Patents by Inventor Makoto Masuda

Makoto Masuda 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: 20240150542
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition capable of obtaining uniform electromagnetic absorption performance with no in-plane variation in a molded article thereof as a result of the fluidity being favorable in addition to the reflection loss and transmission loss being high. A thermoplastic resin composition according to the present disclosure which is to be used in an electromagnetic wave absorber and contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon nanotubes (B), wherein the carbon nanotubes (B) satisfy formulas (1) and (2), and a sheet having a thickness of 100 ?m and formed from the thermoplastic resin composition has a sheet surface maximum height Sz of 5 ?m or less when measured according to ISO 25178. (1) The full width at half maximum of the diffraction peak of the (002) plane in powder X-ray diffraction analysis is 2.0-6.0°. (2) The G/D ratio is 0.5-2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki MAJIMA, Makoto YANAGISAWA, Moe SAITO, Keisuke MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11958878
    Abstract: The present invention establishes a molecular therapy for glycogen storage disease type Ia. The present invention provides an oligonucleotide of 15-30 bases comprising a nucleotide sequence complementary to die cDNA of G6PC gene with c.648G>T mutation, wherein the oligonucleotide comprises a sequence complementary to a region comprising any site between the 82nd to the 92nd nucleotide from the 5? end of exon 5 of the G6PC gene with c.648C>T mutation, a pharmacologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. Also provided is a pharmaceutical drug comprising the oligonucleotide, a pharmacologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof (e.g., therapeutic drug for glycogen storage disease type Ia).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, Kobe Gakuin Educational Foundation
    Inventors: Makoto Koizumi, Yoshiyuki Onishi, Takeshi Masuda, Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, Yukiko Sekiguchi, Kentaro Ito, Shinnosuke Tsuji, Masafumi Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11949210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor laser device capable of reducing a measurement error of a temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of a semiconductor laser element and accurately controlling the temperature of the semiconductor laser element. The semiconductor laser device is used for optical analysis and includes: a semiconductor laser element; a temperature detecting element that detects the temperature of the semiconductor laser element; output terminals that output the output of the temperature detecting element to the outside; wires that electrically connect the temperature detecting element and the output terminals; and a heat capacity increasing part that is provided interposed between the temperature detecting element and output terminal, and the output terminal, and contacts with at least part of the wires to increase the heat capacity of the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Horiba, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuhama, Yusuke Awane, Kimihiko Arimoto, Hirotaka Iseki, Shintaro Masuda
  • Patent number: 11940624
    Abstract: An optical device and a wearable image display device are provided with a light guiding plate, a plurality of half mirrors, and an incident angle adjustment member. The optical member that causes the video light to be incident as a virtual image on a person's eye and be displayed as a display image, and has a reflection characteristic that a part of the video light is reflected on a back surface thereof. The incident angle adjustment member is an optical member configured to adjust the incident angle of the video light according to the reflection characteristic of the half mirror to form video light that does not satisfy a total reflection condition in another part of the video light, to balance the brightness of the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BLUE OPTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Nobuhiro Shirai
  • Patent number: 11933969
    Abstract: An optical engine module including at least two laser sources, collimators, a light combining lens group, an aperture, a beam shaping lens group, a MEMS scanning module, and a beam expansion lens group is provided. The at least two laser sources respectively generate at least two laser beams with different wavelengths. The collimators respectively collimate the at least two laser beams to generate at least two collimated beams. The light combining lens group combines the at least two collimated beams into a combined beam. The aperture filters stray beams of the combined beam. The beam shaping lens group shapes the combined beam to generate a shaped beam with a perfect circle. The MEMS scanning module reflects the shaped beam and scans in horizontal and vertical directions to form a scanning beam. The beam expansion lens group expands the scanning beam into an expanded beam having a predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Han-Chiang Wu, Shan-Ling Yeh, Tzu-Chieh Lien
  • Patent number: 11899210
    Abstract: In order to allow easy maintenance and convenient usage, the present invention is provided with an image light output unit, an image light transmitting unit, and an image light emitting unit. The image light output unit and a portion of the image light transmitting unit constitute an image source-side section. The remainder of the image light transmitting unit and the image light emitting unit constitute an image display-side section. The image source-side section and the image display-side section are respectively divided into separate unit structures. As a result, the present invention allows for easy maintenance and convenient usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BLUE OPTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Nobuhiro Shirai
  • Patent number: 11880042
