Patents by Inventor Kentaro Adachi

Kentaro Adachi 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: 20240365628
    Abstract: A display apparatus through which a user can see the background and which is capable of performing image capturing with high sensitivity is provided. The display apparatus includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element adjacent to the first light-emitting element, a light-receiving element adjacent to the second light-emitting element, a first organic layer provided between the second light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, and a second organic layer provided between the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element over a substrate with a visible-light-transmitting property. The first light-emitting element has a structure in which a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, and a common electrode are stacked in this order. The second light-emitting element has a structure in which a second pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, and the common electrode are stacked in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Hiroky ADACHI, Rai SATO, Daisuke KUBOTA, Kentaro HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240353582
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a member that improves image quality of an X-ray image obtained when the member is applied as an X-ray transmission member of an X-ray inspection equipment. One aspect of the X-ray transmission member of the present invention for achieving the above object is an X-ray transmission member used in the X-ray inspection equipment, and the X-ray transmission member includes a core material (I) and a surface material (II) disposed on at least one side of the core material (I), in which the core material (I) is a porous body, the surface material (II) includes a fiber-reinforced resin, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra defined by JIS B0601 (2001) of a cross-sectional curve formed by a joining surface on the surface material (II) side of the core material (I) is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro TAKEHARA, Kentaro ADACHI, Hidetoshi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 12083872
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a door frame, a first window glass, and a holding member. The door frame includes a first window seal and a second window frame. The first window seal at least partially defines a first window opening. The second window frame at least partially defines a second window opening. The second window frame having a division bar that separates the first window opening and the second window opening. The first window seal having a bottom seal member and a side seal member that extends between the bottom seal member and the division bar. The bottom seal member includes a slit extending along a longitudinal direction of the bottom seal member. The first window glass is inserted into the first window opening through the slit. The holding member is coupled to the bottom seal member to inhibit movement of the first window glass with respect to the first window opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20240287079
    Abstract: A 6-aminopyrazolopyrimidine compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitory activity, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and their medical use, etc., are provided. A compound of Formula [IA]: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein a partial structure: is a structure of the following formula: etc. wherein R4 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, in which the alkyl may be optionally substituted with hydroxy or cyano, Ring group CyA is a group of the following formula: etc. wherein R6 and R7 are, each independently, hydrogen, hydroxy, cyano, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R8 and R9 are, each independently, hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C1-4 haloalkyl, R10 is hydrogen, cyano, C1-6 alkyl, etc.), R1 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, R2A and R3A are, each independently, hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke Ohba, Kaoru Adachi, Tatsuya Nishimaru, Kentaro Sakurai, Yosuke Ogoshi, Shimpei Sato
  • Patent number: 11951695
    Abstract: Provided are methods for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic having high mechanical properties and high productivity during molding of a complicated shape. In one aspect, the method produces a fiber-reinforced plastic using a tape substrate A and a sheet substrate B, the tape substrate A being a tape-shaped substrate including one or more sheets of incised prepreg a; the incised prepreg a being a prepreg including unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers and a resin and having a plurality of incisions dividing the reinforcing fibers formed in the prepreg, and satisfying the following condition 1; the sheet substrate B being a substrate including randomly oriented reinforcing fibers and a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuzo Fujita, Kentaro Adachi, Takuya Karaki
  • Patent number: 11926129
    Abstract: A prepreg laminate is provided which includes: a woven fabric prepreg on at least one surface layer; and a discontinuous fiber prepreg; the woven fabric prepreg including reinforcing fibers R1 having a woven structure, and a thermosetting resin A, the discontinuous fiber prepreg including unidirectionally oriented discontinuous reinforcing fibers R2 and a thermosetting resin B, the thermosetting resin A and the thermosetting resin B satisfying the following calorific value condition: calorific value condition: when each of the thermosetting resin A and the thermosetting resin B is heated using a differential scanning calorimeter from 50° C. to 130° C. at 700° C./min under a nitrogen atmosphere followed by retention at 130° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Yuzo Fujita, Takuya Karaki
