Patents by Inventor Kazuki TERADA
Kazuki TERADA 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: 20240082968Abstract: A mounting method includes a storing step of storing a plurality of cutting blades on a storage tray having a plurality of storage regions for storing the cutting blades, a replacement product position identifying step of reading identification marks on the cutting blades stored on the storage tray with a reading unit and identifying which storage regions the cutting blades to be mounted in a cutting apparatus are stored in on the basis of the read identification marks, a positioning step of positioning the storage tray on which the cutting blades are stored in a consumable product replacing position, and after the positioning step has been carried out, a mounting step of mounting one of the cutting blades from the storage tray in the cutting apparatus with a replacing device on the basis of the storage regions identified in the replacement product position identifying step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Kazuki TERADA, Kenichi FUJIE, Zhibo SU
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Publication number: 20240057478Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer, in which the emitting layer contains a first compound represented by a formula (1) and a delayed fluorescent second compound represented by a formula (2), and singlet energy S1(M1) of the first compound and singlet energy S1(M2) of the second compound satisfy a relationship of Numerical Formula 1, S1(M2)>S1(M1) (Numerical Formula 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.Inventors: Kazuki TERADA, Hisato MATSUMOTO, Keiichi YASUKAWA, Yuichiro KAWAMURA, Toshinari OGIWARA, Yuichi NISHIMAE
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Patent number: 11820042Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a holding table for holding a workpiece, a cutting unit including a spindle and a mount, a blade changer unit for mounting a cutting blade on or dismounting a cutting blade from the mount, and a control unit. The blade changer unit includes a blade chuck for holding the cutting blade and a moving unit. The cutting unit includes a vibration detecting sensor. The control unit includes a calculator for calculating the central axis of the mount from a position where the vibration detecting sensor detects vibrations caused upon contact between the mount and the blade chuck, and a mounting/dismounting controller for aligning the central axis of the blade chuck with the central axis of the mount and mounting the cutting blade on and dismounting cutting blade from the mount.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Patent number: 11772300Abstract: A blade holding jig for holding a washer-type cutting blade via an annular retainer flange includes an annular flange holding portion configured to hold a first annular surface of the retainer flange under suction, and an annular non-contact suction portion arranged on an outer peripheral portion of the flange holding portion and configured to produce a negative pressure by ejection of a fluid toward the outer peripheral portion of the retainer flange held by the flange holding portion and to draw up the cutting blade toward the retainer flange. The cutting blade drawn up toward the retainer flange by the non-contact suction portion is held on the retainer flange by a suction force acting from the flange holding portion via a plurality of through holes disposed extending from a second annular surface to the first annular surface of the retainer flange.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventors: Zhibo Su, Kazuki Terada, Kenichi Fujie
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Publication number: 20230251226Abstract: Provided are: a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities; a substance manufacturing equipment and method that can improve the production yield rate. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a classification processing unit (81) configured to select one of a plurality of calculation models (M1, M2, . . . , Mn) for calculating a mechanical property of the substance, based on at least two of the plurality of physical quantities measured; and a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate the mechanical property of the substance using the calculation model selected by the classification processing unit (81) and the at least two of the plurality of physical quantities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka MATSUI, Takafumi OZEKI, Kazuki TERADA, Kenji ADACHI, Hiroki IMANAKA, Daichi IZUMI, Junji SHIMAMURA
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Publication number: 20230228712Abstract: Provided are a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities, etc. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a calculation model generating unit (81) configured to select a plurality of pieces of learning data and generate a calculation model for calculating a mechanical property of the substance; and a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate the mechanical property of the substance using the calculation model generated and at least two of the plurality of physical quantities, wherein the selection physical quantities include at least one physical quantity measured using a first measurement signal and at least one physical quantity measured using a second measurement signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi OZEKI, Yutaka MATSUI, Kazuki TERADA, Daichi IZUMI, Hiroki IMANAKA
