Patents by Inventor Kenta Shimizu
Kenta Shimizu 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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Patent number: 11962061Abstract: A directional coupler includes a main line, a sub-line, a coupling terminal, a terminal circuit, a first switching circuit, and a second switching circuit. The first switching circuit and the second switching circuit respectively connects the first end and the second end of the sub-line alternately to the coupling terminal and to the terminal circuit. The first switching circuit connects the first end to the coupling terminal at a time that differs from a time at which the first switching circuit disconnects the first end from the terminal circuit. The first switching circuit disconnects the first end from the coupling terminal at a time that differs from a time at which the first switching circuit connects the first end to the terminal circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Seki, Ryangsu Kim, Kazuhito Osawa, Katsuya Shimizu
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Patent number: 11953904Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kohtaro Sabe, Yasunori Kawanami, Kenta Kawamoto, Tsutomu Sawada, Satoru Shimizu, Peter Duerr, Yuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20240097653Abstract: In a composite filter device, a first acoustic wave resonator includes a functional electrode on a first main surface of a first piezoelectric substrate, and a wiring electrode is on the first main surface and is not connected to a signal potential. A support is on the first main surface and surrounds the first acoustic wave resonator. A second piezoelectric substrate is on the support and includes a third main surface closer to the support than a fourth main surface. A second acoustic wave resonator includes a functional electrode on the third main surface. The second acoustic wave resonator is a parallel-arm resonator higher in resonant frequency than any other parallel-arm resonator or a series-arm resonator lower in resonant frequency than any other series-arm resonator. The second acoustic wave resonator and the wiring electrode overlap each other when viewed in plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yasuhiro SHIMIZU, Sunao YAMAZAKI, Kenta MAEDA
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Patent number: 11760934Abstract: The compound is represented by general formula (i). In the compound, in a group Ki1, at least two secondary carbon atoms in an alkyl group (a linear alkyl, halogenated alkyl, or cyanogenated alkyl group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms) are replaced with —C(?Xi1)— and/or —CH(—CN)—, where Xi1 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NH, or NR13; in addition, a group Ai2, a group Ai3, or the group Ki1 includes, as a substituent, at least one Pi1-Spi1- group, where Pi1 is a polymerizable group, and SPi1 is a spacer group or a single bond. The liquid crystal composition including the compound represented by general formula (i) can be adsorbed onto substrates between which a liquid crystal layer is held, and, consequently, without the use of an alignment film, liquid crystal molecules can be maintained in a state in which the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: DIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Shimizu, Masanao Hayashi, Yutaka Kadomoto, Tetsuo Kusumoto, Ayaki Hosono, Shinya Yamamoto, Masanori Miyamoto, Hidetomo Kai
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Publication number: 20230193916Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing; a rotary shaft; an impeller connected to at least a first end portion of the rotary shaft in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, of the first end portion and a second end portion of the rotary shaft in the axial direction; and a pair of air bearings supporting the rotary shaft such that the rotary shaft is rotatable relative to the housing. A load on the first end portion is larger than a load on the second end portion. The pair of air bearings includes a first air bearing, and a second air bearing supporting the rotary shaft at a position closer to the second end portion of the rotary shaft than the first air bearing is. A load carrying capacity of the first air bearing is larger than a load carrying capacity of the second bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Mitsuki ASAI, Kiyoshi UETSUJI, Tomonori SASAKI, Yoshihiro KATAGIRI, Wataru KADOWAKI, Wataru MAKISHI, Takafumi MIZUNO, Kenta SHIMIZU, Keita MIYASHIGE, Shunsuke KIKUCHI, Yasushi SATAKA
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Publication number: 20200308488Abstract: The compound is represented by general formula (i). In the compound, in a group Ki1, at least two secondary carbon atoms in an alkyl group (a linear alkyl, halogenated alkyl, or cyanogenated alkyl group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms) are replaced with —C(?Xi1)— and/or —CH(—CN)—, where Xi1 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, NH, or NR13; in addition, a group Ai2, a group Ai3, or the group Ki1 includes, as a substituent, at least one Pi1-Spi1- group, where Pi1 is a polymerizable group, and SPi1 is a spacer group or a single bond. The liquid crystal composition including the compound represented by general formula (i) can be adsorbed onto substrates between which a liquid crystal layer is held, and, consequently, without the use of an alignment film, liquid crystal molecules can be maintained in a state in which the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: DIC CorporationInventors: Kenta Shimizu, Masanao Hayashi, Yutaka Kadomoto, Tetsuo Kusumoto, Ayaki Hosono, Shinya Yamamoto, Masanori Miyamoto, Hidetomo Kai
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Patent number: 10581258Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead view image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller displays, in the overhead view image, (i) a first mark indicating a position of the power reception unit and (ii) a second mark indicating a position of the power transmission device. The controller varies a color or a size of the second mark in a case where a positional relationship between the position of the power reception unit and the position of the power transmission device achieves a predetermined charging efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji Kikuchi, Norihito Nishino, Kenta Shimizu, Masakazu Cho
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Patent number: 10541547Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead view image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller displays, in the overhead view image, (i) a first mark indicating a position of the power reception unit and (ii) a second mark indicating a position of the power transmission device. The controller varies a color or a size of the second mark in a case where a positional relationship between the position of the power reception unit and the position of the power transmission device achieves a predetermined charging efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji Kikuchi, Norihito Nishino, Kenta Shimizu, Masakazu Cho
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Patent number: 10461551Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller calculates a position of the power transmission device based on an image captured by the camera before the power transmission device becomes at least partially hidden under the vehicle, and displays, in the generated overhead image, the power transmission device overlaid on the vehicle image at the calculated position of the power transmission device once the power transmission device starts becoming hidden under the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji Kikuchi, Norihito Nishino, Kenta Shimizu, Masakazu Cho
