Patents by Inventor Jun MUTO
Jun MUTO 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).
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Publication number: 20220290107Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new means for suppressing inhibition of proliferation of keratinocytes even when the keratinocytes start to come into contact with each other. The present invention solves the above problem by culturing keratinocytes in contact with a common medium with fibroblasts treated with a composition containing a specific compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Jun Muto, Koji Sayama
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Patent number: 11421195Abstract: Provided is a culture device, including: a culture tank (110) configured to store an object liquid that is a culture solution having suspended therein an object; a screen (210) made of a metal, the screen including a main body (212) and a plurality of through holes (214) passing through the main body from a front surface (212a) thereof to a back surface (212b) thereof; a spray portion (220) configured to spray the object liquid stored in the culture tank onto the front surface of the body; an accommodation portion (240) surrounding the back surface of the main body and configured to accommodate the culture solution having passed through the through holes; a UV light irradiation portion (250) arranged in the accommodation portion and configured to radiate UV light; and a return portion (290) configured to return the culture solution in the accommodation portion to the culture tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Yoshiaki Matsuzawa, Yuko Yoshida, Norimitsu Kaneko, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 10995315Abstract: The present disclosure is an algae separating device configured to separate algae from an algal solution in which algae are suspended. The algae separating device includes: a metal screen having a main body and a plurality of through holes passing through the main body from a front face to a back face; and a spraying device configured to spray the algal solution toward the front face of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Jun Muto, Yoshiaki Matsuzawa, Norimitsu Kaneko, Yuko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200224141Abstract: Provided is a culture device, including: a culture tank (110) configured to store an object liquid that is a culture solution having suspended therein an object; a screen (210) made of a metal, the screen including a main body (212) and a plurality of through holes (slits (214)) passing through the main body (212) from a front surface (212a) thereof to a back surface (212b) thereof; a spray portion (220) configured to spray the object liquid stored in the culture tank onto the front surface of the main body (212); an accommodation portion (240) surrounding the back surface (212b) of the main body (212) and configured to accommodate the culture solution having passed through the through holes; a UV light irradiation portion (250) arranged in the accommodation portion (240) and configured to radiate UV light; and a return portion (290) configured to return the culture solution in the accommodation portion (240) to the culture tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi TANAKA, Yoshiaki MATSUZAWA, Yuko YOSHIDA, Norimitsu KANEKO, Jun MUTO
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Patent number: 10535461Abstract: A transformer includes: a first coil section formed by coiling a conductor pattern in a planar state around an insertion hole provided on a circuit board; a second coil section that includes a first ring composed of a coil formed by coiling a conductor plate, the coil being covered with an electric-insulating resin, a second ring composed of a coil formed by coiling a conductor plate, the coil covered with the electric-insulating resin, and a coupled part formed by covering a coupled position between the first ring and the second ring with the electric-insulating resin; and core sections forming a closed magnetic circuit that magnetically couples the first coil section and the second coil section.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Oguchi, Yoshiharu Matsuoka, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 10012699Abstract: A battery monitor apparatus includes unit batteries connected in series; a battery pack including battery modules connected in series by conductive members, each battery module including two or more of the unit batteries; voltage detection ICs to detect voltages of the unit batteries and the conductive members in circuit intervals connected in series, by potential differences of the circuit intervals; and an electronic control unit to monitor states of the unit batteries. At least one voltage detection IC detects a voltage of at least one of the two unit batteries adjacent to a conductive member, and detects a voltage of the conductive member adjacent to the two unit batteries. The electronic control unit monitors the states, based on the voltages of the unit batteries, and one or more of the voltages of the conductive members detected by one of the voltage detection ICs.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Jun Muto
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Publication number: 20180144858Abstract: A transformer includes: a first coil section formed by coiling a conductor pattern in a planar state around an insertion hole provided on a circuit board; a second coil section that includes a first ring composed of a coil formed by coiling a conductor plate, the coil being covered with an electric-insulating resin, a second ring composed of a coil formed by coiling a conductor plate, the coil covered with the electric-insulating resin, and a coupled part formed by covering a coupled position between the first ring and the second ring with the electric-insulating resin; and core sections forming a closed magnetic circuit that magnetically couples the first coil section and the second coil section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro OGUCHI, Yoshiharu MATSUOKA, Jun MUTO
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Publication number: 20180114466Abstract: An apparatus for conducting a training in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is provided. A training apparatus 2 for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is composed of a human head model 4 and a liquid circulation means 6. The human head model 4 comprises an anterior portion 8 including a nose part 16 in which nostrils 16a are formed, and a main portion 40 including at least part of a nasal septum 44, at least part of a nasal cavity lateral wall 42, at least part of a sphenoidal sinus posterior wall 66, and at least part of an internal carotid artery 72.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: ONO & CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidenori ONO, Jun MUTO
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Publication number: 20180072984Abstract: The present disclosure is an algae separating device configured to separate algae from an algal solution in which algae are suspended. The algae separating device includes: a metal screen having a main body and a plurality of through holes passing through the main body from a front face to a back face; and a spraying device configured to spray the algal solution toward the front face of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi TANAKA, Jun MUTO, Yoshiaki MATSUZAWA, Norimitsu KANEKO, Yuko YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 9882491Abstract: There is provided a power supply system including a first power supply and a second power supply. The power supply system includes a power conversion circuit capable of bidirectionally sending and receiving power by bidirectional voltage conversion between the first power supply and the second power supply, converting the first voltage from the first power supply to output a third voltage and a fourth voltage, and converting the second voltage from the second power supply to output the third voltage and the fourth voltage.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Ishigaki, Kenichi Takagi, Kenichiro Nagashita, Takahiro Hirano, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9871402Abstract: Assuming that a transformer has a primary to secondary winding turn ratio 1:N, VR denotes a voltage of regenerated power, VCd denotes a discharge final voltage of a first battery connected with a transformer-primary-side center tap, VCc denotes a charge final voltage of the first battery, VBd denotes a discharge final voltage of a second battery connected with a transformer-secondary-side full bridge circuit, VBc denotes a charge final voltage of the second battery and Drain denotes a lower limit of a duty ratio D of a transformer-primary-side full bridge circuit, an apparatus determines upon (VBd/N)?VR?