Patents by Inventor Kenji Shimada

Kenji Shimada 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: 20240121374
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display device includes a display, a barrier, and a controller. The display displays a parallax image including a right-eye viewing image and a left-eye viewing image. The barrier defines a traveling direction of image light of the parallax image. The controller causes a black image to appear between the right-eye viewing image and the left-eye viewing image based on a parallax value of the parallax image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ryo TADAUCHI, Takashi SHIMADA, Kenji OGURA, Kaoru KUSAFUKA, Mitsuhiro MURATA
  • Patent number: 11935762
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that includes: a first processing module including a first process container in which at least one substrate is processed, a first utility system including a first supply system which supplies a first processing gas into the first process container and a surface of the first utility system is connected or arranged close to the first processing module; and a first vacuum pump arranged at the same level as a first exhaust port of the first process container. The first vacuum pump exhausts an inside of the first process container and includes a first intake port formed laterally at a position substantially facing the first exhaust port of the first process container. A first exhaust pipe configured to substantially linearly bring the first exhaust port into fluid communication with the first intake port and including a first valve installed in a flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daigi Kamimura, Tomoshi Taniyama, Kenji Shirako, Hironori Shimada, Akira Horii, Takayuki Nakada, Norihiro Yamashima
  • Publication number: 20230365893
    Abstract: A cleaning composition for semiconductor substrates. The cleaning composition comprises hydrogen peroxide, a hydrogen peroxide stabilizing agent, an alkaline compound, and water. The hydrogen peroxide stabilizing agent is oxalic acid, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, potassium oxalate, 5-phenyl-1H-tetrazole, triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid, trans-1,2-cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid, 8-quinolinol, L(+)-isoleucine, DL-valine, L(-)-proline, hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid, N,N-di(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine, glycine, L-tryptophan, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, benzothiazole, or DL-alanine. The alkaline compound is a quaternary ammonium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki HORIE, Akinobu HORITA, Makoto HAMANAKA, Kenji SHIMADA, Takahiro KIKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11460303
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, a storage, a first determiner, and an indoor specifying unit. The storage stores therein, as registered identification information, identification information whose contents are changeable, the identification information being allocated to a first communication device with which the communication unit is capable of performing wireless communication. The first determiner determines whether received identification information agrees with the registered identification information, the received identification information being the identification information received by the communication unit from a second communication device and allocated to the second communication device. The indoor specifying unit performs indoor specification to specify that a user having the electronic apparatus is indoors, based on a first result of determination by the first determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11410647
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive input of speech, an output interface, and a processor configured to recognize the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor judges whether the electronic device satisfies a predetermined condition. The processor causes the output interface to output information prompting a user for speech input when the processor judges that the electronic device satisfies the predetermined condition. This electronic device improves the convenience of speech recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11402993
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first sensor for detecting a gesture that does not come into contact with the electronic device, a second sensor for detecting a touch that comes into contact with the electronic device, and a controller. The controller increases the size of an icon, displayed on a display, when a gesture is detected by the first sensor. The controller increases the size of the icon in accordance with the distance to the position where the gesture detected by the first sensor is performed. The controller decreases the size of the icon when a touch is detected by the second sensor, regardless of the distance to the position where the gesture detected by the first sensor is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11354031
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display surface, a first sensor, a second sensor, and at least one processor. The first sensor comprises a detection object surface, and detects a fingerprint of a finger touching the detection object surface. The second sensor detects a pressure on the detection object surface. The at least one processor specifies an operation of a finger performed on the detection object surface based on a first detection result in the first sensor. The at least one processor specifies a pressure on the detection object surface based on a second detection result in the second sensor. The at least one processor controls a display of a first screen in the display surface based on the specified operation and pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11354030
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor configured to detect a gesture that does not come into contact with the electronic device, a touch sensor, a display configured to display a first screen and a second screen, and a controller configured to associate the gesture detected by the sensor with an operation of the first screen and a touch detected by the touch sensor with an operation of the second screen in accordance with a position where the sensor is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11307690
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, a program, and a control method capable of improving detection accuracy. An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a ranging sensor, and a controller configured to switch a sensor to be operated between the proximity sensor and the ranging sensor in accordance with the distance between an object to be detected and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Shigeki Tanabe, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Hideki Morita, Yasuhiro Ueno, Isao Masuike