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Publication number: 20190319469Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead view image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller displays, in the overhead view image, (i) a first mark indicating a position of the power reception unit and (ii) a second mark indicating a position of the power transmission device. The controller varies a color or a size of the second mark in a case where a positional relationship between the position of the power reception unit and the position of the power transmission device achieves a predetermined charging efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji KIKUCHI, Norihito NISHINO, Kenta SHIMIZU, Masakazu CHO
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Patent number: 10328866Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing an image according to one embodiment includes a generating unit, a display control unit, and a change receiving unit. The display control unit generates a synthetic image providing a view of a vehicle from a virtual viewpoint, based on a plurality of onboard camera images. The display control unit displays the generated synthetic image on a display unit. The change receiving unit receives a change in the relative positional relation between an image region that is based on one of the camera images and image regions that are based on the other camera images in the synthetic image. The generating unit generates a synthetic image, based on a changed positional relation every time a change in the positional relation is received.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Kenta Shimizu, Masahiro Yamada, Yasuyoshi Sawada, Takumi Hayashida, Azusa Matsuoka, Naoyuki Okada, Minoru Fujioka, Yuka Shidochi, Toshinori Esaka
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Publication number: 20190144750Abstract: The present invention provides an improved adhesion when a polymerizable liquid crystal composition is applied to a film substrate and cured, improved storage stability of the composition when the composition is used in a PSA display device, and a liquid crystal display device having improved display characteristics. The polymerizable compound is represented by general formula (I). The invention provides an optically anisotropic film using the polymerizable compound, and a liquid crystal display device using the polymerizable compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: DIC CorporationInventors: Masanao Hayashi, Kenta Shimizu, Manabu Takachi, Tetsuo Kusumoto
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Publication number: 20190025656Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display element hardly generating drop marks at the time of producing, and having high reliability and improved properties of a liquid crystal display element such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, a nematic phase upper limit temperature, or rotational viscosity (?1) without deteriorating the properties of the liquid crystal display element and burn-in properties of the liquid crystal display element, and a method for producing the same. In addition, according to the invention, it is possible to effectively use the liquid crystal display element as a display element of a liquid crystal TV, a monitor, and the like, due to excellent high-response speed, a low frequency of occurrence of burn-in, a low frequency of generation of drop marks at the time of the producing, excellent properties of the liquid crystal display element, and high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: DIC CorporationInventors: Masanao Hayashi, Kenta Shimizu, Tetsuo Kusumoto, Yasuhiro Kuwana
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Publication number: 20180248394Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller calculates a position of the power transmission device based on an image captured by the camera before the power transmission device becomes at least partially hidden under the vehicle, and displays, in the generated overhead image, the power transmission device overlaid on the vehicle image at the calculated position of the power transmission device once the power transmission device starts becoming hidden under the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji KIKUCHI, Norihito NISHINO, Kenta SHIMIZU, Masakazu CHO
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Publication number: 20180248395Abstract: A charging support device is used in charging a battery of a vehicle having a power reception unit on a bottom surface of the vehicle with power supplied from a power transmission device located outside the vehicle. The charging support device includes a controller that generates an overhead view image that displays a vehicle image of the vehicle and an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle captured by a camera. The controller displays, in the overhead view image, (i) a first mark indicating a position of the power reception unit and (ii) a second mark indicating a position of the power transmission device. The controller varies a color or a size of the second mark in a case where a positional relationship between the position of the power reception unit and the position of the power transmission device achieves a predetermined charging efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Ryuji KIKUCHI, Norihito NISHINO, Kenta SHIMIZU, Masakazu CHO
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Publication number: 20150356735Abstract: An image processing apparatus for processing an image according to one embodiment includes a generating unit, a display control unit, and a change receiving unit. The display control unit generates a synthetic image providing a view of a vehicle from a virtual viewpoint, based on a plurality of onboard camera images. The display control unit displays the generated synthetic image on a display unit. The change receiving unit receives a change in the relative positional relation between an image region that is based on one of the camera images and image regions that are based on the other camera images in the synthetic image. The generating unit generates a synthetic image, based on a changed positional relation every time a change in the positional relation is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Kenta SHIMIZU, Masahiro YAMADA, Yasuyoshi SAWADA, Takumi HAYASHIDA, Azusa MATSUOKA, Naoyuki OKADA, Minoru FUJIOKA, Yuka SHIDOCHI, Toshinori ESAKA
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Patent number: 6773759Abstract: This invention relates to a process for forming a multi-layer coating film by applying, to a substrate, intermediate paint, metallic paint and clear paint by 3C1B method, which process is characterized in that said intermediate paint contains 0.5 to 5 phr of flat talc powder of a size of 0.5 to 10 &mgr;m in longer direction and 0.01 to 1 &mgr;m in thickness, and has a total pigment content of 40 to 100 phr.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiko Kobayashi, Susumu Umemura, Kenta Shimizu, Yasushi Nakao, Shigeru Nakamura
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Publication number: 20020136837Abstract: This invention relates to a process for forming a multi-layer coating film by applying, to a substrate, intermediate paint, metallic paint and clear paint by 3C1B method, which process is characterized in that said intermediate paint contains 0.5 to 5 phr of flat talc powder of a size of 0.5 to 10 &mgr;m in longer direction and 0.01 to 1 &mgr;m in thickness, and has a total pigment content of 40 to 100 phr.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Yoshiko Kobayashi, Susumu Umemura, Kenta Shimizu, Yasushi Nakao, Shigeru Nakamura