Patents by Inventor Junichi Masuda
Junichi Masuda 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: 20250020578Abstract: The photometric apparatus includes a light receiver having one or a plurality of light receiving sensors that receive light to be measured from an object to be measured; a controller that calculates a measured value based on an output from the one or plurality of light receiving sensors; a light attenuation member that is disposed so as to be insertable in and removable from a light path of the light to be measured and attenuates the light to be incident on the light receiver; and a corrector that corrects a difference between a measured value calculated by the controller in a state in which the light attenuation member is inserted in the light path and a measured value calculated by the controller in a state in which the light attenuation member is not inserted in the light path, the measured values varying depending on a characteristic of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Akira KOSAKA, Satoshi MASUDA, Junichi YAMAZOE, Katsutoshi TSURUTANI
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Patent number: 12194382Abstract: A place designated by a player on a user interface is set according to an operation input. An item or character that the player is to transmit to another information processing apparatus for exchange is designated according to an operation input. In the exchange, information about the place and information about the item or character are transmitted as information about a thing to be exchanged to the another information processing apparatus. Information about the place designated by an exchanging partner and information about the item or character designated by the exchanging partner are received as information about a thing to be exchanged from the another information processing apparatus. The item or character that has been obtained as the thing to be exchanged from the exchanging partner by the exchange, is displayed on the user interface at the place designated by the exchanging partner.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., The Pokémon CompanyInventors: Akira Kinashi, Junichi Masuda, Yuichi Ueda
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Publication number: 20240409919Abstract: A method for separating components using a supercritical fluid chromatograph, including: injecting a sample into a mobile phase containing a supercritical fluid and a modifier to introduce the sample into a column; and separating components in the sample during passing through the column; wherein the sample contains an oligonucleotide as a target component; the supercritical fluid contains carbon dioxide; and the modifier contains a solution containing at least one selected from the group consisting of ammonium, an alkylamine, and an amino alcohol, and an acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Satoshi OBIKA, Takao YAMAGUCHI, Momoka HAYASHIDA, Junichi MASUDA, Shinosuke HORIE, Risa SUZUKI
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Patent number: 12157055Abstract: An example of an information processing system sets a room in a virtual space based on an operation input provided by a player and places an item object in the room. If an item object is placed in a room by the player, the information processing system increases the appearance rate of a character of a type relating to the placed item object in accordance with the type of the placed item object and causes a character to appear in the virtual space based on the increased appearance rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., THE POKÉMON COMPANYInventors: Junichi Masuda, Yuichi Ueda
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Patent number: 12151163Abstract: An example of an information processing system displays a character based on a character model of a first type in a first scene in the game, and based on a character model of a second type in a second scene. In a third scene, a wearable item is selected in response to a selection instruction. In the third scene, the character based on the character model of the first type having the appearance of wearing the selected wearable item is displayed, and the character based on the character model of the second type having the appearance of wearing the wearable item is displayed. When a confirm instruction is given, settings regarding the appearance of the character are changed so as to reflect the wearable item on the appearance of the character in the first scene and the second scene.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., THE POKÉMON COMPANYInventors: Junichi Masuda, Yuichi Ueda
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Patent number: 12151165Abstract: When a first user interface is chosen according to a choice instruction based on an operation input, a two-dimensional user interface object indicating an arrangement range of decorative items is displayed, and decorative items are disposed at locations in the range designated according to an operation input. When a second user interface is chosen, a three-dimensional user interface object indicating an arrangement range of decorative items is displayed, and decorative items are disposed at locations in the range designated according to an operation input. Types and arrangement of the decorative items on the two-dimensional object, or types and arrangement of the decorative items on the three-dimensional object, are stored into a storage medium according to a determination instruction based on an operation input.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignees: NINTENDO CO., LTD., THE POKEMON COMPANYInventors: Junichi Masuda, Yuichi Ueda
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Publication number: 20240351441Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight module configured to switch between first light having a maximum luminance in a first direction and second light having a maximum luminance in a second direction different from the first direction and emit the first light and the second light from a main surface, a liquid crystal display panel, and a control device. The control device receives a first image and generates a first offset image based on the first image, the first offset image being an image obtained by reversing a color of the first image and having a luminance adjusted, controls the liquid crystal display panel such that a first display image including the first image and a second display image including the first offset image are alternately displayed, and controls the backlight module so that the first light is emitted when the first display image is displayed and the second light is emitted when the second display image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Ryuzo YUKI, Naru Usukura, Junichi Masuda, Shugo Yagi
