Patents by Inventor Ken Kawamoto

Ken Kawamoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20220414148
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yongzhong Lee, Alastair Tse, Hsun Tang, Ken Kawamoto, Charles Su, Ricardo Escutia
  • Patent number: 11468116
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yongzhong Lee, Alastair Tse, Hsun Tang, Ken Kawamoto, Charles Su, Ricardo Escutia
  • Publication number: 20220314744
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an instrument panel reinforcement that extends in a vehicle width direction inside an instrument panel, a steering wheel located behind the instrument panel reinforcement, and an air duct that is disposed inside the instrument panel and passes between the instrument panel reinforcement and the steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie SAKATA, Masashi KAWAMOTO, Ken TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220186098
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a two-component solvent-based adhesive composition. The two-component solvent-based adhesive composition contains the reaction product of (A) an isocyanate component; (B) a polyol component containing a polyester-amide polycarbonate polyol; and (C) a solvent. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming the two-component solvent-based adhesive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tuoqi Li, Joseph J. Zupancic, Matthew M. Yonkey, Paul G. Clark, Thorsten Schmidt, Ken Kawamoto, Wenwen Li
  • Publication number: 20220169901
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a two-component solvent-less adhesive composition. The two-component solvent-less adhesive composition contains the reaction product of (A) an isocyanate component and (B) a polyol component containing a poly-ester-amide polycarbonate polyol. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming a two-component solvent-less adhesive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tuoqi Li, Joseph J. Zupancic, Matthew M. Yonkey, Paul G. Clark, Thorsten Schmidt, Ken Kawamoto, Wenwen Li
  • Patent number: 11332583
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer may be prepared by hydrosilylation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Dow Silicones Corporation, Dow Global Technoloaies LLC
    Inventors: Steven Swier, Phillip Hustad, David Devore, Zachary Kean, Liam Spencer, Jordan Reddel, Bethany Neilson, John Bernard Horstman, Ken Kawamoto, Jerzy Klosin
  • Publication number: 20210191974
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provides users with information pertaining to the audio properties at one or more points of interest. A database associated the audio properties with the points of interest is built using audio input received from devices at the points of interest. The device may determine that audio properties associated with the received audio input. The audio properties may determine a type of background noise and/or a volume of the background noise. If the type of background noise is music, the audio properties may further include a music genre, a title of a song, whether the music is recorded or there is a live band, etc. The audio properties associated with the point of interest may be updated in a database real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yongzhong Lee, Alastair Tse, Hsun Tang, Ken Kawamoto, Charles Su, Ricardo Escutia
  • Patent number: 10961338
    Abstract: Provided are new bottlebrush polymers and diblock bottlebrush copolymers, which can self-assemble into structures of desired morphology (e.g., hexagonal cylindrical, gyroid). The self-assembled structures of the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers provide useful materials such as photonics (e.g., photonic crystals), functional materials, chromatography media, stimuli-responsive materials, lubricants, nanolithography, films, and coatings. In certain embodiments, the backbone repeating units of the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers have two different polymeric sidechains covalently attached to the backbone repeating unit through a branched linker, wherein one of the polymeric sidechain is a polysiloxane. Also provided are methods of preparing the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Ken Kawamoto, Mingjiang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20210017195
    Abstract: A process to functionalize organo-zinc compounds with halosilane electrophiles employs a basic additive. The process includes combining the organo-zinc compound, a halosilanes, and a nitrogen containing heterocycle as the basic additive. The presence of the basic additive facilitates successful substitution. Functionalized silanes and silyl-terminated polyolefins can be prepared using this process. The functionalized silanes may be useful as endblockers for polyorganosiloxanes having SiH and/or silicon bonded aliphatically unsaturated groups capable of undergoing hydrosilylation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jordan Reddel, Robert David Grigg, Phillip Dene Hustad, Sukrit Mukhopadhyay, Steven Swier, Ken Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20210002431
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer may be prepared by hydrosilylation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Swier, Phillip Hustad, David Devore, Zachary Kean, Liam Spencer, Jordan Reddel, Bethany Neilson, John Bernard Horstman, Ken Kawamoto, Jerzy Klosin
  • Publication number: 20200407512
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer may be prepared by Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Swier, Phillip Hustad, David Devore, Zachary Kean, Liam Spencer, Jordan Reddel, Bethany Neilson, John Bernard Horstman, Ken Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20200349210
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a text display system that switches seamlessly between an overview mode and a detailed view mode, depending on passive signals from the user. Accordingly, users can switch between the overview and detailed context using interactions that they use naturally. When looking for interesting things to read, they can naturally scroll fast and be able to see only the important topics of the contents. When they slow down the scrolling, the content will be presented in its original form without highlighting, so the user will be able to consume the content in the true form that the author created. Since there is no active interaction required other than the natural scrolling that users would do anyway, there is no mental hurdle in switching between the overview and detailed contexts, allowing users to find and consume content quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventor: Ken Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20200123297
