Patents by Inventor Masaru Takahashi

Masaru Takahashi 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).

  • Patent number: 10190219
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphate of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. A proportion of an amount by mole (mol) of Fe atoms relative to an amount by mole (mol) of P atoms in the insulating film (3) is more than 0.1 but not more than 0.65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Yamazaki, Masaru Takahashi, Kazutoshi Takeda, Hiroyasu Fujii
  • Patent number: 10095142
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes toner particles that contain a binder resin and a brilliant pigment which has a flake shape, wherein an average thickness of the brilliant pigment is greater than 0.5 ?m to 1.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakiko Hirai, Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Atsushi Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20180282830
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet including: a heating process of heating a slab having a predetermined chemical composition at T1° C. of 1150° C. to 1300° C., retaining the slab for 5 minutes to 30 hours, lowering the temperature of the slab to T2° C. of T1?50° C. or lower, heating the slab at T3° C. of 1280° C. to 1450° C., and retaining the slab for 5 minutes to 60 minutes; a hot-rolling process of hot-rolling the slab that is heated to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet; a cold-rolling process; an intermediate annealing process of performing intermediate annealing with respect to the hot-rolled steel sheet at least one time before the cold-rolling process or before a final pass of the cold-rolling process after interrupting the cold-rolling; an annealing separating agent applying process; and a secondary film applying process. In the cold-rolling process, a retention treatment is performed during a plurality of passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotoshi TADA, Nobusato MORISHIGE, Naoto MASUMITSU, Junichi TAKAOBUSHI, Shin FURUTAKU, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180209907
    Abstract: An analysis method of a target biological substance for analyzing a tissue specimen with a fluorescence microscope is provided. The tissue specimen is stained with immunostaining reagents including different kinds of fluorescent nanoparticles. According to the analysis method, a luminance ratio of each of the immunostaining reagents for each of filter sets is calculated; and number of fluorescent bright points is measured in the tissue specimen for each of the filter sets for calculating number of fluorescent bright points for each of the immunostaining reagents based on the luminance ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke TOMIOKA, Hideki GODA, Akira SATO, Yuichi OZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180155840
    Abstract: An insulating coating for an electrical steel sheet is provided that is formed on a surface of a base metal of the electrical steel sheet and that contains a polyvalent metal phosphate of one or more elements selected from Al, Zn, Mg and Ca, and has an enriched layer of a divalent metal at an interface with the surface of the base metal. An enrichment of the divalent metal contained in the enriched layer is 0.01 g/m2 or more and less than 0.2 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Akira AKAGI, Hiroki HORI
  • Patent number: 9989872
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles each including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement to determine an area ratio of the crystalline resin on a cross section of the toner particle before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for three days, a relationship between an area ratio a (%) of the crystalline resin on a cross section with respect to the toner particles before being heated, and an area ratio b (%) of the crystalline resin on the cross section with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.9?a/b?1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiaki Nakamura, Akira Matsumoto, Yasuo Kadokura, Shinya Nakashima, Satoshi Miura, Sakiko Hirai, Shotaro Takahashi, Daisuke Tomita, Satoshi Kamiwaki, Masaru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180136212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a test support method which is a means for predicting whether or not pathological complete response (pCR) will be attained when a preoperative chemotherapy with an anticancer drug is performed, the method using a sample (breast cancer tissue section) collected from a breast cancer patient to be subjected to the preoperative chemotherapy. The test support method includes: [1] the step of acquiring a fluorescence image of a breast cancer tissue section, which fluorescence image shows bright spots of fluorescent nanoparticles labeling one or more kinds of breast cancer-related proteins; [2] the step of acquiring at least one index relating to the expression level(s) of the breast cancer-related protein(s) on the basis of the bright spots of the fluorescence image; and [3] the step of acquiring information for predicting pCR by performing an analysis using the above-described at least one index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Hideki GOUDA, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kensaku TAKANASHI, Hisatake OKADA, Yuichi OZAKI, Yuka YOSHIHARA, Yasushi NAKANO, Kohsuke GONDA, Noriaki OHUCHI, Mika WATANABE, Norikazu MASUDA, Masakazu TOI, Hiroshi TADA, Minoru MIYASHITA
  • Patent number: 9961775
    Abstract: A built-in-electronic-component substrate includes a core substrate, an electronic component mounted on one main surface of the core substrate via a joining member, and a resin layer including the electronic component embedded therein. The electronic component is a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic multilayer body, and a first outer electrode including an end surface portion and a second outer electrode including an end surface portion provided on end surfaces of the ceramic multilayer body. A first gap is provided between the resin layer and the end surface portion of the first outer electrode and the joining member and a second gap is provided between the resin layer and the end surface portion of the second outer electrode and the joining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Choichiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20180059563
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles each including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement to determine an area ratio of the crystalline resin on a cross section of the toner particle before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for three days, a relationship between an area ratio a (%) of the crystalline resin on a cross section with respect to the toner particles before being heated, and an area ratio b (%) of the crystalline resin on the cross section with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.9?a/b?1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukiaki NAKAMURA, Akira MATSUMOTO, Yasuo KADOKURA, Shinya NAKASHIMA, Satoshi MIURA, Sakiko HIRAI, Shotaro TAKAHASHI, Daisuke TOMITA, Satoshi KAMIWAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9891555
    Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner set includes a brilliant toner including toner particles that include a brilliant pigment and a first binder resin, a black toner including toner particles that include a second binder resin, and a color toner except a black toner, including toner particles that include a third binder resin, wherein the brilliant toner, the black toner and the color toner satisfy Expression (1): Dielectric loss factor of the brilliant Toner>Dielectric loss factor of the black toner>Dielectric loss factor of the color toner and Expression (2): 25×10?3?(Dielectric loss factor of the brilliant toner)?(Dielectric loss factor of the color toner)?95×10?3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Hara, Masaru Takahashi, Atsushi Sugawara, Sakiko Hirai
  • Patent number: 9889555
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot including a hand including a plurality of finger sections and a work device in which the robot performs work. The work device includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body configured to rotate in association with rotation of the first rotating body, a grip section provided in the first rotating body, and a setting section provided in the second rotating body, a target object of the work performed by the robot being set on the setting section. The robot grips the grip section with the finger sections to rotate the first rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Goto, Masaru Takahashi, Sota Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180029221
    Abstract: A robot includes a manipulator, in which a handle for moving the manipulator can be attached and detached in a plurality of positions of the manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Toshio TANAKA, Izumi IIDA, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180033529
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet has an insulation coating on a steel sheet surface. The insulation coating includes: a binder consisting of 100 parts by mass of a metal phosphate and 1 to 50 parts by mass of an organic resin having an average particle size of 0.05 to 0.50 ?m; and a carboxylic acid-containing compound with a carbon number of 2 to 50 in an amount of 0.1 to 10.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of solids content of the binder. The organic resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylic resins, epoxy resins, and polyester resins. The insulation coating of this electrical steel sheet shows good edge corrosion resistance after blanking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Hiroki HORI
  • Patent number: 9868092
    Abstract: A gas-containing liquid generating apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a gas/liquid mixing module configured to mix a gas and a liquid to generate a gas-containing liquid, a first injection module configured to inject the gas-containing liquid supplied from the gas/liquid mixing module, and a second injection module configured to inject the gas-containing liquid supplied from the first injection module to generate bubbles in the gas-containing liquid, wherein the first injection module includes a containing portion configured to contain the gas-containing liquid, a cylindrical portion having a channel configured to inject the gas-containing liquid into the containing portion, and a protruding portion provided on an inner wall surface of the cylindrical portion so as to protrude into the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: ASUPU CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masaru Takahashi, Hiromi Takahashi, Koji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180011086
    Abstract: The present invention may provide phosphor-integrated nanoparticles whose precipitation and/or aggregation, particularly aggregation can be inhibited upon carrying out immunostaining therewith and which can thus be used for staining even after long-term storage without requiring a complicated operation, the phosphor-integrated nanoparticles preferrably maintaining excellent performance, such as staining properties, even after long-term storage. The phosphor-integrated nanoparticles of the present invention have an average sphericity (f) of 0.80 to 0.95 and preferably have an average circumference ratio (R) of 0.50 to 0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi ISODA, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9864288
    Abstract: A toner set includes a brilliant toner including a brilliant pigment; and a chromatic toner including a coloring agent that is different from the brilliant pigment, wherein the toner set satisfies the following expression: 1.2?Q1/Q2?5.0 wherein Q1 represents an endothermic quantity of the brilliant toner and Q2 represents an endothermic quantity of the chromatic toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shotaro Takahashi, Atsushi Sugitate, Masaru Takahashi, Sakiko Hirai, Satomi Hara
  • Patent number: 9841693
    Abstract: A brilliant toner includes release agent domains meeting conditions (1) a length of the release agent domain in a longitudinal axis direction is 300 nm to 1,500 nm, (2) a ratio between the length in the longitudinal axis direction and in a short axis direction of the release agent domain is 3.0 to 15.0, (3) an angle between (a) a tangent line passing through a contact point of (a1) a circumference of a circle that is centered at a centroid of the release agent domain and is inscribed in an outer edge of the toner particle and (a2) the outer edge and (b) a line passing through the centroid and extending in the longitudinal axis direction is 0° to 45°, and (4) a ratio of a distance between the centroid and the contact point to an equivalent circle diameter of the toner particle is 0.03 to 0.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sugawara, Sakiko Hirai, Masaru Takahashi, Satomi Hara
  • Publication number: 20170342569
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). Three conditions (1.8?3[Fe]/[P]+?nM[M]/[P]?3.6, 0.6??nM[M]/[P]?2.4, and 0.6?3[Fe]/[P]?2.4) are satisfied in a region of 50 area % or more of a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the insulating film. [Fe] denotes a proportion (atom %) of Fe, [P] denotes a proportion (atom %) of P, [M] denotes a proportion (atom %) of each of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca, and nM denotes a valence of each of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170342568
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2). The insulating film (3) contains a phosphate of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Zn, Mg and Ca. A proportion of an amount by mole (mol) of Fe atoms relative to an amount by mole (mol) of P atoms in the insulating film (3) is more than 0.1 nor more than 0.65.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII
  • Publication number: 20170341107
    Abstract: An electrical steel sheet (1) includes a base material (2) of electrical steel, and an insulating film (3) formed on a surface of the base material (2), the insulating film (3) containing a polyvalent metal phosphate and Fe. A maximum value of a parameter Q expressed by “Q=CFe—O/CP” is equal to or less than 1.3 times an average value of the parameter Q in a region from a first depth from a surface of the insulating film to a second depth, CFe—O denoting a proportion (atom %) of Fe bonded to O relative to all elements, and CP denoting a proportion (atom %) of P relative to all elements. The first depth is 20 nm from the surface, and the second depth is a depth where the proportion of P is equal to a proportion of metal Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru TAKAHASHI, Shuichi YAMAZAKI, Kazutoshi TAKEDA, Hiroyasu FUJII