Patents by Inventor Koji An

Koji An 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).

  • Patent number: 12001634
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of performing authentication in a short time is provided. The display apparatus includes a first display portion where first pixels are arranged in a matrix, a second display portion where second pixels are arranged in a matrix, first and second row driver circuits, and a control circuit. Each of the first and the second pixels includes a light-receiving element. The first and the second pixels each have a function of acquiring imaging data by using the light-receiving element. The first and the second row driver circuits each have a function of selecting the first and the second pixels which read out the imaging data. The control circuit has a function of sequentially driving the first and the second row driver circuits in a first mode, and has a function of driving one of the first and the second row driver circuits on the basis of the imaging data in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshimoto, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima, Ryo Yamauchi, Motoharu Saito, Koji Kusunoki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11999024
    Abstract: The present invention provides technology with which it is possible to highly accurately assess the quality of fastening of a screw. The present invention comprises a position acquisition unit (13) that acquires the axial-direction position of a driver (50), and a fault assessment unit (14) that assesses that a fault has occurred in fastening of a screw when the amount of change in the axial-direction position of the driver (50) from when temporary seating occurred is greater than a threshold value. The present invention provides a technology with which the quality of screw fastening can be assessed with high precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Sugioka, Tatsuya Sasaki, Koji Nishigaki, Takanori Shibutani
  • Patent number: 12001159
    Abstract: A processor causes a printing portion to execute, when first conveying processing is executed, test print processing for executing processing of forming a plurality of test toner images on a sheet under a print condition that differs for each of the plurality of test toner images. The processor acquires a plurality of first sensing densities when the first conveying processing is executed. The processor causes the printing portion to execute the test print processing when second conveying processing is executed. The processor acquires a plurality of second sensing densities when the second conveying processing is executed. The processor compares the plurality of first sensing densities and the plurality of second sensing densities to adjust the print condition in the print processing when the second conveying processing is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Masaru Watanabe, Kanako Kikuchi, Yasuaki Sakamoto, Ayato Morikami, Yuki Nakaiwa, Keisuke Oba, Koji Uno, Takuji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12000755
    Abstract: A watertight testing device includes a cylindrical core fit into a pipe joint part, a first seal member for sealing between the outer surface of the core and the inner surface of one pipe, a second seal member for sealing between the outer surface of the core and the inner surface of the other pipe, a first pressing member for pressing and compressing the first seal member into a first seal-member insertion space, a second pressing member for pressing and compressing the second seal member into a second seal-member insertion space, a moving device for moving the first and second pressing members in a pipe axial direction, and a test fluid feeder for feeding a test fluid into a test space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shozo Kishi, Yuito Komaru, Koji Kamachi, Masataka Shimomura
  • Patent number: 12001900
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method forming a decorative printed layer having a three-dimensional texture on a printing surface is described. The inkjet printing method includes: printing dots of curable ink that cure under a predetermined condition based on dot pattern data indicative of printed positions of the dots to be printed on the printing surface; and curing the printed dots. The dot pattern data indicates that: a distance between the adjacent dots becomes a distance where the adjacent dots before the curing are allowed to be maintained independently without bonding to one another in a first region; and the distance between the adjacent dots becomes a distance where the adjacent dots before the curing bond to one another in a second region different from the first region. Such a method may allow forming a decorative printed layer having a three-dimensional texture with a desired gloss level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Takeo Yamamoto, Katsuya Ono, Koji Saito
  • Patent number: 11998898
    Abstract: Hydrotreating catalysts are provided having one or more phosphorus components carried on a composite support of a titanium-loaded binder component and post-framework modified ultra-stable Y-type zeolite. The support comprises the titanium-loaded binder component and a post-framework modified ultra-stable Y-type (USY) zeolite in which a portion of aluminum atoms constituting a zeolite framework thereof is substituted with zirconium atoms and/or titanium atoms and/or hafnium atoms. The active components including the phosphorous active component and one or more hydrocracking metals active components loaded on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd., Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum and Sustainable Energy
    Inventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Yusuke Matsumoto, Koji Uchida, Naoya Kojima
  • Patent number: 11998339
    Abstract: A bio-electrode composition contains: (A) a polymer compound containing a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide; and (B) a silicone compound having a polyglycerin structure. This bio-electrode composition is able to form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which enable quick signal collection after attachment to skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Motoaki Iwabuchi, Joe Ikeda, Koji Hasegawa, Yasuyoshi Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11999200
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a bead filler is radially outward of a bead core, a carcass turned up end is radially inward of an outer side end of the bead filler, the turned up end is spaced from a carcass body, a reinforcement layer is laterally outward of the bead filler, a sidewall rubber extends from a sidewall to the bead, an inner rubber reinforcing layer is between the bead filler and the reinforcement layer and adjacent to the turned up end, a crack suppression layer is between the reinforcement layer and the sidewall rubber, the crack suppression layer extends 5 mm or more from where the crack suppression layer overlaps, the reinforcement layer contacts the carcass body radially outwardly of the bead filler, and a 100% modulus KcM100 of the crack suppression layer is at least 1.5 times that of the sidewall rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Nishio
  • Patent number: 12002907
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a base board; and a plurality of divisional planar light emitters disposed adjacent to each other on one surface of the base board. The base board includes: a plurality of conductive parts, a flexible base part joined to the conductive parts, and an insulating base part joined to the flexible base part. Each of the plurality of divisional planar light emitters includes: a plurality of wiring parts electrically connected with corresponding ones of the conductive parts of the base board, a plurality of light emitting elements each disposed on corresponding ones of the wiring parts, and a sealing part sealing the plurality of light emitting elements and facing the insulating base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yumiko Kameshima, Eiko Minato, Koji Taguchi, Masaaki Katsumata
  • Patent number: 12000467
    Abstract: A pump operation piston biased by a neutral spring mechanism and a larger volume operation spring biased by a larger volume operation spring in a larger volume direction operatively move pump and motor volume adjusting members, respectively, is provided. A first pressure control valve commonly controls supply-discharge of pressure oil that presses the pump operation piston in a first slide direction and the motor operation piston in a smaller volume direction. A second pressure control valve controls supply-discharge of pressure oil that presses the pump operation piston in a second slide direction. Biasing forces of the neutral spring mechanism and the larger volume operation spring are so set that, after the pump operation piston is moved in the first slide direction by a predetermined distance, the motor operation piston starts moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., LTD
    Inventors: Koji Iwaki, Tomoyuki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 12003865
    Abstract: To enable HDR video signals of a plurality of signal interfaces to be satisfactorily handled. [Solution] A processing unit processes a linear high dynamic range video signal and obtains a high dynamic range video signal that has undergone a grayscale compression process. The processing unit is able to perform grayscale compression processes of a plurality of signal interfaces. For example, when a grayscale compression process of another signal interface other than a reference signal interface is performed, the processing unit further performs a process of adding characteristics of system gamma of the reference signal interface and a process of cancelling out characteristics of system gamma of the other signal interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Kamiya, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Jun Onuki, Tomoyuki Endo, Masaki Hirose
  • Publication number: 20240178043
    Abstract: A substrate transfer robot system teaches a transfer position of a substrate to a substrate transfer robot that transfers the substrate. The substrate transfer robot includes: a hand that transfers the substrate; a movement mechanism that moves the hand in horizontal and vertical directions; and first and second sensors that are provided on the hand and radiates a scanning line in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. The substrate transfer robot system includes: a controller that controls the hand and the movement mechanism; and a first portion to be detected and a second portion to be detected. The controller operates the hand to detect the first portion by the first and second sensors and detect the second portion by the second sensor, and calculates and stores the transfer position based on position information of the hand when the first and second portions are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki SANEMASA, Koji NAGAFUCHI, Takashi MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20240177096
    Abstract: An information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to perform data processing on data that is input from a card corresponding to a connection source display a graph that includes a plurality of cards each of which outputs a result of the associated data processing to a card corresponding to a connection destination and notify, when an input of a comment with respect to an area relevant to the graph that is displayed has been received, a terminal device used by a user relevant to the graph of information on the input comment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NTT Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke KIRITOSHI, Koji ITO, Michihiro NAITO, Michiaki OGAWA, Ryosuke TANNO, Yuki SAKAMOTO, Dan OZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240179887
    Abstract: In a memory cell including a first gate insulating layer 5 and a first gate conductor layer 6 surrounding a P layer 3a constituting a lower portion of a pillar-shaped P layer 3 standing on a P layer substrate 1, a second gate insulating layer 9 surrounding a P layer 3b constituting an upper portion of the P layer 3, a second gate conductor layer 10, and N+ layers 11a and 11b at both ends of the P layer 3b and a MOS transistor including a pillar-shaped P layer 3A standing on a P layer substrate 1a connecting to the same P layer substrate 1, a third gate insulating layer 9a surrounding an upper P layer 3ba of the P layer 3A, a third gate conductor layer 10a, and N+ layers 11aa and 11ba at both ends of the P layer 3ba, bottom portions and top portions of the P layer 3 and the P layer 3A are located at substantially the same heights of line A and line C, respectively, in a perpendicular direction, and bottom portions of the P layer 3b and the P layer 3ba are located at substantially the same height of line B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Nozomu HARADA, Masakazu KAKUMU, Koji SAKUI
  • Publication number: 20240177940
    Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer covering the anode body, a first solid electrolyte layer covering the dielectric layer, and a second solid electrolyte layer covering the first solid electrolyte layer. The first solid electrolyte layer contains a first conductive polymer including polythiophene as a basic skeleton. The second solid electrolyte layer contains a second conductive polymer including polypyrrole as a basic skeleton. A conductivity of the first solid electrolyte layer is less than or equal to 2 S/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: SHINJI KONDOU, KAZUYA YAMASAKI, TAKASHI KAWASAKI, KOJI YOKOYAMA, HITOSHI ISHIMOTO, YOSHIHISA NAGASAKI, YUJI MIYACHI
  • Publication number: 20240179895
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including pillar-shaped Players standing erect on Player substrates, a random access memory cell includes a first gate insulating layer and a first gate conductor layer surrounding a lower P layer, a second gate insulating layer surrounding a first Player, a second gate conductor layer, and N+ layers at either end of the first Player, a metal oxide semiconductor transistor includes a third gate insulating layer surrounding a second P layer, a third gate conductor layer, and N+ layers at either end of the second Player, a read only memory cell includes a memory layer surrounding a third Player, a fourth gate conductor layer, and N+ layers at either end of the third Player, and bottom portion positions of the first to third Players are substantially aligned with a single horizontal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Nozomu HARADA, Masakazu KAKUMU, Koji SAKUI
  • Publication number: 20240173754
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a support tray that is configured in such a manner that a residual liquid getting in between a lower surface of a substrate and a substrate facing surface of the support tray is trapped in a groove. The support tray further includes a discharge part through which the residual liquid trapped in the groove is discharged from the groove through a discharge part. As a result, backflow of the residual liquid is prevented effectively, thereby preventing re-adhesion of the residual liquid to the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Kei SUZUKI, Tomohiro MOTONO, Noritake SUMI, Koji ANDO
  • Publication number: 20240173014
    Abstract: An electronic device capable of measuring the blood flow speed in a retina blood vessel or the like of an eye is provided. The electronic device includes a display portion, a sending portion, a receiving portion, and a control circuit. The sending portion has a function of generating a first ultrasonic wave with a first frequency and a function of sending a first electric signal corresponding to the first frequency to the control circuit. The receiving portion has a function of receiving a second ultrasonic wave, which is the first ultrasonic wave reflected by an object, with a second frequency, a function of generating a second electric signal corresponding to the second frequency, and a function of sending the second electric signal to the control circuit. Note that the object is one or more selected from a retina blood vessel and a blood vessel included in a retina of a user's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Kazunori WATANABE, Tatsunori INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240176903
    Abstract: Data search by secure computation is efficiently performed and retrieved data is safely provided. A searcher terminal acquires condition data. The searcher terminal extracts a feature from the condition data. The searcher terminal encrypts the feature of the condition data. A secure search apparatus acquires a search result indicating a ciphertext of target data corresponding to a feature of target data similar to the feature of the condition data while keeping the feature of the target data and the feature of the condition data secret. The secure search apparatus transmits the search result to an encryption apparatus and the searcher terminal. The searcher terminal acquires the ciphertext of the target data indicated by the search result. The encryption apparatus transmits a decryption key to the searcher terminal. The searcher terminal decrypts the ciphertext of the target data using the decryption key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKAHASHI, Koji CHIDA, Koki HAMADA, Atsunori ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240172969
    Abstract: A biological information measuring device includes a light source that irradiates light, a sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in an array in a two-dimensional plane and a saturation charge number of 1,000,000 or more. The sensor receives irradiated light transmitted, reflected, or scattered from the light source in a living body and outputs information according to the light intensity of the received light. A specific location selection unit selects a measurement target location of the measurement target for the biological information and a reference location different from the measurement target location, based on the information obtained by the image sensor. A biological information acquisition unit acquires biological information from the information obtained by the sensor at the measurement target location, using the information obtained by the sensor at the reference location as a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: ZEON CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji KAWAJIRI, Rihito KURODA, Yasuyuki FUJIHARA, Shota NAKAYAMA, Hideaki HASEGAWA, Takayori ITO, Hiroyuki TAMAOKA