  • Patent number: 11926111
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic composite containing a fiber-reinforced plastic part having a plate-like portion and a rib protruding from one surface of the plate-like portion, and a metal part, having an average thickness of 0.5-3.0 mm, laminated on part of or all of the plate-like portion of the fiber-reinforced plastic part, comprising: a lamination step for stacking a plurality of incised prepreg layers as a plurality of sheets of base material to form a base laminate, each prepreg layer containing unidirectionally oriented fibers and resin, and a plurality of incisions crossing the fibers, a base material heating step for heating the base laminate, and a molding step for integrating the base laminate and the metal part by pressing them between a rib molding member having a recessed portion for forming a rib and a skin molding member free of such a recessed portion in a pressing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuzo Fujita, Takuya Karaki, Kentaro Adachi
  • Publication number: 20240059031
    Abstract: A prepreg laminate is described that is a fiber-reinforced plastic material having high rigidity, lightweight properties and excellent moldability, where the prepreg laminate is obtained by a prepreg (A), in which non-continuous reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin, and a prepreg (B), in which non-continuous reinforcing fibers are impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, being laminated adjacent to each other, and by the prepreg (A) being disposed on at least one surface, at least some combinations of the prepreg (A) and the prepreg (B) adjacent to each other forming an overlap region that satisfies at least one of the requirements (1) and (2) as defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Masato Honma, Hiroaki Matsutani
  • Patent number: 11872773
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic having high mechanical properties and high productivity during molding of a complicated shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Yuzo Fujita, Takuya Karaki
  • Patent number: 11862115
    Abstract: A circuit device is used in a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight including a plurality of light sources. The plurality of light sources are respectively provided corresponding to a plurality of areas of the display panel. The circuit device includes a light amount abnormality detection circuit, a dimming circuit, and a color correction circuit. The light amount abnormality detection circuit detects a light amount abnormality of the light source. The dimming circuit performs light amount compensation processing of compensating for a light amount of an area corresponding to an abnormal light source by adjusting a light amount of a light source other than the abnormal light source that is a light source in which the light amount abnormality is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Kumar Anandabairavasamy Anand
  • Patent number: 11780309
    Abstract: A door weather strip includes at least an exterior installation base member installed on a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that is formed protruding and extending above and outside in a vehicle width direction from the exterior installation base member and elastically comes into contact with a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which a hard portion that is harder than a seal lip main body portion constituting the seal lip is formed between a tip of the seal lip and a root portion between the seal lip and the exterior installation base member and on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Hamada, Yoshinobu Yamada, Kentaro Adachi, Yasuyuki Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230302687
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastic capable of coping with a more complicated shape while maintaining lightweight properties and mechanical properties is provided, where a thermoplastic prepreg is obtained by impregnating a discontinuous reinforcing fiber web impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic prepreg satisfying at least one of the following features (A) or (B): feature (A): a plurality of incisions cutting at least a part of discontinuous reinforcing fibers constituting the discontinuous reinforcing fiber web; and feature (B): a fiber length variation region in which a coefficient of variation in fiber length of the discontinuous reinforcing fibers constituting the discontinuous reinforcing fiber web is 40% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Adachi, Terumasa Tsuda, Kota Kawahara, Masato Honma, Hiroaki Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20230245628
    Abstract: A circuit device is used in a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight including a plurality of light sources. The plurality of light sources are respectively provided corresponding to a plurality of areas of the display panel. The circuit device includes a light amount abnormality detection circuit, a dimming circuit, and a color correction circuit. The light amount abnormality detection circuit detects a light amount abnormality of the light source. The dimming circuit performs light amount compensation processing of compensating for a light amount of an area corresponding to an abnormal light source by adjusting a light amount of a light source other than the abnormal light source that is a light source in which the light amount abnormality is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Kentaro ADACHI, Kumar Anandabairavasamy ANAND
  • Patent number: 11642949
