Patents by Inventor Masaki Fujiwara

Masaki Fujiwara 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: 20230091983
    Abstract: This sensor is for measuring an analyte and has a probe to be inserted inside a living body. The probe of the sensor includes a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate, and a reagent layer that contains an oxidoreductase and that is formed on the electrode. At at least one end of the probe in the width direction, the reagent layer and the electrode are trimmed along the insertion direction of the probe toward the inside of the living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hirofumi EZAKI, Masaki FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 11604411
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a sulfonium salt of a carboxylic acid having an iodine or bromine-substituted hydrocarbyl group offers a high sensitivity, minimal LWR and improved CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masaki Ohashi, Takayuki Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20230069504
    Abstract: This sensor has a probe to be inserted into a living body and measures an analyte. The probe has a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate, and a reference layer formed on the electrode. The upper surface of the reference layer is covered with a film, and the side surfaces thereof are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hirofumi EZAKI, Isao SAKAMOTO, Masaki FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20230056724
    Abstract: A display mode of a picked-up image in a central image output device 2210 (specified image output device) is variably controlled so as to display all of respective specified portions PPL and PPR of a pair of pillars 4240L and 4240R configuring a cab 424 in the central image output device 2210 (specified image output device). The specified portions PPL and PPR are part of the pillars 4240L and 4240R overlapping a specified image region R that extends in a belt shape between left and right bezels 2210L and 2210R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki OTANI, Yusuke FUJIWARA, Seiji SAIKI, Yoichiro YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11532839
    Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a non-aqueous secondary battery, a cell pack, and a hybrid power system, capable of improving desired battery performance in an acetonitrile electrolyte solution, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains a non-aqueous solvent, PO2F2 anions, and cyclic acid anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Hirokazu Kamine, Masaki Takahashi, Kazuyuki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11515567
    Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a non-aqueous secondary battery, a cell pack, and a hybrid power system, capable of improving desired battery performance using acetonitrile, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains acetonitrile, lithium salt, and cyclic acid anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Matsuoka, Hirokazu Kamine, Masaki Takahashi, Kazuyuki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11506977
    Abstract: A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units (a) having the structure of an ammonium salt of N-carbonylsulfonamide having an iodized aromatic ring, and recurring units (b1) having an acid labile group-substituted carboxyl group and/or recurring units (b2) having an acid labile group-substituted phenolic hydroxyl group exhibits a high sensitivity, high resolution, low edge roughness and dimensional uniformity, and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masaki Ohashi, Takayuki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11508921
    Abstract: Provided is an organic EL display device including a resin substrate layer, a TFT layer provided on the resin substrate layer, and a light-emitting element that is provided on the TFT layer and constitutes a display region. The resin substrate layer includes a first resin layer, an inorganic layer, and a second resin layer, which are provided in that order from a side opposite to the TFT layer. The interior of the first resin layer contains a plurality of air bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuo Fujita, Yukinobu Nakata, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Takehisa Sakurai, Masaki Fujiwara, Tokuo Yoshida, Shoji Okazaki, Tetsunori Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220355310
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an operation pipe, which use a gel to perform operations such as separation, extraction, purification, elution, recovery, analysis and the like of target components that are biological components such as nucleic acids. More specifically, a manufacturing method of an operation pipe, with which it is possible to perform operations such as separation, extraction, purification, elution, recovery, analysis and the like of target components in a sealable pipe by operating magnetic particles in the pipe under a magnetic field from outside of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamitsu SHIKATA, Ayaka MINAMIMOTO, Akira MURAMATSU, Masaki KANAI, Seiya FUJIWARA, Tetsuo OHASHI, Hiroyuki JIKUYA
  • Patent number: 11493331
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus includes a stage that includes a translation stage part having a placement surface on which a measurement object is placed and capable of translating the placement surface; an illuminator that includes independently controllable and two-dimensionally-arranged projection devices, and illuminates the measurement object, which is placed on the stage, with measuring light having a predetermined projection pattern having alternating light-and-dark intervals; a photoreceptor that receives measuring light reflected by the measurement object illuminated by the illuminator, and to generate a projection pattern image; and a movement controller that controls the translational movement of the translation stage part by a moving pitch smaller than the minimum width of the projection pattern which can be projected on the stage by independently controlling the projection devices of the illuminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Karube, Masaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11467118