    Abstract: Provided are new bottlebrush polymers and diblock bottlebrush copolymers, which can self-assemble into structures of desired morphology (e.g., hexagonal cylindrical, gyroid). The self-assembled structures of the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers provide useful materials such as photonics (e.g., photonic crystals), functional materials, chromatography media, stimuli-responsive materials, lubricants, nanolithography, films, and coatings. In certain embodiments, the backbone repeating units of the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers have two different polymeric sidechains covalently attached to the backbone repeating unit through a branched linker, wherein one of the polymeric sidechain is a polysiloxane. Also provided are methods of preparing the bottlebrush polymers and copolymers described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Ken Kawamoto, Mingjiang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20200000372
    Abstract: A sulfide gas concentration measuring device comprises: an exhaled breath collection tool to be put to a subject to introduce exhaled breath of the subject into the exhaled breath collection tool; a pressure regulator comprising an inlet port connected to the exhaled breath collection tool; a sulfide gas sensor connected to an outlet port of the pressure regulator to measure a concentration of sulfide gas in the exhaled breath discharged from the outlet port; and a pressure measuring device. The pressure measuring device is configured to measure a pressure in the inlet port of the pressure regulator to make the subject aware of the measured pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Junpei SAITO, Kazusa HIGASHIDE, Ken KAWAMOTO, Yasumichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10023536
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., nanospheres and nano-paddlewheels) formed through transition metal-ligand (e.g., Pd(II)-, Ni(II)-, or Fe(II)-ligand of Formula (A)) coordination and junction self-assembly. The disclosure also provides supramolecular complexes that include the nanostructures connected by divalent linkers Y. The provided supramolecular complexes are able to form gels (e.g., hydrogels). The gels are suprametallogels and exhibited excellent mechanical properties without sacrificing self-healing and showed high robustness and storage modulus. The present disclosure further provides compositions (e.g., gels) that include the nanostructures or supramolecular complexes and optionally an agent (e.g., small molecule), where the nanostructures and the nanostructure moieties of the supramolecular complexes may encapsulate and slowly release the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Niels Holten-Andersen, Scott Charles Grindy, Ken Kawamoto, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy
  • Publication number: 20170073311
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., nanospheres and nano-paddlewheels) formed through transition metal-ligand (e.g., Pd(II)-, Ni(II)-, or Fe(II)-ligand of Formula (A)) coordination and junction self-assembly. The disclosure also provides supramolecular complexes that include the nanostructures connected by divalent linkers Y. The provided supramolecular complexes are able to form gels (e.g., hydrogels). The gels are suprametallogels and exhibited excellent mechanical properties without sacrificing self-healing and showed high robustness and storage modulus. The present disclosure further provides compositions (e.g., gels) that include the nanostructures or supramolecular complexes and optionally an agent (e.g., small molecule), where the nanostructures and the nanostructure moieties of the supramolecular complexes may encapsulate and slowly release the agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Niels Holten-Andersen, Scott Charles Grindy, Ken Kawamoto, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy
  • Patent number: 9447129
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., nanospheres and nano-paddlewheels) formed through transition metal-ligand (e.g., Pd(II)-, Ni(II)-, or Fe(II)-ligand of Formula (A)) coordination and junction self-assembly. The disclosure also provides supramolecular complexes that include the nanostructures connected by divalent linkers Y. The provided supramolecular complexes are able to form gels (e.g., hydrogels). The gels are suprametallogels and exhibited excellent mechanical properties without sacrificing self-healing and showed high robustness and storage modulus. The present disclosure further provides compositions (e.g., gels) that include the nanostructures or supramolecular complexes and optionally an agent (e.g., small molecule), where the nanostructures and the nanostructure moieties of the supramolecular complexes may encapsulate and slowly release the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Niels Holten-Andersen, Scott Charles Grindy, Ken Kawamoto, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy
  • Publication number: 20150225438
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., nanospheres and nano-paddlewheels) formed through transition metal-ligand (e.g., Pd(II)-, Ni(II)-, or Fe(II)-ligand of Formula (A)) coordination and junction self-assembly. The disclosure also provides supramolecular complexes that include the nanostructures connected by divalent linkers Y. The provided supramolecular complexes are able to form gels (e.g., hydrogels). The gels are suprametallogels and exhibited excellent mechanical properties without sacrificing self-healing and showed high robustness and storage modulus. The present disclosure further provides compositions (e.g., gels) that include the nanostructures or supramolecular complexes and optionally an agent (e.g., small molecule), where the nanostructures and the nanostructure moieties of the supramolecular complexes may encapsulate and slowly release the agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Niels Holten-Andersen, Scott Charles Grindy, Ken Kawamoto, Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy