Patents by Inventor Kazuya Matsumoto
Kazuya 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).
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Publication number: 20190131158Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a chamber body that provides a chamber, a support structure which supports a workpiece inside the chamber body, and a first drive device which rotates the support structure inside the chamber body about a first axis that extends in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. The support structure includes a holding unit including an electrostatic chuck which holds the workpiece and which is rotatable around a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, a container provided below the holding unit, and a second drive device which rotates the holding unit around the second axis. The container has a cylindrical container body and a bottom cover configured to close a bottom side opening in the container body. The bottom cover is detachable from the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Kazuya MATSUMOTO, Yuki HOSAKA, Mitsunori OHATA, Takashi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190131137Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a support structure configured to support a workpiece and a first drive device configured to rotate the support structure about a first axis extending in a direction orthogonal to a vertical direction. The support structure includes a holding unit including an electrostatic chuck and a container provided under the holding unit. The container includes a tubular container body, and a bottom cover configured to close a bottom side opening of the container body and to be detachable from the container body. A maintenance method includes: rotating a support structure about a first axis such that the bottom cover is positioned above an electrostatic chuck, removing the bottom cover from the container body, and maintaining a component provided in the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Tokyo Electron LimitedInventors: Kazuya MATSUMOTO, Yuki HOSAKA, Mitsunori OHATA, Takashi YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 10160418Abstract: An impact absorbing member is provided below a fascia upper member (upper-face forming member) which forms an upper face of a front end portion of a vehicle. The impact absorbing member comprises a front side part which includes a front wall portion, a top wall portion, and a rear wall portion so as to have a U-shaped cross section opening downward and a flat-plate shaped rear side part which extends rearward from a lower end of the rear wall portion. A rear end portion of the rear side part is held at a radiator shroud as a vehicle-body-side member, and the rear side part is configured to slant obliquely forward and downward.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Onishi, Ryo Komuta, Kenji Ohtani, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Sogabe, Masatoki Kito, Kazuya Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20180337025Abstract: A method MT includes etching a wafer W using plasma generated in a processing container. The etching includes a process of inclining and rotating a holding structure holding the wafer W during execution of the etching and the process successively creating a plurality of inclined rotation states RT(?, t) with respect to the holding structure. In the inclined rotation states, the wafer W is rotated about a central axis of the wafer W over a predetermined process time while maintaining a state where the central axis is inclined with respect to a reference axis of the processing container which is in the same plane as the central axis. A combination of a value ? of an inclination angle AN of the central axis with respect to the reference axis and the process time t differs for each of the plurality of inclined rotation states.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yoshihiro UMEZAWA, Jun SATO, Kiyoshi MAEDA, Mitsunori OHATA, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 10098612Abstract: An ultrasound unit includes: ultrasound elements each including a plurality of ultrasound cells formed on a substrate including a semiconductor, the plurality of ultrasound cells each including an upper electrode having a ground potential and a lower electrode to which a drive signal is applied, the upper electrode and the lower electrode being arranged facing each other via a cavity and thereby forming a first capacitor; a package member in which the plurality of ultrasound elements are disposed, the package member having a ground potential; and an insulation member disposed between the package member and each of the ultrasound elements. A second capacitor is formed as a result of the insulation member serving as a gap, and a capacity of a third capacitor serially connected to the second capacitor is smaller than a capacity of the second capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Shiotani, Hideharu Miyahara, Kazuya Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10086328Abstract: A humidity controlling apparatus comprises: a moisture absorbent (1) made of a macromolecular gelated moisture absorbing material which takes a first state being capable of absorbing moisture and a second state releasing in a liquid state the moisture absorbed in the first state, and which has a nature to change from the first state to the second state when a definite level of temperature or higher is attained, and return to the first state when the definite level of temperature or higher is no longer attained; and an energy converting particle (2) which is disposed so as to be buried inside the moisture absorbent and has a nature to generate heat when it is exposed to an external stimulus factor which is at least one of light, electric waves and a high frequency magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, A SCHOOL CORPORATION OF KANSAI UNIVERSITYInventors: Nobuki Sakikawa, Yoshihiro Uramoto, Yasumasa Suzuki, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Miyata, Kazuya Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10071133Abstract: A method for destroying exosomes of the present invention includes a step of preparing an antimicrobial peptide; and a step of allowing the antimicrobial peptide to coexist with an exosome to destroy the exosome.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Ryota Fujii, Miwa Ikeda, Kazuya Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10016121Abstract: An ultrasound transducer element includes a plurality of electrostatic capacitance type ultrasound cells each having a lower electrode portion and a membrane including an upper electrode portion that are oriented and disposed via a cavity circular in plan view, and a thickness of the cavity monotonously decreases in a curved manner toward an outer circumferential portion from a center portion of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Karaki, Mamoru Hasegawa, Katsuhiro Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 9939718Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a polarization conversion element, a fluorescent substance and a light source element. The polarization conversion element has a p/s-polarizing beam splitter film to separate polarization components of incident light into p-polarization component and s-polarization component. The fluorescent substance emits visible light as the incident light that is incident on the p/s-polarizing beam splitter film, which visible light is generated by that the fluorescent substance is excited by excitation light, and has a wavelength of longer wavelength region than a wavelength of the excitation light. The light source element emits a laser beam having a predetermined wavelength as the excitation light to irradiate the fluorescent substance with the excitation light so that a laser beam having a polarization plane between the polarization plane of p-polarized light and the polarization plane of s-polarized light exiting from the fluorescent substance is emitted as the incident light.