Patents by Inventor Koichi Fukuda
Koichi Fukuda 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: 12117747Abstract: An endless belt includes a layer containing a resin and electrically conductive particles. In the endless belt, a discharge starting voltage at which discharge starts when a voltage is applied to the layer and increased is 0.9 kV or more.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Daisuke Tanemura, Shigeru Fukuda, Masato Ono, Masato Furukawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 12116350Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that are modulators of Integrin Linked Kinase (ILK), and methods of treating diseases with such compounds. In certain embodiments, the compounds are within Formulas I-VII (e.g., Csbl-1). In some embodiments, the compounds are used to treat an ILK-mediated disease, such as cancer (e.g., triple negative breast cancer) or an inflammatory disease.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic FoundationInventors: Jun Qin, Koichi Fukuda, Julia Vaynberg, Suguna Rachakonda
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Publication number: 20240329556Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member consisting of an endless belt which consists of a layer containing a resin including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, a polyamide-imide resin, an aromatic polyether ether ketone resin, a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a polyetherimide resin, conductive carbon particles, a silicone oil containing at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane and organic group-substituted dimethylpolysiloxane or has the layer as an outermost layer, and in which an integral value of a statistical quantity L(r) represented by the following Equation (1) is 0 or more and 0.1 or less at an interparticle distance r of 0.05 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less in a spatial distribution of the conductive carbon particles existing in a 6.3 ?m×4.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masato ONO, Yosuke KUBO, lori NISHIMURA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240329569Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer member consisting of an endless belt which consists of a layer containing a resin including at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyimide resin, a polyamide-imide resin, an aromatic polyether ether ketone resin, a polyphenylene sulfide resin, and a polyetherimide resin, conductive carbon particles, a silicone oil containing at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of dimethylpolysiloxane and organic group-substituted dimethylpolysiloxane or has the layer as an outermost layer, and in which an integral value of a statistical quantity L(r) represented by the following Equation (1) is 0 or more and 0.1 or less at an interparticle distance r of 0.05 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less in a spatial distribution of the conductive carbon particles existing in a 6.3 ?m×4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Satoya SUGIURA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Masato ONO, Yosuke KUBO, Iori NISHIMURA, Shigeru FUKUDA, Daisuke TANEMURA, Masayuki SEKO, Koichi MATSUMOTO, Masato FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20240295841Abstract: A transfer device includes an intermediate transfer belt that has a surface to which a toner image is to be transferred and solid lubricant particles are attached, a primary transfer device that has a primary transfer member performing primary transfer of a toner image formed on a surface of an image holder to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt, a secondary transfer device that has a secondary transfer member which is arranged in contact with the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and performs secondary transfer of the toner image transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, and a detection device that detects a density of the toner image transferred to the surface of the intermediate transfer belt and has a light irradiation unit irradiating the surface of the intermediate transfer belt with light and a light receiving unit receiving reflected light generated in a case where the light radiated from the light irradiation unit is reflected fType: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masato ONO, Shigeru Fukuda, Satoya Sugiura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Iori Nishimura, Daisuke Tanemura, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto
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Patent number: 12077476Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal emissivity coating composition comprising: a) an emissivity agent in an amount from 30 to 65% by weight with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; b) a filler selected from the group consisting of oxides of aluminum, silicon, magnesium, calcium, boron and mixtures of two or more thereof, in an amount from 10 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; and c) a binder in an amount from 12 to 52 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; wherein the emissivity agent comprises cobalt oxide in an amount from 10 to 25 wt %, preferably 12 to 25 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition and further comprises chromium oxide and titanium oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd., The Siam Refractory Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Somkeat Suebthawilkul, Kanokon Thongrod, Thanapong Prasertphol, Teewin Tuaprakone, Jaturong Jitputti, Koichi Fukuda
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Patent number: 12078944Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt has metal oxide particles as a solid lubricant on a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, in which an average spacing between the metal oxide particles on the surface is 1,000 nm or less, and an average height of the metal oxide particles from the surface is 15 nm or more and 320 nm or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Daisuke Tanemura, Masato Ono, Shigeru Fukuda, Masato Furukawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Yosuke Kubo, Iori Nishimura, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto, Satoya Sugiura
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Patent number: 12055874Abstract: An endless belt contains: a resin; electrically conductive carbon particles; and a surfactant. When polyester resin particles having a volume average particle diameter of 4.7 ?m are caused to adhere to an outer circumferential surface of the endless belt and then air is blown onto the outer circumferential surface from an upper side of the outer circumferential surface while the blowing pressure of the air is increased, all the polyester resin particles adhering to the outer circumferential surface are separated from the outer circumferential surface before or when the blowing pressure reaches 6 kPa.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Masato Ono, Masayuki Seko, Koichi Matsumoto, Shigeru Fukuda, Satoya Sugiura, Daisuke Tanemura, Masato Furukawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kenta Yamakoshi, Yosuke Kubo
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Publication number: 20240171879Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each pixel comprises: a microlens; a plurality of photoelectric conversion units that convert incident light into charge and accumulate the charge; a plurality of holding units that hold signals corresponding to the charge; a controller that controls timings of accumulating the charge converted by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units and timings of causing the plurality of holding units to hold the signals corresponding to the charge; and an output unit that outputs the signals held in the plurality of holding units in units of one row. The plurality of pixels include a plurality of first pixels having the plurality of photoelectric conversion units arranged in a first direction and a plurality of second pixels having the plurality of photoelectric conversion units arranged in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Shunichi WAKASHIMA, Koichi FUKUDA
