Patents by Inventor Makoto Watanabe

Makoto Watanabe 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: 20240017551
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid container attachable to a printing apparatus and configured to contain a liquid to be supplied to the printing apparatus, including: a container chamber configured to contain the liquid; a supply unit provided on a tip end side in a direction of attachment to be attached to the printing apparatus and configured to connect the container chamber to the printing apparatus; and a liquid holding unit provided to an inner peripheral surface of the supply unit and capable of holding the liquid by using a capillary force, the liquid leaking out in a case of attaching and detaching the liquid container to and from the printing apparatus, in which a length of the liquid holding unit in the direction of attachment of the liquid container is larger than a length of the liquid holding unit in a direction intersecting with the direction of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: NARUYUKI NOJO, JUNICHIRO IRI, MAKOTO WATANABE, SATORU TAKAHASHI, ISAO OTANI, HIROAKI KUSANO
  • Publication number: 20230419374
    Abstract: An information processing system 10 of the present invention includes an acquisition means 11 for acquiring posted information corresponding to a specific object from each of a plurality of posting websites on which the posted information, posted by a user who used the specific object, is disclosed on the Internet; and an output means 12 for outputting the posted information corresponding to the specific object acquired from each of the plurality of posting websites so as to display the posted information in a list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: mov inc.
    Inventor: Makoto WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11840092
    Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes an ejection-port formed member including liquid ejection ports, a substrate including liquid supply ports for supplying liquid to the ejection ports and a partition between the liquid supply ports, and a substrate supporting member. The liquid supply ports extend along the longitudinal direction of the substrate when viewed from a position facing the main surface of the substrate. The liquid supply ports are arrayed along the lateral direction of the substrate when viewed from the position facing the main surface. The partition includes a non-contact portion that is not in contact with the supporting member and a contact portion that is in contact with the supporting member. Of the liquid supply ports, adjacent liquid supply ports communicate with each other in the lateral direction through a gap between the non-contact portion and the supporting member, and liquid flows through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Junichiro Iri, Naruyuki Nojo, Motoaki Sato, Yusuke Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11840522
    Abstract: A method of stabilizing perfluoro(2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane) (hereinafter simply referred to as a “stabilization method”), including incorporating at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group-containing fluoroaromatic compound represented by General Formula (1) below and a hydroxy group-containing fluoroaromatic compound represented by General Formula (2) below into a composition containing perfluoro(2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane): (in the formula, R1 to R6 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom, a perfluoroalkyl group and a hydroxy group, and at least one of R1 to R6 is a hydroxy group); (in the formula, R7 to R14 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom, a perfluoroalkyl group and a hydroxy group, and at least one of R7 to R14 is a hydroxy group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: TOSOH CORPORATION, TOSOH FINECHEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Miyauchi, Shota Nishida, Daisuke Inoue, Yusuke Shigeta, Norihisa Kondo, Makoto Watanabe, Shohei Yumino, Tomoya Shimono
  • Publication number: 20230392223
    Abstract: A grain oriented electrical steel sheet has excellent insulation property and includes: a steel sheet; and a coating disposed on each of both surfaces of the steel sheet, wherein an interlaminar current value after a rubbing test is not more than 0.10 A, the rubbing test being conducted by stacking two sheets of the grain oriented electrical steel sheet and rubbing the two sheets against each other to make 90 reciprocations under conditions of a surface pressure of 200 Pa, a rubbing speed of 0.10 m/s, and a reciprocating stroke of 50 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto WATANABE, Takashi TERASHIMA, Karin KOKUFU
  • Patent number: 11756713
    Abstract: A grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet with chromium-free insulating tension coating includes a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet and an insulating tension coating containing a phosphate salt and silica on a surface of the grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet, the coating further including a crystalline compound represented by the general formula (1): MII3MIII4(XVO4)6 . . . (1). A method for producing a grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet with chromium-free insulating tension coating includes applying an insulating tension coating liquid to a surface of a finish annealed grain-oriented magnetic steel sheet, the coating liquid including colloidal silica, a phosphate salt and a metal element M-containing compound in a specific ratio, and heat treating the steel sheet at least one time at a temperature of not less than 900° C. in an atmosphere including a non-oxidizing gas and having a dew point of not more than 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Souichiro Yoshizaki, Makoto Watanabe, Ryuichi Suehiro
  • Patent number: 11692272
    Abstract: Provided are coated metal, the metal having improved properties due to a novel coating, a coating-forming treatment solution for forming the novel coating, and a method for producing the coated metal that has the novel coating. The coated metal includes metal and a coating formed on the metal. The coating includes Si, P, and O, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, and Mn. The coating includes a compound having a NASICON-type crystal structure represented by the general formula MIMIV2(MVO4)3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Terashima, Makoto Watanabe, Toshito Takamiya
  • Publication number: 20230142592
    Abstract: An aromatic compound which is represented by formula (1-I) or (1 -II). In formulae (1-I) and (1-II), Ar represents a monocyclic ring or the like; each of X1 and X2 represents an oxygen atom or the like; each of Y1 and Y2 represents CR6 or the like; each of R1 to R6 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and at least one of the R1 to R6 moieties is a group that is represented by formula (2). In formula (2), A represents a specific alkenyl group or the like; each of 1 and n represents 0 or 1; m represents an integer from 1 to 20; and each of Z1 and Z2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato MIYASHITA, Makoto WATANABE, Shinya OKU
  • Publication number: 20230106127
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has a base film composed mainly of forsterite on a surface of the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and an insulating film containing mainly silicate-phosphate glass which is formed on a surface of the base film, in which, by controlling concentrations of Sr, Ca, and Ba in the base film and the insulating film to have specified gradients, the adhesion property and film tension of the insulating film are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Karin Kokufu, Makoto Watanabe, Takashi Terashima, Toshito Takamiya
  • Patent number: 11603563
    Abstract: Provided is a method of predicting differentiation potential of undifferentiated iPS cells into cartilage cells. Provided is a genetic marker for predicting differentiation potential of undifferentiated iPS cells into cartilage cells. A method of predicting differentiation potential of undifferentiated iPS cells into cartilage cells based on gene expression data of the undifferentiated iPS cells. A method of predicting differentiation potential of undifferentiated iPS cells into cartilage cells by predicting differentiation potential of the iPS cells into neural crest cells (NC cells) based on gene expression data of the undifferentiated iPS cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Makoto Watanabe, Taka-Aki Sato, Junya Toguchida
  • Patent number: 11578377
    Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having excellent iron loss property is produced from a steel slab containing, by mass %, C: 0.002-0.15%, Si: 2.5-6.0%, Mn: 0.01-0.80%, Al: 0.010-0.050% and N: 0.003-0.020%, when: a heating rate between 500-700° C. in decarburization annealing is not less than 80° C./s, a surface roughness Ra of a work roll in final cold rolling is 0.01-3.0 ?m, a total content of alkaline earth metals to MgO in annealing separator is 0-5 mass %, an average length L in rolling direction of passed crystal grains is not more than 25 mm, a ratio of crystal grains having a length in rolling direction of not more than 5 mm is 40-90%, and an existence ratio of alkaline earth metal sulfides having a size corresponding to circle of not less than 0.5 ?m in a cross section of forsterite film is not more than 0.2/?m per unit length in sheet width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Suehiro, Makoto Watanabe, Toshito Takamiya
  • Patent number: 11570901
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an aluminum circuit board including a step of spraying a heated metal powder containing aluminum particles and/or aluminum alloy particles to a ceramic base material, and of forming a metal layer on a surface of the ceramic base material. A temperature of at least a part of the metal powder is higher than or equal to a softening temperature of the metal powder and lower than or equal to a melting point of the metal powder at a time point of reaching the surface of the ceramic base material. A velocity of at least a part of the metal powder is greater than or equal to 450 m/s and less than or equal to 1000 m/s at the time point of reaching the surface of the ceramic base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiji Kuroda, Hiroshi Araki, Akira Hasegawa, Makoto Watanabe, Atsushi Sakai, Yoshitaka Taniguchi, Suzuya Yamada
  • Patent number: 11525174
    Abstract: Disclosed is a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet that has excellent high-frequency iron loss properties and blanking workability. The steel sheet includes: steel components including, by mass %, Si: 1.5-8.0%, Mn: 0.02-1.0%, and at least one selected from Sn: 0.010-0.400%, Sb: 0.010-0.400%, Mo: 0.010-0.200%, and P: 0.010-0.200%; and crystal grains including coarse secondary recrystallized grains having an average grain size of 5 mm or more and fine grains having a grain size of 0.1-2.0 mm, wherein at least some of the coarse secondary recrystallized grains penetrate the steel sheet in a thickness direction and are respectively exposed on front and back surfaces of the steel sheet such that projection planes of the exposed surfaces of these coarse secondary recrystallized grains on the front and back surfaces form an overlapping region, and the fine grains are present at a number density per unit area of 0.6-40 pieces/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Imamura, Makoto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220317128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a particulate substance by immunochromatography, the particulate substance including, on its surface, a plurality of substances to be bound containing a first substance to be bound and a second substance to be bound which may be the same or different with respect to each other, wherein the method includes the steps of: (1) contacting on a membrane a sample containing the particulate substance with a first specific binding substance for the first substance to be bound to capture the particulate substance with the first specific binding substance; (2) contacting the captured particulate substance with a second specific binding substance for the second substance to be bound to label the particulate substance; and (3) detecting the labeled particulate substance, wherein the first specific binding substance is immobilized on the membrane, and the second specific binding substance is bound to a metal nanoparticle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yuta MIYAZAWA, Daigou MIZOGUCHI, Hirotaka FUJIMOTO, Makoto WATANABE, Taka-Aki SATO
  • Patent number: 11459633
    Abstract: In a production of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet by subjecting a steel slab containing a particular composition and further including an inhibitor-forming ingredient to hot rolling, hot-band annealing, cold rolling, primary recrystallization annealing combined with decarburization annealing and finish annealing, the steel slab satisfies a given relation between a content ratio of sol. Al to N and a final sheet thickness, and, in the finish annealing, the steel sheet is kept at a temperature zone of higher than 850° C. but not higher than 950° C. in heating process for 5 to 200 hours, heated to a temperature zone of 950 to 1050° C. at 5 to 30° C./hr and further subjected to purification treatment of keeping a temperature of not lower than 1100° C. for not less than 2 hours to provide a secondary recrystallization structure that has an average value of a diameter equivalent to a circle of 10 to 100 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Takenaka, Makoto Watanabe, Yuiko Ehashi
  • Publication number: 20220276410
    Abstract: A laminated body including: a substrate; a storage layer; and a buffer layer disposed in this order, in which the storage layer is formed of a cured product of a composition containing a polyfunctional monomer (a1), inorganic particles (a2), and a surfactant (a3), the buffer layer is formed of a cured product of a composition containing a polyfunctional monomer (b1) and inorganic particles (b2), a content mass of the inorganic particles (a2) is 30% by mass or more, a content mass of the inorganic particles (b2) is 30% by mass or more, and the polyfunctional monomer (a1) and the polyfunctional monomer (b1) contain a polyfunctional monomer having a molecular weight per epoxy group in one molecule of 200 g/mol or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Makoto WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220253518
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an approval system includes an information processing apparatus and a biometric authentication device. The information processing apparatus includes a first interface and a first processor. The first processor is configured to: receive a sensor signal; when a state satisfying a predetermined condition related to data indicated by the sensor signal occurs, transmit an approval request signal to the biometric authentication device; and perform the countermeasure processing when an approval response signal is received from the biometric authentication device. The biometric authentication device includes a second interface, a storage unit, a biometric sensor, a second processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TOSHIMITSU, Makoto WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220242078
    Abstract: A motor-driven powder molding machine according to the present disclosure molds powder using an upper mold and a lower mold and includes, in each of the upper and lower molds, a main ram for operating the upper or lower mold through a main shaft; an auxiliary ram for operating the upper or lower mold through an auxiliary shaft in synchronization with the main ram; and a pressure detector for detecting a pressure in an axial direction in at least one of the main ram and the auxiliary ram. The motor-driven powder molding machine further includes a controller for controlling operation speeds of the upper and lower molds by at least one of the main ram and the auxiliary ram so that the pressure falls within a predetermined range based on the detected pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220246231
    Abstract: A plurality of metabolites contained in culture supernatants of a plurality of iPS cell clones whose differentiation efficiency into chondrocytes or neural crest cells is known is quantified, and a relationship between the measured values of the plurality of metabolites obtained by the quantification and the differentiation efficiencies is subjected to a multivariate analysis, and a model for predicting a differentiation efficiency of iPS cells is constructed. Furthermore, the plurality of metabolites contained in a culture supernatant of a test cell group including a single type of iPS cell clones is quantified, and the values, obtained by the quantification, are applied to the model, thereby predicting a differentiation efficiency of the test cell group into chondrocytes or neural crest cells. This makes it possible to predict the differentiation efficiency of iPS cells into chondrocytes or neural crest cells in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: SHIMADZU CORPORATION, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto WATANABE, Taka-Aki SATO, Junya TOGUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220195553
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having uniform and good coating properties and magnetic properties throughout the length and/or width of the steel sheet. The method comprises: subjecting a steel slab to hot rolling, to cold rolling once or twice or more with intermediate annealing therebetween, and to primary recrystallization annealing; applying a liquid or slurry annealing separator to a resultant steel sheet; and thereafter coiling the steel sheet and subjecting the steel sheet to final annealing, wherein, before, after, or simultaneously with the application of the annealing separator, an additive for changing a composition of the annealing separator is adhered to the steel sheet at a weight ratio of 15% or less to a total of the annealing separator and the additive so as to vary the composition of the annealing separator in a longitudinal direction and/or width direction of the steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroi YAMAGUCHI, Takashi TERASHIMA, Makoto WATANABE