Patents by Inventor Kenji Maeda

Kenji Maeda 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: 20240119894
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a display driver that drives the display such that the display displays in accordance with display data; and a host controller that transfers update display data of one screen to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller that causes a self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory that stores the update display data of the one screen. The display driver reads the update display data on the memory after an elapse of a predetermined period of time from a drive end time at which the display controller finishes driving in accordance with the update display data and drives the screen by using the read update display data. The display driver drives the self-luminous elements once or more at a timing when the update display data from the host controller to the display driver is not updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: YUICHI SATO, KENJI MAEDA, SHINJI YAMAMOTO, TAKUYA OKAMOTO, FUMITAKA SEKI, MASAFUMI ITO, YOHICHI TAKAZANE
  • Patent number: 11931726
    Abstract: The invention provides a gold-supporting catalyst comprising gold nanoparticles and a carrier consisting of porous ceramic obtained by firing a mixture comprising an aluminum compound, a lime component, and a plastic clay containing 1% by mass or less of feldspars and quartz, wherein the gold nanoparticles are supported in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass on the carrier based on 100 parts by mass of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, FUJI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Murayama, Masatake Haruta, Takashi Takei, Qianqian Zhu, Yasunori Inoue, Fumio Uchida, Kenji Maeda, Hiroshi Matsuo, Yasuo Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 11912679
    Abstract: [Problem] A compound which is useful as a STING inhibitor is provided. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have found aryl alkynamide derivatives having an inhibitory action on STING. The aryl alkynamide derivatives of the present invention have an inhibitory action on STING and can be used as an agent for treating an autoimmune disease, a neurodegenerative disease, a type I interferonopathy and/or other STING-mediated disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma, Inc., Mitobridge, Inc.
    Inventors: Junko Maeda, Ikumi Kuriwaki, Kai Kitamura, Yumi Yamashita, Kenichi Kakefuda, Akio Kamikawa, Kenji Negoro, Wataru Hamaguchi, Ryushi Seo, Jeffrey Ciavarri
  • Publication number: 20240047222
    Abstract: Provided is an etching technique providing higher uniformity of etching amount and a higher yield of etching processing. An etching method for etching a film layer as a processing object containing nitride of transition metal, the film layer being disposed on a surface of a wafer, includes a step of supplying reactive particles containing fluorine and hydrogen but containing no oxygen to a surface of the film layer to form a reaction layer on the surface of the film layer, and a step of eliminating the reaction layer by heating the film layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kazunori Shinoda, Hirotaka Hamamura, Kenji Maeda, Kenetsu Yokogawa, Kenji Ishikawa, Masaru Hori
  • Patent number: 11881163
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a display driver that drives the display such that the display displays in accordance with display data; and a host controller that transfers update display data of one screen to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller that causes a self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory that stores the update display data of the one screen. The display driver reads the update display data on the memory after an elapse of a predetermined period of time from a drive end time at which the display controller finishes driving in accordance with the update display data and drives the screen by using the read update display data. The display driver drives the self-luminous elements once or more at a timing when the update display data from the host controller to the display driver is not updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Sato, Kenji Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Takuya Okamoto, Fumitaka Seki, Masafumi Ito, Yohichi Takazane
  • Publication number: 20230414029
    Abstract: A drip assist tool to be placed on top of a dripper and help pour hot water into the dripper includes a tubular housing portion that can accommodate the hot water, and a plurality of pouring outlets (a first pouring outlet and a second pouring outlet) formed on the central part of a bottom portion of the housing portion. The housing portion can be collapsed flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Mizuki HIRO, Masao HIRASATA, Kenji MAEDA
  • Patent number: 11837975
    Abstract: A piezoelectric material includes: an oxide containing Na, Ba, Nb, Ti, and Mn, in which the oxide has a perovskite-type structure, a total amount of metal elements other than Na, Ba, Nb, Ti, and Mn contained in the piezoelectric material is 0.5 mol % or less with respect to a total amount of Na, Ba, Nb, Ti, and Mn, a molar ratio x of Ti to a total molar amount of Nb and Ti is 0.05?x?0.12, a molar ratio y of Na to Nb is 0.93?y?0.98, a molar ratio z of Ba to Ti is 1.09?z?1.60, a molar ratio m of Mn to the total molar amount of Nb and Ti is 0.0006?m?0.0030, and 1.07?y×z?1.50 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Kubota, Kanako Oshima, Hisato Yabuta, Takanori Matsuda, Miki Ueda, Fumio Uchida, Hiroki Imai, Kenji Maeda, Chiemi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230386793
    Abstract: Provided are an etching method and an etching apparatus that allow etching processing of a silicon nitride film to be performed at a high etching rate, while maintaining high processing dimension controllability at an atomic layer level, high uniformity in a pattern depth direction, and high selectivity to silicon dioxide. An etching method includes a first step of supplying an etchant containing hydrogen to a sample having a surface at which a silicon nitride is exposed to form a first modified layer in which the hydrogen is bonded to the silicon nitride, a second step of supplying an etchant containing fluorine to the sample to form, over the first modified layer, a second modified layer in which the hydrogen and the fluorine are bonded to the silicon nitride, and a third step of irradiating the first modified layer and the second modified layer with an infrared ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yosuke KUROSAKI, Kenji MAEDA, Hiroto OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20230359233
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for current and/or power balancing. One method includes comparing a first input current of a first regulator in a first path between a power source and a power sink with a second input current of a second regulator in a second path between the power source and the power sink; lowering an output from the first regulator, in response to the first input current being higher than the second input current; and increasing an output from the second regulator, in response to the second input current being higher than the first input current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Maeda, Eric Chim, Yichao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11648775
    Abstract: A liquid coating apparatus includes a liquid chamber, a diaphragm deformable to change a volume of the liquid chamber, a piezoelectric element that deforms the diaphragm in a thickness direction, a pressurized casing bottom-wall portion between the piezoelectric element and the diaphragm to support the piezoelectric element from a diaphragm side, a fixed casing bottom wall portion that supports an end of the piezoelectric element on a side opposite to the diaphragm, a plunger that extends through the pressurized casing bottom-wall portion and transmits expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element to the diaphragm, and a coil spring that is between the piezoelectric element and the pressurized casing bottom-wall portion and is supported by the first support portion to apply a compressive force to the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HEISHIN LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Maeda, Masaji Nakatani, Akira Ishitani, Yasushi Nakamura, Akihiro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11642341
    Abstract: A medicament comprising (I) brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (II) nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination, wherein brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are contained in a single preparation, or a pharmaceutical composition containing brexpiprazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are formulated for use in combination. The medicament is used for the prophylaxis or treatment of a substance-related disorder, preferably an alcohol-related disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Kenji Maeda, Mai Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20230136834
    Abstract: The baseball or softball glove includes a thumb part, an index finger pan, and a web. The web includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion has a first through hole. The second protrusion has a second through hole. At least either the first through hole or the second through hole has an inclined edge that extends obliquely upward from a base of the thumb part or the index finger part on a peripheral edge forming the through hole. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are engaged with each other in a state where the first through hole and the second through hole are connected to each other in a chain shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki Yamada, Kenji Maeda, Kazuhiro Kume, Akihiro Kanda, Yuya Motegi
  • Publication number: 20230111513
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a display driver that drives the display such that the display displays in accordance with display data; and a host controller that transfers update display data of one screen to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller that causes a self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory that stores the update display data of the one screen. The display driver reads the update display data on the memory after an elapse of a predetermined period of time from a drive end time at which the display controller finishes driving in accordance with the update display data and drives the screen by using the read update display data. The display driver drives the self-luminous elements once or more at a timing when the update display data from the host controller to the display driver is not updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: YUICHI SATO, KENJI MAEDA, SHINJI YAMAMOTO, TAKUYA OKAMOTO, FUMITAKA SEKI, MASAFUMI ITO, YOHICHI TAKAZANE
  • Patent number: 11557250
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a display driver that drives the display such that the display displays in accordance with display data; and a host controller that transfers update display data of one screen to the display driver. The display driver includes a light-emission controller that causes a self-luminous elements to emit light, and a memory that stores the update display data of the one screen. The display driver reads the update display data on the memory after an elapse of a predetermined period of time from a drive end time at which the display controller finishes driving in accordance with the update display data and drives the screen by using the read update display data. The display driver drives the self-luminous elements once or more at a timing when the update display data from the host controller to the display driver is not updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Sato, Kenji Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Takuya Okamoto, Fumitaka Seki, Masafumi Ito, Yohichi Takazane
  • Patent number: 11557463
    Abstract: In a vacuum processing apparatus including: a vacuum container including a processing chamber therein; a plasma formation chamber; plate members being arranged between the processing chamber and the plasma formation chamber; and a lamp and a window member being arranged around the plate members, in order that a wafer and the plate members are heated by electromagnetic waves from the lamp, a bottom surface and a side surface of the window member is formed of a member transmitting the electromagnetic waves therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Nobuya Miyoshi, Kazunori Shinoda, Kenji Maeda, Yutaka Kouzuma, Satoshi Sakai, Masaru Izawa
  • Publication number: 20220370442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with neurodegenerative disease or impulsive symptoms associated with mental disease, which contains 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji SATO, Kenji MAEDA, Dai ISHIKAWA, Mai NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11509244
    Abstract: A lead-free piezoelectric material includes perovskite-type metal oxide containing Na, Nb, Ba, Ti, and Mg and indicates excellent piezoelectric properties. The piezoelectric material satisfies the following relational expression (1): 0.430?a?0.460, 0.433?b?0.479, 0.040?c?0.070, 0.0125?d?0.0650, 0.0015?e?0.0092, 0.9×3e?c?d?1.1×3e, a+b+c+d+e=1, where a, b, c, d, and e denote the relative numbers of Na, Nb, Ba, Ti, and Mg atoms, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Matsuda, Makoto Kubota, Hisato Yabuta, Miki Ueda, Kanako Oshima, Fumio Uchida, Hiroki Imai, Kenji Maeda, Chiemi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11489462
    Abstract: Provided is a lead-free piezoelectric material reduced in dielectric loss tangent, and achieving both a large piezoelectric constant and a large mechanical quality factor. A piezoelectric material according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure is a piezoelectric material including a main component formed of a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by the general formula (1): Nax+s(1?y)(BiwBa1?s?w)1?yNbyTi1?yO3 (where 0.84?x?0.92, 0.84?y?0.92, 0.002?(w+s)(1?y)?0.035, and 0.9?w/s?1.1), and a Mn component, wherein the content of the Mn is 0.01 mol % or more and 1.00 mol % or less with respect to the perovskite-type metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanako Oshima, Miki Ueda, Takanori Matsuda, Makoto Kubota, Hisato Yabuta, Fumio Uchida, Hiroki Imai, Kenji Maeda, Chiemi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220346233
    Abstract: An interposer assembly comprising:an interposer configured to connect a first circuit substrate and a second circuit substrate disposed facing the first circuit substrate with each other; and a penetrating member that extends through the interposer from a position on one side of the interposer to a position on the other side of the interposer, wherein the penetrating member has at least one of thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: HIDENORI KUWAJIMA, KENJI MAEDA
  • Patent number: D1017778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: WOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yousuke Maeda, Kenji Takemura, Ryo Yamada, Satoshi Tokunaga, Yumi Emura