Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kawasaki
Kenichi Kawasaki 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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Patent number: 12064814Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a composite having high strength and high thermal conductivity. The method includes: an alloy preparation step including preparing an alloy which is a solid solution containing ?-Fe as a solvent and at least one type of ?-phase stabilizing element as a solute; a first mixing step including mixing at least one type of ?-phase stabilizing element in powder form and SiC to prepare a first mixture; a second mixing step including mixing the alloy and the first mixture to prepare a second mixture; and a sintering step including sintering the second mixture.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignees: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, Y-tec Corporation, KEYLEX CORPORATION, Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kenjiro Sugio, Takuya Takahashi, Hitoshi Sawada, Gen Sasaki, Kazuhiro Matsugi, Yongbum Choi, Zhefeng Xu, Hajime Suetsugu, Hiroki Kondo, Hideki Manabe, Kyotaro Yamane, Kenichi Hatakeyama, Keizo Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Itaoka, Shinsaku Seno, Yasushi Tamura, Ichirou Ino, Yoshihide Hirao
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Publication number: 20240246922Abstract: The present disclosure provides, for example, a method of stabilizing the RAF/MEK complex in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound represented by the general formula below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of the compound or salt: wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently —CR2? or —N?, R2 is, for example, a halogen atom, R1 is, for example, —S(?O)2—NH—R8, R8 is, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group, R3 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, R5 is, for example, a halogen atom, R6 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, and R4 is, for example, a cyclopropyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiaki Isshiki, Fumio Watanabe, Masaki Tomizawa, Kihito Hada, Kazuo Hattori, Kenichi Kawasaki, Ikumi Hyodo, Toshihiro Aoki
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Patent number: 11964950Abstract: The present disclosure provides, for example, a compound represented by the general formula below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of the compound or salt: wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently —CR2? or N?, R2 is, for example, a halogen atom, R1 is, for example, —S(?O)2—NH—R8, R8 is, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group, R3 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, R5 is, for example, a halogen atom, R6 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, and R4 is, for example, a cyclopropyl group. The compounds, salts or solvates provided by the present disclosure exhibit high RAF/MEK complex-stabilizing activity and can be used for the treatment or prevention of cell proliferative disorders, particularly cancers.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiaki Isshiki, Fumio Watanabe, Masaki Tomizawa, Kihito Hada, Kazuo Hattori, Kenichi Kawasaki, Ikumi Hyodo, Toshihiro Aoki
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Patent number: 11909122Abstract: Provided is a moving object mounted radar antenna including an antenna substrate that includes a main flat surface facing an object, a first antenna element that is allowed to receive a polarization component in a first polarization direction parallel to the main flat surface, a second antenna element that is allowed to receive a polarization component in a second polarization direction perpendicular to the main flat surface, and a separation portion that electrically separates the first antenna element and the second antenna element. Each of the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the separation portion being provided on the antenna substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Kawasaki, Takahiro Takeda
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Patent number: 11888243Abstract: An antenna (1) according to the present disclosure includes a plate-shaped transparent dielectric member (10), a patch antenna (20), a ground plane (30), and a transparent conductive film (40). The patch antenna (20) is disposed on a front face (11) of the transparent dielectric member (10) and includes holes portions (22) inside the patch antenna (20). The ground plane (30) is disposed on a back face (12) of the transparent dielectric member (10) and includes hole portions (32) inside the ground plane (30). The transparent conductive film (40) is disposed at the hole portions (22) of the patch antenna (20).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Okada, Kenichi Kawasaki, Sachio Iida
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Patent number: 11852712Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of improving azimuth estimation accuracy by compensating the Doppler phase shift of a moving target in a TDMA FMCW MIMO radar device. Provided is a radar device that allows transmitting antennas to perform transmission by performing sequential switching such that antenna element numbers are anterior-posterior symmetrical centering on a reference time and synthesizes a beat signal at the reference time from a first beat signal received by a receiving antenna before the reference time and a second beat signal received after the reference time.