Patents by Inventor Masato Nakamura

Masato Nakamura 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: 20220359831
    Abstract: To provide a compound that further improves the capability of an organic EL device, an organic EL device having a further improved device capability, and an electronic device including the organic EL device. A compound represented by the following formula (1) (wherein *p, *q, *r, *s, *b, *a, R1, R2, R11 to R18, L, and R31 to R35 are defined in the description), an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an electronic device including the organic electroluminescent device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokatsu KUSHIDA, Kei YOSHIDA, Masatoshi SAITO, Yoshinao SHIRASAKI, Masato NAKAMURA, Michelle GROARKE, Heinz WOLLEB, Natalia CHEBOTAREVA
  • Publication number: 20220348266
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure provided on a vehicle includes a floor pan and a bracket. On an upper surface of the floor pan, a cushion of a seat on which an occupant of the vehicle is to be seated is to be disposed. A bracket is disposed on an outer end side of a seating position for the occupant in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle on the upper surface of the floor pan, and includes at least one protruding portion protruding upward and extending in a front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yasuaki OKESAKU, Masato NAKAMURA, Takayoshi INOUE, Koichi MASHIKO
  • Patent number: 11489121
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer that are interposed between the anode and the cathode and are in a direct contact with each other, and a first electron transporting layer between the cathode and the first emitting layer and the second emitting layer being in a direct contact with each other. The first emitting layer contains a first compound represented by a formula (1) as a first host material, the first compound having at least one group represented by a formula (11). The second emitting layer contains a second compound represented by a formula (2) as a second host material. The first electron transporting layer contains a third compound represented by a formula (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satomi Tasaki, Kazuki Nishimura, Masatoshi Saito, Tetsuya Masuda, Yuki Nakano, Masato Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11458594
    Abstract: This method for manufacturing a cutting blade includes: a mixing step of adding a liquid dispersion medium to a mixed powder containing a resin powder of a thermocompression-bondable resin, abrasive grains and fibrous fillers; a compression step of cold pressing, in a forming die, the mixed powder to which the dispersion medium has been added to form an original plate of a blade main body; and a sintering step of hot pressing and sintering the original plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masato Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11454849
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first area, second area, liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each subpixel includes an opening area including a first opening area and a second opening area. The pixels include a first pixel positioned in the first area and a second pixel positioned over a boundary of the first area and the second area. The opening area of the second pixel is smaller than the opening area of the first pixel when opening areas of subpixels of same color are compared. An each imaginary line showing the boundary of the first opening area and the second opening area is a same straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Daichi Hosokawa, Yuki Kuramoto, Hideyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20220285114
    Abstract: A disconnect device includes: a conductor connectable to an external conductive path; a housing that has an internal space and accommodates at least a part of the conductor; and a cooling body that is disposed in the internal space and cools an arc generated in the internal space. The cooling body includes a porous body configured with at least one of a metal oxide and an inorganic oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: MASATO NAKAMURA, SHUN ITO, SHINYA KIMOTO, KATSUYA URUMA
  • Patent number: 11411182
    Abstract: A mixed powder for an organic electroluminescence device, including a first organic compound and a different second organic compound, wherein the mixed powder is solid at normal temperature and pressure, and the following formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0<MOL2/(MOL1+MOL2)?0.2 . . . (1) and ?20° C.?T1?T2?40° C. . . . (2), wherein MOL1 [mol %] is a molar concentration of the first organic compound, MOL2 [mol %] is a molar concentration of the second organic compoundb, T1 [° C.] is a temperature of the first organic compound when P1/M11/2=0.04×{MOL1/(MOL1+MOL2)} is satisfied, T2 [° C.] is a temperature of the second organic compound when P2/M21/2=0.04×{MOL2/(MOL1+MOL2)} is satisfied, M1 [kg/mol] is the molecular weight of the first organic compound, P1 [Pa] is a vapor pressure of the first organic compound, M2 [kg/mol] is the molecular weight of the second organic compound, P2 [Pa] is a vapor pressure of the second organic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Masuda, Hiroyuki Iwabuchi, Masato Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220238814
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device, comprising: a cathode, an anode, an emitting layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a hole-transporting zone disposed between the anode and the emitting layer, wherein the hole-transporting zone contains a first layer and a second layer in this order from the anode side, the first layer contains a compound represented by the following formula (1), and the first layer has a thickness of 0.10 to 3.00 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Keitaro YAMADA, Masato NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220231231
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an emitting region provided between a cathode and an anode, a first anode side organic layer, a second anode side organic layer, and a third anode side organic layer, in which the emitting region includes at least one emitting layer, the second anode side organic layer contains at least one compound different from the compound contained in the third anode side organic layer, the third anode side organic layer has a film thickness of 20 nm or more, and a difference NM2?NM3 between a refractive index NM2 of a constituent material contained in the second anode side organic layer and a refractive index NM3 of a constituent material contained in the third anode side organic layer satisfies a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula N1) below, NM2?NM3?0.05??(Numerical Formula N1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Masato NAKAMURA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Keitaro YAMADA, Tasuku HAKETA, Emiko KAMBE, Kazuki NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11393986
    Abstract: A mixture contains a first compound and a second compound, in which the first compound has at least one of a first cyclic structure represented by a formula (11) below and a second cyclic structure represented by a formula (12) below, and the second compound is a compound represented by a formula (21) or a compound represented by a formula (22) below, and a total mass MT of the first and second compounds and a mass M2 of the second compound in the mixture satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1) below,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Maeda, Tasuku Haketa, Kazuki Nishimura, Masato Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11361417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft-utilizing deterioration diagnostic system and provides a technique capable of improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy when comparing the previous and current aerially-photographed images to diagnose a deteriorated state of a target. The diagnostic system includes: a drone 1 (aircraft) configured to be navigated along a route around a target 5 and having a camera 4 configured to photograph the target 5; and a computer (PC 2 and server 3) configured to control navigation of the aircraft and photographing by the camera 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Zhao, Jun-ichiro Watanabe, Masato Nakamura, Ryouichi Ueda, Kentarou Oonishi, Yoshihito Narita
  • Patent number: 11264192
    Abstract: A circuit interrupter includes a fixed terminal, a movable contactor, a moving mechanism, a squib, and accommodation. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact. The movable contactor includes a movable contact connected to the fixed contact. The moving mechanism is configured to move the movable contactor from a closed position where the movable contact is connected to the fixed contact to an open position where the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The squib is configured to generate gas by combustion. The accommodation is for accommodating the fixed contact and the movable contactor. In the circuit interrupter, the gas is introduced into the accommodation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Fukuda, Shinya Kimoto, Kenji Kanematsu, Kazuhisa Kinoshita, Masato Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210358102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft-utilizing deterioration diagnostic system and provides a technique capable of improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy when comparing the previous and current aerially-photographed images to diagnose a deteriorated state of a target. The diagnostic system includes: a drone 1 (aircraft) configured to be navigated along a route around a target 5 and having a camera 4 configured to photograph the target 5; and a computer (PC 2 and server 3) configured to control navigation of the aircraft and photographing by the camera 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Yu ZHAO, Jun-ichiro WATANABE, Masato NAKAMURA, Ryouichi UEDA, Kentarou OONISHI, Yoshihito NARITA
  • Publication number: 20210359217
    Abstract: A compound of the following formula (1) and others. R1 to R24, R31 to R35, A1 and A2 are as defined in the specification, n is an integer of 0 to 3, when A1 is an (n+1)-valent residue of benzene, n is an integer of 1 or more, and when n is 0, (A2)0 is a hydrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Kei YOSHIDA, Masatoshi SAITO, Ryoji MAEDA, Masato NAKAMURA, Tetsuya MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20210350991
    Abstract: An interrupter includes a gas producer, an actuator pin, and an electrical conductor. The electrical conductor includes a first terminal portion, a first separable portion, a second terminal portion, and a second separable portion. The second separable portion is electrically connected to the first separable portion in parallel. A first timing when the first separable portion starts to be cut off from the first terminal portion is earlier than a second timing when the second separable portion starts to be cut off from the second terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa FUKUDA, Kazuhisa KINOSHITA, Shinya KIMOTO, Kenji KANEMATSU, Masato NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11167806
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a vehicle front structure that includes a dash panel that separates a front compartment and a vehicle cabin from each other, and dash members attached to a surface of the dash panel on a side of the vehicle cabin. Right and left wheel house portions are provided in right and left lower half portions of the dash panel, respectively, the right and left wheel house portions projecting towards the vehicle cabin so as to configure rear walls of wheel houses for front tire wheel assemblies, respectively. The dash members are attached to surfaces of the wheel house portions on the vehicle cabin side, respectively, so as to obliquely extend downward and inward in a vehicle width direction from upper ends of the wheel house portions in the vehicle width direction, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Nakamura, Keisuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11160889
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet sterilization device that can increase the ultraviolet irradiance near the center of a treatment flow path even at a position far from a light emitting element. This ultraviolet sterilization device comprises: a flow path tube having a linear treatment flow path therein; a light emitting element for emitting ultraviolet rays; and a reflector having a reflection surface for reflecting ultraviolet rays emitted from the light emitting element and collecting and directing the ultraviolet rays to the flow path tube. The ultraviolet sterilization device irradiates a fluid flowing in the linear treatment flow path with ultraviolet rays and sterilizes the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Masato Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210336149
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode; a first emitting unit including a first emitting layer and a first hole transporting zone; a first charge generating layer; and a second emitting unit including a second emitting layer, in which the first emitting unit, the first charge generating layer, and the second emitting unit are provided between the anode and the cathode in this order from the anode, the first hole transporting zone is provided between the anode and the first emitting layer, the first emitting layer contains a compound represented by a formula (1) below, and a thickness d1 of the first hole transporting zone is 60 nm or less. In the formula (1): at least one of R1 to R8 is -L13-Ar13; L11 to L13 are each independently a single bond, an arylene group or the like; and R1 to R8 not being -L13-Ar13 are each independently a hydrogen atom or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Masato NAKAMURA, Taro YAMAKI, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210334981
    Abstract: A pixel-level object detection system that detects an object at a pixel level, includes: an imaging unit that acquires an inference image that is an image that captures a detection target; an area detection unit that detects an area including a detection target from the inference image; a detail detection unit that detects the detection target using only local information from the inference image; and a result integration processing unit that integrates an output of the area detection unit with an output of the detail detection unit to output a segmentation map indicating, as a probability map, which pixel in the image corresponds to the detection object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki INOUE, Hiroto NAGAYOSHI, Masato NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210328156
    Abstract: A mixture contains a first compound and a second compound, in which the first compound has at least one of a first cyclic structure represented by a formula (11) below and a second cyclic structure represented by a formula (12) below, and the second compound is a compound represented by a formula (21) or a compound represented by a formula (22) below, and a total mass MT of the first and second compounds and a mass M2 of the second compound in the mixture satisfy a relationship of a numerical formula (Numerical Formula 1) below,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji MAEDA, Tasuku HAKETA, Kazuki NISHIMURA, Masato NAKAMURA