Patents by Inventor Masaki Katayama
Masaki Katayama 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: 11953827Abstract: A molecular resist composition is provided comprising (A) a betaine type onium compound having a sulfonium cation moiety and a sulfonate anion moiety in a common molecule, the sulfonium cation moiety having a phenyl group substituted with an optionally heteroatom-containing monovalent hydrocarbon group, the phenyl group being attached to the sulfur atom, and (B) an organic solvent, the resist composition being free of a base resin. When processed by lithography using KrF, ArF excimer laser, EB or EUV, the resist composition is improved in dissolution contrast, EL, MEF, and LWR.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Fukushima, Masaki Ohashi, Kazuhiro Katayama
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Patent number: 11940728Abstract: A molecular resist composition and a pattern forming process. A molecular resist composition comprising a sulfonium salt having a cation of specific structure and an organic solvent has a high sensitivity and forms a resist film with improved resolution and LWR, when processed by EB or EUV lithography. The molecular resist composition does not contain a base polymer. The molecular resist composition comprising a sulfonium salt having a cation of specific partial structure has a high sensitivity and forms a resist film with improved resolution and LWR, so that the resist composition is quite useful for precise micropatterning.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Ohashi, Kazuhiro Katayama, Masahiro Fukushima, Shun Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20220411600Abstract: Provided is a polyolefin microporous membrane containing polyethylene, wherein the melting peak of nonrev. heat flow measured by a temperature-modulated DSC method at a temperature rise rate of 1° C./min of the polyolefin microporous membrane is within the range of 141.0° C. to 150.0° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Katayama, Manabu Sekiguchi, Ryoma Kawaguchi, Masaaki Kanao
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Patent number: 11242440Abstract: This polyolefin microporous membrane has a TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. of 8% or less, and the TD thermal shrinkage at 130° C. thereof is 3 to 5 times greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. and at least 12% greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihisa Yamashita, Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 10959016Abstract: The burden on the user of adjusting a sound outputted from a speaker is to be reduced. A speaker position detection system includes a first speaker unit having at least one speaker, and a second speaker unit having a speaker and a plurality of microphones. Alternatively, a speaker position detection system includes a first speaker unit having a plurality of speakers, and a second speaker unit having a speaker and a microphone. The speaker position detection system calculates position information representing a position of one of the first speaker unit and the second speaker unit, based on a test sound outputted from one of the speakers and detected by one of the microphones.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Masaki Katayama
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Publication number: 20200024419Abstract: This polyolefin microporous membrane has a TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. of 8% or less, and the TD thermal shrinkage at 130° C. thereof is 3 to 5 times greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C. and at least 12% greater than the TD thermal shrinkage at 120° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akihisa Yamashita, Masaki Katayama
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Publication number: 20180302711Abstract: The burden on the user of adjusting a sound outputted from a speaker is to be reduced. A speaker position detection system includes a first speaker unit having at least one speaker, and a second speaker unit having a speaker and a plurality of microphones. Alternatively, a speaker position detection system includes a first speaker unit having a plurality of speakers, and a second speaker unit having a speaker and a microphone. The speaker position detection system calculates position information representing a position of one of the first speaker unit and the second speaker unit, based on a test sound outputted from one of the speakers and detected by one of the microphones.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventor: Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 10075803Abstract: Provided is a speaker device, which includes speaker units having different diameters and sound emission directions, and which is capable of suppressing variations in sound quality at a listening position, which are caused by changing an orientation in which the speaker device is installed. A speaker device has first and second speaker units, which have different diameters and sound emission directions, mounted thereto. A controller is configured to control, depending on the orientation in which the device is installed, an equalizer correction unit to correct frequency characteristics of acoustic signals input to the first and second speaker units so that sound quality is not varied at the listening position depending on the difference in diameter and sound emission direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 10038963Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes an input portion to which audio signals of a plurality of channels are input, a plurality of speakers, a directivity controlling portion that delays the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and distributes the delayed audio signals to the plurality of speakers so that the plurality of speakers output a plurality of sound beams, and a localization adding portion that applies a filtering processing based on a head-related transfer function to at least one of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and inputs the processed audio signal to the plurality of speakers.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masaki Katayama, Susumu Takumai, Keiichi Imaoka
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Publication number: 20170265017Abstract: Provided is a speaker device, which includes speaker units having different diameters and sound emission directions, and which is capable of suppressing variations in sound quality at a listening position, which are caused by changing an orientation in which the speaker device is installed. A speaker device has first and second speaker units, which have different diameters and sound emission directions, mounted thereto. A controller is configured to control, depending on the orientation in which the device is installed, an equalizer correction unit to correct frequency characteristics of acoustic signals input to the first and second speaker units so that sound quality is not varied at the listening position depending on the difference in diameter and sound emission direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventor: Masaki KATAYAMA
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Publication number: 20170201846Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes an input portion to which audio signals of a plurality of channels are input, a plurality of speakers, a directivity controlling portion that delays the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and distributes the delayed audio signals to the plurality of speakers so that the plurality of speakers output a plurality of sound beams, and a localization adding portion that applies a filtering processing based on a head-related transfer function to at least one of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and inputs the processed audio signal to the plurality of speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Masaki KATAYAMA, Susumu Takumai, Keiichi Imaoka