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Publication number: 20230228713Abstract: Provided are: a mechanical property measuring apparatus and method that can accurately measure a mechanical property through physical quantities; a substance manufacturing equipment and method that can improve the production yield rate and high-quality substance. A mechanical property measuring apparatus (100) comprises: a physical quantity measuring unit (5) configured to measure a plurality of physical quantities of a measured object that includes a substance and a film on a surface of the substance; a mechanical property calculating unit (82) configured to calculate, using a plurality of calculation models each for calculating a mechanical property of the substance and at least two of the plurality of physical quantities measured, the mechanical property of the substance for each of the plurality of calculation models; and a selection processing unit (81) configured to select one mechanical property based on the at least two of the plurality of physical quantities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka MATSUI, Takafumi OZEKI, Kazuki TERADA, Kenji ADACHI, Hiroki IMANAKA, Daichi IZUMI, Junji SHIMAMURA
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Patent number: 11654520Abstract: There is provided a cutting apparatus that cuts a workpiece by a cutting blade. The cutting apparatus includes a chuck table that holds a board in which a groove is formed through cutting of the board by the cutting blade, a cutting unit having a spindle and a mount flange that is fixed to a tip part of the spindle and on which the cutting blade is mounted, and a replacement apparatus that replaces the cutting blade mounted on the mount flange with the cutting blade stored in a blade storing part and replaces the board placed on the chuck table with the board stored in a board storing part. The replacement apparatus includes a holding part that holds the cutting blade and the board under suction.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Publication number: 20230147196Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a mitochondrial dysfunction improving agent comprising a vitamin K derivative having a high deliverability to mitochondria. A mitochondrial dysfunction improving agent, neurodegeneration improving agent, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis improving agent, Alzheimer's disease improving agent, and Parkinson's disease improving agent comprising at least one of a carboxylic acid ester of an active vitamin K represented by a general formula (1) or a salt thereof, and (wherein, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom, respectively, or a substituent selected from glycine, N-acyl glycine, N-alkyl glycine, N,N-dialkyl glycine, N,N,N-trialkyl glycine, acyl, dicarboxylic acid hemiester, and salts thereof; and at least either of R1 and R2 is glycine, N-acyl glycine, N-alkyl glycine, N,N-dialkyl glycine, N,N,N-trialkyl glycine, acyl, dicarboxylic acid hemiester, and salts thereof. R3 is a group represented by a general formula (2), or a general formula (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Jiro TAKATA, Kazuhisa MATSUNAGA, Yoshiharu KARUBE, Katsunori IWASAKI, Shuichi SETOGUCHI, Kazuki TERADA
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Publication number: 20220388991Abstract: A compound is represented by a formula (1) below. D is a group represented by a formula (11), (12) or (13) below; at least one D is a group represented by the formula (12) or (13); at least one R is a substituent; and a sum of the number of R serving as a substituent and the number of a group represented by the formula (12) or (13) is 3 or 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.Inventors: Shota SAWANO, Keiichi YASUKAWA, Takushi SHIOMI, Kazuki TERADA
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Patent number: 11491669Abstract: A cutting apparatus cuts a workpiece by a cutting blade. The cutting apparatus includes a mount flange on which the cutting blade is mounted and a replacement apparatus that replaces the cutting blade mounted on the mount flange with the cutting blade for replacement. The replacement apparatus includes a rotating part, a first holding part that holds the cutting blade mounted on the mount flange on a front surface side, a second holding part that holds the cutting blade for replacement on a front surface side, and a nut rotation part that has a nut holding part that holds a nut for fixing the cutting blade to the mount flange and rotates the nut held by the nut holding part. The rotating part is coupled to the first holding part, the second holding part, and the nut rotation part.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Terada, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11453092Abstract: There is provided a blade replacing apparatus for replacing a cutting blade. The blade replacing apparatus includes a blade storage unit including a movable storage section configured to store the cutting blade, a transporting unit including a holding unit configured to hold the cutting blade and a moving mechanism configured to move the holding unit, a camera configured to photograph the holding unit, and a control unit including an operation control section configured to control operation of the blade storage unit and the transporting unit and a position registration section in which positions of the storage section and the holding unit. The storage section includes a first mark portion photographable by the camera, and the holding unit includes a second mark portion photographable by the camera.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Publication number: 20220234156Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a cutting unit including a spindle as a rotational shaft and a mount flange for mounting a cutting blade thereon, the mount flange being fixed to a distal end of the spindle, a support unit for supporting a cutting blade housed in a blade case, the support unit including a blade case support for supporting the blade case for housing the cutting blade therein, a changing mechanism for dismounting a cutting blade that has been mounted on the mount flange from the mount flange and mounting the cutting blade that has been supported on the support unit on the mount flange, and a moving mechanism for moving the changing mechanism between a changing position, a blade transfer position, and a retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Zhibo SU, Kazuki TERADA
