Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Matsumoto

Hiroyuki Matsumoto 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: 20250047741
    Abstract: On receipt of a first frame, each of a plurality of communication devices transfers the first frame through a second port in a case in which it has recognized itself as not being a first communication device based on first information, and does not transfer the first frame in a case in which it has recognized itself as being the first communication device. On receipt of a second frame, each of the plurality of communication devices transfers the second frame through the first port in a case in which it has recognized itself as not being a second communication device based on second information, and does not transfer the second frame in a case in which it has recognized itself as being the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KIKUTA, Takayoshi FUJINO, Ryo MATSUMOTO, Masato YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 12214703
    Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of suppressing wrinkles or saggings from occurring on a surface of a seat main body is provided. A conveyance seat includes a seat back and a movable body which is attached inside the seat back, is disposed at an outer position in relation to a center portion of the seat back, and is operated so that a side portion of the seat back protrudes toward a seated occupant side (seat front side). The movable body is disposed on a back surface of a cushion material in the side portion. An end portion (rear end portion) on the side opposite to the seated occupant side of the movable body is disposed on the seated occupant side (seat front side) in relation to a seating surface of the center portion of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Yamaguchi, Masahito Tashiro, Katsuya Kawata, Kazuya Miyawaki, Heehyeok Park, Kenta Kikuchi, Naoto Yamauchi, Naoya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Kaku, Hiroshi Baba, Jinichi Tanabe
  • Patent number: 12211634
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy or the like combines high saturated magnetic flux density, low coercive force and high magnetic permeability ??. A soft magnetic alloy having the composition formula (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e))BaSibCcCudMe. X1 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni, X2 is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, N, O and rare earth elements, and M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Ti, Mo, ?? and V. 0.090?a?0.240, 0.030.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Harada, Akito Hasegawa, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Kenji Horino, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12202690
    Abstract: A path switcher is provided at a point where a transport path along which a medium is to be transported branches out into a first branch path and a second branch path that are to be switched between by the path switcher. The path switcher includes: a switching component including a first arm and a second arm, the first arm being swingable at the point of branching of the transport path, the second arm being connected to a distal end of the first arm with an aid of a motion-allowing part, the switching component being configured to close one of the first branch path and the second branch path while opening an other of the first branch path and the second branch path; an elastic retaining component provided around the motion-allowing part and configured to elastically retain the first arm and the second arm in a predetermined positional relationship; and a rotary component rotatably provided at a distal end of the second arm and that is to come into contact with the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Momiyama, Yusuke Itozaki, Makio Uehara, Toshitaka Tanaka, Masashi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12189210
    Abstract: Higher performance including better performance in focusing is achieved. A first lens group always fixed and having positive refractive power, and a first focus lens group that moves in an optical axis direction at the time of focusing from an object at infinity to an object at close range are included in order from the object side to the image side. A last lens group always fixed and having negative refractive power, and a second focus lens group that moves in an optical axis direction at the time of focusing from an object at infinity to an object at close range are included in order from the image side to the object side. At least one of the first focus lens group or the second focus lens group has negative refractive power. An aperture stop is disposed between the first focus lens group and the second focus lens group. Conditional Expression (1) below is satisfied: 0.4<f/ff<1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ora Matsuoka, Naoki Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12165794
    Abstract: A soft magnetic alloy has a main component of Fe. The soft magnetic alloy contains P. A Fe-rich phase and a Fe-poor phase are contained. An average concentration of P in the Fe-poor phase is 1.5 times or larger than an average concentration of P in the soft magnetic alloy by number of atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kenji Horino, Akito Hasegawa, Syota Goto, Masakazu Hosono, Hajime Amano, Isao Nakahata
  • Publication number: 20240399797
    Abstract: The tire 10 of this disclosure is characterized in that at least one of the land portions comprises at least one sipe unit 60, both ends of each of one sipe 6a and the other sipe 6b constituting a pair of sipes terminates in the land portion, the one sipe 6a and the other sipe 6b are arranged opposing each other in the tire circumferential direction and have long sides extending in the tire width direction, respectively, the one sipe 6a has a short side 62a extending from either end e1 of the long side 61a in the tire width direction to approach the other sipe 6b side, and the other sipe 6b has a short side 62b extending from the other end e2 of the long side 61b in the tire width direction to approach the one sipe 6a side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yoshio KAJI, Hiroshi NOMURA
  • Patent number: 12151288
    Abstract: A metal powder producing apparatus includes a molten metal supply unit, a cylinder body, and a cooling liquid introduction unit. The molten metal supply unit discharges a molten metal. The cylinder body is capable of being formed with a layer of a cooling liquid for cooling the molten metal on an inner circumference surface of the cylinder body. The cooling liquid introduction unit supplies the cooling liquid to an upper inside of the cylinder body. The inner circumference surface of the upper inside of the cylinder body has a substantially elliptical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Hosono, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Yoshiki Kajiura, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20240383283
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire in which sipe units with minute sipes are repeatedly arranged in a land portion; at least one end in an extending direction of the minute sipe of at least one of the minute sipes terminates within the land portion; w1(w2)×h is 150 (mm2) or less, and a sipe density is 0.15 (1/mm) or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yoshio KAJI, Hiroshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240383284
    Abstract: The tire of this disclosure is a tire having a land portion on a tread surface, wherein the land portion comprises a sipe unit consisting of a pair of sipes, each of the pair of sipes extends such that both ends in the extending direction of sipes terminate within the land portion, and the pair of sipes are opposed to each other in the tire circumferential direction only in part in the tire width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yoshio KAJI, Hiroshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240375450