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Patent number: 9674609Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes an input portion to which audio signals of a plurality of channels are input, a plurality of speakers, a directivity controlling portion that delays the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and distributes the delayed audio signals to the plurality of speakers so that the plurality of speakers output a plurality of sound beams, and a localization adding portion that applies a filtering processing based on a head-related transfer function to at least one of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and inputs the processed audio signal to the plurality of speakers.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masaki Katayama, Susumu Takumai, Keiichi Imaoka
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Patent number: 9356572Abstract: A sound processing apparatus processes a first sound signal and a second sound signal. The sound processing apparatus includes a first adjustor which adjusts a volume of the first sound signal, a second adjustor which adjusts a volume of the second sound signal, and a control unit which causes the first adjustor and the second adjustor to adjust the first sound signal gradually changed over a first gradually-change time and the second sound signal gradually changed over a second gradually-change time, wherein the second gradually-change time is shorter than and included in the first gradually-change time.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masaki Katayama, Ryotaro Aoki
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Patent number: 9294861Abstract: A postprocessor mixes audio signals for an LSch and an RSch indicating virtual surround sounds generated by a virtual surround processing unit with audio signals of an Rch, an Lch, and a Cch, performs a high-pass filter process, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an Rsp and an Lsp which are main speakers. Further, the postprocessor performs phase inversion on the audio signals for the LSch and the RSch indicating the virtual surround sounds generated by the virtual surround processing unit, mixes the processed audio signals with audio signals of the Rch, the Lch, the Cch, and an LFEch, performs a low-pass filter process on the mixed signals, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an SW which is a subwoofer. Thus, in a sound field realized by a virtual surround system, an influence of the sounds emitted from the subwoofer on localization of sounds of channels of virtual speakers is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 9247371Abstract: A sound processing apparatus includes a sound processing section configured to produce left and right channel effect signals by conducting a sound process on left and right channel sound signals, a sound image area expanding section configured to produce left and right channel sound image signals by which sound images are localized outside left and right 2-channel speakers, and a signal combining section configured to add the left channel sound signal and the left channel sound image signal, and add the right channel sound signal and the right channel sound image signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Yuta Yuyama, Masaki Katayama, Tomoko Ninomiya
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Publication number: 20150237446Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes an input portion to which audio signals of a plurality of channels are input, a plurality of speakers, a directivity controlling portion that delays the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and distributes the delayed audio signals to the plurality of speakers so that the plurality of speakers output a plurality of sound beams, and a localization adding portion that applies a filtering processing based on a head-related transfer function to at least one of the audio signals of the plurality of channels input to the input portion and inputs the processed audio signal to the plurality of speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Masaki Katayama, Susumu Takumai, Keiichi Imaoka
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Patent number: 8848943Abstract: A signal processing device for supplying sound signals to a first speaker for emitting a sound on a low-pitched sound side and a second speaker for emitting a sound on a high-pitched sound side higher than the low-pitched sound side, includes a control portion that controls a characteristic of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker so that an output level of the first speaker is maintained at a crossover frequency between the first speaker and the second speaker, when an output level of the sound signal supplied to the first speaker is changed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 8594336Abstract: A sound image localization apparatus comprises an L direct output section that produces an output signal by inputting an audio signal of a rear left audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RLD by LD, an L cross output section that produces an output signal by inputting the audio signal of the rear left audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RLC by LC, an R cross output section that produces an output signal by inputting an audio signal of a rear right audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RRC by RC, an R direct output section that produces an output signal by inputting the audio signal of the rear right audio input channel to a filter having a characteristic obtained by dividing RRD by RD, a first adding section that adds a difference signal between the output signal of the L direct output section and the output signal of the R cross output section to an audio signal of a front left audio input chType: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Masaki Katayama
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Patent number: 8553893Abstract: A sound processing device includes an inputting section which inputs L-ch audio data and R-ch audio data, a delaying section which applies a delaying process to the L-ch audio data and the R-ch audio data for a delay time that is set in a range from 62.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Masaki Katayama, Naoya Moriya
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Publication number: 20130251156Abstract: A postprocessor mixes audio signals for an LSch and an RSch indicating virtual surround sounds generated by a virtual surround processing unit with audio signals of an Rch, an Lch, and a Cch, performs a high-pass filter process, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an Rsp and an Lsp which are main speakers. Further, the postprocessor performs phase inversion on the audio signals for the LSch and the RSch indicating the virtual surround sounds generated by the virtual surround processing unit, mixes the processed audio signals with audio signals of the Rch, the Lch, the Cch, and an LFEch, performs a low-pass filter process on the mixed signals, and then outputs the processed audio signals as audio signals for an SW which is a subwoofer. Thus, in a sound field realized by a virtual surround system, an influence of the sounds emitted from the subwoofer on localization of sounds of channels of virtual speakers is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Masaki KATAYAMA