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuya Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20180071676Abstract: To provide a dehumidifying device and dehumidifying method each of which allows absorbed water to be efficiently extracted from a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material, a dehumidifying device of an embodiment of the present invention includes (i) a stimulus providing section configured to provide an external stimulus to a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material and (ii) a transfer section configured to transfer water released by the polymeric moisture absorbing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: NOBUKI SAKIKAWA, TAKASHI MIYATA, KAZUYA MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180055906Abstract: A method for destroying exosomes of the present invention includes a step of preparing an antimicrobial peptide; and a step of allowing the antimicrobial peptide to coexist with an exosome to destroy the exosome.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Ryota FUJII, Miwa IKEDA, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180047547Abstract: Disclosed is a slip ring including: a conductive rotor that is rotatable around a rotation axis; a conductive stator provided coaxially with the rotor; a conductive sphere disposed between the rotor and the stator to form an electric path between the rotor and the stator; and a conductive coil spring provided between the sphere and one of the rotor and the stator and extending in a circumferential direction with respect to the rotation axis to be in contact with the sphere and one of the rotor and the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Kazuya MATSUMOTO, Takashi YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180030246Abstract: The invention provides a composition capable of providing a molded article that has excellent heat resistance and a small weight change against both fluorine plasma exposure and oxygen plasma exposure during a semiconductor manufacturing step. The composition contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a cage silsesquioxane having a specific structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicants: AKITA UNIVERSITY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuya MATSUMOTO, Mitsutoshi JIKEI, Kunio NISHI, Tsuyoshi NOGUCHI, Fumihiro KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20180013990Abstract: [Solving Means] A projector according to the present technology includes a lightbulb, a projection section, and a replacement mechanism. The lightbulb modulates light. The projection section projects light modulated by the lightbulb. The replacement mechanism holds a transmissive member arranged on an optical path between the lightbulb and the projection section and is capable of replacing the transmissive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke HOMMA, Yuichi TAKAHASHI, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20180011391Abstract: [Solving Means] A projector includes a first light-emitting side polarization plate, a second light-emitting side polarization plate, a third light-emitting side polarization plate, and a cross dichroic prism. The first light-emitting side polarization plate is arranged on a light-emitting side of a first liquid crystal lightbulb that modulates light of a first wavelength band. The second light-emitting side polarization plate is arranged on a light-emitting side of a second liquid crystal lightbulb that modulates light of a second wavelength band. The third light-emitting side polarization plate is arranged on a light-emitting side of a third liquid crystal lightbulb that modulates light of a third wavelength band.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Keisuke HOMMA, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20170349124Abstract: An impact absorbing member is provided below a fascia upper member (upper-face forming member) which forms an upper face of a front end portion of a vehicle. The impact absorbing member comprises a front side part which includes a front wall portion, a top wall portion, and a rear wall portion so as to have a U-shaped cross section opening downward and a flat-plate shaped rear side part which extends rearward from a lower end of the rear wall portion. A rear end portion of the rear side part is held at a radiator shroud as a vehicle-body-side member, and the rear side part is configured to slant obliquely forward and downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki ONISHI, Ryo KOMUTA, Kenji OHTANI, Hiroyuki YOSHIMOTO, Hiroshi SOGABE, Masatoki KITO, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9822380Abstract: A nucleic acid comprising a transcription regulation sequence whose transcription is induced by a trans-acting factor of a human immunodeficiency virus and a gene encoding a polypeptide having an endoribonuclease activity specific to single-stranded RNA, wherein the gene is located in such a position that the expression of the gene can be regulated by the transcription regulation sequence; a method for production of a cell showing an inhibited replication of a human immunodeficiency virus therein, the method comprising the step of introducing the nucleic acid into a cell; and a method for treatment or prevention of a human immunodeficiency virus infection.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: TAKARA BIO INC.Inventors: Hideto Chono, Kazuya Matsumoto, Junichi Mineno, Ikunoshin Kato
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Publication number: 20170276380Abstract: The present invention achieves a moisture absorbing material which enables efficient dehumidification without supercooling or large heat quantity; and a dehumidifier in which the moisture absorbing material is used. The moisture absorbing material can be a dried product of a polymer gel in which an interpenetrating polymer network structure or a semi-interpenetrating polymer network structure is formed by (a) a stimuli-responsive polymer whose affinity with water changes reversibly in response to an external stimulus and (b) a hydrophilic polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Nobuki SAKIKAWA, Takashi MIYATA, Kazuya MATSUMOTO
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Patent number: 9636710Abstract: An ultrasound element includes a silicon substrate, a lower electrode layer that has a plurality of lower electrode sections, and a plurality of lower wiring sections, and is connected to a lower electrode terminal to which a drive signal and a bias signal are applied, a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer in which a plurality of cavities smaller than the respective lower electrode sections are formed, an upper electrode layer that has a plurality of upper electrode sections that are disposed to face the respective lower electrode sections via the respective cavities, and are smaller than the lower electrode sections and larger than the cavities, and a plurality of upper wiring sections, and is connected to an upper electrode terminal at a ground potential that detects a capacitance signal, and a protection layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Karaki, Mamoru Hasegawa, Katsuhiro Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 9629609Abstract: A US element includes a silicon substrate, wherein a lower electrode layer that has a plurality of lower electrode sections, and a plurality of lower wiring sections, and is connected to a lower electrode terminal to which a drive signal and a bias signal are applied, a lower insulating layer, an upper insulating layer in which a plurality of cavities are formed, an upper electrode layer that has a plurality of upper electrode sections and a plurality of upper wiring sections, and is connected to an upper electrode terminal at a ground potential for detecting a capacitance signal, and a protection layer are sequentially stacked on the silicon substrate, and the US element further includes a shield electrode section that is formed at least at an upper side of the lower wiring sections, and is connected to a shield electrode terminal at a ground potential.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Karaki, Mamoru Hasegawa, Katsuhiro Wakabayashi