Patents by Inventor Kei MATSUBARA

Kei MATSUBARA 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).

  • Patent number: 11935750
    Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor device includes forming, on a substrate, a film to be processed. The method further includes forming, on the film to be processed, a first film containing a metallic element and a second film containing at least one of carbon or boron. The method further includes forming an insulating film on the first and second films. The method further includes processing the film to be processed using the first film, the second film, and the insulating film, as a mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Watanabe, Toshiyuki Sasaki, Soichi Yamazaki, Shunsuke Ochiai, Yuya Matsubara
  • Patent number: 11416883
    Abstract: Information about a plurality of participation rewards to be given upon participation in a game event during each unit period in a period in which the event is held, is presented to a user. An upper limit number of unit periods for giving, and the reward contents, are set in advance. In accordance with event participation, participation rewards corresponding to the unit periods in which the participation timings are included are given to the user. The event advancement status is updated on the basis of the event participation by each user. If an ending condition is satisfied, event advancement is ended. If the number of times the unit period has come until the end of the event since the start thereof is smaller than the upper limit number of unit periods in which the rewards can be given, at least one of non-given participation rewards is given to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Matsuzaki, Toshitaka Muramatsu, Kei Matsubara, Keisuke Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20220067771
    Abstract: Information about a plurality of participation rewards to be given upon participation in a game event during each unit period in a period in which the event is held, is presented to a user. An upper limit number of unit periods for giving, and the reward contents, are set in advance. In accordance with event participation, participation rewards corresponding to the unit periods in which the participation timings are included are given to the user. The event advancement status is updated on the basis of the event participation by each user. If an ending condition is satisfied, event advancement is ended. If the number of times the unit period has come until the end of the event since the start thereof is smaller than the upper limit number of unit periods in which the rewards can be given, at least one of non-given participation rewards is given to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuro MATSUZAKI, Toshitaka MURAMATSU, Kei MATSUBARA, Keisuke OHTANI