Patents by Inventor Makoto Kimura

Makoto Kimura 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).

  • Publication number: 20200324137
    Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet irradiation device capable of increasing the irradiance at an affected site (target cells) even when ultraviolet light having the same intensity is emitted. This ultraviolet irradiation device is provided with: a device body configured to be capable of emitting ultraviolet light from a light emission unit; an ultraviolet-transparent substrate disposed on the light emission unit; and an elastic member which is disposed on the surface of the substrate facing away from the device body and made of an ultraviolet-transparent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY, Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, ISHIZUKA GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akimichi MORITA, Hideyuki MASUDA, Makoto KIMURA, Yuji OGAWA, Miki YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200299498
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition which contains an epoxy compound (A), an amine compound (B), and an acrylic resin (C) and in which the amine compound (B) contains an N-(aminoalkyl) piperazine compound (B1) as an essential component; a cured product; a fiber-reinforced composite material; a fiber-reinforced resin molded article; and a method for producing a fiber-reinforced resin molded article. The curable composition can form a cured product having excellent mechanical strength or heat resistance, and thus can be suitably used for a fiber-reinforced composite material or a fiber-reinforced resin molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeki Matsui, Makoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20200220434
    Abstract: A first wall portion and a second wall portion of a shield member are provided on a radially outer side of a rotation axis of a motor shaft with respect to a first magnetic sensor in a region other than a region of overlapping the first magnetic sensor on a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KIMURA, Takuro KANAZAWA, Akira MIMA
  • Patent number: 10707910
    Abstract: A microwave module includes an RF device and a multilayer resin substrate. The device includes a metal cover covering at least an internal circuit. The substrate includes a first end face on a side of the device, a second end face on a side opposite to the first end face, a signal through-holes surrounding the circuit and connected to the circuit, ground through-holes surrounding the signal through-holes and connected to the cover, a first surface ground provided on the first end face and connected to the cover, an inner layer surface ground connected to ground through-holes, and an RF transmission line surrounded by the ground through-holes, the first surface ground, and the inner layer surface ground, and connected to the signal through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinobu Tarui, Makoto Kimura, Isamu Ryokawa, Akimichi Hirota, Hiroyuki Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20200179711
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a photodynamic therapy light irradiation device for irradiating two kinds of light in different wavelength ranges to an irradiated surface, the device being capable of irradiating the light with uniform illuminance to the irradiated surface even having an uneven shape and obtaining a spectral distribution of high uniformity on the entire irradiated surface. A photodynamic therapy light irradiation device of the present invention is characterized by including: a light source unit having one or more LED elements that emit first light having a peak wavelength within a range of wavelengths of not shorter than 400 nm to not longer than 420 nm disposed on a flexible substrate; and a fluorescent plate configured to transmit a part of the first light from the light source unit, and to convert another part thereof into second light having a wavelength of not shorter than 500 nm to not longer than 520 nm and thereby emit the second light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicants: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY, Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akimichi MORITA, Hideyuki MASUDA, Makoto KIMURA, Katsuji IGUCHI, Jun MORI
  • Patent number: 10627298
    Abstract: Provided is a torque sensor that allows a surface-mount magnetic sensor to be disposed between magnetic collection rings adjacent to each other in a radial direction with respect to a rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ohnishi, Kohtaro Shiino, Makoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20200101313
    Abstract: A phototherapy device includes a light source module configured to emit therapeutic light to an affected area of a skin. The light source module includes a plurality of LED elements to emit light having a peak wavelength in a range of 365 nm±5 nm, and having a wavelength equal to or shorter than 350 nm. The light source module also includes a light outlet window to which the light emitted from the LED elements is incident and through which the therapeutic light exits. The light source module also includes a filter configured to substantially shield light having a wavelength equal to or shorter than 350 nm when the light emitted from the LED elements passes through the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY, Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akimichi MORITA, Hideyuki MASUDA, Makoto KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10595038