  • Patent number: 11227595
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive input of speech and a processor configured to recognize the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor judges whether the state of the electronic device is a predetermined state when a voice command is recognized based on the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor executes a first process corresponding to the voice command when the processor judges that the state of the electronic device is the predetermined state and executes a second process corresponding to the voice command when the processor judges that the state of the electronic device is not the predetermined state. This electronic device improves the convenience of speech recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11174399
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for treating the surface of a semiconductor substrate can be provided, the method including bringing the semiconductor substrate into contact with a liquid composition to impart alcohol repellency to the semiconductor substrate, wherein the liquid composition is characterized by containing: 0.01 to 15% by mass of each of at least two compounds selected from surfactants respectively represented by formulae (1) to (6) and salts thereof; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimada, Priangga Perdana Putra
  • Patent number: 11163439
    Abstract: An electronic device mountable in a car includes a first sensor configured to detect a gesture that does not come into contact with the electronic device, a second sensor configured to detect a touch that comes into contact with the electronic device, and a controller. The controller is configured to reduce the size of icons, displayed on a display, when detection by the first sensor is enabled and the car is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20210255764
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a sensor (a proximity sensor) and a controller. The sensor detects a gesture made without contacting the electronic apparatus. The controller, when the gesture made without contacting the electronic apparatus is detected while a first screen and a second screen are displayed in a display screen of a display, locates a position of a driver based on a direction of a first detected gesture and changes the display screen to a display screen corresponding to the position of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 11094526
    Abstract: A liquid composition for imparting alcohol-repellency to a semiconductor substrate material and a method for treating a semiconductor substrate surface using the liquid composition, are disclosed. The liquid composition contains: a surfactant (A) having a substituent of formula (1) (where n is an integer of 3 to 20), and an anionic hydrophilic group; and a compound (B) being selected from the group consisting of compounds having a polyethylenimine and a substituent of formula (2) or formula (3) (where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen or a C1-6 alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl, and X? is a fluoride ion, a chloride ion, a bromide ion, an iodide ion, a fluoroborate ion, a phosphate ion, an acetate ion, a trifluoroacetate ion, a sulfate ion, a hydrogen sulfate ion, a methane sulfate ion, a hydroxide ion, a perchlorate ion, or a nitrate ion).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Suguru Haraki, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 11054911
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 includes a proximity sensor 18, a camera 13, and a controller 11 configured to switch between gesture detection based on a value output from the proximity sensor 18 and gesture detection based on a value output from the camera 13, in accordance with a state in which a user uses the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on an environment of the electronic device being used by the user. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a state of the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a distance between the user and the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a user operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20210179289
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes at least one communicator and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the at least one communicator to transmit first information pertaining to a transportation system to at least one of a vehicle and a roadside device by controlling the at least one communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10948908
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device according to an aspect is connected to a flight device. The mobile electronic device includes a communication unit that communicates with the flight device, and a controller that executes a predetermined function. When connected to the flight device, the controller changes the predetermined function when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueno, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Patent number: 10909346
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display, a fingerprint sensor, a touch sensor, and at least one processor. The display displays an icon. The fingerprint sensor reads fingerprint information. The touch sensor detects a movement of a finger. The at least one processor executes, when the movement of the finger from the icon toward the fingerprint sensor is detected and fingerprint information is read by the fingerprint sensor, a function of the icon since the fingerprint information which has been read matches registered fingerprint information which has been previously registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Masuike, Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20210012271
    Abstract: A detection device includes a first sensor, a second sensor configured to operate with power consumption smaller than that of the first sensor and a controller. The controller obtains a detection result from the second sensor while stopping the first sensor. When a detection result of the second sensor meets a first condition, the controller operates the first sensor to obtain a detection result from the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200401291
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor configured to detect a gesture that does not come into contact with the electronic device, a touch sensor, a display configured to display a first screen and a second screen, and a controller configured to associate the gesture detected by the sensor with an operation of the first screen and a touch detected by the touch sensor with an operation of the second screen in accordance with a position where the sensor is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA