Patents by Inventor Masahiro Morimoto

Masahiro Morimoto 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: 20250140910
    Abstract: A secondary battery support body makes it possible to obtain a solid electrolyte layer having low resistance and achieve reduction in interface resistance between the solid electrolyte layer and a positive electrode or a negative electrode. This secondary battery support body is included in a solid electrolyte layer of a secondary battery, and is made of paper or nonwoven fabric having a porosity of 60-90% and a specific surface area per unit volume of 0.1-1.0 m2/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON KODOSHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta MORIMOTO, Kentaro OGAWA, Masahiro KUROIWA
  • Publication number: 20250105369
    Abstract: A support for a lithium ion secondary battery is included in a solid electrolyte layer of a lithium ion secondary battery, wherein the support is paper or a nonwoven fabric in which the thermal dimensional change rates in the machine direction and cross direction are both ?10 to 5%, the air permeability is 1 to 50 L/cm2/min., and the post-heat-treatment bending resistances in the machine direction and the cross direction are in the range of 5 to 250 mN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON KODOSHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta MORIMOTO, Kentaro OGAWA, Masahiro KUROIWA
  • Patent number: 12215987
    Abstract: A map data output device includes: a map storage that stores map data that represents lane network information; a position determination portion that determines a current position of a vehicle; a read processing portion that reads the map data of an area established based on the current position; a control map generation portion that generates control map data obtained by adding information to the map; and an output portion that outputs the control map data to a vehicle control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Ukai, Masahiro Goto, Shuichi Morimoto, Akira Iijima, Chika Tsumori
  • Publication number: 20250023038
    Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a positive electrode active material having an O2-type structure and having low resistance when applied to a solid battery. The manufacturing method of the present disclosure is a manufacturing method for a positive electrode active material used in solid batteries, comprising obtaining Na-containing oxide particles having a P2-type structure, and subjecting at least a portion of Na in the Na-containing oxide particles to ion exchange with Li to obtain Li-containing oxide particles having an O2-type structure, wherein the Na-containing oxide particles are spherical particles having an average particle diameter of 1.0 ?m or more and less than 3.5 ?m, and the Li-containing oxide particles are spherical particles having a hollow single-layer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: So YUBUCHI, Jun YOSHIDA, Masahiro MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240313208
    Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode active material particle having an O2-type structure and having excellent rate characteristics and capacity. The positive electrode active material particle of the present disclosure has an O2-type structure, has a chemical composition represented by LiaNabMnx?pNiy?qCoz?rMp+q+rO2, wherein 1.0<a<1.30; 0?b?0.20; x+y+z=1; and 0?p+q+r?0.15, and M is at least one element selected from B, Mg, Al, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, and W, and is spherical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: So YUBUCHI, Jun YOSHIDA, Masahiro MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240262708
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of increasing the capacity of an O2 type positive electrode active material. The method of manufacturing a positive electrode active material according to the present disclosure comprises firing a precursor containing Na and transition metal elements, followed by cooling to obtain a Na containing transition-metal oxide having a P2 type structure; and replacing at least a portion of Na of the Na containing transition-metal oxide with Li by ion-exchange to obtain a positive electrode active material having an O2 type structure, wherein after firing the precursor, the cooling rate from 250° C. to cooling end-temperature is 20° C./min or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: So Yubuchi, Masahiro Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20240040814
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED device 10 including a plurality of organic semiconductor layers sandwiched between a pair of electrodes 3 and 4. The organic semiconductor layers include a first organic semiconductor layer 1 containing a first organic semiconductor material, and a second organic semiconductor layer 2 containing a second organic semiconductor material and a third organic semiconductor material, the first organic semiconductor layer and the second organic semiconductor layer form a joining surface, and the first organic semiconductor material and the second organic semiconductor material satisfy requirement and the like relating to a predetermined energy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Seiichiro Izawa, Masahiro Hiramoto, Masahiro Morimoto, Shigeki Naka
  • Publication number: 20230321657
    Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen analysis cartridge that includes: a first base having a micro flow path formed in at least one surface; a second base disposed so as to oppose a surface at which the micro flow path of the first base is formed; and a photocurable resin layer for adhering the first base and the second base to each other, and the first base and the second base each contain at least one of cycloolefin polymer and cycloolefin copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, Creative Nanosystems Corporation, KYORITSU CHEMICAL & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi HORII, Shun NAKAMOTO, Koki HOSHIKAWA, Katsunori OSHIMA, Koji TSUJITA, Wataru KUZUTA, Tomoyuki HOSOYA, Yo TODA, Masahiro MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11285713
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes a squeegee driver that lifts/lowers a first lifting/lowering shaft and a second lifting/lowering shaft; a link mechanism including a swinging member that pivots about a horizontal axis by lifting/lowering operations of the first lifting/lowering shaft and the second lifting/lowering shaft; a squeegee unit installed to the swinging member; and a controller that controls at least a height of the squeegee unit and an orientation of the squeegee unit in a rotating direction by controlling the squeegee driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Isobata, Takaaki Sakaue, Ryo Senoo, Susumu Toyoda, Masahiro Morimoto, Yusuke Sueyasu, Seiya Kuroda
  • Patent number: 11269831
    Abstract: A correlation display system, correlation display method, and correlation display program capable of outputting the relationship between a plurality of persons in a manner visibly recognizable by a user are provided. A correlation display system 1 includes: a communication data acquisition unit 10 that acquires communication data transmitted and received between a plurality of terminals and thereby associated with each of a plurality of persons; an analysis unit 12 that analyzes content of the communication data acquired by the communication data acquisition unit 10; an evaluation unit 16 that evaluates the relationship between the content of the communication data and a predetermined event by using an analysis result of the analysis unit 12; and a display unit 18 that displays the relationship between a plurality of persons related to the event on the basis of an evaluation result of the evaluation unit 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FRONTEO, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko, Jakob Halskov, Akiteru Hanatani
  • Publication number: 20210187937
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes a squeegee driver that lifts/lowers a first lifting/lowering shaft and a second lifting/lowering shaft; a link mechanism including a swinging member that pivots about a horizontal axis by lifting/lowering operations of the first lifting/lowering shaft and the second lifting/lowering shaft; a squeegee unit installed to the swinging member; and a controller that controls at least a height of the squeegee unit and an orientation of the squeegee unit in a rotating direction by controlling the squeegee driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISOBATA, Takaaki SAKAUE, Ryo SENOO, Susumu TOYODA, Masahiro MORIMOTO, Yusuke SUEYASU, Seiya KURODA
  • Patent number: 10489427
    Abstract: The present invention includes: an extraction unit that extracts a specified quantity of documents, as targets to be classified by a user, from document information; a classification code accepting unit that accepts a classification code which is an identifier used when categorizing the documents, and is assigned by the user to each of the extracted documents; a database that records keywords selected from the extracted documents on the basis of the classification code; a score calculation unit that calculates a score which evaluates linkage strength between documents included in the document information, and the classification code on the basis of the keywords wherein the score calculation unit recalculates the score on the basis of a result of further extraction, by the extraction unit, of a specified quantity of documents, as targets to be classified by the user, from the document information according to the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FRONTEO, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko
  • Patent number: 10445357
    Abstract: A document classification system is provided. The document classification system analyzes digital document information which is collected to be submitted as evidence in a lawsuit and classifies the digital document information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: FRONTEO, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko
  • Patent number: 10204153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to data analysis for evaluating a plurality of pieces of object data; and the evaluation corresponds to the relation between each piece of object data and a specified case. An index that enables ranking of the plurality of pieces of object data is generated by the evaluation and the index changes based on an input entered by a user. A pattern is extracted that characterizes the reference data from the reference data according to the classification information assigned by the input. The index is determined by evaluating the relation between the object data and the specified case based on the extracted pattern and set to the object data. The plurality of pieces of object data are ranked according to the index and reported the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: FRONTEO, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko, Akiteru Hanatani, Jakob Halskov, Nanako Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10073891
    Abstract: A forensic system includes a result information receiving unit that receives result information which is a determination result of connection between a lawsuit and a document group including a predetermined number of documents, which is extracted from document data included in digital information, by a user, an element selection unit that calculates evaluation values of elements which commonly appear in the document group in each result information item from the characteristics of the elements and selects the elements on the basis of the evaluation values, a score calculation unit that calculates a score of each document in the document data from the selected elements included in each document of the document data and the evaluation values of the selected elements, and a recall ratio calculation unit that calculates a recall ratio related to the determination of the connection to the lawsuit on the basis of the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: FRONTEO, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko
  • Patent number: 9977825
    Abstract: Efficiency in monitoring documents is promoted by quantifying the priorities of the documents to be monitored. A document analysis system (1) includes: a score calculation unit (116) that calculates a score indicating strength of linkage between a document included in document information and a classification code indicating the relevance between the document information and a lawsuit or a fraud investigation; and a score report unit (701) that reports the score to a user according to the calculated score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: UBIC, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Kazumi Hasuko, Akiteru Hanatani
  • Publication number: 20170351747
    Abstract: The present invention is a data analysis system provided with: a classification information reception unit which receives classification information indicating a classification of data from a user via a predetermined input device; a data classification unit which associates the classification information with data to be classified included in a group of data, thereby classifying the data to be classified; an unclassified data evaluation unit which evaluates the relation between the classification information and unclassified data included in the group of data on the basis of the classification results; a tendency data selection unit which selects unclassified data matching the classification tendency of the user from the group of data in accordance with the evaluation results, said selected unclassified data being designated as tendency data; and a user presentation unit which, via a predetermined output device, presents the user with other users associated with the tendency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Hideki Takeda, Takanori Takeda
  • Publication number: 20170323013
    Abstract: A data evaluation system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, as training data, data including information representing an emotion of a user and classification information for classifying the emotion; an emotion evaluation unit that determines a degree indicating how much a data element included in the training data reflects the user's emotion, as emotion evaluation information, on the basis of the classification information; a storage unit that associates the data element with the emotion evaluation information determined for the data element and stores them in a memory unit; and an unknown data evaluation unit that evaluates an emotion of a user who has created unknown data, on the basis of the emotion evaluation information stored in the memory unit when new data is acquired as the unknown data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro MORIMOTO, Hideki TAKEDA, Jakob HALSKOV
  • Patent number: 9720912
    Abstract: It is possible to reduce a review load of a reviewer. A document management system includes a screen display unit that displays a document group having a plurality of pieces of document data extracted from digital information to be determined for relevance to a lawsuit by a user and classification buttons allowing the user to select classification conditions for classifying the document group under predetermined conditions, a selection information reception unit that receives information relating to a classification button selected by the user among the classification button displayed by the screen display unit as selection information, and a classification instruction unit that analyzes the document group based on the selection information, classifies document data in the document group using the analysis result, and instructs the screen display unit to display the document group based on the classification result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: UBIC, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Morimoto, Yoshikatsu Shirai, Hideki Takeda, Akiteru Hanatani
  • Publication number: 20170154157
    Abstract: Object: A user seeking predictive diagnosis for disease can be informed of diagnosis results with high credibility. Resolution Means: The present invention includes a relationship evaluating unit that, in cases where unjudged health care data is newly acquired for which it has not been judged whether or not a relationship with the predetermined symptom exists, evaluates a relationship between the unjudged health care data and the predetermined symptom on the basis of judged health care data for which a doctor has judged whether or not a relationship with the predetermined symptom exists; and a data informing unit that informs a user seeking a predictive diagnosis for disease of the unjudged health care data depending on a relationship evaluated by the relationship evaluating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro MORIMOTO, Naritomo IKEUE, Hideki TAKEDA