Patents by Inventor Makoto Suzuki
Makoto Suzuki 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: 10921598Abstract: In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the case where an image is projected on the retina 52 of one of the eyes 50 has been described, but an image may be projected on the retinas 52 of both eyes 50. In addition, the scan mirror 14 has been described as an example of a scan unit, but the scan unit may be any element as long as it can scan a light beam. For example, other components such as potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) crystal that is an electro-optic material may be used as the scan unit. The case where the light beam is a laser beam has been described as an example, but the light beam may be light other than the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: QD LASER, INC.Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Megumi Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10922910Abstract: A key information sharing system includes a delivery device that delivers key information as first information for a control device equipped in an object and a user terminal that receives the first information delivered from the delivery device. The delivery device adds second information that allows the first information to be transferred between the user terminal and a third-party terminal without the delivery device, to the first information to be delivered to the user terminal. The user terminal transmits the first information to the third-party terminal in response to an input operation by a user, when the user terminal receives the first information to which the second information has been added.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuichi Suzuki, Yuki Ito, Hiroyasu Shiokawa, Yasumasa Kobayashi, Naoki Yamamuro, Makoto Akahane
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Patent number: 10919494Abstract: A distribution device includes a server device configured to distribute key information to a portable terminal. The key information is used for a key system that determines whether or not to lock and unlock a vehicle, to make the vehicle travel, and to use a content providing device that provides digital contents in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle by transmitting the key information from the portable terminal to the vehicle. The server device is configured to distribute the key information to which restricted function information is added, to the portable terminal. The restricted function information is information indicating that locking and unlocking of the vehicle and use of the content providing device are permitted but traveling of the vehicle is not permitted.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryuichi Suzuki, Yuki Ito, Hiroyasu Shiokawa, Yasumasa Kobayashi, Naoki Yamamuro, Makoto Akahane
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Patent number: 10924716Abstract: An image projection device includes: an optical component reflecting an image light beam that has been converted into a substantially parallel light by a lens and scanned by a scanner; a projection mirror irradiating a retina with the reflected image light beam; a light beam blocking unit located on a light path between the scanner and the lens and having an aperture, wherein the projection mirror has a first region and a second region having a larger light condensing power than the first region, and a light condensing power in a third region, reflecting a light beam to be emitted to the first region of the scanned image light beam, of the optical component is greater than that in a fourth region, reflecting a light beam to be emitted to the second region of the scanned image light beam, of the optical component.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: QD LASER, INC.Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Kinya Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20210041305Abstract: To obtain an imaging device that can improve temperature detection accuracy. An imaging device of the present disclosure includes a processing unit formed on a first semiconductor substrate and capable of performing predetermined image processing on the basis of image data obtained by an imaging unit, a temperature sensor formed on the first semiconductor substrate and capable of generating a detection signal according to a temperature, and a first pad electrode formed on the first semiconductor substrate and electrically insulated from a circuit formed on the first semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Naoki Kawazu, Keita Sasaki, Takumi Oka, Mohammad Munir Haque, Nobuhiko Fujimori, Makoto Satou, Masahiro Baba, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yuichi Motohashi, Atsushi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210039680Abstract: A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle is traveling by remote driving by a first driver from outside the vehicle or by occupant driving by the first driver in the vehicle, to a second state in which the vehicle travels by the remote driving or the occupant driving by a second driver who is different from the first driver, the processor is configured to cause transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle is caused to travel by automatic driving, and then cause transition from the third state to the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiki KINDO, Yuji SUZUKI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Tomoaki MIYAZAWA, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Kuniaki JINNAI, Kohta TARAO, Yoshihiro MAEKAWA, Hiroki AWANO, Tae SUGIMURA, Tomoyuki KURIYAMA, Yusuke YOKOTA, Makoto MATSUSHITA, Yasuki NAKAGAWA, Atsushi HANAWA
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Publication number: 20210041638Abstract: To provide a cleaner capable of easily cleaning the side surface of a pin of an optical connector. There is provided an optical connector end surface cleaner 10A, including: a cleaning tape 11 to be contacted with the end surface of an optical connector 20; and a receiving part 14A in which at least one pin insertion recess 15A into which at least one pin 22 of the optical connector 20 is capably inserted is formed, wherein a part of the cleaning tape 11 is inserted into the at least one pin insertion recess 15A together with the at least one pin 22 by being pressed by the at least one pin 22 to be inserted into the at least one pin insertion recess 15A of the receiving part 14A, and is interposed between an inner wall surface of the at least one pin insertion recess 15A and a side surface of the at least one pin 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Makoto GOTO, Masayoshi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10914375Abstract: In a control device of a vehicle including a first power transmission path transmitting a power through a belt-type continuously variable transmission and a second power transmission path transmitting a power through a reduction gear mechanism in parallel between an input shaft and an output shaft and including a dog clutch in series with the reduction gear mechanism in the second power transmission path, when the dog clutch is in an engagement transition state and a rotational speed change of the output shaft is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the engagement transition state of the dog clutch is canceled to release the dog clutch.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Takeda, Kyohei Suzumura, Yoshisuke Kametani, Kenji Matsuo, Satoshi Kamijo, Michio Yoshida, Toshio Suzuki, Makoto Sawada, Takashi Seo
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Patent number: 10905325Abstract: An illumination system of an ophthalmologic apparatus of an exemplary embodiment projects illumination light from a light source onto the anterior eye segment of a subject's eye. An interference photographing system photographs an interference pattern formed on the cornea by the illumination light. An anterior eye segment photographing system photographs the anterior eye segment onto which the illumination light is being projected. A first optical path coupling element couples the optical path of the interference photographing system and the optical path of the anterior eye segment photographing system with one another.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Hideharu Suzuki, Zhenguo Wang, Kazuhiro Oomori, Makoto Fujino
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Patent number: 10899572Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a folding device to fold a sheet and a fold-enhancing device to press a folded portion of the sheet folded by the folding device to perform enhanced folding processing on the sheet whose trailing edge has exited the folding device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Koki Sakano, Shinji Asami, Tomohiro Furuhashi, Michitaka Suzuki, Tomomichi Hoshino, Fumiharu Yoneyama, Makoto Hidaka, Akira Kunieda, Takuya Morinaga, Yohsuke Haraguchi
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Patent number: 10899752Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity, which may be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein each symbol is as defined in the attached DESCRIPTION.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedInventors: Takahiro Sugimoto, Shinkichi Suzuki, Hiroki Sakamoto, Masami Yamada, Minoru Nakamura, Makoto Kamata, Kenichiro Shimokawa, Masataka Murakami, Jinichi Yonemori, Takuto Kojima
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Patent number: 10903041Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pattern measuring method to appropriately measure a height and a depth of a pattern having a high aspect ratio. The method includes measuring a width between a first pattern and another pattern formed on a wafer; calculating a value regarding an azimuth angle of a signal emitted from the wafer; and calculating height information from a portion between the first pattern and the other pattern to an upper portion of a pattern based on the measured width between the first pattern and the other pattern, the value regarding the azimuth angle, the value regarding an elevation angle, and relationship information thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Uki Ikeda, Shunsuke Mizutani, Makoto Suzuki
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Patent number: 10899573Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes an entry portion, a sheet conveyance path extending from the entry portion, a skew correction roller pair that contacts a leading edge of a sheet conveyed in a predetermined direction from the entry portion to correct skew of the sheet, and a receiving path. The skew correction roller pair conveys the skew-corrected sheet in a direction opposite the predetermined direction. The receiving path branches from the sheet conveyance path from the entry portion to the skew correction roller pair to receive the sheet conveyed in the direction opposite the predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Furuhashi, Shinji Asami, Michitaka Suzuki, Tomomichi Hoshino, Fumiharu Yoneyama, Makoto Hidaka, Koki Sakano, Akira Kunieda, Takuya Morinaga, Yohsuke Haraguchi
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Patent number: 10894396Abstract: A device for manufacturing a multiple layer rubber strip including a first rubber strip and a second rubber strip, the device includes a first rubber extruder for extruding the first rubber strip, a second rubber extruder for extruding the second rubber strip, a first conveyor for conveying the first rubber strip extruded from the first extruder to a downstream side in a convey direction, and a second conveyor for conveying the second rubber strip extruded from the second extruder to a downstream side in the convey direction. The second conveyor is located upwardly of the first conveyor and has a downstream conveyor end which positions above a conveying surface of the first conveyor such that the second rubber strip delivered from the downstream conveyor end meets and overlaps the first rubber strip on the first conveyor at a joining location to form the single multiple layer rubber strip.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Onimatsu, Kaoru Kubota, Kazuya Suzuki, Makoto Igarashi
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Publication number: 20210011575Abstract: A display driver comprises a touch controller configured to perform touch sensing on a display panel during a vertical sync period. A first field of the vertical sync period comprises a display period and a touch sensing period following the display period. A start timing of the touch sensing period is controlled by an internal clock signal. A first counter is configured to, responsive to completion of the touch sensing, start a counting operation in synchronization with the internal clock signal. Gate control signal generator circuitry is configured to control a gate driver that is configured to drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel. A gate line that is to be driven first to a high level during a second field following the first field is driven to the high level responsive to a count value of the first counter during the first field.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Makoto TAKEUCHI, Shigeru OTA, Atsushi SHIKATA, Kentaro SUZUKI, Jiro SHIMBO
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Publication number: 20210009572Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic Ml receptor positive allosteric modulator activity and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof. wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Masami YAMADA, Shinkichi SUZUKI, Takahiro SUGIMOTO, Minoru NAKAMURA, Hiroki SAKAMOTO, Makoto KAMATA
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Publication number: 20210010449Abstract: In at least some implementations, a method of controlling spark events in an engine includes determining for at least two engine revolutions in a four-stroke engine at least one characteristic of the primary coil voltage for a spark event, determining, based upon the characteristic of the primary coil voltage, which of the spark events is associated with a compression phase and which of the spark events is associated with an exhaust phase of engine operation, and providing spark events in subsequent engine revolutions that are associated with the compression phase of engine operation but not in revolutions associated with the exhaust phase of engine operation. In at least some implementations, the characteristic is the duration of the spark event as determined by changes in the primary coil voltage, and the characteristic may be that the duration that the primary coil voltage is above a threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Takashi Abei, Shunya Nakamura, Dairoku Suzuki, Jun Takano, Yuki Tanaka, Kazunori Tsubakino, Makoto Waku
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Publication number: 20210002495Abstract: Provided is ITO particles satisfying a relationship expressed in Expression (1) given below. 16×S/P2?0.330 . . . (1) (In the expression, S indicates a particle area in a TEM photographed image, and P indicates a perimeter of the particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, Kiyoshi Kanie, Ryoko Suzuki, Yasutaka Nishi, Makoto Nakazumi
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Publication number: 20210003538Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inspecting a material to be inspected using ultrasound waves, the method including the following step 201 to step 301, in which step 201 is performed in a condition where: the surface temperature of a material under inspection—atmospheric temperature >2° C., and inspection using ultrasound waves in step 301 satisfies: a refractive attenuation rate ?1.5%. Step 201: blowing a fluid from a blowing port onto the material to be inspected. Step 301: inspecting the material to be inspected using the ultrasound waves after step 201 or at the same time as the step 201.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Teijin LimitedInventors: Takashi Toyozumi, Hodaka Yokomizo, Makoto Ootsubo, Shuhei Suzuki, Akihiko Obata
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Patent number: 10886421Abstract: A semiconductor film, including: an assembly of semiconductor quantum dots containing a metal atom; and a ligand that is coordinated to the semiconductor quantum dots and that is represented by the following Formula (A): wherein, in Formula (A), X1 represents NH, S, or O; each of X2 and X3 independently represents NH2, SH, or OH; and each of n and m independently represents an integer from 1 to 3.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Masashi Ono, Makoto Kikuchi, Atsushi Tanaka, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoshihiko Kanemitsu