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).
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Patent number: 11366344Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Iwatsuka, Makoto Endo, Kenji Sasaki
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Patent number: 11286359Abstract: A prepreg includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C?C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Nobuyuki Arai, Tomoko Ichikawa, Hiroshi Taiko, Makoto Endo, Masanobu Kobayashi, Jun Misumi
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Publication number: 20220076871Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Endo, Mitsunori Hiraoka, Kazuhiko Ito
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Patent number: 11239019Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Endo, Mitsunori Hiraoka, Kazuhiko Ito
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Patent number: 11226531Abstract: An optical modulator includes: first and second optical waveguides formed of an electro-optic material film on a substrate so as to have a ridge shape and to be disposed adjacent to each other; a buffer layer covering at least the upper surfaces of the first and second optical waveguides; and first and second signal electrodes provided above the buffer layer. The first and second signal electrodes have, respectively, first and second lower layer parts opposite, respectively, to the first and second optical waveguides through the buffer layer; and first and second upper layer parts provided, respectively, above the first and second lower layer parts. Widths of the lower surfaces of the first and second lower layer parts are smaller than widths of the first and second upper layer parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Iwatsuka, Makoto Endo, Kenji Sasaki
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Patent number: 11118022Abstract: Sizing agent coated carbon fibers obtained by coating carbon fibers with a sizing agent comprising at least one of (A) to (C) in a total amount of 80 mass % or more with respect to the whole sizing agent, the carbon fibers each having a surface layer which has a thickness of 10 nm or larger and has an oxygen content of 4% or higher with respect to all the elements, wherein when the sizing agent coated carbon fibers are subjected three times to a 10-minute ultrasonic treatment in an acetone solvent, then the amount of the remaining sizing agent is 0.1-0.25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the sizing agent coated carbon fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Tomoko Ichikawa, Kazuki Yoshihiro, Hisafumi Mizuta, Makoto Endo
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Publication number: 20210278904Abstract: Provided is a user interface suitable for, for example, a non-contact operation or the like. First, an operation direction and an operation distance are calculated from acquired operation information. In addition, an operation space is set in which regions of items to be selected are arranged around an origin position. Then, in a case where a positional relationship between a region of an item and an operation position specified by the operation direction and the operation distance from the origin position as a starting point is changed to a specific state, a process of determining that the item has been selected is performed. In addition, display data corresponding to the determination result is generated such that the user recognizes an operation situation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: CHAO MA, KAZUHIRA OKADA, MAKOTO ENDO
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Patent number: 11111345Abstract: A prepreg includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C?C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Nobuyuki Arai, Tomoko Ichikawa, Hiroshi Taiko, Makoto Endo, Masanobu Kobayashi, Jun Misumi
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Patent number: 11091773Abstract: In order to identify a novel gene responsible for parthenocarpy and to provide use of the gene, the parthenocarpy regulatory gene of the present invention includes a polynucleotide (1) that encodes an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (2) that encodes an amino acid sequence (i) having a sequence identity of 75% or higher relative to the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, (3) that encodes an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 98 amino acids are substituted, etc. in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or (4) that is hybridized with a polynucleotide, which has a sequence complementary to the polynucleotide for encoding the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 under a stringent condition.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignees: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, TAKII & CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Fukuoka, Satoshi Matsuo, Koji Miyatake, Satoshi Shimakoshi, Souichi Urashimo, Makoto Endo
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Patent number: 11087915Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic component that includes: a base having a main surface; a passive element part formed on the main surface of the base; a magnetic resin layer formed on the main surface of the base so as to embed the passive element part therein, the magnetic resin layer having a surface extending substantially parallel to the main surface of the base; an insulating coat layer formed on a first area of the surface of the magnetic resin layer, the insulating coat layer having higher smoothness than the surface of the magnetic resin layer; and a terminal electrode formed on a second area of the surface of the magnetic resin layer and electrically connected to the passive element part.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Nakajima, Kenichi Hirenzaki, Makoto Endo, Masanori Suzuki, Tomonaga Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20210241962Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: TDK CorporationInventors: Masamichi TANIGUCHI, Makoto ENDO
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Patent number: 11031173Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Masamichi Taniguchi, Makoto Endo
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Publication number: 20200310170Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Shinji IWATSUKA, Makoto ENDO, Kenji SASAKI
