Patents by Inventor Makoto Endo

Makoto Endo 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: 12084592
    Abstract: A coating composition for pattern inversion that fills a gap in an organic underlayer film pattern formed on a substrate to be processed by transferring a resist pattern to an underlayer and forms a flat polysiloxane film, the coating composition including a polysiloxane obtained by a reaction of an alcohol with a silanol group in a hydrolysis-condensate of a hydrolysable silane having a hydrolysable silane containing in the molecule four hydrolysable groups, in a ratio of 50% by mole to 100% by mole relative to the total amount of silanes. The hydrolysable silane is represented by Formula (1): R1aSi(R2)4-a??Formula (1) and contains 50% by mole to 100% by mole of a hydrolysable silane in which a is 0 and 0% by mole to 50% by mole of a hydrolysable silane in which a is 1 or 2. The alcohol is propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, or 3-methoxybutanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yaguchi, Makoto Nakajima, Yuki Endo, Wataru Shibayama, Shuhei Shigaki
  • Publication number: 20240298548
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive element according to the present embodiment includes a first magnetic layer (11) stacked on a base layer (10), a second magnetic layer (13), and a first nonmagnetic layer (12) arranged between the first magnetic layer (11) and the second magnetic layer (13). The first nonmagnetic layer (12) includes an insulating material including fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: YUTAKA HIGO, LUI SAKAI, MASAKI ENDO, HIROYUKI OHMORI, MASANORI HOSOMI, TAKAYUKI NOZAKI, KAY YAKUSHIJI, MAKOTO KONOTO, TATSUYA YAMAMOTO, TOMOHIRO NOZAKI, SHINJI YUASA
  • Publication number: 20240274272
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor that performs an object detection to detect an object from a detection target image. The processor divides the detection target image into a group of first grid cells. The object is positioned to overlap a group of second grid cells included in the group of the first grid cells. At this time, the processor generates a bounding box in a respective second grid cell included in the group of the second grid cells. The processor surrounds a portion of the object positioned in the respective second grid cell with the bounding box generated in the respective second grid cell and displays, on a display, a position and shape of the object by a collection of a plurality of bounding boxes superimposedly on the detection target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, National University Corporation OITA UNIVERSITY, Fukuoka Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Toshiya KAMIYAMA, Makoto ISHIKAKE, Yusaku FUJITA, Tatsushi TOKUYASU, Yusuke MATSUNOBU, Masafumi INOMATA, Tsuyoshi ETOH, Yuichi ENDO, Kosuke SUZUKI, Youhei KOUNO, Hiroaki NAKANUMA, Yoshinori SHIRASAKA, Atsuro FUJINAGA
  • Publication number: 20240268225
    Abstract: This organic light emitting element comprises: a light emitting layer that contains a first organic compound (1), a second organic compound (2) that is a delayed fluorescent material, and a third organic compound (3); and an adjacent layer that is adjacent to the light emitting layer and contains the first organic compound (1). This organic light emitting element satisfies relational expression ES1(1)>ES1(2)>ES1(3), and has a long emission lifetime and high luminous efficiency. In the relational expression. ES1 represents the lowest excited singlet energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIZAKI, Ayataka ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240219979
    Abstract: A connector is made connectable with a DC power source by using a transmission line. The transmission line has a power source line and a signal line. A switch disconnects a signal line or makes the signal line connectable to a reference potential line. A controller monitors the potential of the signal line, detects reconnection of the signal line on the basis of the potential and then boots a host system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Sugiura, Munefumi Nakata, Makoto Endo
  • Publication number: 20240128463
    Abstract: A laminated resin film includes: a resin layer; and a Cu film provided on one surface or both surfaces of the resin layer, in which in the Cu film, a peak intensity y of a (200) plane is 2 to 30 when a peak intensity of a (111) plane in X-ray diffraction measurement is set to 100, and Expression (1) is satisfied. y?2.5×?7.5??Expression (1) (in Expression (1), y is the peak intensity of the (200) plane when the peak intensity of the (111) plane in the X-ray diffraction measurement is set to 100, and x is a peak intensity of a (220) plane when the peak intensity of the (111) plane in the X-ray diffraction measurement is set to 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ENDO, Mingyu CHEN, Yoshihiro KANBAYASHI, Takasi SATOU, Natsumi KOZAI, Yoshihiko TANABE, Syuji TSUKAMOTO, Miyuki YANAGIDA
  • Publication number: 20240072239
    Abstract: A laminated body contains a first metal layer containing copper and a second metal layer containing nickel and directly laminated on the first metal layer. A full width at half maximum of an X-ray diffraction peak having the maximum intensity among at least one X-ray diffraction peak derived from a nickel-containing crystal in the second metal layer is 0.3° or more and 1.2° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhei HORIKAWA, Makoto ENDO, Takuya KAKIUCHI, Miyuki YANAGIDA, Yuki NAITO, Takahiro TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20240047695