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for accurately measuring a blood component despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into a capillary. The measurement method according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of electrode systems for measuring the hematocrit are provided in a capillary of a biosensor to measure the hematocrit at different positions in the capillary. By measuring the hematocrit at the plurality of positions in the capillary as described above, the hematocrit can be measured more accurately despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into the capillary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Fujiwara, Yoshifumi Takahara, Takaaki Fujii, Junko Nakayama, Setsuko Yano, Fuminori Kutsuna
  • Patent number: 11458537
    Abstract: A heat treatment method for an additive manufactured object formed of a laminate-molded Ni-base alloy includes: a heat treatment step for carbide precipitation optimization of heating the additive manufactured object for 1 hour or longer and 100 hours or shorter at a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature T1 determined by Formula (1) according to amounts of component elements and is equal to or lower than 1,350° C.; and an aging treatment step of heating the additive manufactured object for 1 to 30 hours at a temperature of 800° C. to 950° C. after the heat treatment step for carbide precipitation optimization. T1 (° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Taneike, Kosuke Fujiwara, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Nobuhiko Saito
  • Patent number: 11460773
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a quencher in the form of an amine compound having an iodized aromatic ring and a tertiary ester structure offers a high sensitivity and minimal LWR or improved CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Takayuki Fujiwara, Masaki Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11448805
    Abstract: An optical member includes a light-transmissive substrate, which includes a substrate surface, and reflecting surfaces located inside the substrate and configured to reflect at least a portion of incident light. At least a portion of the reflecting surfaces is inclined relative to the substrate surface so as to collect at least a portion of the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minagawa, Keita Yasuda, Masaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11448961
    Abstract: A novel carboxylic acid iodonium salt and a resist composition comprising the same as a quencher are provided. When resist composition is processed by photolithography using KrF or ArF excimer laser, EB or EUV, there is formed a resist pattern which is improved in rectangularity, MEF, LWR, and CDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Masaki Ohashi, Kazuhiro Katayama, Kenji Yamada
  • Patent number: 11448962
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a sulfonium salt having formula (1) as PAG, a base polymer, and an organic solvent, when processed by lithography, has light transmittance, acid diffusion suppressing effect, and excellent lithography performance factors such as DOF, LWR and MEF. A lithography process for forming a resist pattern from the composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Fujiwara, Kenichi Oikawa, Masaki Ohashi, Tomohiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220290128
    Abstract: Provided are a CAR library used to screen scFvs that can be functional in CAR-T cells, and an scFv manufacturing method in which the CAR library is used. A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) library of the present invention includes nucleic acids coding for first CARs. Each of the first CARs includes a first antigen-binding domain, a first transmembrane domain, and a first intracellular signaling domain. The first antigen-binding domain includes a first single-chain antibody (scFv) to be screened for the ability to bind to a target antigen. The first scFv includes a first heavy-chain variable region and a first light-chain variable region. The first heavy-chain variable region and the first light-chain variable region meet a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiki OCHI, Masaki YASUKAWA, Hiroshi FUJIWARA, Katsuto TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20220291026
    Abstract: A device determines a propagation time of an acoustic signal through cross-correlation analysis between a transmission signal and a reception signal. The device generates the transmission signal to satisfy (1) a ratio of a height of a peak other than a maximum peak in an autocorrelation function of the transmission signal to a height of the maximum peak being 0.8 or less and (2) a duration of the transmission signal being at least five times a shortest period of the transmission signal or at least 20 times a half width at half maximum of the autocorrelation function of the transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki YOSHITAKE, Yui ISHIDA, Takeshi FUJIWARA, Yoshitaka TSURUKAME, Masaki YAWATA
  • Patent number: 11435665
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base polymer and an onium salt of N-carbonylsulfonamide having iodized benzene ring offers a high sensitivity, minimal LWR and improved CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masaki Ohashi, Takayuki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11415887
    Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a quencher in the form of a salt of a cyclic ammonium cation with a carboxylate, sulfonamide, halogenated phenoxide or halide anion offers a high sensitivity and minimal LWR or improved CDU, independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Masaki Ohashi, Takayuki Fujiwara