    Abstract: The provided is a pneumatic tire having at least one land portion in a tread surface, wherein one or more connected sipes are disposed on at least one of the land portions, the connected sipes have a main portion extending in a first predetermined direction and a side portion extending from the main portion to a side of the main portion at an angle with respect to the first predetermined direction, the side portion has a first side portion disposed on one side of the main portion and a second side portion disposed on the other side of the main portion, and the first side portion and the second side portion are arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yoshio KAJI, Hiroshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20240309341
    Abstract: Provided are: a DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity, the DNA polymerase mutant including a sequence consisting of twelve specific amino acids A1-A12, wherein the DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity is characterized in that the A3 and/or A10 amino acid is substituted by a basic amino acid residue different from that prior to the introduction of mutation; a kit and a composition including the DNA polymerase; a method for producing the DNA polymerase; and a method for modifying an existing DNA polymerase having reverse transcriptase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Takara Bio Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi UEMORI, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kensuke Saito, Miwa Akitomo
  • Patent number: 12088095
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply method including: an EMS 102B transmitting, to an EMS 102A, a search response including information relating to reliability of a second consumer in response to a search request; the EMS 102A transmitting, to the EMS 102B selected in accordance with the information relating to the reliability of the second consumer, a demand response request for requesting, using a demand response, a supply of electric energy having a designated value; the EMS 102B controlling a distributed power supply 101B or load equipment 103B managed by the EMS 102B so as to supply the electric energy having the designated value to a first consumer in response to the demand response request; and the EMS 102A transmitting, upon completion of the demand response, to the EMS 102B, a result request for requesting transmission of a response result upon the completion of the demand response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Mitsuo Ono
  • Patent number: 12080457
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic alloy including a Fe-based nanocrystal and metallic glass. A differential scanning calorimetry curve of the soft magnetic alloy has a glass transition point Tg, a temperature rising rate of the soft magnetic alloy in measurement of the differential scanning calorimetry curve is 40 K/minute, and a temperature Tp of a maximum exothermic peak in the differential scanning calorimetry curve is higher than the Tg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Kumaoka, Akito Hasegawa, Kazuhiro Yoshidome, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12074322
    Abstract: A positive electrode active material that is a composite oxide that is represented by the general formula LiaNixCoyMnzMbO2, wherein 0.9<a<1.1, 0.4?x<1.0, 0?y<0.4, 0?z<0.4, 0?b<0.2, 0.9<(x+y+z+b)<1.1, and the element M includes at least one element from the group that consists of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Al, Ga, and In. The ratio (B/A) of BET specific surface area (A) before particle compression testing and BET specific surface area (B) after particle compression testing of the composite oxide particles is 1.0-3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Hojo, Atsushi Fukui
  • Patent number: 12051796
    Abstract: A method for producing a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained therewith are disclosed. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer provided on the surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a first film which has lithium ion permeability and which coats at least a portion of the surface of the negative electrode active material layer and partially coats the surface of the negative electrode current collector. The first film preferably contains a first lithium compound containing an element M1, an element A1, and lithium. Herein, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, Si, B, V, Nb, W, Ti, Zr, Al, Ba, La, and Ta; and A1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, S, O, N, and Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Atsushi Fukui
  • Publication number: 20240241127
    Abstract: There is provide a method for determining whether a subject has developed or is suspected to have developed prostate cancer is provided, the method including: comparing a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level in serum with a first threshold value; comparing an ?1-antitrypsin (AAT) level in urine with a second threshold value; and determining whether a subject in which the PSA level in serum is the first threshold value or more and the AAT level in urine is the second threshold value or more has developed or is suspected to have developed prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Tomomi SHINKE, Hiroyuki OKADA
  • Patent number: 12018294
    Abstract: Provided are: a DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity, the DNA polymerase mutant including a sequence consisting of twelve specific amino acids A1-A12, wherein the DNA polymerase mutant having reverse transcriptase activity is characterized in that the A3 and/or A10 amino acid is substituted by a basic amino acid residue different from that prior to the introduction of mutation; a kit and a composition including the DNA polymerase; a method for producing the DNA polymerase; and a method for modifying an existing DNA polymerase having reverse transcriptase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: TAKARA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Uemori, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kensuke Saito, Miwa Akitomo
  • Publication number: 20240204454
    Abstract: A connector includes at least one contact, a connector housing that holds the contact inside thereof and that includes a fixing slot in one of outer surfaces thereof and an introduction opening that communicates to the fixing slot on a rear side in a mating direction of the connector, a lock member that is press-fitted and fixed to the fixing slot by being inserted from the introduction opening along the mating direction, and keeps a mated state with a mating connector when being locked to a portion to be locked of the mating connector, and a retaining member that is fixed to the introduction opening by being inserted from a direction different from the mating direction and prevents movement of the lock member rearward in the mating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yoshinori HAYAKAWA, Kazuya IZAWA, Hayato CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20240177898
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder includes Fe and Co. The total content of Fe and Co with respect to the soft magnetic powder overall is 90 mass % or greater. The Fe content with respect to the total content of Fe and Co is 30-95 mass %. The average particle diameter of the soft magnetic powder is 0.10-5.0 ?m. The amount of oxygen on the surface of the soft magnetic powder is 0.010 g/m2 or less. The true density of the soft magnetic powder with respect to the theoretical density of the soft magnetic powder is 90-99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhiro OKUDA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIDOME