Patents by Inventor Kenji Aoki
Kenji Aoki 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: 20240132629Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a cellulose complex capable of substantially uniformly dispersing cellulose in a resin without adding a compatibilizer (dispersant) while maintaining the properties of cellulose, a method for producing a cellulose complex/resin composition, a cellulose complex, and a cellulose complex/resin composition. The method for producing a cellulose complex includes a mixing step of mixing cellulose having a hydroxy group with a polymer having a reactive group capable of reacting with the hydroxy group and including a nonpolar polymer as a molecular chain, and a step of bonding the hydroxy group and the reactive group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITYInventor: Kenji AOKI
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Publication number: 20240127471Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure processes information about a position of an object moved by a mobile object, and includes an output unit configured to output the information about the position of the object. The information about the position of the object is obtained based on holding information indicating whether the object is held or not held by the mobile object and information about a position of the mobile object. The information about the position of the mobile object is obtained based on a captured image captured by an imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Toshihiro OKAMOTO, Shin AOKI, Sukehiro KIMURA, Kenji NAGASHIMA, Toshiyuki IKEOH, Soichiro YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20240125561Abstract: A cooling device includes: a container in which a refrigerant is sealed; an evaporating part that evaporates the refrigerant in a liquid phase by heat reception inside the container; a condensing part that condenses the refrigerant in a gas phase by heat dissipation inside the container; and a plate-shaped or block-shaped flow path member in which a plurality of flow paths configured to transport the refrigerant in a liquid phase from the condensing part to the evaporating part by surface tension inside the container is formed in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Kento OHGA, Hideo KUBO, Kenji SASABE, Masahide KODAMA, Atsushi ENDO, Keita HIRAI, Nobumitsu AOKI, Takashi URAI
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Publication number: 20240089577Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging section that has a pixel region where a plurality of pixels is arrayed, a readout unit control section that controls readout units each set as a part of the pixel region, a readout control section that controls readout of pixel signals from the pixels included in the pixel region for each of the readout units set by the readout unit control section, a recognition section that has a machine learning model trained on the basis of leaning data, and a determination basis calculation section that calculates a determination basis of a recognition process performed by the recognition section. The recognition section performs the recognition process for each of the readout units. The determination basis calculation section calculates a determination basis for each of the readout units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kenji SUZUKI, Suguru AOKI, Ryuta SATOH
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Publication number: 20240078803Abstract: Information processing is implemented which analyzes the cause of the result of recognition using a machine learning model. An information processing apparatus includes: a recognition processing section configured to perform object recognition processing on sensor information from a sensor section by use of a trained machine learning model; a causal analysis section configured to analyze the cause of a result of recognition by the recognition processing section on the basis of the sensor information from the sensor section and the result of recognition by the reception processing section; and a control section configured to control an output of the sensor section. The sensor section is an image sensor. The causal analysis section determines the cause of a drop in characteristic of recognition by the recognition processing section on the basis of low-resolution high-bit-length image data for causal analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: SUGURU AOKI, RYUTA SATOH, KENJI SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240036504Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first roller pair including a first roller and a second roller, a first driving unit, a second roller pair, a second driving unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit configured to execute a first mode and a second mode. The second mode includes (1) a first processing, (2) a second processing, and (3) a third processing of controlling the first driving unit such that the rotational speed of the first roller pair becomes faster than the second rotational speed. The first mode includes (1) a fourth processing, (2) a fifth processing, and (3) a sixth processing of controlling the first driving unit such that the rotational speed of the first roller pair is decelerated from the first rotational speed to equal to or less than the second rotational speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Kengo SATO, Kenji AOKI
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Publication number: 20240032786Abstract: A controller of an ophthalmic apparatus finely drives and roughly drives a drive unit of an optometry unit. In a case where a tilt operation of tilting the operation stick within a predetermined range is detected by an operation detection unit, the controller finely drives the drive unit by controlling the drive unit in response to the detected tilt operation, and finely changes a position of the optometry unit. In a case where at least one of a tilt operation of tilting the operation stick over a predetermined range and an operation of a rough movement operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit, the controller roughly drives the drive unit by controlling the drive unit in response to the detected operation, and roughly changes the position of the optometry unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Koji Hamaguchi, Kenji Nakamura, Hiroyuki Umano, Yuuto Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20240002182Abstract: A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a first roller pair, a second roller pair, an abutment portion, an oblique feeding portion, a detection portion, a moving portion a contact/separation portion, and a control portion. If a first sheet whose length is a first length is conveyed, the control portion causes the moving portion to move the first roller pair, and then causes the first sheet to be conveyed from the first roller pair to the oblique feeding portion through the second roller pair that is in the separation state, and if a second sheet whose length is a second length shorter than the first length is conveyed, the control portion causes the moving portion to move the first roller pair, and then causes the second sheet to be conveyed from the first roller pair to the oblique feeding portion via the second roller pair that is in the contact state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Kenji AOKI, Kengo SATO
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Publication number: 20230418172Abstract: A nonmagnetic toner comprises a nonmagnetic toner particle. The nonmagnetic toner particle comprises a crystalline resin A, an amorphous resin B, and a colorant. The crystalline resin A has a monomer unit (a). the amorphous resin B has a monomer unit (b). A content of the crystalline resin A in the nonmagnetic toner is 10.0 to 58.0 mass %. The sum of the contents of the crystalline resin A and the amorphous resin B in the nonmagnetic toner is 65.0 mass % or more. A content of the monomer unit (a) in the crystalline resin A is 50.0 to 100.0 mass %. Using SPA [(J/cm3)0.5] for a SP value of the crystalline resin A and using SPB [(J/cm3)0.5] for a SP value of the amorphous resin B, SPA and SPB satisfy 0.15?SPB?SPA?2.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: SHINTARO NOJI, MARIKO YAMASHITA, KENJI AOKI, YUHEI TERUI, TAKASHI MATSUI
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Publication number: 20230418174Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a resin, wherein, where a chloroform-soluble component of the resin is analyzed by gradient LC analysis using acetonitrile as a poor solvent and chloroform as a good solvent for the chloroform-soluble component of the resin, a peak detected in a range of a ratio of chloroform in the mobile phase of 50.0 to 75.0% by volume and a peak detected in a range of a ratio of chloroform in the mobile phase of 75.0 to 95.0% by volume satisfy a specific relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: YUHEI TERUI, KENJI AOKI, SHINTARO NOJI, YU YOSHIDA, MARIKO YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20230418176Abstract: A magnetic toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a magnetic body, a crystalline resin A, and an amorphous resin B. The crystalline resin A has a monomer unit (a). The amorphous resin B has a monomer unit (b). A content of the crystalline resin A in the toner is 6.2 to 77.0 mass %. The sum of contents of the crystalline resin A and the amorphous resin B in the toner is 30.0 mass % or more. A content of the monomer unit (a) in the crystalline resin A is 50.0 to 100.0 mass %. Using SPA [(J/cm3)0.5] for a SP value of the crystalline resin A and using SPB [(J/cm3)0.5] for a SP value of the amorphous resin B, SPA and SPB satisfy 0.15?SPB?SPA?2.00.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: MARIKO YAMASHITA, TAKASHI MATSUI, KENJI AOKI, YUHEI TERUI, SHINTARO NOJI
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Publication number: 20230418173Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprises a binder resin. The binder resin comprises an amorphous resin A and a crystalline resin C. T1, T2 and T3 satisfy specific relationships, where, in a viscoelasticity measurement of the toner, T1 (° C.) represents a temperature at which a storage elastic modulus G? is 3.0×107 Pa, T2 (° C.) represents temperature at which the storage elastic modulus G? is 1.0×107 Pa, and T3 (° C.) represents a temperature at which the storage elastic modulus G? is 3.0×106 Pa. A storage elastic modulus G? (100) at 100° C. is in a specific range. In an observation of a cross section of the toner, a matrix-domain structure having a matrix by the crystalline resin C and domains by the amorphous resin A is observed, an area ratio and a number-basis average surface area of the domains are in specific ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: TAKASHI MATSUI, KENJI AOKI, YUHEI TERUI, MARIKO YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20230418175Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a binder resin, the binder resin comprises a crystalline resin A, the crystalline resin A comprises a monomer unit (a) having specific structure, when, in measurement of viscoelasticity of the toner, T1 (° C.) represents a temperature at which a storage elastic modulus G? of the toner is 1.0×107 Pa, tan ?(T1) represents a ratio (tan ?) of a loss elastic modulus G? of the toner to the storage elastic modulus G? of the toner at the temperature T1 (° C.), and tan ?(T1-10) represents tan ? at a temperature T1-10 (° C.), the T1, the tan ?(T1), and the tan ?(T1-10) satisfy specific relationship, and the toner particle comprises a linear fatty acid metal salt having a valency of 2 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: KENTARO YAMAWAKI, SHOTARO NOMURA, KENJI AOKI, YU YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20230418177Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle, the toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein T1, T2, T3, tan ?(T2), and tan ?(T2?10) satisfy expressions (1) to (4): T3?T1?10 ??(1) 50?T2?70 ??(2) 0.30?tan ?(T2)?1.00 ??(3) 1.00?tan ?(T2)/tan ?(T2?10)?1.90 ??(4). Where, in measurement of viscoelasticity of the toner, T1(° C.) represents a temperature at which a storage elastic modulus G? is 3.0×107 Pa, T2(° C.) represents a temperature at which the storage elastic modulus G? is 1.0×107 Pa, T3(° C.) represents a temperature at which the storage elastic modulus G? is 3.0×106 Pa, tan ?(T2) represents a ratio (tan ?) of a loss elastic modulus G? to the storage elastic modulus G? at the temperature T2(° C.), and tan ?(T2?10) represents the ratio (tan ?) at a temperature: T2?10(° C.).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: KENJI AOKI, MARIKO YAMASHITA, YUHEI TERUI, TAKASHI MATSUI
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Publication number: 20230391168Abstract: A glass for a vehicle, includes: a glass plate; a ceramic color layer formed on a surface of the glass plate; and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the ceramic color layer, the conductive layer including silver, in which the ceramic color layer is a sintered layer including a glass frit and a pigment, the glass frit includes Bi, a lead-free solder layer is formed on at least a partial region of a surface of the conductive layer including silver, and a Bi/Ag mass ratio in an outermost surface of the conductive layer including silver is less than 0.10.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: AGC Inc.Inventors: Yuukou MINAMIYA, Kenji AOKI
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Patent number: 11602820Abstract: In a polishing apparatus an optical connector polishing jig holds the MT ferrule provided at the connection end portion of the optical connector, the optical connector polishing jig includes: a cylinder base; a cylinder shaft held on the cylinder base to be capable of moving in the up-down direction; and a set block connected to an end of the cylinder shaft and having a hole into which the MT ferrule is inserted and in which fixing means for adjusting the pressing force and fixing the MT ferrule is inserted, and a surface of the fixing means that comes into contact with the MT ferrule has a protrusion that partially protrudes to apply a pressing force to the MT ferrule such that when the MT ferrule is fixed, an end surface of the MT ferrule is slightly deformed and a center portion of the end surface in a longitudinal direction swells.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: NTT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Sugita, Toshinori Kimura, Masaaki Konishi, Kenji Aoki
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Publication number: 20220342329Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises a resin A and a resin B, in a differential scanning calorimetric measurement, a peak top temperature of the largest endothermic peak is present within a specific temperature range and an endothermic amount of an endothermic peak derived from the resin A is 30 to 70 J/g per 1 g of the toner, a ratio of content of the resin A in the toner particle is 60.0 to 90.0 mass %, the resin A comprises 40.0 to 70.0 mass % of a monomer unit (a) represented by formula (1) below, and the resin B comprises 5.0 to 30.0 mass % of a monomer unit (b) represented by formula (2) below: in formulae (1) and (2), R1 and R2 denote a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n and m denote a specific integer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Yuna Yamamoto, Takashi Matsui, Kenji Aoki, Yu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20220334507Abstract: A toner having a toner particle having a binder resin, wherein in differential scanning calorimetry using the toner as a sample, a peak temperature of an endothermic peak derived from the binder resin at a first temperature rise is from 50° C. to 70° C., and an endothermic quantity per 1 g of the toner is from 30 J/g to 70 J/g, and when acetonitrile is used as a poor solvent and chloroform is used as a good solvent for a chloroform-soluble component of the binder resin, and a component eluted during a linear change from a mobile phase composition of 100% by volume of acetonitrile to a mobile phase composition of 100% by volume of chloroform is gradient LC analyzed, a specific relationship between the peaks is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Takashi Matsui, Yu Yoshida, Yuna Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220326633Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and a release agent, wherein the binder resin comprises a crystalline resin A, the crystalline resin A comprises a monomer unit derived from a monomer (a), the monomer (a) is at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid esters having an alkyl group with 18 to 36 carbon atoms, the peak temperature and endothermic quantity at an endothermic peak derived from the crystalline resin A in DSC measurements using the toner satisfy specific relationships, and the release agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon-based waxes and ester waxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Kenji Aoki, Takashi Matsui, Takayuki Toyoda, Tsutomu Shimano, Shohei Shibahara, Yuna Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11448980Abstract: A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin and an azo dye, wherein the binder resin comprises a polymer A, the polymer A is a polymer having a monomer unit derived from methacrylonitrile, and a relationship among an amount of substance (mol) of the monomer unit derived from methacrylonitrile, an amount of substance (mol) of the azo dye, and the number of azo groups in the azo dye in the toner particle satisfies formula below: [(amount of substance of azo dye (mol))×(number of azo groups in azo dye)/(amount of substance of monomer unit derived from methacrylonitrile (mol))]?0.500.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Matsui, Noritaka Toyoizumi, Tsutomu Shimano, Kenji Aoki, Shohei Shibahara, Yuna Yamamoto