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Publication number: 20200218126Abstract: An optical modulator includes: first and second optical waveguides formed of an electro-optic material film on a substrate so as to have a ridge shape and to be disposed adjacent to each other; a buffer layer covering at least the upper surfaces of the first and second optical waveguides; and first and second signal electrodes provided above the buffer layer. The first and second signal electrodes have, respectively, first and second lower layer parts opposite, respectively, to the first and second optical waveguides through the buffer layer; and first and second upper layer parts provided, respectively, above the first and second lower layer parts. Widths of the lower surfaces of the first and second lower layer parts are smaller than widths of the first and second upper layer parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Shinji IWATSUKA, Makoto ENDO, Kenji SASAKI
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Patent number: 10544832Abstract: A preload guide system guides, in a horizontal plane, movement of a rotation structure having journals rotating around a rotation axis having a horizontal rotation shaft. At right-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press predetermined positions on the same side with respect to an axial-direction reference plane and rotatably support the journals. At left-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press positions corresponding to the guide bearing components at the right side surfaces, and rotatably support the journals. The support systems adjust displacement amounts of the guide bearing components such that a sum of the displacement amounts becomes zero.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki Hirano, Noboru Kawaguchi, Junji Takaki, Yutaka Ezaki, Makoto Endo
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Patent number: 10544286Abstract: The present invention refers to a polyamide moulding composition consisting of the following components: a) 45 to 75% by weight of at least one partially crystalline polyamide consisting of at least one diamine and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, whereupon the at least one diamine has 4 to 18 carbon atoms and is selected from a group of diamines consisting of linear aliphatic diamines, branched aliphatic diamines and cycloaliphatic diamines, b) 5 to 20% by weight of at least one fibrous reinforcing agent, c) 10 to 40% by weight of at least one non-sized filler which is different from the fibrous reinforcing agent in b), d) 0 to 10% by weight of a at least one additive, with the proviso that the component b) and c) add up to 25 to 45% by weight and the entirety of components a) to d) add up to 100% by weight. Moreover, the present invention refers to a moulded article producible from this moulding composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: EMS-PATENT AGInventors: Kosuke Nakano, Makoto Endo, Minoru Hatta
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Patent number: 10501605Abstract: A carbon fiber-reinforced resin composition of the present invention includes: sizing agent-coated carbon fibers in which carbon fibers are coated with a sizing agent; and a matrix resin. The sizing agent includes at least an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic epoxy compound (B1) as an aromatic compound (B). The sizing agent-coated carbon fibers have a ratio (a)/(b) of 0.50 to 0.90 where (a) is the height (cps) of a component having a binding energy (284.6 eV) attributed to CHx, C—C, and C?C and (b) is the height (cps) of a component having binding energy (286.1 eV) attributed to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surface of the sizing agent measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at a photoelectron takeoff angle of 15°.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Tomoko Ichikawa, Atsuki Tsuchiya, Makoto Endo
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Publication number: 20190359785Abstract: A prepreg includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C?C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—) in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Nobuyuki ARAI, Tomoko ICHIKAWA, Hiroshi TAIKO, Makoto ENDO, Masanobu KOBAYASHI, Jun MISUMI
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Publication number: 20190136053Abstract: The present invention refers to a polyamide moulding composition consisting of the following components: (A) 30 to 79.7% by weight of at least one partially crystalline polyamide consisting of at least one diamine and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, whereupon the at least one diamine has 4 to 20 carbon atoms and is selected from a group of diamines consisting of linear aliphatic diamines, branched aliphatic diamines, cycloaliphatic diamines and araliphatic diamines, (B) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one polyamide different from component (A) (C) 20 to 55% by weight of at least one fibrous reinforcing agent, (D) 0.2 to 2.0% by weight of nigrosine, (E) 0.1 to 3.0% by weight of at least one heat stabilizer, (F) 0 to 10% by weight of a at least one additive, whereby the entirety of components (A) to (F) add up to 100% by weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: EMS-PATENT AGInventors: Fujii TAKAMASA, Minoru HATTA, Makoto ENDO, Nikolai LAMBERTS
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Publication number: 20190107151Abstract: A preload guide system guides, in a horizontal plane, movement of a rotation structure having journals rotating around a rotation axis having a horizontal rotation shaft. At right-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press predetermined positions on the same side with respect to an axial-direction reference plane and rotatably support the journals. At left-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press positions corresponding to the guide bearing components at the right side surfaces, and rotatably support the journals. The support systems adjust displacement amounts of the guide bearing components such that a sum of the displacement amounts becomes zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki Hirano, Noboru Kawaguchi, Junji Takaki, Yutaka Ezaki, Makoto Endo