Patents by Inventor Kenta WATANABE

Kenta WATANABE 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: 20220229538
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for graphical user interface element accessibility is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes generating a graphical user interface element rendered on a web page as a virtual button displayed on a display screen of a device. The virtual button is not rendered on the webpage and includes an invocable function mapped to the graphical user interface element. The computer-implemented method further includes moving the virtual button along a periphery of the display screen of the device. A rate at which the virtual button moves along the periphery of the display screen of the device is dynamically modified based on a detected identity of a user of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220227531
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a ?-diketone storage container including: a metal storage container to which a liquid ?-diketone is charged, the metal being an aluminum material; and an inorganic film on an inner surface of the storage container, the inorganic film containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, silicon carbonitride, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, diamond, and diamond-like carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Takashi MASUDA, Kazuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220213652
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper barrier base material includes a step of applying a water vapor barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least a water vapor barrier resin and a pigment onto a paper base material by a curtain coating method to form a water vapor barrier layer. The water vapor barrier layer coating liquid has a spinnability of 0.07 seconds or more and 0.4 seconds or less at a solid content concentration of 32% by weight and a temperature of 25° C. The method is intended to achieve good stability of a coating liquid and good continuous operability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yuri OISHI, Kenta WATANABE, Satoshi TSUDA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Hiroshi KOYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220201822
    Abstract: An illumination control system includes an illumination device including light sources, and an illumination control device which is capable of individually controlling light emission of the light sources and includes: a measurer which obtains space information regarding a space in which the illumination device is to be installed and position information indicating a position at which the illumination device is to be installed inside the space; an information transmitter which transmits control information to the illumination device; and an information processor which optimizes control information for controlling a lighting mode of each of the light sources, according to an installation condition of the illumination device indicated in the space information and the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Yoshihiko ISHIDA, Hisao KATAOKA, Hiroshi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11354016
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a user interface paging operation includes: generating a pagination design pattern rendered on a web page as a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on a display screen of a device, wherein each virtual button is mapped to actions related to graphical elements of the pagination design pattern; moving the series of virtual buttons about at least a portion of the periphery of the display screen of the device; locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within a periphery of the display screen of the device; subsequent to locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within the periphery of the display screen of the device, receiving user input specifying selection of a first virtual button of the plurality of virtual buttons; and responsive to receipt of the user input: performing the action mapped to the first virtual button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11354359
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a method for ordering search results. The method includes identifying a plurality of archived search results generated by a keyword search. The method also includes searching a plurality of indices of a plurality of corresponding tape libraries comprising a plurality of tapes storing the archived search results. The method additionally includes determining a plurality of estimated access times corresponding to the archived search results based on the indices. Further, the method includes sorting the archived search results based on the estimated access times to create a time-based order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Kenta Watanabe, Asako Ono
  • Publication number: 20220154403
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a paper barrier base material includes a step of applying a water vapor barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least a water vapor barrier resin and a pigment onto a paper base material by a curtain coating method to form a water vapor barrier layer, and a step of applying a gas barrier layer coating liquid that contains at least one polymer selected from water-soluble polymers and water-dispersible polymers onto the water vapor barrier layer by a curtain coating method without a drying step interposed between the two steps to form a gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer coating liquid has a B-type viscosity equal to or higher than a B-type viscosity of the water vapor barrier layer coating liquid. The method is intended to suppress the occurrence of coating unevenness in wet-on-wet coating by a curtain coating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Yuri OISHI, Satoshi TSUDA, Masashi OKAMOTO, Hiroshi KOYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11321409
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing a search based on position information. A search request that provides location information for a region of a screen image is received. A selection of a type indicator is received, where the type indicator indicates one of a text item and an image. In response to the type indicator indicating the text item, one or more of the text item and a date and time are received. A search is performed using the location information and the one or more of the text item and the date and time to identify one or more screen image identifiers of one or more corresponding screen images of a plurality of screen images. The one or more screen image identifiers are used to retrieve the one or more corresponding screen images. The one or more corresponding screen images are displayed as search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Watanabe, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Asako Ono, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Tohru Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20220085472
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode, a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal, and an insulating plate. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal each have a main side surface and a sub side surface having an area smaller than that of the main side surface. The positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are arranged so that the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal face each other. The insulating plate is arranged between the main side surface of the positive electrode terminal and the main side surface of the negative electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko SASAKI, Taro MATSUSHITA, Kenta WATANABE, Shotaro ISHIKAWA, Koichiro KISHI
  • Publication number: 20220063520
    Abstract: A vehicle is switchable between autonomous driving and human driving, and includes a partition setting permission device. The partition setting permission device is set to permit setting of a partition that is a visual partition between occupants when the vehicle is autonomously driving. That is, the partition setting permission device does not operate during human driving. Therefore, when the vehicle is operated by human driving, a field of view is not obstructed by the partition. On the other hand, when the vehicle is autonomously driving, providing the partition makes it possible to secure a private space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi OHNO, Kenta WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220066273
    Abstract: A light-modulation film (1) includes a light-modulation layer (30) and a catalyst layer (40) in this order on a polymer film substrate (10). A surface layer (70) may be disposed on the catalyst layer. The state of the light-modulation layer reversibly changes between a transparent state due to hydrogenation and a reflective state due to dehydrogenation. The catalyst layer promotes hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of the light-modulation layer. An arithmetic mean roughness of the surface of the catalyst layer is preferably 16 nm or less. A thickness of the light-modulation layer is preferably 2 to 20 times the thickness of the catalyst layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kenta Watanabe, Nozomi Fujino, Hideyuki Yonezawa, Akiko Sugino, Yasusei Yamada, Kazuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20220057761
    Abstract: A smart window control device controls transmittance of a smart window provided as a window of a space where a temperature is controlled by an air conditioning system in accordance with a set temperature. The smart window control device includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions that cause the processor to obtain a predicted value of external environment information about outside of the space in an interval between a first time and a second time, the second time being when a predetermined time period has elapsed from the first time, calculate transition of the temperature of the space in the interval based on the predicted value of the external environment information in the interval, and control the transmittance of the smart window so that the temperature of the space in the interval transitions based on the calculated transition of the temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Watanabe, Akiko Ogasawara, Atsushi Kishi
  • Patent number: 11246038
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus is provided. Upon receiving a request for encrypted communication from an external apparatus that received an advertising signal in a state where the image capturing apparatus is not paired with the external apparatus and accepting a predetermined operation made on a release switch, the request is allowed. Upon receiving a request for encrypted communication from the external apparatus that received the advertising signal in a state where the image capturing apparatus is paired with the external apparatus, the request is allowed without accepting the predetermined operation made on the release switch. In response to an operation different from the predetermined operation being received in a state where the dial is in a state corresponding to the communication mode and the image capturing apparatus is paired with the external apparatus, the pairing is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiko Hirose, Kenta Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11223091
    Abstract: An electric power storage device includes at least one electric power storage cell having a first end provided with a first electrode, and a second end provided with a second electrode; a first electrode bus bar that is disposed on a side of the first end and is connected to the first electrode; and a second electrode bus bar that is disposed on a side of the second end and is connected to the second electrode. The first electrode bus bar is provided with a connection line connected to the first electrode. The first electrode bus bar and the second electrode bus bar are joined to each other by ultrasonic joining. A joint portion between the first electrode bus bar and the second electrode bus bar is disposed at a position that is closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenta Watanabe, Nobuyoshi Fujiwara, Koichi Umeda
  • Publication number: 20210376421
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a power storage stack and a housing case. In the power storage stack, a plurality of unit cells and a plurality of spacers are alternately stacked in a first direction. A first support surface of each spacer among the plurality of spacers is angled corresponding to and is in contact with a first tapered surface of the unit cell that is adjacent to the spacer in the first direction. A second support surface of each spacer among the plurality of spacers is angled corresponding to and is in contact with a second tapered surface of the unit cell that is adjacent to the spacer in the first direction. The plurality of spacers are each formed of a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro MATSUSHITA, Tadahiro Kondo, Shotaro Ishikawa, Koichiro Kishi, Kenta Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11176332
    Abstract: Time dependent media (TDM) content is received, and text features and non-text features are extracted from the TDM content. The TDM content is split into two or more documents. A document, which includes non-text features from the extracted non-text features, is selected. Non-text features in the document are compared to context patterns. When a context pattern matches a non-text feature in the document, a context element linked to the context pattern is linked to the non-text feature as well. The TDM content is modified based on the context element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Issei Yoshida, Kenta Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11151321
    Abstract: A method, a structure, and a computer system for resolving an anaphora. The exemplary embodiments may include extracting individual context data from an individual expression and determining whether the individual expression includes an anaphora representation based on the individual context data. The exemplary embodiments may further include, based on determining that the individual expression includes the anaphora representation, extracting anaphora context data and identifying an object of one or more objects to which the anaphora representation refers based on comparing the individual context data and the anaphora context data to data detailing the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Kenta Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11143892
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light control element which has a light weight and high reliability and can easily be bonded to a glass surface or the like. The light control element of the present invention includes a glass film, a light control layer, a resin film, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the stated order, wherein the light control element has a bending radius of from 20 mm to 100 mm, and wherein the glass film has a thickness of from 50 ?m to 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko Sugino, Kenta Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210224344
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for performing a search based on position information. A search request that provides location information for a region of a screen image is received. A selection of a type indicator is received, where the type indicator indicates one of a text item and an image. In response to the type indicator indicating the text item, one or more of the text item and a date and time are received. A search is performed using the location information and the one or more of the text item and the date and time to identify one or more screen image identifiers of one or more corresponding screen images of a plurality of screen images. The one or more screen image identifiers are used to retrieve the one or more corresponding screen images. The one or more corresponding screen images are displayed as search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kenta WATANABE, Shunsuke ISHIKAWA, Asako ONO, Hiroaki UETSUKI, Yasuyuki TOMINAGA, Tohru HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210216192
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a user interface paging operation includes: generating a pagination design pattern rendered on a web page as a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on a display screen of a device, wherein each virtual button is mapped to actions related to graphical elements of the pagination design pattern; moving the series of virtual buttons about at least a portion of the periphery of the display screen of the device; locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within a periphery of the display screen of the device; subsequent to locating the display of the plurality of virtual buttons to positions within the periphery of the display screen of the device, receiving user input specifying selection of a first virtual button of the plurality of virtual buttons; and responsive to receipt of the user input: performing the action mapped to the first virtual button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Asako Ono, Tohru Hasegawa, Hiroaki Uetsuki, Shunsuke Ishikawa, Kenta Watanabe, Yasuyuki Tominaga, Issei Yoshida