    Abstract: A laminated body contains a first metal layer containing copper; and a second metal layer containing nickel and laminated directly on the first metal layer. A first surface of the second metal layer is a surface in contact with the first metal layer. A second surface of the second metal layer is a reverse face of the first surface. A thickness direction of the second metal layer is a direction approximately perpendicular to the first surface and oriented from the first surface toward the second surface. A unit of a content of nickel in the second metal layer is % by mass. The content of nickel in the second metal layer 2 decreases along the thickness direction D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhei HORIKAWA, Makoto ENDO, Takuya KAKIUCHI, Miyuki YANAGIDA, Yuki NAITO, Takahiro TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20240047694
    Abstract: A laminated body contains a first metal layer containing copper and a second metal layer containing nickel and laminated directly on the first metal layer. A first surface of the second metal layer is a surface in contact with the first metal layer. A second surface of the second metal layer is a reverse surface of the first surface. A thickness direction of the second metal layer is a direction approximately perpendicular to the first surface and oriented from the first surface toward the second surface. A unit of a content of nickel in the second metal layer is % by mass. The content of nickel in the second metal layer increases along the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhei HORIKAWA, Makoto ENDO, Takuya KAKIUCHI, Miyuki YANAGIDA, Yuki NAITO, Takahiro TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20240047696
    Abstract: A laminated resin film includes: a resin layer; and a Cu film having on one surface or both surfaces of the resin layer, in which in the Cu film, an orientation index of a plane is 0.15 or more according to a Lotgering method, a half-width of an X-ray diffraction peak obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement of the plane is 0.3° or less, and Expression (1) is satisfied. y>3.75x?0.675 ??Expression (1) (in Expression (1), Y is the orientation index of the plane in the Cu film according to the Lotgering method, and x is the half-width of the X-ray diffraction peak obtained by the X-ray diffraction measurement of the plane in the Cu film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ENDO, Mingyu CHEN, Yoshihiro KANBAYASHI, Takasi SATOU, Natsumi KOZAI, Yoshihiko TANABE, Syuji TSUKAMOTO, Miyuki YANAGIDA
  • Patent number: 11854730
    Abstract: There is provided a coil component including a coil portion that has at least one layer of planar coil including a coil-wound portion and an insulative layer which covers the periphery of the coil-wound portion, a covering portion that covers the coil portion and is constituted of a mixture including magnetic fillers and resin, and a conductor post that is penetratingly provided inside the covering portion and extends from the coil-wound portion to an upper surface of the covering portion along an axial direction of the planar coil. The conductor post has a post portion which extends from the coil-wound portion in the axial direction of the planar coil, and a lid portion which is exposed from the covering portion and extends from an end portion of the post portion on the upper surface side along a surface direction of the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Endo, Mitsunori Hiraoka, Kazuhiko Ito
  • Publication number: 20230361299
    Abstract: An electrode for power storage devices includes: a resin layer; a conductive layer containing copper and being disposed on the resin layer; and an active material layer containing graphite and being disposed on the conductive layer, wherein when measured by an X-ray diffraction method from a surface of the active material layer, a peak intensity ratio A/B between an intensity A at a highest X-ray diffraction peak in a range where a diffraction angle is 48° or more and 53° or less and an intensity B at a highest X-ray diffraction peak in a range where a diffraction angle is 52° or more and 57° or less satisfies Expression (1): 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya AOKI, Shuji HIGASHI, Miyuki YANAGIDA, Makoto ENDO, Yoshihiro KANBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230348931
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cytoplasmic male sterile Rudbeckia plant. The Rudbeckia plant of the present disclosure is cytoplasmic male sterile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: TAKII & Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tomoaki Haketa, Makoto Endo, Shun Koyama, Kenta Shirasawa, Sachiko Isobe
  • Patent number: 11804326
    Abstract: A coil component includes an element body having a rectangular main surface; a coil provided within the element body, wherein the coil having a lower coil portion and an upper coil portion; terminal electrodes provided at positions corresponding to corners of the main surface; extracting conductors connected within the element body to both end portions of the coil, wherein the extracting conductors extending from the end portions of the coil to terminal electrodes provided on the main surface; and a dummy electrode provided on the main surface at a position different from those of the terminal electrodes, wherein the dummy electrode is conducted to neither of the extracting conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Taniguchi, Makoto Endo
  • Publication number: 20230280731
    Abstract: Provided is a production management system including: an operational data acquisition unit for acquiring operational data regarding a production element in a target production process as a target among a plurality of production processes for producing a product from a material; a quality data acquisition unit for acquiring, as quality data indicating quality of a target product, feedback data for evaluating the production element in the target production process based on quality of a downstream product in the target production process, the feedback data being output from a production management system for managing a downstream production process of producing the downstream product by using, as a material, the target product; an analysis unit for analyzing the operational feedback data; and a control information decision unit for deciding control information for controlling the production element in the target production process based on an analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Masato KATSUKI, Keiji SATO, Eiji TAYA, Tsutomu NIHO, Makoto ENDO, Toshiya YAMASHITA, Akifumi INOMATA, Fumihiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230280730
    Abstract: Provided is a production management system including: an operational data acquisition unit for acquiring operational data regarding a production element in a target production process as a target among a plurality of production processes for producing a product from a material; a quality data acquisition unit for acquiring quality data indicating quality of a target product; an analysis unit for analyzing the operational and quality data to estimate an influence, caused by an upstream product, on the quality of the target product, the upstream product being a product of an upstream production process and serving as a material in the target production process; and a feedback unit for outputting, based on an analysis result, feedback data for evaluating a production element in the upstream production process based on the quality of the target product in the upstream production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Masato KATSUKI, Keiji SATO, Eiji TAYA, Tsutomu NIHO, Makoto ENDO, Toshiya YAMASHITA, Akifumi INOMATA, Fumihiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20230280727
    Abstract: Provided is an integrated management system including: a registration unit configured to register a plurality of production management systems for each managing a target production process as a target among a plurality of production processes of producing a product from a material in association with a sequence of the plurality of production processes; a feedback data acquisition unit configured to acquire, from at least one of the plurality of production management systems, feedback data for evaluating a production element in an upstream production process, which is an upstream process of the target production process, on a basis of quality of a target product, which is a product of the target production process, in the upstream production process; and a feedback data providing unit configured to provide the feedback data to an upstream production management system configured to manage the upstream production process on a basis of the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Masato KATSUKI, Keiji SATO, Eiji TAYA, Tsutomu NIHO, Makoto ENDO, Toshiya YAMASHITA, Akifumi INOMATA, Fumihiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20220382228
    Abstract: Provided is a prediction apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire setting value data indicating a setting value of a controlled object and physical quantity data indicating a physical quantity of a product obtained by controlling the controlled object; a prediction unit configured to calculate, using the setting value data and the physical quantity data, a plurality of prediction values obtained by predicting a plurality of physical quantities in the product on a basis of a setting value used for control of the controlled object; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the plurality of prediction values on a basis of a predefined reference; and an output unit configured to output a setting value recommended according to a result of the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki ISHII, Makoto ENDO, Makoto MIYAO, Rei KARASAWA, Go TAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220351101
    Abstract: Provided is an evaluation apparatus comprising: an environmental data acquisition unit configured to acquire environmental data indicating an operation environment of equipment; a performance data acquisition unit configured to acquire performance data indicating an operation performance of the equipment; an estimation unit configured to estimate an operation performance on an operation basis in a learning target period under an operation environment in an evaluation target period, based on the environmental data and the performance data in the learning target period; an evaluation unit configured to calculate an indicator that relatively evaluates an actually measured value of an operation performance in the evaluation target period with respect to an estimated value of the estimated operation performance; and an output unit configured to output the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Rei KARASAWA, Makoto ENDO, Nobuyuki MORIOKA, Go TAKAMI, Masaki ISHII
  • Patent number: 11366344
    Abstract: An optical modulator includes: a substrate; a waveguide layer including first and second optical waveguides formed of an electro-optic material film on the substrate to have a ridge shape and to be disposed adjacent to each other; an RF part that applies a modulated signal to the optical waveguides; and a DC part that applies a DC bias to the optical waveguides. The DC part includes: a buffer layer covering at least upper surfaces of the optical waveguides; a first bias electrode opposed to the first optical waveguide through the buffer layer; and a second bias electrode provided adjacent to the first bias electrode. A first DC bias voltage is applied between the first and second bias electrodes. A waveguide layer removal area in which at least part of the waveguide layer is removed is provided at least under an area between the first and second bias electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Iwatsuka, Makoto Endo, Kenji Sasaki