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Publication number: 20240053481Abstract: A range finding apparatus uses a light-receiving device in which a first pixel having a first sensitivity and a second pixel having a second sensitivity that is lower than the first sensitivity are two-dimensionally arranged. The range finding apparatus measures time periods from a predetermined time until times when light is incident on each of the first pixel and the second pixel, and computes distance information for the first pixel and the second pixel based on the measured time periods. The measurement resolution used to measure the time period for the second pixel is lower than a measurement resolution used to measure the time period for the first pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Shunichi WAKASHIMA, Koichi FUKUDA, Kohei OKAMOTO, Takashi HANASAKA
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Publication number: 20240053473Abstract: Disclosed is a light-projection device that is used for a range finding apparatus that computes a distance to an object that has reflected light, by measuring a time difference between a time when light is emitted and a time when reflected light is detected. The light-projection device comprises a light source array in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are two-dimensionally arranged and a light-projection lens that adjusts a light projection range of light emitted from the light source array. The light projection device further comprises a driving device that changes relative positions between the light source array and the light-projection lens and a light source control unit that switches on the light source array under conditions where the light source array is in different positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Kohei OKAMOTO, Koichi FUKUDA, Shunichi WAKASHIMA, Takashi HANASAKA
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Publication number: 20240053443Abstract: Disclosed in a range finding apparatus that can efficiently perform range finding that uses light of different wavelengths. The range finding apparatus comprises a light source device capable of concurrently emitting light of a first wavelength and light of a second wavelength that is longer than the first wavelength and computes distance information based on a time period from when range finding is started until when incident of light on a pixel of a light receiving part is detected. In a pixel array of the light receiving part, a first pixel configured to receive light of the first wavelength and a second pixel configured to receive light of the second wavelength are two-dimensionally arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Takashi HANASAKA, Koichi FUKUDA, Kohei OKAMOTO, Shunichi WAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240053451Abstract: Disclosed is a light-receiving device having a wide dynamic range. The light receiving device comprises a pixel array in which a first pixel provided with a first optical band pass filter and having a first sensitivity and a second pixel provided with a second optical band pass filter and having a second sensitivity that is lower than the first sensitivity are two-dimensionally arranged. A full width at half maximum of the second optical band pass filter is narrower than a full width at half maximum of the first optical band pass filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Koichi FUKUDA, Kohei OKAMOTO, Shunichi WAKASHIMA, Takashi HANASAKA
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Patent number: 11889186Abstract: A focus detection device calculates a shift amount between a first focus detection signal and a second focus detection signal both generated based on a signal obtained from an image sensor. The device also calculates a conversion coefficient and applies the conversion coefficient to the shift amount to convert the shift amount into a defocus amount of an imaging optical system. The device calculates the conversion coefficient based on at least one of a pupil eccentricity amount and an incident pupil distance, both are dependent on an image height at a focus detection position.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Yoshimura, Koichi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20230343798Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a first substrate having a first face; photodiodes arranged in the first substrate and each having a first region that generates signal charges by photoelectrically converting an incident light and a second region that receives the signal charges moving from the first region; a first isolation region arranged in the first substrate at a first depth and including a first portion extending in a first direction so as to isolate the second regions from each other; and a second isolation region arranged in the first substrate at a second depth deeper than the first depth from the first face, and including a second portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in plan view so as to isolate the first regions from each other, and the first and second portions are partially overlapped with each other in plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Fumihiro Inui, Junji Iwata, Hajime Ikeda, Koichi Fukuda, Kohei Okamoto
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Patent number: 11742364Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a first substrate having a first face; photodiodes arranged in the first substrate and each having a first region that generates signal charges by photoelectrically converting an incident light and a second region that receives the signal charges moving from the first region; a first isolation region arranged in the first substrate at a first depth and including a first portion extending in a first direction so as to isolate the second regions from each other; and a second isolation region arranged in the first substrate at a second depth deeper than the first depth from the first face, and including a second portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction in plan view so as to isolate the first regions from each other, and the first and second portions are partially overlapped with each other in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fumihiro Inui, Junji Iwata, Hajime Ikeda, Koichi Fukuda, Kohei Okamoto
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Publication number: 20230230990Abstract: An image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels, and signals are read out in units of rows. The plurality of pixels comprise a plurality of microlenses, and for each microlense, a pair of first semiconductor regions formed at a first depth; a pair of second semiconductor regions formed at a second depth deeper than the first depth; and a plurality of connecting regions that connect the first semiconductor regions and the second semiconductor regions, respectively. Pixels having a first arrangement have the first and second semiconductor regions arranged in a row direction, pixels having a second arrangement have the first semiconductor regions arranged in a column direction and the second semiconductor regions arranged in the row direction. A crosstalk ratio between the first semiconductor regions in the second arrangement is made smaller than that in the first arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Shunichi WAKASHIMA, Kohei OKAMOTO, Koichi FUKUDA, Yumi TAKAO
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Publication number: 20230158952Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko SHIGA, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya
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Publication number: 20230127636Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that are modulators of Integrin Linked Kinase (ILK), and methods of treating diseases with such compounds. In certain embodiments, the compounds are within Formulas I-VII (e.g., Csbl-1). In some embodiments, the compounds are used to treat an ILK-mediated disease, such as cancer (e.g., triple negative breast cancer) or an inflammatory disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Jun Qin, Koichi Fukuda, Julia Vaynberg, Suguna Rachakonda
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Patent number: 11572016Abstract: An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Akiko Shiga, Toru Miyakoshi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Akira Kinoshita, Kaoru Yoshino, Hitomi Naganuma, Takashi Kuriyama, Koichi Fukuda, Yuki Kita, Koji Nagaoka, Tomoya Nakagawa, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Takashi Shionoya