Patents by Inventor Minoru Watanabe

Minoru Watanabe 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: 12160113
    Abstract: Provided is a power transmission device that has a simple structure and suppresses magnetic field leakage from a power transmission coil while suppressing excessive increase in the outer shape and the weight of the power transmission device. A power transmission device 1 includes: a power transmission portion 2 including a power transmission coil 20 and a housing 3 made of metal and having a peripheral wall 30 surrounding the power transmission portion 2. A shielding portion 5 protruding inward of the peripheral wall 30 is integrated with, of the peripheral wall 30, a top end 30t located on a power reception coil 90 placement side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kanto, Minoru Shibata, Shin-Ichiro Matsuzawa, Toshiaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240376109
    Abstract: Provided is a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compound represented by the general formula [I]: wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof, having PAR2 inhibitory activity, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukitaka UEMATSU, Minoru OKADA, Akihiro SAITO, Akira TAKAHASHI, Yuichi NAKAMURA, Taiki HANARI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Takahito YAMAUCHI, Atsushi YAMAGUCHI, Yohei YUKI, Kenji WATANABE, Satoshi MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20240375083
    Abstract: Provided is: a blood cell separation agent capable of exhibiting excellent blood cell separation ability with avoiding contamination of a sample with a polymer contained in the agent for use in blood cell separation, and a method of separating blood cell using the same. A blood cell separation agent comprising: an inorganic carrier; and polymer(s) having structural units with amino groups, wherein at least some of the amino group(s) are a primary, secondary, or tertiary amino group; at least some of the polymer(s) are carried on the inorganic carrier, and others of the polymer(s) are crosslinked to the polymer(s) carried on the inorganic carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: NITTO BOSEKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Amiko MASUYA, Koji WATANABE, Yuya TERUUCHI, Yoko TERUUCHI, Minoru TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 12140716
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a plurality of pixels each including a conversion element and a switch, a driving circuit configured to control the switches via drive lines, a bias power supply unit configured to supply a bias potential to the conversion element via a bias line, column signal lines to which signals are output from the plurality of pixels, and a detection unit. The plurality of pixels include a first pixel and a second pixel, which are adjacent to each other in the row direction and are connected to a common column signal line. The switch of the first pixel and the switch of the second pixel are connected to drive lines different from each other. The detection unit determines presence/absence of radiation irradiation based on a current flowing to the bias line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Ofuji, Jun Kawanabe, Kentaro Fujiyoshi, Minoru Watanabe, Kai Suzuki, Hideyuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20240368403
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and a styrene-based resin (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240339747
    Abstract: An antenna module includes: a substrate with at least the top surface being a single crystal of silicon carbide; a single-crystal graphene layer provided in contact with the top surface of the substrate; and a gallium nitride layer on the substrate. The antenna module is characterized in that an antenna element portion is formed by patterning a region in the graphene layer that is not covered by the gallium nitride layer, an active element portion is formed in the gallium nitride layer, and a connection portion connecting the antenna element portion and the active element portion are integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu FUKIDOME, Tetsuya SUEMITSU, Issei WATANABE, Minoru KAWAHARA, Shoji AKIYAMA, Yuji TOBISAKA, Makoto KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20240316529
    Abstract: A problem is to provide a formed adsorber having excellent adsorption and desorption performance for fuel vapor (in particular, n-butane) of a wide concentration range from a low concentration to a high concentration. A formed product including activated carbon fiber, granular activated carbon, and a binder is prepared. A weight ratio of the activated carbon fiber to the granular activated carbon is 5 to 95 parts by weight of the activated carbon fiber to 95 to 5 parts by weight of the granular activated carbon, in a total weight of the activated carbon fiber and the granular activated carbon, a content ratio of the binder in the formed adsorber is 0.3 to 20 parts by weight of the binder to 100 parts by weight of the activated carbon fiber and the granular activated carbon, the granular activated carbon has a total pore volume ranging from 0.90 to 2.50 cm3/g, and the activated carbon fiber has a total pore volume ranging from 0.50 to 1.20 cm3/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicants: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihide Watanabe, Dongyeon Ryu, Minoru Yada, Takuya Nakagawa, Shogo Minezawa, Masahito Hosoi, Koji Iwamoto, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Tamami Ina
  • Publication number: 20240309016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsunori KONO, Yusuke SASAKI, Yuya OGURO, Zenichi IKEDA, Osamu KUBO, Masaki SETO, Toru YAMASHITA, Makoto KAMATA, Kenjiro SATO, Matthew Thomas REYNOLDS, Kazuaki TAKAMI, Asato KINA, Takafumi YUKAWA, Minoru NAKAMURA, Taku KAMEI, Hiroyuki KAKEI, Fumie YAMAGUCHI, Tomohiro OHASHI, Keiko KAKEGAWA, Takuto KOJIMA, Florian PÜNNER, Masataka MURAKAMI, Takahiko TANIGUCHI, Tatsuki KOIKE, Yuichi KAJITA, Yuhei MIYANOHANA, Kohei TAKEUCHI, Yoshiteru ITO, Norihito TOKUNAGA, Yasushi HATTORI, Eiji KIMURA, Martin Alexander PAWLICZEK, Marilena PIRA, Shuhei IKEDA, Noriyuki TEZUKA, Yoshikazu WATANABE, Kevin CURRAN, Nicolle DOERING, Maria HOPKINS, Ben JOHNSON, Andre KIRYANOV, Jon LAM, Sean MURPHY, Natasha O'ROURKE, Holly REICHARD, Paul TANIS, Yunlong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240294763
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and a polyester-based resin (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240294706
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and a UV absorber (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240287258
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and a release agent (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240287251
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and a flame retardant (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240279392
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and an inorganic filler (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240239962
    Abstract: The present invention provides: [1] a polycarbonate-based resin composition including: a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) having a polyorganosiloxane block (A-1) including a specific structural unit and a polycarbonate block (A-2) including a specific structural unit; and an elastomer (B); and [2] a molded body including the polycarbonate-based resin composition according to the above-mentioned item [1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru YABUKAMI, Yuto HANIOKA, Nobuhiro WATANABE, Toshio ISOZAKI
  • Patent number: 12029604
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus capable of monitoring a radiation dose during incidence, includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a setting of an imaging range including a plurality of parts of an object and a setting of at least one target part that is a target of automatic exposure control in the plurality of parts, a specifying unit configured to specify, based on radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and radiation doses monitored in a plurality of detection regions of the radiation detection apparatus, at least one target detection region located at a position where radiation transmitted through the at least one target part enters from the plurality of detection regions, and an output unit configured to output the radiation dose monitored in the at least one target detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Minoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240211201
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes: a cross fader for adjusting a sound volume balance between a first music piece played through a first channel and a second music piece played through a second channel; a setting unit for setting a mixing curve for a plurality of parts of the first and second music pieces in accordance with a position of the cross fader; and a playback controller for controlling the sound volume balance of each of the plurality of parts in accordance with the mixing curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Minoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240201941
    Abstract: An acoustic device for mixing at least two music pieces including first and second music pieces is provided, the acoustic device including: a detector for detecting tempos of the first and second music pieces each including a plurality of parts including a first part; and a playback controller for gradually changing a tempo of the first part of the first music piece or the second music piece and synchronizing the tempo of the first part of the first music piece and the tempo of the first part of the second music piece at a mixing start time or after an elapse of a predetermined time from the mixing start time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventor: Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11972073
    Abstract: An electrostatic input apparatus is provided. A measuring unit measures capacitance at a plurality of coordinates of an electrostatic coordinate input unit. A converting unit obtains a reference value of the capacitance and converts the capacitance to difference values according to a distance between the electrostatic coordinate input unit at the coordinates and a finger. A first coordinate calculating unit calculates barycentric coordinates of a contact portion from the difference values for the plurality of coordinates. A cycle determining unit determines whether the difference values at coordinates on a circumference of a circle with a predetermined radius centered on the barycentric coordinates exhibit periodicity of two cycles in one round along the circle. An operation determining unit performs, when the cycle determining unit determines that the difference values exhibit periodicity of two cycles, a determination that an input operation using two or more fingers has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakajima, Satoshi Hayasaka, Shinichi Endo, Harry Haryadi, Minoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230388652
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information representing a setting of a target region that is a target of automatic exposure control, and information representing a radiation transmission characteristic of an object corresponding to the target region, a setting unit configured to set a candidate region based on the target region, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a radiation dose during incidence in the candidate region, a specifying unit configured to specify, as a detection region, a region where the monitored radiation dose falls within a range determined in accordance with the radiation transmission characteristic, and an output unit configured to output the radiation dose monitored in the detection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Minoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11831994
    Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information representing a setting of a target region that is a target of automatic exposure control, and information representing a radiation transmission characteristic of an object corresponding to the target region, a setting unit configured to set a candidate region based on the target region, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a radiation dose during incidence in the candidate region, a specifying unit configured to specify, as a detection region, a region where the monitored radiation dose falls within a range determined in accordance with the radiation transmission characteristic, and an output unit configured to output the radiation dose monitored in the detection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Minoru Watanabe