    Abstract: Window seals can be configured to divert water away from an area of the vehicle where the presence of water is not desired, such as a door latch. A window seal can include a first body member and a second body member. The first body member can include a main body and a lip extending from the main body. The lip can include an upper end and a lower end. The second body member can be angled relative to the first body member. The second body member can include a liquid diverter that has a collector portion in fluid communication with a gutter portion. The collector portion can include an inlet opening. The inlet opening can be operatively positioned to receive a liquid from the lower end of the lip, and the gutter portion can route the liquid away from undesired areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Patent number: 11482756
    Abstract: A gas vent duct includes a lower case, an upper case, and a valve element. The valve element includes a shaft at its upper part and pivots on the shaft from a blocking position so that the gas vent pathway communicates with the outside of the vehicle compartment. The blocking position is a position in which the valve element blocks the ventilation pathway. The lower case includes a support supporting the shaft so that the valve element is pivotable. The support covers the shaft from above. A recess is defined by a portion of the inner surface of the upper case that is located above the support, the recess being recessed upward. When the recess and the support are seen from above, at least a part of the support is located within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Isao Takahashi, Kentaro Adachi
  • Publication number: 20220315718
    Abstract: An object is to provide an incised prepreg having desired formability stably, wherein the incised prepreg contains unidirectionally oriented reinforcing fibers and matrix resin and has an incised region containing a plurality of incisions made to divide reinforcing fibers, wherein the incised region includes a plurality of incision rows, each containing a plurality of incisions having nearly equal fiber-directionally projected lengths and aligned at substantially constant intervals in the fiber direction and wherein the distance L1, measured at right angles to the fiber direction, between two incision rows located on either side of an arbitrarily selected incision row and the fiber-directionally projected length L2 of the latter incision row satisfy the following relation: ?1.0<L1/L2<0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuta Naito, Kentaro Adachi, Hiroaki Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20220297519
    Abstract: A door weather strip includes at least an exterior installation base member installed on a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that is formed protruding and extending above and outside in a vehicle width direction from the exterior installation base member and elastically comes into contact with a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which a hard portion that is harder than a seal lip main body portion constituting the seal lip is formed between a tip of the seal lip and a root portion between the seal lip and the exterior installation base member and on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shinnosuke HAMADA, Yoshinobu YAMADA, Kentaro ADACHI, Yasuyuki KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 11413788
    Abstract: Provided is an intermediate base material (incised prepreg) which has exceptional surface quality and mechanical properties when solidified and with which it is possible to obtain a fiber-reinforced plastic having excellent three-dimensional shape conformance properties. This incised prepreg has, in a prepreg that includes a resin and reinforcing fibers oriented in one direction, incisions substantially parallel to the orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers (the incisions substantially parallel to the orientation direction of the reinforcing fibers are referred to as parallel incisions) and incisions that cut across the reinforcing fibers (the incisions that cut across the reinforcing fibers are referred to as intersecting incisions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Terumasa Tsuda, Kentaro Adachi, Yuzo Fujita, Takuya Karaki
  • Publication number: 20220250456
    Abstract: Window seals can be configured to divert water away from an area of the vehicle where the presence of water is not desired, such as a door latch. A window seal can include a first body member and a second body member. The first body member can include a main body and a lip extending from the main body. The lip can include an upper end and a lower end. The second body member can be angled relative to the first body member. The second body member can include a liquid diverter that has a collector portion in fluid communication with a gutter portion. The collector portion can include an inlet opening. The inlet opening can be operatively positioned to receive a liquid from the lower end of the lip, and the gutter portion can route the liquid away from undesired areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20220134854
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a door frame, a first window glass, and a holding member. The door frame includes a first window seal and a second window frame. The first window seal at least partially defines a first window opening. The second window frame at least partially defines a second window opening. The second window frame having a division bar that separates the first window opening and the second window opening. The first window seal having a bottom seal member and a side seal member that extends between the bottom seal member and the division bar. The bottom seal member includes a slit extending along a longitudinal direction of the bottom seal member. The first window glass is inserted into the first window opening through the slit. The holding member is coupled to the bottom seal member to inhibit movement of the first window glass with respect to the first window opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez