Patents by Inventor Mamoru Watanabe

Mamoru 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: 20260082569
    Abstract: A first insulator is located in a first direction from the first substrate. A first conductor is in the first insulator. A second substrate is located more in the first direction than the first insulator. A first well region has a first conductivity type, is provided in the second substrate, and has a first impurity concentration. A first impurity region has the first conductivity type, is in contact with the first well region in the second substrate at a position located more in the second direction than the first well region, and has a second impurity concentration that is 4 times to 1×108 times the first impurity concentration. A second well region has a second conductivity type and is in contact with the first impurity region in the second substrate at a position located more in the second direction than the first impurity region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru WATANABE, Mitsuhiko NODA, Susumu HASHIMOTO, Takashi IZUMIDA, Keisuke NAKATSUKA, Junya SAKANO, Takeshi SHIMANE, Taishi HAGA
  • Patent number: 12543924
    Abstract: There is provided a medical support system including: a derivation device that derives an assessment value for an affected site based on an affected site image obtained by imaging the affected site; and a display device that presents the assessment value to a user, in which the derivation device includes: a cut-out unit that cuts out the affected site image as a plurality of tile images having tile shapes; and an assessment derivation unit that derives a tile assessment value representing an assessment of the affected site in the plurality of the tile images by using a determiner obtained by machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shiori Sasada, Kento Takenaka, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20250341779
    Abstract: The present invention is a composition for forming an adhesive film includes: (A) a resin containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a repeating unit having an organic sulfonyl anion structure; and (B) an organic solvent. The present invention provides: a composition for forming an adhesive film that exhibits favorable application performance even on a hydrophobic underlayer film and at the same time, yields an adhesive film having favorable pattern collapse prevention performance and ability to remove a residual resist at a bottom of a pattern; a patterning process using the composition; and a method for forming the adhesive film, in a fine patterning process of a multilayer resist method in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru WATANABE, Rin MIYAZAKI, Tomohiro IMATA, Seiichiro TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20240324850
    Abstract: There is provided a medical support system including: a derivation device that derives an assessment value for an affected site based on an affected site image obtained by imaging the affected site; and a display device that presents the assessment value to a user, in which the derivation device includes: a cut-out unit that cuts out the affected site image as a plurality of tile images having tile shapes; and an assessment derivation unit that derives a tile assessment value representing an assessment of the affected site in the plurality of the tile images by using a determiner obtained by machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shiori Sasada, Kento Takenaka, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12048414
    Abstract: There is provided a medical support system including: a derivation device that derives an assessment value for an affected site based on an affected site image obtained by imaging the affected site; and a display device that presents the assessment value to a user, in which the derivation device includes: a cut-out unit that cuts out the affected site image as a plurality of tile images having tile shapes; and an assessment derivation unit that derives a tile assessment value representing an assessment of the affected site in the plurality of the tile images by using a determiner obtained by machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shiori Sasada, Kento Takenaka, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220020147
    Abstract: There is provided a medical support system including: a derivation device that derives an assessment value for an affected site based on an affected site image obtained by imaging the affected site; and a display device that presents the assessment value to a user, in which the derivation device includes: a cut-out unit that cuts out the affected site image as a plurality of tile images having tile shapes; and an assessment derivation unit that derives a tile assessment value representing an assessment of the affected site in the plurality of the tile images by using a determiner obtained by machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiori Sasada, Kento Takenaka, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11035657
    Abstract: Provided is a threaded-hole inspection device having high inspection precision. An incomplete thread ridge portion of a gauge portion 5 of a thread gauge 1 is removed, a phase-positioning portion 8 for positioning a tip-side start point 7 of a complete thread ridge at a prescribed phase when the thread gauge 1 is mounted on a rotating-shaft portion 2 is provided to a fastening portion 6 of the thread gauge 1 that is to be fastened to the rotating-shaft portion 2, and a phase-positioning engaging portion 9 that is to engage with the phase-positioning portion 8 is provided to the rotating-shaft portion 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SOKUHAN WORKS CO.
