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).
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Publication number: 20250099459Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji SATO, Kenji MAEDA, Dai ISHIKAWA, Mai NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 12237174Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Shinoda, Hirotaka Hamamura, Kenji Maeda, Kenetsu Yokogawa, Kenji Ishikawa, Masaru Hori
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Patent number: 12198618Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Sato, Kenji Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Takuya Okamoto, Fumitaka Seki, Masafumi Ito, Yohichi Takazane
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Patent number: 12164321Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Avionics CorporationInventors: Kenji Maeda, Eric Chim, Yichao Jiang
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Publication number: 20240402018Abstract: A temperature detector capable of detecting temperature of a semiconductor wafer with high accuracy is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Yosuke KUROSAKI, Weilin YAN, Kenji MAEDA
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Patent number: 12157048Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Mizuno CorporationInventors: Yuki Yamada, Kenji Maeda, Kazuhiro Kume, Akihiro Kanda, Yuya Motegi
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Publication number: 20240297046Abstract: An etching technology with high uniformity of the amount of etching and improved yields of etching treatment is provided. An etching method for etching a film layer to be treated including SiGe placed on a surface of a wafer, includes: a step of forming a reaction layer including nitrogen-hydrogen bond on a surface of the film layer by supplying reactive particles including fluorine, hydrogen, and nitrogen to the surface of the film layer; and a step of heating the film layer to desorb the reaction layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Kazunori SHINODA, Hirotaka HAMAMURA, Kenji MAEDA, Kenetsu YOKOGAWA, Thi-Thuy-nga NGUYEN, Kenji ISHIKAWA, Masaru Hori
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Publication number: 20240263955Abstract: An image control method includes: generating a road image representing an own lane and other lanes; and generating lane change images by, in a case where the own vehicle is caused to perform a lane change by autonomous travel control, when a target lane determined as a destination lane of a lane change is one of the displayed other lanes, superimposing a first course display representing a course in which a lane change to the target lane included in the displayed other lanes is performed on the road image and, when the target lane is none of the displayed other lanes, superimposing a second course display representing a course in which a lane change from the own lane to one of the displayed other lanes is performed and a lane change to an outer side of the displayed other lanes is further performed on the road image is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2021Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Shohei Nakamura, Yohei Taniguchi, Masashi Horibe, Kenji Maeda, Midori Isobe
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Publication number: 20240156811Abstract: The present invention provides a medicament having a wider treatment spectrum, causing a fewer side effects and superior in tolerability and safety, as compared to known typical antipsychotic agents and atypical antipsychotic agents. The present invention related to a medicament containing (1) a compound which is 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophen-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, and (II) at least one drug selected from the group consisting of a mood stabilizer, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, an antianxiety drug, a tricyclic antidepressant, a tetracyclic antidepressant, an antipsychotic drug and an anti-ADHD drug, in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIROSE, Kenji MAEDA, Tetsuro KIKUCHI, Masafumi TODA
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Publication number: 20240119894Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: YUICHI SATO, KENJI MAEDA, SHINJI YAMAMOTO, TAKUYA OKAMOTO, FUMITAKA SEKI, MASAFUMI ITO, YOHICHI TAKAZANE
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Patent number: 11931726Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: 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
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Publication number: 20240047222Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Kazunori Shinoda, Hirotaka Hamamura, Kenji Maeda, Kenetsu Yokogawa, Kenji Ishikawa, Masaru Hori
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Patent number: 11881163Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuichi Sato, Kenji Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Takuya Okamoto, Fumitaka Seki, Masafumi Ito, Yohichi Takazane
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Publication number: 20230414029Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Mizuki HIRO, Masao HIRASATA, Kenji MAEDA
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Patent number: 11837975Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Kubota, Kanako Oshima, Hisato Yabuta, Takanori Matsuda, Miki Ueda, Fumio Uchida, Hiroki Imai, Kenji Maeda, Chiemi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20230386793Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Yosuke KUROSAKI, Kenji MAEDA, Hiroto OTAKE
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Publication number: 20230359233Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Avionics CorporationInventors: Kenji Maeda, Eric Chim, Yichao Jiang
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Patent number: 11648775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: HEISHIN LTD.Inventors: Kenji Maeda, Masaji Nakatani, Akira Ishitani, Yasushi Nakamura, Akihiro Nishimura
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Patent number: 11642341Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., H. Lundbeck A/SInventors: Kenji Maeda, Mai Nakamura
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Patent number: D1072780Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Audio-Technica CorporationInventors: Kenji Maeda, Wataru Suzuki