    Abstract: A detachable projection device, a sealing housing thereof, and a wearable apparatus are provided. The sealing housing includes a first cover, a second cover, a first waterproof and dustproof gasket having an enclosed loop-shape, and a transparent case. The first cover and the second cover respectively have two sealing edge portions corresponding in shape to each other. The second cover is detachably fastened to the first cover, and the first waterproof and dustproof gasket is gaplessly sandwiched between and abutted against the two sealing edge portions, so that the first cover, the second cover, and the first waterproof and dustproof gasket jointly define an accommodating space. The transparent case is connected to the second cover and has an insertion slot that is in spatial communication with an optical area of the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MEGAFORCE COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Han-Chiang Wu, Nobuhiro Shirai
  • Publication number: 20230406058
    Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To provide a configuration wherein response characteristics of behavior of a utility vehicle can be changed as required while the vehicle is not in motion, and to prevent an unintentional change in the response characteristics of the behavior. [Solution] A utility vehicle includes an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster, an intention detector, and a controller. The electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster is capable of modifying response characteristics of behavior of the vehicle. The intention detector detects at least one of intentions of an operator of moving the vehicle. When an operator's intention of moving the vehicle is detected by the intention detector, the controller changes the response characteristics of the behavior of the vehicle compared to when an intention of the operator of moving the vehicle is not detected by the intention detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yuta ISHIBASHI, Shintarou NAKAMURA, Ryo NISHIO, Makoto MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230242097
    Abstract: To obtain a controller capable of controlling a regular circular turning characteristic of a vehicle during turning. A controller according to the present invention is a controller that is mounted to a vehicle including a shock absorber of a damping force adjustment type provided between a vehicle body and a wheel and outputs a command signal corresponding to a damping force of the shock absorber to an actuator that adjusts the damping force of the shock absorber. The controller is configured to output the command signal to the actuator to adjust the damping force of the shock absorber and control a regular circular turning characteristic of the vehicle when the vehicle is brought into a stable turning state where the vehicle turns in a state where a degree of a change in a physical quantity associated with a travel posture is smaller than that in a reference state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Makoto Masuda
  • Publication number: 20230226874
    Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller capable of suppressing worsening of comfort of an occupant in a vehicle when compared to the background art. The controller according to the present invention is a controller that is mounted to the vehicle and outputs a command signal corresponding to a damping coefficient of a shock absorber to an actuator that adjusts the damping coefficient of the shock absorber of a damping force adjustment type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Makoto Masuda
  • Publication number: 20230211642
    Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller capable of improving riding comfort of an occupant at the time when a vehicle that has jumped lands on the ground in comparison with the background art. The controller according to the present invention is a controller that is mounted to a vehicle including a shock absorber in a damping force adjustment type between a vehicle body and a wheel and controls a damping force of the shock absorber. The controller includes: a jump detecting section detecting that the vehicle has jumped; and a control section that executes landing damping force control for restricting the damping force of the shock absorber during compression to be equal to or smaller than a prescribed damping force when the jump detecting section detects a jump of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Makoto Masuda
  • Publication number: 20230213774
    Abstract: A detachable projection device, a sealing housing thereof, and a wearable apparatus are provided. The sealing housing includes a first cover, a second cover, a first waterproof and dustproof gasket having an enclosed loop-shape, and a transparent case. The first cover and the second cover respectively have two sealing edge portions corresponding in shape to each other. The second cover is detachably fastened to the first cover, and the first waterproof and dustproof gasket is gaplessly sandwiched between and abutted against the two sealing edge portions, so that the first cover, the second cover, and the first waterproof and dustproof gasket jointly define an accommodating space. The transparent case is connected to the second cover and has an insertion slot that is in spatial communication with an optical area of the accommodating space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: MAKOTO MASUDA, HAN-CHIANG WU, NOBUHIRO SHIRAI
  • Patent number: 11675196
    Abstract: A wearable image display device eliminates the need to adjust an image focus every time the device is used. The present invention includes a mounting module and a right image display module, and a left image display module. Each of the right image display module, the left image display module includes a reflective image modulation device, a lens, a light guide plate, and a plurality of half mirrors. The lens is disposed in a state eccentric to a predetermined value with respect to the reflective image modulation device. As a result, the present invention eliminates the need to adjust the image focus every time the device is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: BLUE OPTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Nobuhiro Shirai
  • Patent number: 11640067
    Abstract: A laser projecting device and a light-combining lens are provided. The light-combining lens is a one-piece structure, and has a difference of refractive indexes less than 0.2. The light-combining lens includes collimation surfaces, reflection surfaces, and a light emergent surface. Each collimation surface defines a collimation path inside the light-combining lens. The reflection surfaces respectively located at the collimation paths are parallel to each other and arranged along an arrangement direction. The light emergent surface is located at the arrangement direction. Each reflection surface and the corresponding collimation path have an acute angle therebetween to define a reflection path. The reflection paths are overlapped in the light-combining lens to define a light-combining path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Han-Chiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11550210