(VBc/N) that the first and second batteries may be able to be charged with regenerated power and determines upon VCd?VR?(VCc/Dmin) that the first battery may be able to be charged with the regenerated power.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoto Hasegawa, Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9793791Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer; a primary side full bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a first port connected to the primary side full bridge circuit; a second port connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer; a secondary side full bridge circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; a third port connected to the secondary side full bridge circuit; and a control unit configured to cause an upper arm of the secondary side full bridge circuit to operate in an active region in a case where a capacitor connected to the third port is charged with a transmitted power transmitted to the secondary side full bridge circuit via the transformer from the primary side full bridge circuit when power of the second port is stepped up and the stepped up power is output to the first port.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Naoto Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9748833Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer; a primary side full bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a first port connected to the primary side full bridge circuit; a second port connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer; a secondary side full bridge circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; a third port connected to the secondary side full bridge circuit; and a control unit configured to cause an upper arm of the secondary side full bridge circuit to operate in an active region in a case where a capacitor connected to the third port is charged with a transmitted power transmitted to the secondary side full bridge circuit via the transformer from the primary side full bridge circuit when power of the second port is stepped up and the stepped up power is output to the first port.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Naoto Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9728319Abstract: There is to provide a coil part capable of reducing the number of fastening means such as screws and so on required when attaching it to a substrate. A coil part includes a transformer unit and a reactor unit, wherein the transformer unit includes: a primary winding part formed by winding a flat wire around a primary side hollow part; secondary winding parts, the secondary winding part being formed by winding a flat wire around a secondary side hollow part communicating with the primary side hollow part, arranged in pairs in a state of facing one side and another side of the primary winding part respectively; and a first core inserted into the primary side hollow part and the secondary side hollow part, and the reactor unit includes: a reactor winding part formed by extending one terminal side of the flat wire constituting the secondary winding part and winding the flat wire around a reactor side hollow part; and a second core inserted into the reactor side hollow part.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: SUMIDA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Kawashima, Jun Muto, Takahiro Hirano
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Patent number: 9727125Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of power supply circuits connected to a common output node and a control unit that controls outputs of the plurality of power supply circuits such that an output value at the output node follows an output target value at the output node. The control unit is configured to change the output of part of the plurality of power supply circuits when there is a deviation smaller than or equal to a predetermined value between the output value and the output target value.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9627986Abstract: A power conversion method of a power conversion device including a primary side port disposed in a primary side circuit and a secondary side port disposed in a secondary side circuit magnetically coupled to the primary side circuit with a transformer, the power conversion device adjusting transmission power transmitted between the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit by changing a phase difference between switching of the primary side circuit and switching of the secondary side circuit, and changing a voltage of the secondary side port by a DC-DC converter connected to the secondary side port, the power conversion method including: monitoring a voltage ratio of a voltage of the primary side port and the voltage of the secondary side port; and causing the DC-DC converter to operate when the voltage ratio deviates from the reference value by the specified value or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9450499Abstract: There is provided an electric power conversion circuit system having a primary side electric power conversion circuit, a secondary side electric power conversion circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit sets at least one of a half-bridge phase difference between a lower-left-arm transistor and a lower-right-arm transistor of the primary side electric power conversion circuit and a half-bridge phase difference of the secondary side electric power conversion circuit based on OFF periods of the primary side and secondary side electric power conversion circuits, dead-times of the primary side and secondary side electric power conversion circuits, and an amount of change of a power supply voltage so that a current in a non-transmission period of electric power is zero between the primary side and secondary side electric power conversion circuits.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Takagi, Masanori Ishigaki, Takahide Sugiyama, Takaji Umeno, Kenichiro Nagashita, Takahiro Hirano, Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9438125Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit magnetically coupled to the primary side circuit via a transformer, and converts power between a primary side port of the primary side circuit and a secondary side port of the secondary side circuit, using switching of each of the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit. The power conversion apparatus further includes a control unit that controls a frequency of the switching and a phase difference between the switching of the primary side circuit and the switching of the secondary side circuit such that power conversion efficiency between the primary side port and the secondary side port is increased.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Jun Muto
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Publication number: 20160233700Abstract: A battery monitor apparatus includes unit batteries connected in series; a battery pack including battery modules connected in series by conductive members, each battery module including two or more of the unit batteries; voltage detection ICs to detect voltages of the unit batteries and the conductive members in circuit intervals connected in series, by potential differences of the circuit intervals; and an electronic control unit to monitor states of the unit batteries. At least one voltage detection IC detects a voltage of at least one of the two unit batteries adjacent to a conductive member, and detects a voltage of the conductive member adjacent to the two unit batteries. The electronic control unit monitors the states, based on the voltages of the unit batteries, and one or more of the voltages of the conductive members detected by one of the voltage detection ICs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventor: Jun Muto
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Patent number: 9398693Abstract: A capacitor arrangement structure includes: a first wiring pattern; a second wiring pattern; a first electrode pattern that protrudes from the first wiring pattern toward the second wiring pattern; a second electrode pattern that protrudes from the second wiring pattern toward the first wiring pattern so as to run in parallel to the first electrode pattern; and a plurality of capacitors that are arranged in parallel between the first electrode pattern and the second electrode pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Jun Muto