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Sachio Iida, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Patent number: 11719788Abstract: A signal processing apparatus including a first position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of a target on a first coordinate system from a stereo image captured by a stereo camera, a second position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of the target on a second coordinate system from a sensor signal of a sensor capable of obtaining position information of at least one of a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction and position information of a depth direction, a correspondence detection unit that detects a correspondence relationship between the target on the first coordinate system and the target on the second coordinate system, and a positional relationship information estimating unit that estimates positional relationship information of the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system on the basis of the detected correspondence relationship.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuto Motoyama, Yasuhiro Sutou, Toshio Yamazaki, Hideki Oyaizu, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20230002333Abstract: The present disclosure provides, for example, a compound represented by general formula (6) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of the compound or salt: wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are each independently —CR2? or —N?, R2 is, for example, a halogen atom, R1 is, for example, —S(?O)2—NH—R8, R8 is, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group, R3 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, R5 is, for example, a halogen atom, R6 is, for example, a hydrogen atom, and R4 is, for example, a cyclopropyl group. The compounds, salts or solvates provided by the present disclosure exhibit high RAF/MEK complex-stabilizing activity and can be used for the treatment or prevention of cell proliferative disorders, particularly cancers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiaki Isshiki, Fumio Watanabe, Masaki Tomizawa, Kihito Hada, Kazuo Hattori, Kenichi Kawasaki, Ikumi Hyodo, Toshihiro Aoki
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Patent number: 11534085Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device capable of distinguishing and measuring a plurality of measurement targets even with simple configuration. The signal processing device including a reception processing unit that receives a response to a predetermined signal transmitted from a transmission antenna, and a determination unit that determines the plurality of measurement targets by a response to a plurality of signals corresponding to a second direction having a predetermined range different from a first direction having a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Shigenori Uchida, Kenichi Kawasaki, Hiroyuki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20220302577Abstract: Provided is a moving object mounted radar antenna (100) including: an antenna substrate (110) including a main flat surface facing an object; a first antenna element (120a) that is allowed to receive a polarization component in a first polarization direction parallel to the main flat surface; a second antenna element (120b) that is allowed to receive a polarization component in a second polarization direction perpendicular to the main flat surface; and a separation portion (112c) that electrically separates the first antenna element and the second antenna element, each of the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the separation portion being provided on the antenna substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: KENICHI KAWASAKI, TAKAHIRO TAKEDA
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Publication number: 20220109239Abstract: An antenna (1) according to the present disclosure includes a plate-shaped transparent dielectric member (10), a patch antenna (20), a ground plane (30), and a transparent conductive film (40). The patch antenna (20) is disposed on a front face (11) of the transparent dielectric member (10) and includes holes portions (22) inside the patch antenna (20). The ground plane (30) is disposed on a back face (12) of the transparent dielectric member (10) and includes hole portions (32) inside the ground plane (30). The transparent conductive film (40) is disposed at the hole portions (22) of the patch antenna (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: YASUHIRO OKADA, KENICHI KAWASAKI, SACHIO IIDA
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Publication number: 20210356579Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of improving azimuth estimation accuracy by compensating the Doppler phase shift of a moving target in a TDMA FMCW MIMO radar device. Provided is a radar device that allows transmitting antennas to perform transmission by performing sequential switching such that antenna element numbers are anterior-posterior symmetrical centering on a reference time and synthesizes a beat signal at the reference time from a first beat signal received by a receiving antenna before the reference time and a second beat signal received after the reference time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Sachio IIDA, Kenichi KAWASAKI
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Patent number: 11119203Abstract: To provide a radar device capable of improving azimuth estimation accuracy by compensating the Doppler phase shift of a moving target in a TDMA FMCW MIMO radar device. Provided is a radar device that allows transmitting antennas to perform transmission by performing sequential switching such that antenna element numbers are anterior-posterior symmetrical centering on a reference time and synthesizes a beat signal at the reference time from a first beat signal received by a receiving antenna before the reference time and a second beat signal received after the reference time.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Sachio Iida, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20210223360Abstract: To provide a radar device, capable of eliminating the influence based on the local feedthrough in the FMCW radar device. There is provided a radar device including: an oscillator configured to oscillate a local signal; a transmitting antenna configured to emit a transmission signal based on the local signal; a receiving antenna configured to receive a reflected wave in which the transmission signal is reflected from a target; a mixer configured to multiply the reflected wave and the local signal by each other to produce a multiplied signal; and a first shifter provided between the oscillator and the mixer and configured to shift a phase of the local signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Sachio IIDA, Kenichi KAWASAKI
