Patents by Inventor Kenichi Tabata
Kenichi Tabata 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: 20240091905Abstract: An abrasive slurry regeneration method includes: collecting at least a used abrasive slurry containing an abrasive component and a constituent component of a polishing target object discharged from a polishing machine; inactivating a metal ion dissolved in the used abrasive slurry; dispersing the abrasive component and the constituent component of the polishing target object contained in the used abrasive slurry; separating the dispersed abrasive component and constituent component of the polishing target object to remove the constituent component of the polishing target object; and preparing a regenerated abrasive slurry containing the abrasive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Shin NAKAYAMA, Atsushi Takahashi, Kazufumi Yamazaki, Akihiro Maezawa, Sadatoshi Nishibuchi, Kenichi Tabata
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Patent number: 11910628Abstract: A luminescent film includes a host compound, a blue phosphorescent compound, and a blue fluorescent compound, in which an emission spectrum of the blue phosphorescent compound and an absorption spectrum of the blue fluorescent compound have portions overlapping with each other; shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelengths of the blue phosphorescent compound (abbreviated as “BPM” in the expression) and the blue fluorescent compound (abbreviated as “BFM” in the expression) satisfy the following expression (1): ?BFM??BPM: expression (1) in which ?BFM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue fluorescent compound and ?BPM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue phosphorescent compound; and light emission derived from the blue fluorescent compound is detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Kenichi Tabata, Yuta Nakamura, Taketo Namikawa, Satoru Inoue, Yasuo Miyata, Hiromoto II
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Patent number: 11774653Abstract: Disclosed is a wavelength conversion film including at least two or more dyes and absorbing irradiation light to emit light at a longer wavelength than that of the irradiation light. The wavelength conversion film includes a first dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in a red light region, and a second dye absorbing excitation energy of the first dye to emit light in a near infrared region.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Mio Watanabe, Kenichi Tabata, Ryo Nakabayashi, Yasuo Miyata
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Publication number: 20230295490Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a luminescent labeling material for pathological diagnosis and luminescent nanoparticles for enabling high-sensitivity imaging that can avoid the negative impact of auto-fluorescence of cells on bioimaging. Provided are luminescent nanoparticles containing a luminescent dye, wherein the luminescent dye is a compound having a specific structure represented by Formula (1), and the luminescent nanoparticles have at least one of delayed luminesence or long Stokes shift luminescence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Yasuo MIYATA, Kenichi TABATA, Kazuma ODA, Kohei OGINO
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Publication number: 20230187983Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus included in the contactless power feeding apparatus includes a power supply circuit that supplies AC power having a predetermined drive frequency to a transmission coil for supplying power to a power receiving apparatus, a first coil and a first capacitor that are connected between the power supply circuit and the transmission coil, a second capacitor that is connected at first end to the first capacitor and is connected at a second end to the second end of the transmission coil, and a control circuit. Also, the power receiving apparatus includes a receiver coil for receiving power, and a resonant circuit that includes a resonance capacitor that resonates together with the receiver coil. Also, the control circuit of the power transmitting apparatus controls the power supply circuit such that the predetermined drive frequency falls within a predetermined frequency range including a resonance frequency of the resonant circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Goro NAKAO, Hiroaki OTA, Yuki ITO, Kenichi TABATA, Atsushi NOMURA, Daiki ANDO, Ken ONOZAKA, Yusuke KAWAI, Mitsunori SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20230182606Abstract: A system for charging an electric vehicle including a battery includes a charging station, a management computer, and a charging controller. The charging station includes a power transmission device that supplies electric power to the electric vehicle. The management computer stores multiple charging profiles for different battery types. The charging controller is mounted on the electric vehicle and controls charging of the battery with the electric power from the power transmission device. The charging controller stores identification information about the battery. The charging controller transmits the identification information to the management computer. The charging controller acquires the charging profile corresponding to the identification information from the management computer. The charging controller controls charging of the battery according to the charging profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kenichi TABATA, Daiki ANDO
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Publication number: 20230182610Abstract: A system for charging an electric vehicle including a battery includes a management computer and a charging station. The management computer stores multiple charging profiles for different battery types. The charging station includes a power transmission device and a charging controller. The power transmission device supplies electric power to the electric vehicle. The charging controller controls charging of the battery with the electric power from the power transmission device. The charging controller stores identification information about the battery. The charging controller transmits the identification information to the management computer. The charging controller acquires the charging profile corresponding to the identification information from the management computer. The charging controller controls charging of the battery according to the charging profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Ryoji OKAZAKI, Kenichi TABATA, Daiki ANDO
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Publication number: 20230147563Abstract: A power feeding station according to one or more embodiments may include a feeder including a feeder coil that feeds power to a receiver in an electric mobility vehicle, a power supply circuit that supplies AC power to the feeder coil, and a control circuit that controls a frequency and a voltage of the AC power. The control circuit provides, through a notification source a notification of guidance about a stop position of the electric mobility vehicle relative to a housing to increase power transmission efficiency from the feeder to the receiver in accordance with the frequency of the AC power supplied to the feeder coil with which the receiver outputs a constant voltage or in accordance with the voltage of the AC power supplied to the feeder coil with which the receiver outputs a constant and predetermined voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsumi MATSUSHITA, Hiroyuki MINO, Atsushi NOMURA, Kenichi TABATA, Daiki ANDO
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Patent number: 11637451Abstract: A power transmitter device of a non-contact power feeding device includes a transmitter coil configured to supply power to the power receiver device, a power supply circuit including a plurality of switching elements connected between a DC power supply and the transmitter coil in a full-bridge configuration or a half-bridge configuration. The power supply circuit may be configured to switch the plurality of switching elements to an on or off state at a switching frequency to convert DC power supplied from the DC power supply into AC power having the switching frequency and supply the AC power to the transmitter coil, and a phase control circuit including at least one LC series circuit connected to both ends of the transmitter coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Goro Nakao, Kenichi Tabata, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
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Patent number: 11557743Abstract: The present invention provides a luminescent film containing at least a phosphorescent compound and a fluorescent compound, wherein the convolution integral value J of the emission spectrum of the phosphorescent compound and the absorption spectrum of the fluorescent compound satisfies equation (1), the light emission from the fluorescent compound accounts for at least 90% of the emission spectrum of the luminescent film, and the absolute photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) of the luminescent film is represented by equation (2). Equation (1): J?1.5×1014, Equation (2): PLQE (a film composed of a phosphorescent compound and a host compound)×0.9?PLQE (a film containing a phosphorescent compound and a fluorescent compound) [The lowest triplet excited state of the host compound is higher than the lowest triplet excited state of the phosphorescent compound, and does not suppress the luminescent property of the phosphorescent compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Tabata, Satoru Inoue, Yasuo Miyata
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Patent number: 11456624Abstract: A power reception device of a non-contact power feeding device has: a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from a power transmission device and a resonant capacitor connected in series with the reception coil; a first rectifier circuit configured to rectify electric power received via the resonant circuit; a smoothing capacitor connected to the first rectifier circuit and configured to smooth a voltage outputted from the first rectifier circuit; a sub-coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil; and a second rectifier circuit connected between the sub-coil and the smoothing capacitor, and configured to output electric power according to a voltage generated in the sub-coil to the smoothing capacitor in response to a voltage obtained by rectifying a voltage generated in the sub-coil being higher than a voltage between both terminals of the smoothing capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: OMRON OORPORATIONInventors: Goro Nakao, Kenichi Tabata, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
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Patent number: 11456626Abstract: A power transfer device includes a power transfer coil that transfers power to another device in a non-contact manner, a power transmission and reception circuit that supplies power to the power transfer coil or outputs power received by the power transfer coil to a load circuit, and a protection coil disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit to prevent a magnetic flux generated by the power transfer coil from reaching the power transmission and reception circuit. The protection coil includes an air-core coil formed of a wiring pattern of a conductor provided on a board disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit, and at least one core coil connected in series to the air-core coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Tabata, Goro Nakao, Yusuke Kawai, Atsushi Nomura, Masanobu Nakajo, Takahiro Takeyama
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Patent number: 11444490Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power feeding device according one or more embodiments may include a control circuit configured to control at least one of a switching frequency or a voltage of AC power supplied from a power supply circuit to a transmission coil, on the basis of a change over time in a strength of a magnetic field detected by a magnetic field detection element configured to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated from the transmission coil of the power transmission device. Whereas, a power reception device has a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from the power transmission device and a resonance suppression coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Goro Nakao, Yusuke Kawai, Kenichi Tabata, Atsushi Nomura, Takahiro Takeyama, Masanobu Nakajo