    Inventors: Mamoru Hara, Yasuo Sato, Atsushi Sato, Tetsuya Horiuchi, Teruyuki Miyashita, Takao Hayashi, Kenji Miyamori, Koji Miyamori, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10779364
    Abstract: The present invention uniformly cools a roll body and/or an induction heating mechanism by gas without complicating the configuration around the roll body. An induction heated roll apparatus includes a roll body having a hollow part, an induction heating mechanism disposed in the hollow part to subject the roll body to induction heating, and a cooling mechanism to cool the roll body and/or the induction heating mechanism by generating a gas flow in a clearance between the roll body and the induction heating mechanism. The cooling mechanism includes a suction port disposed on one axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, an exhaust port disposed on an opposite axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, and a suction mechanism coupled to the exhaust port that sucks the gas in the clearance from the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TOKUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatsugu Kitano, Toru Tonomura, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200165653
    Abstract: A method of measuring a fluid secretion function of epithelial cells includes: seeding organoids established from epithelial cells in a culture receptacle and culturing the organoids in a gel in each well of the culture receptacle for a prescribed period of time; capturing a multi-pixel image of each organoid-containing well; detecting as organoids regions in the captured image that are regions surrounded by edges having at least a prescribed difference in pixel intensity value with respect to that of a background; calculating an area inside the edges for the object; selecting whether or not the object is an organoid-derived object; and determining whether or not an object selected as being derived from the organoid is subject to analysis. No cell staining product for staining the organoids is added when performing the imaging process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Mamoru WATANABE, Satoru FUJII, Ryuichi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190293401
    Abstract: Provided is a threaded-hole inspection device having high inspection precision. An incomplete thread ridge portion of a gauge portion 5 of a thread gauge 1 is removed, a phase-positioning portion 8 for positioning a tip-side start point 7 of a complete thread ridge at a prescribed phase when the thread gauge 1 is mounted on a rotating-shaft portion 2 is provided to a fastening portion 6 of the thread gauge 1 that is to be fastened to the rotating-shaft portion 2, and a phase-positioning engaging portion 9 that is to engage with the phase-positioning portion 8 is provided to the rotating-shaft portion 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SOKUHAN WORKS CO.
    Inventors: Mamoru HARA, Yasuo SATO, Atsushi SATO, Tetsuya HORIUCHI, Teruyuki MIYASHITA, Takao HAYASHI, Kenji MIYAMORI, Koji MIYAMORI, Mamoru WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10053402
    Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diolefin is configured as follows. A monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms is fed from a monoolefin feed nozzle(s) installed at n place(s) (n=1, 2, . . . , n). In addition, at least 50% or more of a total amount of an oxygen-containing gas is fed from an oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle located at a bottom of a fluidized bed reactor. Furthermore, the monoolefin feed nozzles at heights a1, a2, . . . , an from the oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle feed the monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms at ratios of b1, b2, . . . , bn (b1+b2+ . . . +bn=1), respectively, and a weighted mean value represented by the following formula and obtained from the above heights and the above ratios is 200 mm to 3000 mm. arithmetic mean value=a1*b1+a2*b2+ . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180235036
    Abstract: The present invention uniformly cools a roll body and/or an induction heating mechanism by gas without complicating the configuration around the roll body. An induction heated roll apparatus includes a roll body having a hollow part, an induction heating mechanism disposed in the hollow part to subject the roll body to induction heating, and a cooling mechanism to cool the roll body and/or the induction heating mechanism by generating a gas flow in a clearance between the roll body and the induction heating mechanism. The cooling mechanism includes a suction port disposed on one axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, an exhaust port disposed on an opposite axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, and a suction mechanism coupled to the exhaust port that sucks the gas in the clearance from the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Takatsugu Kitano, Toru Tonomura, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180016208
    Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diolefin is configured as follows. A monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms is fed from a monoolefin feed nozzle(s) installed at n place(s) (n=1, 2, . . . , n). In addition, at least 50% or more of a total amount of an oxygen-containing gas is fed from an oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle located at a bottom of a fluidized bed reactor. Furthermore, the monoolefin feed nozzles at distances a1, a2, . . . , an from the oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle feed the monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms at ratios of b1, b2, . . . , bn (b1+b2+ . . . +bn=1), respectively, and an arithmetic mean value represented by the following formula and obtained from the above distances and the above ratios is 100 mm or more. arithmetic mean value=a1*b1+a2*b2+ . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo MIDORIKAWA, Mamoru WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9851006
    Abstract: To provide a wire for a taper-faced compression ring, which can be provided with a running-in surface (contact surface) uniformly and rapidly in the production process of the taper-faced compression ring, a surface of the wire corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of the ring is provided with adjacent outward inclined first and second tapered portions, the inclination angle ?2 of the second tapered portion being larger than the inclination angle ?1 of the first tapered portion, and an outer end of the second tapered portion being located radially outward than an outer end of the first tapered portion by 0.005-0.05 mm. A long-life taper-faced compression ring with reduced friction and improved fuel efficiency is formed by the above wire, the second tapered portion having a lapped surface located radially outward than an outer end of the first tapered portion by 0.001-0.048 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKEN
    Inventor: Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9809511
    Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diolefin is configured as follows. A monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms is fed from a plurality of monoolefin feed nozzles. In addition, at least 50% or more of a total amount of an oxygen-containing gas is fed from an oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle located at a bottom of a fluidized bed reactor. Furthermore, the plurality of monoolefin feed nozzles at n places located at heights a1, a2, . . . , and an from the oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle, respectively, feed the monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms at ratios of b1, b2, . . . , bn (b1+b2+ . . . +bn=1), respectively. Furthermore, a weighted mean value represented by the following formula is 100 mm or greater: weighted mean value=a1*b1+a2*b2+ . . . +an*bn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9577488
    Abstract: Problem To obtain a drive unit integrated rotating electrical machine that makes it easier to connect power circuits and achieves not only excellent vibration resistance but also excellent heat releasing properties. Means for Solution A drive unit integrated rotating electrical machine has a motor, a drive unit driving the motor under control and provided with power switching elements and conductors passing a current to the power switching elements, and a heat sink cooling the drive unit, which are combined into one unit. The drive unit integrated rotating electrical machine is characterized in that: the power switching elements are molded and formed into mold modules in a state in which terminals thereof are exposed; the conductors are insert-molded in a frame in a state in which terminals thereof are exposed; and the exposed terminals of the mold modules are connected to the exposed terminals of the insert-molded conductors and the mold modules are firmly fixed to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Sonoda, Yoshihito Asao, Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuhiko Omae, Tetsushi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160016864
    Abstract: A process for producing butadiene from a monoolefin having 4 carbon atoms by a vapor-phase catalytic oxidation reaction in a fluidized bed reactor, including a first step of producing the butadiene by bringing the monoolefin having 4 carbon atoms into contact with a catalyst and a second step of removing a part of the catalyst from the fluidized bed reactor while the vapor-phase catalytic oxidation reaction is proceeding, regenerating the catalyst removed, and feeding the regenerated catalyst to the fluidized bed reactor while the vapor-phase catalytic oxidation reaction is proceeding, wherein a ratio of an amount (kg/hr) of the regenerated catalyst fed to an amount (kg/hr) of the monoolefin having 4 carbon atoms fed is 0.3% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI CHEMICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji AKAGISHI, Hiroyuki YANAGI, Mamoru WATANABE, Fukiko YOSHINO, Hideo MIDORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9129931
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module includes: a plurality of first metal plates arranged in the same planar state; a power semiconductor chip mounted on the first metal plate; and an overbridge-shaped second metal plate which is composed of bridge frame sections and leg sections that support the bridge frame sections, the leg sections being for appropriately performing solder bonding between electrodes of the power semiconductor chips and between the electrode of the power semiconductor chip and the first metal plate, the power semiconductor module being configured by a resin package in which these members are sealed with electrically insulating resin. In the power semiconductor module, the solder bonding section of the leg section is formed in a planar shape by bending process and is provided at a position lower than the bridge frame section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Omae, Mamoru Watanabe, Tetsushi Watanabe, Yoshihito Asao
  • Publication number: 20150210614
    Abstract: A method for producing a conjugated diolefin is configured as follows. A monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms is fed from a monoolefin feed nozzle(s) installed at n place(s) (n=1, 2, . . . , n). In addition, at least 50% or more of a total amount of an oxygen-containing gas is fed from an oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle located at a bottom of a fluidized bed reactor. Furthermore, the monoolefin feed nozzles at distances a1, a2, . . . , an from the oxygen-containing gas feed nozzle feed the monoolefin having four or more carbon atoms at ratios of b1, b2, . . . , bn (b1+b2+ . . . +bn=1), respectively, and an arithmetic mean value represented by the following formula and obtained from the above distances and the above ratios is 100 mm or more. arithmetic mean value=a1*b1+a2*b2+ . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Midorikawa, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150198249
    Abstract: To provide a wire for a taper-faced compression ring, which can be provided with a running-in surface (contact surface) uniformly and rapidly in the production process of the taper-faced compression ring, a surface of the wire corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of the ring is provided with adjacent outward inclined first and second tapered portions, the inclination angle ?2 of the second tapered portion being larger than the inclination angle ?1 of the first tapered portion, and an outer end of the second tapered portion being located radially outward than an outer end of the first tapered portion by 0.005-0.05 mm. A long-life taper-faced compression ring with reduced friction and improved fuel efficiency is formed by the above wire, the second tapered portion having a lapped surface located radially outward than an outer end of the first tapered portion by 0.001-0.048 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA RIKEN
    Inventor: Mamoru Watanabe