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Patent number: 11061111Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and an object detection system. A stereo camera performs imaging by a right camera and a left camera to acquire a stereo image and a millimeter wave radar acquires a radar image in which a position of an object is detected in a radiation range of millimeter waves by using millimeter waves. Then, by communication via a communication apparatus with a target in which positional information is known, it is determined whether or not the target is reliable, and in a case where it is determined that the target is reliable, calibration processing is performed for eliminating a deviation in coordinate systems generated in the stereo image and the radar image in which the target is detected.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshio Yamazaki, Kenichi Kawasaki, Ryo Sawai, Shingo Tsurumi, Akihiko Kaino, Takuto Motoyama
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Patent number: 11002830Abstract: To provide a radar device, capable of eliminating the influence based on the local feedthrough in the FMCW radar device. There is provided a radar device including: an oscillator configured to oscillate a local signal; a transmitting antenna configured to emit a transmission signal based on the local signal; a receiving antenna configured to receive a reflected wave in which the transmission signal is reflected from a target; a mixer configured to multiply the reflected wave and the local signal by each other to produce a multiplied signal; and a first shifter provided between the oscillator and the mixer and configured to shift a phase of the local signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Sachio Iida, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20210124013Abstract: A signal processing apparatus including a first position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of a target on a first coordinate system from a stereo image captured by a stereo camera, a second position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of the target on a second coordinate system from a sensor signal of a sensor capable of obtaining position information of at least one of a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction and position information of a depth direction, a correspondence detection unit that detects a correspondence relationship between the target on the first coordinate system and the target on the second coordinate system, and a positional relationship information estimating unit that estimates positional relationship information of the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system on the basis of the detected correspondence relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuto Motoyama, Yasuhiro Sutou, Toshio Yamazaki, Hideki Oyaizu, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Patent number: 10942268Abstract: There is provided a MIMO radar device including: a first array antenna configured to have L (L?2) antenna elements disposed in one direction under a first rule; and a second array antenna configured to have M (M?2) antenna elements disposed in a same direction as the one direction of the first array antenna under a second rule, and to have at least two of the M antenna elements provided across the first array antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Sachio Iida, Kenichi Kawasaki, Kenichi Fujimaki
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Patent number: 10908257Abstract: A signal processing apparatus including a first position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of a target on a first coordinate system from a stereo image captured by a stereo camera, a second position calculation unit that calculates a three-dimensional position of the target on a second coordinate system from a sensor signal of a sensor capable of obtaining position information of at least one of a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction and position information of a depth direction, a correspondence detection unit that detects a correspondence relationship between the target on the first coordinate system and the target on the second coordinate system, and a positional relationship information estimating unit that estimates positional relationship information of the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system on the basis of the detected correspondence relationship.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takuto Motoyama, Yasuhiro Sutou, Toshio Yamazaki, Hideki Oyaizu, Kenichi Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20200264276Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and an object detection system. A stereo camera performs imaging by a right camera and a left camera to acquire a stereo image and a millimeter wave radar acquires a radar image in which a position of an object is detected in a radiation range of millimeter waves by using millimeter waves. Then, by communication via a communication apparatus with a target in which positional information is known, it is determined whether or not the target is reliable, and in a case where it is determined that the target is reliable, calibration processing is performed for eliminating a deviation in coordinate systems generated in the stereo image and the radar image in which the target is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: TOSHIO YAMAZAKI, KENICHI KAWASAKI, RYO SAWAI, SHINGO TSURUMI, AKIHIKO KAINO, TAKUTO MOTOYAMA