    Abstract: A moving image coding apparatus includes a feature amount derivation unit configured to derive a feature amount of a block having a reference size smaller than the block unit, the block included in a subject frame being a processing subject of the frames included in the moving image, a decision unit configured to, in a case where the feature amount, derived by the feature amount derivation unit, of the block having the reference size is matched with a first condition, decide the reference size as a block size for inter-prediction and decide a size equal to or smaller than the block size for inter-prediction as a block size for intra-prediction, and a selection unit configured to perform a predetermined evaluation and select one of inter-prediction and intra-prediction as a prediction method for the block having the block size decided by the decision unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Reiko Fujino, Satoshi Naito
  • Publication number: 20200058598
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a single lead frame, a semiconductor element, and a mold material. The semiconductor element is joined onto one main surface of the lead frame. The lead frame includes a die-attach portion, a signal terminal portion, and a ground terminal portion. The die-attach portion, the signal terminal portion, and the ground terminal portion are disposed directly below the mold material so as to be arranged in a direction along one main surface. A groove portion is provided by partially removing the lead frame so as to allow the groove portion to pass therethrough, the groove portion being provided between the die-attach portion and the ground terminal portion adjacent to each other in the lead frame and between the signal terminal portion and the ground terminal portion adjacent to each other in the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi ISHIDA, Hidenori ISHIBASHI, Makoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200021233
    Abstract: A motor system includes first and second solid-state relays disposed between an inverter configured to control energization to a first coil set of a motor and an in-vehicle battery for supplying power to the inverter, and connected in series in this order in a direction from the inverter to the battery. The first solid-state relay has a first diode of which a forward direction is from the battery to the inverter. The second solid-state relay has a second diode of which a forward direction is from the inverter to the battery. Motor relays, each having a third diode of which a forward direction is from the neutral point to the inverter, are connected to the phase coils of the first coil set. When power supply from the battery to the inverter is interrupted, the first solid-state relay is turned off after the motor relays are turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KIMURA, Masaki ITABASHI
  • Publication number: 20190270479
    Abstract: The present invention includes: first to fourth Hall elements for detecting steering torque; a first power supply circuit for supplying power to the first and second Hall elements; a second power supply circuit for supplying power to the second and third Hall elements; and a control device including a first abnormality determining unit for determining whether first and fourth torque signals are abnormal by preparing the first torque signal output from the first Hall element with the fourth torque signal output from the fourth Hall element and a second abnormality determining unit for determining whether second and third torque signals are abnormal by comparing the second torque signal output from the second Hall element with the third torque signal output from the third Hall element. With this, even when abnormality occurs in one of the first and second power supply circuits, the abnormality determination of an output signal can be continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki OHNISHI, Makoto KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10404142
    Abstract: The prevent invention provides a motor control apparatus and a power steering apparatus capable of preventing or reducing deterioration of a detection accuracy of a magnetic sensor. A magnet holder configured to rotate integrally with a magnet and made from a magnetic material is provided on an outer peripheral side of the magnet provided so as to face a magnetic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Ohnishi, Makoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190237675
    Abstract: Provided is a novel aromatic amine derivative with specified structure. Also provided is an organic electroluminescence device having one or more organic thin-film layers including at least a luminescent layer interposed between a cathod and an anode, in which at least one of the organic thin-film layers contains the above aromatic amine derivative alone or as a component of mixture. As a result, there is provided an organic electroluminescence device that has high emission luminance and high heat resistance, excelling in high-temperature storage ability and has long life, and provided an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto KIMURA, Chishio HOSOKAWA, Masakazu FUNAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190168017
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phototherapy device and a phototherapy method that employ an LED as a light source and are capable of achieving an appropriate therapeutic effect while suppressing a healthy portion of a skin from being damaged by light in a short wavelength band. The phototherapy device comprises a light source unit configured to irradiate an affected area with phototherapeutic light in a UV-B region. The light source unit includes an LED element configured to emit light in the UV-B region, and the LED element emits light having a peak wavelength equal to or greater than 312 nm. Also, the LED element preferably emits light having a peak wavelength equal to or less than 315 nm, and the LED element preferably emits light having a light emission spectrum of which full width at half maximum is equal to or less than 20 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: Public University Corporation Nagoya City University, Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akimichi MORITA, Hideyuki MASUDA, Makoto KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10312452
    Abstract: Provided is a novel aromatic amine derivative with specified structure. Also provided is an organic electroluminescence device having one or more organic thin-film layers including at least a luminescent layer interposed between a cathode and an anode, in which at least one of the organic thin-film layers contains the above aromatic amine derivative alone or as a component of mixture. As a result, there is provided an organic electroluminescence device that has high emission luminance and high heat resistance, excelling in high-temperature storage ability and has long life, and provided an aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic electroluminescence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Chishio Hosokawa, Masakazu Funahashi
  • Publication number: 20190151801
    Abstract: Provided is a hollow fiber membrane module that exhibits excellent durability even when a chemical such as a radical polymerizable compound is used for a separation or mixing process. Also provided is a method for producing the hollow fiber membrane module in a highly productive manner. More specifically, there is provided a hollow fiber membrane module at least including a tubular body, a cap, a hollow fiber membrane, and an end seal portion, wherein at least a liquid contacting portion of the end seal portion is sealed with a cured product of a curable resin composition including an epoxy resin, and wherein the epoxy resin includes a polyglycidyl ether of a polycondensate of an aromatic compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group and an aromatic compound containing a formyl group and a phenolic hydroxyl group, and there is provided a method for producing the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Youhei SUGANUMA, Kazumi OI, Tsugio TOMURA, Makoto KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10253668
    Abstract: A urea SCR system includes a tank that stores urea water, an injector that injects urea water to exhaust gas, a connection passage that connects the tank and the injector, an electric pump that is arranged at the connection passage and delivers urea water from the tank toward the injector or from the injector toward the tank, and a control device that controls the electric pump and the injector. The control device executes a suction-back operation for driving the electric pump so that urea water contained in the injector is suctioned back to the tank. Further, the control device determines whether or not the injector is stuck closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hino Motors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kimura, Yugo Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20190095474
    Abstract: A table relation analysis assisting apparatus analyzes a relation between pieces of data in a certain column (external key) astride tables in a relational database. The apparatus analyzes a relation between tables and holds inter-table relation analysis information in which tables, pieces of data in the tables being in a one to one relation or a plural to one relation, are defined as one table group. In the apparatus, an analysis result display unit provides a display in such a form that one or more tables in a relational database are contracted into a table group. The display unit displays table groups in such a form that which of a one to one relation or a plural to one relation a relation between pieces of data included therein is astride tables can be viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunari TAKAI, Keishi OOSHIMA, Katsumi KAWAI, Makoto KIMURA, Kiyoshi YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190043410
    Abstract: A display driver includes a plurality of source amplifiers configured to drive a plurality of source lines of a display panel, and an amplifier control system configured to control the source amplifiers. Each of the source amplifiers is configured to drive a source line with a drive voltage corresponding to a grayscale value specified by an image data associated with each of the source amplifiers. The amplifier control system is configured to control execution and stopping of an amplifying operation of each of the source amplifiers based on the image data associated with each of the source amplifiers is a grayscale value corresponding to black portions of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kota KITAMURA, Makoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20190012079
    Abstract: An input assistance device includes at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to implement the stored instructions to execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks includes a display control task which causes a display device to display a plurality of first pattern images each corresponding to a different character, and by being triggered when any one of the plurality of first pattern images is designated, to display a plurality of second pattern images each corresponding to a word related to the character of the designated first pattern image surrounding the first pattern image as a reference so as to prompt an input of a word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kosuke ONOYAMA, Takashi OZAKI, Hidetake OGINO, Makoto KIMURA