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Publication number: 20220223798Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer provided between the anode and the cathode, in which the emitting layer contains a delayed fluorescent compound M2 represented by a formula (2) and a compound M3 represented by a formula (3), and a singlet energy Si(M2) of the compound M2 and a singlet energy Si(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.Inventors: Takushi SHIOMI, Hisato MATSUMOTO, Yukitoshi JINDE, Kengo KISHINO, Kazuki TERADA, Keiichi YASUKAWA, Toshinari OGIWARA
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Publication number: 20220203487Abstract: A blade replacing device used in a cutting apparatus includes a holding section that detachably holds one surface side of a cutting blade, a moving section that relatively advances and retracts the holding section with holding the cutting blade relative to a spindle in an axial direction of the spindle, and positions the holding section at least at a mounting position at which the other surface of the cutting blade is equal to or less than a predetermined distance from a flange section of a blade mount, and at a released position at which the cutting blade is spaced from the blade mount, and a thickness information acquisition section for acquiring information concerning a thickness of the cutting blade. The mounting position of the holding section is adjusted according to the thickness of the cutting blade acquired by utilizing the thickness information acquisition section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventor: Kazuki TERADA
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Patent number: 11318573Abstract: A transfer jig for use in transferring a new cutting blade as a replacement component to the processing unit, in a cutting apparatus including a chuck table holding a workpiece, a processing unit having a spindle and a cutting blade detachably mounted on the spindle, a cutting blade changing unit changing the cutting blade, and a transfer mechanism supplying the workpiece to the processing unit. The transfer jig has a plurality of receiving portions each adapted to receive the new cutting blade and the cutting blade changed by the cutting blade changing unit. The transfer jig is adapted to be transferred by the transfer mechanism transferring the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Patent number: 11311976Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a blade changing apparatus. The blade changing apparatus includes a blade mounting and removal portion, which in turn includes: a holding portion that removably holds a circular base of a cutting blade; a moving support portion that supports the holding portion and moves the holding portion to a removal and mounting position at which an insertion hole in the blade faces a boss of a blade mount; and a coupling mechanism that couples the holding portion with the moving support portion such that the holding portion is freely tiltable with respect to the moving support portion. The coupling mechanism includes a plurality of elastic member pairs, each pair, while tensioning the holding portion in opposite directions, fixing the holding portion to the moving support portion. Forces acting from the elastic member pairs balance each other to thereby support the holding portion tiltably and aerially.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Patent number: 11292145Abstract: A blade changer unit includes a blade chuck for holding a cutting blade, a moving unit for moving the blade chuck, and a control unit for controlling moving unit. The blade chuck has a plurality of electrically conductive grippers for holding the cutting blade. The controller detects conduction between the grippers and a boss. The control unit includes a calculator for calculating the position of a central axis of the mount from coordinates where the conduction between the holder and the boss is detected when the moving unit is controlled to bring the grippers into contact with the mount at at least three points, and a mounting/dismounting controller for mounting and dismounting the cutting blade while the central axis of the blade chuck is aligned with the central axis of the mount calculated by the calculator.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuki Terada
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Patent number: 11267155Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a blade changing apparatus for changing a cutting blade mounted on a spindle of a first cutting unit and changing a cutting blade mounted on a spindle of a second cutting unit. The blade changing apparatus includes a nut mounting and demounting unit for mounting and demounting a nut in each of the first and second cutting units and a blade mounting and demounting unit for mounting and demounting the cutting blade in each of the first and second cutting units. The nut mounting and demounting unit includes a rotating shaft, a first nut rotating portion fixed to one end of the rotating shaft, a second nut rotating portion fixed to the other end of the rotating shaft, a motor, and a power transmitting unit connected to the motor and the rotating shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventors: Zhibo Su, Kazuki Terada
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Publication number: 20220040878Abstract: There is provided a cutting apparatus that cuts a workpiece by a cutting blade. The cutting apparatus includes a chuck table that holds a board in which a groove is formed through cutting of the board by the cutting blade, a cutting unit having a spindle and a mount flange that is fixed to a tip part of the spindle and on which the cutting blade is mounted, and a replacement apparatus that replaces the cutting blade mounted on the mount flange with the cutting blade stored in a blade storing part and replaces the board placed on the chuck table with the board stored in a board storing part. The replacement apparatus includes a holding part that holds the cutting blade and the board under suction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventor: Kazuki TERADA