unit detects, for example, a high-frequency, granular, and high-density region as red blood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190059707
    Abstract: In order to support determination of a disease stage, there are provided a medical image processing system, an endoscope system, a diagnostic support apparatus, and a medical service support apparatus for reliably acquiring an index value relevant to visibility with respect to the state of red blood cells or the degree of irregularity of a gland duct structure according to the disease stage determination accuracy desired by a doctor. A light source unit emits a plurality of illumination light beams having different wavelength bands and different visibilities for red blood cells. An image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of medical images corresponding to respective illumination light beams by imaging an observation target illuminated with the respective illumination light beams. A red blood cell index value acquisition unit acquires a red blood cell index value, which is obtained by indexing the visibility of red blood cells, from each of the medical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190058590
    Abstract: The blockchain generation apparatus 1 includes: a parameter calculator 122 that identifies a parameter type to be used for linkage of the new block, based on block approval method data 114, and calculates a value for the identified parameter type based on transaction datasets which are related to an identifier of a generating party; a block generation condition checker 125 that determines whether the generating party is qualified to generate the new blockchain data, based on the value calculated by the parameter calculator 122; and a blockchain generator 126 that tries to generate the new blockchain by referring to the shared data when the block generation condition checker 125 determines that the generating party is qualified. An identifier of the blend pattern included in the block approval method data 114 specifies a combination of the plurality of parameter types that conflict with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroki Watanabe, Akihito Akutsu, Yasuhiko Miyazaki, Atsushi Nakadaira, Shigeru Fujimura, Junichi Kishigami
  • Publication number: 20190030726
    Abstract: An example transfer apparatus comprises: a first arm, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm, a plurality of hands rotatably connected to the second arm in order to hold objects, a hand position transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for determining the rotation center position of the plurality of hands, a hand rotation transmission mechanism serving as a transmission mechanism for rotating the plurality of hands around the rotation axes of the respective hands in different directions, a single hand position motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand position transmission mechanism, and a single hand rotation motor serving as a motor for providing power for the hand rotation transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Junichi FURUKAWA, Hiroki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10183158
    Abstract: A connecting structure for medical use includes a first connecting portion 1 and a second connecting portion 2. The first connecting portion 1 includes a threadedly engageable portion 22a, a support portion 22b and a sealing portion 14. The second connecting portion 2 includes a threadedly engageable portion 2c and a sealing portion 2b. The threadedly engageable portions are threadedly engageable with each other. The sealing portions are joinable to each other by advancement of a threaded engagement between the threadedly engageable portions. An operating cylinder 30 is mounted on an outer periphery of the support portion 22b. A torque limiting mechanism 40 is disposed between the operating cylinder 30 and the support portion 22b. The sealing portions 14, 2b can be joined by turning the operating cylinder 30 in a threaded engagement advancing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Koyo Sangyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Miyazaki, Hiroki Watanabe, Mitsunari Sasagawa
  • Publication number: 20190020009
    Abstract: A stack-type nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack is housed in an exterior body and includes a plurality of positive electrodes, a plurality of negative electrodes, and a separator. The positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are alternately arranged. The separator includes a fanfold portion including a plurality of intervening elements interposed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes. The separator includes a wrapper portion at a portion continuous with the fanfold portion. The wrapper portion extends out of the electrode stack and is disposed to cover at least part of a periphery of the electrode stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Watanabe, Hitoshi Maeda, Katsutoshi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20180369559
    Abstract: A connecting structure for medical use includes a male assembly (1) and a female connector (2) having a cylindrical configuration. The male assembly (1) includes a male connector (10) having a cylindrical configuration and a threadedly engageable cylinder (20) rotatably coupled to the male connector (10). A male luer portion (11) of the male connector (10) and a female luer portion (2a) of the female connector (2) are joined by turning the threadedly engageable cylinder (20) in a tightening direction when a female screw (21a) of the threadedly engageable cylinder (20) and an engageable protrusion (2c) of the female connector (2) are threadedly engaged with each other. The connecting structure for medical use further includes a loosening prevention mechanism (30) that prohibits rotation of the threadedly engageable cylinder (20) in a loosening direction with respect to the male connector (10) when the male luer portion (11) and the female luer portion (2a) are joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mario Iwakata, Hiroki Watanabe, Takayuki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20180323964
    Abstract: This block chain generation device 1 is provided with: a synchronizing means 121 which acquires shared data 111 which includes block chain data 112 and transaction data 113 not contained in the block chain 112; a transaction pattern amount calculation means 124 which calculates the transaction pattern amount of a creator from the transaction data in the block chain data 112 that relates to an identifier of the creator who is using the block chain generation device 1; a block generation condition confirmation means 125 which, on the basis of the transaction pattern amount, determines whether or not the creator is qualified to generate new block chain data; and a block chain generation means 126 which, if the block generation condition confirmation means 125 determines that the creator is qualified, refers to the shared data 111 to attempt generation of a new block chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki Watanabe, Akihito Akutsu, Yasuhiko Miyazaki, Atsushi Nakadaira, Shigeru Fujimura, Junichi Kishigami
  • Patent number: 10112127
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that deterioration of the flow state of a coal/kerosene slurry while preventing the damage caused by overloading to thereby achieve excellent solid-liquid separation performance. In a solid-liquid separation supplying a dehydrated coal/kerosene slurry to a decanter-type centrifugal separator to separate the coal/kerosene slurry into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, an opening degree target value is determined on the basis of the difference between a target value and an actually measured value of a torque that acts on a screw conveyor of the decanter-type centrifugal separator, and the opening degree of a flow volume control valve, which is arranged in the middle of a supply line for supplying the coal/kerosene slurry into the decanter-type centrifugal separator, is adjusted to the opening degree target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kinoshita, Hiroki Watanabe