    Abstract: A projecting apparatus is provided, and includes a frame, a light source module, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) module. The frame includes two lateral boards respectively arranged on two opposite sides thereof, and a transverse beam that connects the two lateral boards. Each of the two lateral boards has a guiding slot recessed in a portion thereof. The MEMS module is configured to transmit light emitted from the light source module, and includes a flexible circuit board, a first MEMS unit, and a second MEMS unit, the latter two of which are connected to the flexible circuit board. The first MEMS unit is inserted into the guiding slots of the two lateral boards. The second MEMS unit abuts against the two lateral boards and/or the transverse beam. The first MEMS unit and the second MEMS unit have a predetermined angle there-between by the second frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Wen-Chieh Wu, Chang-Wei Huang, Chia-Yu Chang, Chih-Han Yen, Chih-Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 11504857
    Abstract: In order to respond flexibly to various processing modes, such as forming curved surface shapes, when cutting a workpiece using a wire saw, this wire saw device (1) is provided with: a single robot arm (2) that is capable of moving freely by means of multi-axis control; a wire saw unit (3) that is detachably connected to the robot arm (2) via a tool changer (7); a wire (8) that spans a plurality of pulleys supported within the wire saw unit (3); and a workpiece cutting zone (20) that is established between the pulleys. The workpiece is cut to a prescribed shape by moving the robot arm (2) in a preset direction while running the wire (8) of the wire saw unit (3) and pressing the wire (8) against the supported workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TAKATORI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Hiroyuki Kita, Masahiro Morita, Tatsuya Komeda, Takaaki Yoshimura, Hisashi Yoshida, Atsunori Takeda, Yuichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 11460703
    Abstract: A laser optical projection module and a wearable device are provided. The laser optical projection module includes a laser beam scanning device, a first optical lens assembly on a side of the laser beam scanning device, and a microlens array. The laser beam scanning device has a laser light source and a micro-electro-mechanical micromirror. A laser beam emitted from the laser light source is reflected and projected by the swinging micro-electro-mechanical micromirror. Light spots of the laser beam emitted from the laser beam scanning device are reduced by the first optical lens assembly, and a pitch between the light spots is decreased. The microlens array having microlenses is configured on a side of the first optical lens assembly and on a projecting direction of the laser beam. A uniform imaging image formed by uniform and parallel imaging lights is obtained after the laser beam passes through the microlenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Han-Chiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11402733
    Abstract: A projecting apparatus is provided, and includes a frame, a light source module, at least one collimator lens, at least one adhesive, and a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) module. The frame includes a first frame portion and a second frame portion. The first frame portion has a carrier and a carrying bridge having an end connected to the carrier. The frame has a processing slot that uses the carrying bridge as a bottom thereof, and the carrying bridge has at least one thru-hole that is in spatial communication with the processing slot. The second frame portion is connected to the carrier and another end of the carrying bridge of the first frame portion. The at least one adhesive corresponds in position to the at least one thru-hole, and connects the at least one collimator lens onto the carrying bridge. The MEMS module is disposed on the second frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Wen-Chieh Wu, Hsiang-Chen Ho, Chih-Han Yen, Chih-Yu Yang
  • Publication number: 20220099986
    Abstract: A laser projecting device and a light-combining lens are provided. The light-combining lens is a one-piece structure, and has a difference of refractive indexes less than 0.2. The light-combining lens includes collimation surfaces, reflection surfaces, and a light emergent surface. Each collimation surface defines a collimation path inside the light-combining lens. The reflection surfaces respectively located at the collimation paths are parallel to each other and arranged along an arrangement direction. The light emergent surface is located at the arrangement direction. Each reflection surface and the corresponding collimation path have an acute angle therebetween to define a reflection path. The reflection paths are overlapped in the light-combining lens to define a light-combining path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: MAKOTO MASUDA, HAN-CHIANG WU
  • Patent number: 11237401
    Abstract: A laser projecting device and a light-combining lens are provided. The light-combining lens is a one-piece structure, and has a difference of refractive indexes less than 0.2. The light-combining lens includes collimation surfaces, reflection surfaces, and a light emergent surface. Each collimation surface defines a collimation path inside the light-combining lens. The reflection surfaces respectively located at the collimation paths are parallel to each other and arranged along an arrangement direction. The light emergent surface is located at the arrangement direction. Each reflection surface and the corresponding collimation path have an acute angle therebetween to define a reflection path. The reflection paths are overlapped in the light-combining lens to define a light-combining path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MEGA1 COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Masuda, Han-Chiang Wu