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Publication number: 20220216736Abstract: A power transfer device includes a power transfer coil that transfers power to another device in a non-contact manner, a power transmission and reception circuit that supplies power to the power transfer coil or outputs power received by the power transfer coil to a load circuit, and a protection coil disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit to prevent a magnetic flux generated by the power transfer coil from reaching the power transmission and reception circuit. The protection coil includes an air-core coil formed of a wiring pattern of a conductor provided on a board disposed between the power transfer coil and the power transmission and reception circuit, and at least one core coil connected in series to the air-core coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kenichi TABATA, Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Atsushi NOMURA, Masanobu NAKAJO, Takahiro TAKEYAMA
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Publication number: 20220199934Abstract: A luminescent film includes a host compound, a blue phosphorescent compound, and a blue fluorescent compound, in which an emission spectrum of the blue phosphorescent compound and an absorption spectrum of the blue fluorescent compound have portions overlapping with each other; shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelengths of the blue phosphorescent compound (abbreviated as “BPM” in the expression) and the blue fluorescent compound (abbreviated as “BFM” in the expression) satisfy the following expression (1): ?BFM??BPM: expression (1) in which ?BFM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue fluorescent compound and ?BPM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue phosphorescent compound; and light emission derived from the blue fluorescent compound is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Kenichi TABATA, Yuta NAKAMURA, Taketo NAMIKAWA, Satoru INOUE, Yasuo MIYATA, Hiromoto II
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Publication number: 20220185974Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion film containing a luminescent dye, wherein, in an absorption spectrum and an emission spectrum, when the spectrums are normalized so that two maximum intensities of an absorption band having a maximum absorption wavelength of a maximum intensity and an emission band having a maximum emission wavelength of a maximum intensity become the same intensity, and when a molar extinction coefficient at an intersection where the normalized absorption band and the normalized emission band overlap in the spectrum is ?, and a content of the luminescent dye included according to a film thickness per 1 cm2 of the wavelength conversion film is C (mol), the wavelength conversion film satisfies the following Expression (1), 1.0×10?3??×C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Ryo NAKABAYASHI, Yasuo MIYATA, Kenichi TABATA
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Publication number: 20220123592Abstract: A power transmission device of a non-contact power feeding device according one or more embodiments may include a control circuit configured to control at least one of a switching frequency or a voltage of AC power supplied from a power supply circuit to a transmission coil, on the basis of a change over time in a strength of a magnetic field detected by a magnetic field detection element configured to detect a strength of a magnetic field generated from the transmission coil of the power transmission device. Whereas, a power reception device has a resonant circuit having a reception coil configured to receive electric power from the power transmission device and a resonance suppression coil arranged to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the reception coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Kenichi TABATA, Atsushi NOMURA, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Masanobu NAKAJO
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Patent number: 11302882Abstract: A luminescent film includes a host compound, a blue phosphorescent compound, and a blue fluorescent compound, in which an emission spectrum of the blue phosphorescent compound and an absorption spectrum of the blue fluorescent compound have portions overlapping with each other; shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelengths of the blue phosphorescent compound (abbreviated as “BPM” in the expression) and the blue fluorescent compound (abbreviated as “BFM” in the expression) satisfy the following expression (1): ?BFM??BPM: expression (1) in which ?BFM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue fluorescent compound and ?BPM represents the shortest wavelength-side maximum emission wavelength of the blue phosphorescent compound; and light emission derived from the blue fluorescent compound is detected.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Kenichi Tabata, Yuta Nakamura, Taketo Namikawa, Satoru Inoue, Yasuo Miyata, Hiromoto Ii
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Publication number: 20220085650Abstract: A measured value of an output voltage may be obtained by rectifying power received through a resonance circuit including a reception coil that receives power from a transmission coil of a power transmission device and a resonance capacitor connected in series with the reception coil. When the measured value becomes equal to or larger than an upper limit threshold value, a power reception device of a non-contact power supply device short-circuits a resonance suppression coil provided so as to be electromagnetically couplable with the reception coil. The power transmission device and the power reception device are provided such that power is transmitted from the transmission coil to the reception coil, and the reception coil and the resonance suppression coil are provided such that a coupling degree between the resonance suppression coil and the transmission coil becomes higher than a coupling degree between the reception coil and the transmission coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Atsushi NOMURA, Goro NAKAO, Yusuke KAWAI, Masanobu NAKAJO, Takahiro TAKEYAMA, Kenichi TABATA
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Publication number: 20220082740Abstract: Disclosed is a wavelength conversion film including at least two or more dyes and absorbing irradiation light to emit light at a longer wavelength than that of the irradiation light. The wavelength conversion film includes a first dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in a red light region, and a second dye absorbing excitation energy of the first dye to emit light in a near infrared region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Mio WATANABE, Kenichi TABATA, Ryo NAKABAYASHI, Yasuo MIYATA