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Patent number: 12111490Abstract: An illumination device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a row, a light guide plate having a plate shape and including a first end face at an outer peripheral end face of the light guide plate and a first main surface included in a pair of main surfaces of the light guide plate, the first end face facing the plurality of light sources and being configured to receive incident light, the first main surface being configured to emit light, and a plurality of first lenses disposed at the first main surface, arranged along a first direction, and extending along a second direction, the first direction being an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources, the second direction intersecting the first direction and extending along the first main surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Shugo Yagi, Junichi Masuda, Satoshi Tsubooka
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Patent number: 12099229Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an illumination device includes: a first light source; a first light guide plate including at least a part of an outer circumferential end face as a first end face configured to face the first light source and receive incident light, a first main surface, and a second main surface; a first sheet including one main surface as a third main surface configured to face the first main surface and a fourth main surface; a second light source; and a second light guide plate including at least a part of an outer circumferential end face as a second end face configured to face the second light source, a fifth main surface, and a sixth main surface configured to face the fourth main surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Shugo Yagi, Junichi Masuda, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
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Publication number: 20240257775Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer that is located between the first substrate and the second substrate and contains liquid crystal molecules, a pair of electrodes that apply a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, and a voltage control unit that performs control to alternately apply a first voltage having a first absolute value and a second voltage having a second absolute value different from the first absolute value between the pair of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Junichi MASUDA, Koji MURATA
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Patent number: 11988910Abstract: A viewing angle-controlling liquid crystal panel sequentially includes a first polarizing plate; a first liquid crystal panel; a second polarizing plate; a second liquid crystal panel; and a third polarizing plate, wherein an azimuthal angle ?P1 of the absorption axis of the first polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle ?1 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate and an azimuthal angle ?2 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate in the first liquid crystal panel, an azimuthal angle ?P2 of the absorption axis of the second polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle ?3 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the third substrate and an azimuthal angle ?4 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the fourth substrate in the second liquid crystal panel, and an azimuthal angle ?P3 of the absorption axis of the third polarizing plate satisfy specific formulas.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji Murata, Junichi Masuda, Shugo Yagi, Akira Hirai, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Takashi Satoh, Akira Sakai, Kiyoshi Minoura
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Publication number: 20240160052Abstract: A viewing angle-controlling liquid crystal panel sequentially includes a first polarizing plate; a first liquid crystal panel; a second polarizing plate; a second liquid crystal panel; and a third polarizing plate, wherein an azimuthal angle ?P1 of the absorption axis of the first polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle ?1 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate and an azimuthal angle ?2 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate in the first liquid crystal panel, an azimuthal angle ?P2 of the absorption axis of the second polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle ?3 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the third substrate and an azimuthal angle ?4 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the fourth substrate in the second liquid crystal panel, and an azimuthal angle ?P3 of the absorption axis of the third polarizing plate satisfy specific formulas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji MURATA, Junichi MASUDA, Shugo YAGI, Akira HIRAI, Hiroshi TSUCHIYA, Takashi SATOH, Akira SAKAI, Kiyoshi MINOURA
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Patent number: 11966071Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an illumination device includes: a first sheet including a first light entering main surface, a first light emission main surface, two first light blocking portions disposed at an interval in a first direction, and a first light-transmitting portion disposed between the two first light blocking portions; a second sheet including a second light entering main surface facing the first light emission main surface, a second light emission main surface, and a first lens; and a third sheet including a third light entering main surface facing the second light emission main surface, a third light emission main surface, two second light blocking portions disposed at an interval in the first direction, and a second light-transmitting portion disposed between the two second light blocking portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Shugo Yagi, Junichi Masuda, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
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Publication number: 20240112619Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an illumination device, and a control unit, in which, when performing display in a first display mode, the control unit corrects an image signal to generate a correction signal, writes a first image based on the correction signal in the display panel, leaves a second light source unlit, and selectively turns on a plurality of first light sources based on the correction signal, and when performing display in a second display mode, the control unit generates a correction signal, writes a first image in the display panel, leaves the second light source unlit, and selectively turns on the plurality of first light sources based on the correction signal, in a first display period, and writes a second image based on the image signal in the display panel and turns on at least the second light source, in a second display period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Junichi MASUDA, Shugo YAGI, Yuuichi KANBAYASHI, Satoshi TSUBOOKA
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Patent number: 11942023Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an illumination device, and a control unit, in which, when performing display in a first display mode, the control unit corrects an image signal to generate a correction signal, writes a first image based on the correction signal in the display panel, leaves a second light source unlit, and selectively turns on a plurality of first light sources based on the correction signal, and when performing display in a second display mode, the control unit generates a correction signal, writes a first image in the display panel, leaves the second light source unlit, and selectively turns on the plurality of first light sources based on the correction signal, in a first display period, and writes a second image based on the image signal in the display panel and turns on at least the second light source, in a second display period.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Junichi Masuda, Shugo Yagi, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
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Patent number: 11899305Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal panel capable of achieving a small light-shielding angle in a narrow viewing angle mode and a display device including the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel sequentially includes: a first polarizing plate with a first absorption axis; a first substrate including a first electrode; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate including a second electrode, wherein in a plan view, a director of the liquid crystal molecules with no voltage applied and the first absorption axis form an angle ? of not smaller than 5° and not greater than 20° or not smaller than 65° and not greater than 80°.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Murata, Junichi Masuda, Shugo Yagi, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
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Publication number: 20230417978Abstract: An illumination device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a row, a light guide plate having a plate shape and including a first end face at an outer peripheral end face of the light guide plate and a first main surface included in a pair of main surfaces of the light guide plate, the first end face facing the plurality of light sources and being configured to receive incident light, the first main surface being configured to emit light, and a plurality of first lenses disposed at the first main surface, arranged along a first direction, and extending along a second direction, the first direction being an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources, the second direction intersecting the first direction and extending along the first main surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Yuuichi KANBAYASHI, Shugo YAGI, Junichi MASUDA, Satoshi TSUBOOKA
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Patent number: 11799099Abstract: A turbomachine includes a rotating group with a turbine wheel. The turbomachine also includes a housing that houses the rotating group, wherein the housing defines a turbine outlet passage for exhaust from the turbine wheel. The turbine outlet passage is directed in a downstream direction along an axis of the turbine outlet passage. The turbomachine includes an air bearing system with at least one bearing component that supports the rotating group for rotation relative to the housing. The air bearing system includes a bearing cooling path that is fluidly connected to the at least one bearing component and that has a bearing air line outlet. The bearing air line outlet is fluidly connected to the turbine outlet passage and is directed in the downstream direction along the axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.Inventors: Ryoken Matsuzaki, Junichi Masuda, Marika Alexakis
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Publication number: 20230296821Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, an illumination device includes: a first light source; a first light guide plate including at least a part of an outer circumferential end face as a first end face configured to face the first light source and receive incident light, a first main surface, and a second main surface; a first sheet including one main surface as a third main surface configured to face the first main surface and a fourth main surface; a second light source; and a second light guide plate including at least a part of an outer circumferential end face as a second end face configured to face the second light source, a fifth main surface, and a sixth main surface configured to face the fourth main surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Shugo YAGI, Junichi MASUDA, Yuuichi KANBAYASHI, Satoshi TSUBOOKA
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Publication number: 20230288856Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes: an image former that forms an image on a recording medium delivered along a predetermined delivery path and outputs the recording medium; a first hardware processor that judges whether or not the recording medium is an envelope; a second hardware processor that acquires a basis weight of the recording medium; a third hardware processor that determines control for when an image is formed on the recording medium on the basis of a judgment result from the first hardware processor and a basis weight acquired by the second hardware processor; and a fourth hardware processor that controls operation of the image former on the basis of a determination result from the third hardware processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: MASAHIRO NONOYAMA, MASAHIRO KAMIYA, KATSUHIDE SAKAI, JUNICHI MASUDA, TAKU KIMURA