Patents by Inventor Makoto Kawano
Makoto Kawano 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: 12205790Abstract: The invention provides a charged particle beam device capable of reducing a positional shift between secondary beams generated in a beam separator. The charged particle beam device includes a charged particle beam source configured to irradiate a sample with a plurality of primary beams, a plurality of detectors configured to detect secondary beams emitted from the sample in correspondence to the primary beams, and a beam separator configured to deflect the secondary beams in a direction different from that of the primary beams. The charged particle beam device further includes a deflector provided between the beam separator and the detector to correct a positional shift between the secondary beams generated in the beam separator.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Momoyo Enyama, Makoto Sakakibara, Hajime Kawano, Hiroya Ohta
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Patent number: 12173666Abstract: An object of the present application invention is to provide a throttle valve control device capable of effectively cooling a bearing of a throttle shaft while preventing an increase in size of a throttle body. Therefore, in a throttle valve control device in which flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 through which a heat exchange medium flows are formed in a throttle body 5, the diameter of a first bearing 8 of a throttle shaft 3 is greater than the diameter of a second bearing 9, the flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 are disposed along an outer periphery of an intake passage 1 to overlap with the second bearing 9 when viewed from a flow direction of the intake passage 1, and an inlet portion 5T1 and the outlet portion 5T3 of the flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 are disposed to sandwich the first bearing 8.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Hidefumi Hatsuzawa, Hiroyuki Ota, Takuya Tanaka, Makoto Kawano, Yoshihiko Akagi
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Publication number: 20240218840Abstract: An object of the present application invention is to provide a throttle valve control device capable of effectively cooling a bearing of a throttle shaft while preventing an increase in size of a throttle body. Therefore, in a throttle valve control device in which flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 through which a heat exchange medium flows are formed in a throttle body 5, the diameter of a first bearing 8 of a throttle shaft 3 is greater than the diameter of a second bearing 9, the flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 are disposed along an outer periphery of an intake passage 1 to overlap with the second bearing 9 when viewed from a flow direction of the intake passage 1, and an inlet portion 5T1 and the outlet portion 5T3 of the flow paths 5T1 to 5T3 are disposed to sandwich the first bearing 8.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Hidefumi HATSUZAWA, Hiroyuki OTA, Takuya TANAKA, Makoto KAWANO, Yoshihiko AKAGI
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Patent number: 11988636Abstract: The method for particle analysis includes a first magnetic susceptibility measurement step S4 of measuring a volume magnetic susceptibility of each of first particles p1; an encapsulation treatment step S5 of performing an encapsulation treatment so that the first particles p1 encapsulate an encapsulation target component pt smaller than the first particles p1; a second magnetic susceptibility measurement step S8 of measuring a volume magnetic susceptibility of each of second particles p2 as an analysis target that are the first particles p1 after the encapsulation treatment; and a step S9 of analyzing whether or not the encapsulation target component pt is encapsulated in the second particles p2 based on a result of measurement in the first magnetic susceptibility measurement step S4 and a result of measurement in the second magnetic susceptibility measurement step S8.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: KAWANO Lab. Inc., TableMark Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Kawano, Ayako Tatematsu, Ryosuke Abe
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Publication number: 20230137328Abstract: A methane generating device includes: a culture tank in which methane generating bacteria are cultured with a culture liquid; a gas feed device that feeds carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas required by the methane generating bacteria to the culture tank; and a generated gas extraction device that extracts methane generated by the methane generating bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Makoto KAWANO, Hiroyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11391663Abstract: A particle analyzing apparatus (10) includes a processor (42) and storage (41). The processor (42) acquires a volume magnetic susceptibility of an analyte particle (p). The storage (41) stores reference data (43). The reference data (43) indicates a volume magnetic susceptibility of a reference particle of the same type as a type of the analyte particle (p) for each of possible crystal forms of the analyte particle (p). The processor (42) determines a crystal form of the analyte particle (p) on the basis of the volume magnetic susceptibility of the analyte particle (p) and the reference data (43).Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto Kawano
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Patent number: 11282922Abstract: In a first cell region of a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor element is formed. In a second cell region of semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor element is formed. First semiconductor element includes a first electrode and a first p region. Second semiconductor element includes a second electrode and a second p region. First electrode and second electrode are separated from each other. First p region and second p region are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Makoto Kawano
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Patent number: 11105771Abstract: A magnetic field generation device (100) includes a first magnet (1), a second magnet (2), and a position adjustment mechanism (5). The second magnet (2), together with the first magnet (1), generates a magnetic field. The position adjustment mechanism (5) adjusts a position of the first magnet (1). The magnetic field generation device (100) controls the value of the product of a magnetic flux density and a magnetic flux density gradient in the magnetic field through the adjustment of the position of the first magnet (1) by the position adjustment mechanism (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto Kawano
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Publication number: 20210005713Abstract: In a first cell region of a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor element is formed. In a second cell region of semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor element is formed. First semiconductor element includes a first electrode and a first p region. Second semiconductor element includes a second electrode and a second p region. First electrode and second electrode are separated from each other. First p region and second p region are separated from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Makoto KAWANO
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Publication number: 20200340947Abstract: The method for particle analysis includes a first magnetic susceptibility measurement step S4 of measuring a volume magnetic susceptibility of each of first particles p1; an encapsulation treatment step S5 of performing an encapsulation treatment so that the first particles p1 encapsulate an encapsulation target component pt smaller than the first particles p1; a second magnetic susceptibility measurement step S8 of measuring a volume magnetic susceptibility of each of second particles p2 as an analysis target that are the first particles p1 after the encapsulation treatment; and a step S9 of analyzing whether or not the encapsulation target component pt is encapsulated in the second particles p2 based on a result of measurement in the first magnetic susceptibility measurement step S4 and a result of measurement in the second magnetic susceptibility measurement step S8.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicants: KAWANO Lab. Inc., TableMark Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto KAWANO, Ayako TATEMATSU, Ryosuke ABE
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Patent number: 10809228Abstract: Volume susceptibilities (?s) of dispersoid particles (s) dispersed in a dispersion medium (m) are first obtained by magnetophoresis. Affinity of the dispersoid particles (s) for the dispersion medium (m) is then analyzed using the volume susceptibilities (?s) of the respective dispersoid particles (s) and a volume susceptibility (?m) of the dispersion medium (m).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto Kawano
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Patent number: 10767544Abstract: An object is to provide a type of device capable of properly cooling a bearing of a throttle body even under a condition that the throttle body receives heat of high-temperature intake air or exhaust gas. In the present invention, an engine coolant passage that guides a coolant of an engine is provided integrally with a member fixing a bearing to be adjacent to a circumferential wall of the bearing of the member fixing the bearing, which supports a throttle shaft, and heat transferred from the bearing (or likely to be transferred to the bearing) via the member fixing the bearing is carried away to the outside of a throttle body by the engine coolant.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hidefumi Hatsuzawa, Makoto Kawano, Toshio Hori, Toyoshi Nemoto
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Patent number: 10752575Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of 4-alkoxy-3-trifluoromethylbenzyl alcohol at a high conversion ratio, which can strictly suppress production of a byproduct by using DIBAL as a reducing agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Kawano, Takashi Naka, Mitsuharu Nakamura, Hisao Takayanagi
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Patent number: 10739240Abstract: A particle analyzer (1) includes a measurement cell (2) and a measurement section (10). The particle analyzer (1) further includes a migration section. The migration section includes magnets (3a and 3b), electrodes (4a, 4b, and 4c), a power source (5), and a laser light source (6). The migration section causes migration of particles contained in a medium loaded into the measurement cell (2) by at least two of a magnetophoresis method, a dielectrophoresis method, an electromagnetophoresis method, and a photophoresis method. The measurement section (10) performs determination of a physical quantity of the particles and determination of a migration rate of the particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto Kawano
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Patent number: 10656119Abstract: A volume susceptibility (?s1) of a first dispersoid particle (s1) is obtained. A second dispersoid particle (s2) that is the first dispersoid particle (s1) to which an adsorbate is adsorbed is obtained. A volume susceptibility (?s2) of the second dispersoid particle (s2) is obtained. An amount of a functional group of the first dispersoid particle (s1) is analyzed through obtaining an amount of the adsorbate included in the second dispersoid particle (s2) based on the volume susceptibilities (?s1) and (?s2) of the first and second dispersoid particles (s1) and (s2).Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto Kawano
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Publication number: 20200088683Abstract: A magnetic field generation device (100) includes a first magnet (1), a second magnet (2), and a position adjustment mechanism (5). The second magnet (2), together with the first magnet (1), generates a magnetic field. The position adjustment mechanism (5) adjusts a position of the first magnet (1). The magnetic field generation device (100) controls the value of the product of a magnetic flux density and a magnetic flux density gradient in the magnetic field through the adjustment of the position of the first magnet (1) by the position adjustment mechanism (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: KAWANO Lab. Inc.Inventor: Makoto KAWANO
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Publication number: 20200011781Abstract: A particle analyzing apparatus (10) includes a processor (42) and storage (41). The processor (42) acquires a volume magnetic susceptibility of an analyte particle (p). The storage (41) stores reference data (43). The reference data (43) indicates a volume magnetic susceptibility of a reference particle of the same type as a type of the analyte particle (p) for each of possible crystal forms of the analyte particle (p). The processor (42) determines a crystal form of the analyte particle (p) on the basis of the volume magnetic susceptibility of the analyte particle (p) and the reference data (43).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicants: KAWANO Lab. Inc., Fujikura Ltd.Inventor: Makoto KAWANO
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Patent number: 10429287Abstract: An observation apparatus (100) includes an observing optical system (101) capable of obtaining an image of a measurement target present in a gap included in a device (1). One end of the gap included in the device (1) is wider than the other end thereof, and upon light beam irradiation to the device (1), an interference fringe appears in the gap. The observing optical system (101) irradiates the gap included in the device (1) with a plurality of light beams having different wavelengths to cause a plurality of interference fringes to appear in the gap. Then the observing optical system (101) obtains an image of the plurality of interference fringes.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Makoto Kawano, Hitoshi Watarai, Nobutoshi Ota
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Publication number: 20190161432Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of 4-alkoxy-3-trifluoromethylbenzyl alcohol at a high conversion ratio, which can strictly suppress production of a byproduct by using DIBAL as a reducing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto KAWANO, Takashi NAKA, Mitsuharu NAKAMURA, Hisao TAKAYANAGI
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Patent number: 10261050Abstract: A calculation unit (40) obtains the volume magnetic susceptibility of a first particle. Also, the calculation unit (40) obtains the volume magnetic susceptibility of a second particle different from the first particle. Thereafter, the calculation unit (40) obtains a volume occupied by a surface material included in the second particle on the basis of a relationship between the volume magnetic susceptibility of the first particle, the volume of the first particle, the volume magnetic susceptibility of the second particle, the volume of the second particle, the volume occupied by the surface material, and the volume magnetic susceptibility of the surface material.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Makoto Kawano, Hitoshi Watarai, Nobutoshi Ota