Patents by Inventor Naoki Kiyohara
Naoki Kiyohara 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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Publication number: 20240101842Abstract: There is provided that a curable composition containing a polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and solvent, wherein the polymerizable compound contains at least a compound having one of an aromatic structure, an aromatic heterocyclic structure, and an alicyclic structure, the curable composition has viscosity of not less than 2 mPa·s and not more than 60 mPa·s at 23° C., in a state in which the solvent is removed, the curable composition has a viscosity of not less than 30 mPa·s and not more than 10,000 mPa·s at 23° C., and a content of the solvent with respect to the whole curable composition is not less than 70 vol % and not more than 95 vol %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: TOSHIKI ITO, JUMPEI SHIRONO, NAOKI KIYOHARA
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Publication number: 20240005128Abstract: A prediction method of predicting a behavior of droplets of a curable composition in a process of forming a film of the curable composition from a plurality of droplets of the curable composition arranged on a first member, the method including predicting the behavior of the droplets using a learning model, wherein an input of the learning model includes first information indicating positions on the first member to which the droplets of the curable composition are to be arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: NAOKI KIYOHARA, SENTARO AIHARA, YUICHIRO OGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230330702Abstract: A substrate surface planarization method includes an arranging step of arranging a liquid curable composition onto a substrate surface having unevenness, a waiting step of waiting until the surface of the layer of the liquid curable composition becomes smooth, and a light exposure step of applying light to cure the layer of the liquid curable composition in this order. The arranging step includes a first arranging step of arranging a layer made of a first liquid curable composition (A1) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a1), and a second arranging step of arranging droplets of a second liquid curable composition (A2) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a2) onto the layer made of the first liquid curable composition (A1) by dropping the droplets discretely.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Naoki Kiyohara, Keiko Chiba, Timothy Stachowiak, Keiji Yamashita
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Patent number: 11752519Abstract: A substrate surface planarization method includes an arranging step of arranging a liquid curable composition onto a substrate surface having unevenness, a waiting step of waiting until the surface of the layer of the liquid curable composition becomes smooth, and a light exposure step of applying light to cure the layer of the liquid curable composition in this order. The arranging step includes a first arranging step of arranging a layer made of a first liquid curable composition (A1) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a1), and a second arranging step of arranging droplets of a second liquid curable composition (A2) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a2) onto the layer made of the first liquid curable composition (A1) by dropping the droplets discretely.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiki Ito, Naoki Kiyohara, Keiko Chiba, Timothy Brian Stachowiak, Keiji Yamashita
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Publication number: 20230034598Abstract: A control device controls an object to be controlled. The device includes a generator configured to generate a probability distribution used to determine a manipulated variable, and a determinator configured to determine the manipulated variable based on the probability distribution generated by the generator. In an operation phase, the determinator determines the manipulated variable in accordance with an expectation value of the probability distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Naoki Kiyohara, Naoki Kita
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Publication number: 20220317566Abstract: A molding apparatus includes a mechanism configured to apply a curable composition onto a substrate with irregularities, a pressing and releasing mechanism that presses or releases a mold (super straight) having a flat surface against the curable composition on the substrate, and a curing mechanism configured to cure the curable composition by light radiation, a first supply unit configured to supply a first gas to the curable-composition application mechanism, and a second supply unit configured to supply a second gas different from the first gas to the pressing and releasing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Masayuki Tanabe, Keiko Chiba, Keiji Yamashita, Keita Sakai, Toshiki Ito, Naoki Kiyohara
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Publication number: 20220212371Abstract: An imprint mold having an imprint surface that comes into contact with a curable composition on a substrate, the imprint mold includes a concavo-convex pattern formed on the imprint surface of the imprint mold, and a first step portion that has a first surface having a depth of 0.5 times or more and 2 times or less a depth of the concavo-convex pattern in an outer peripheral portion of an area where the concavo-convex pattern is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Naoki Kiyohara, Yuichiro Oguchi, Toshiki Ito
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Patent number: 11366385Abstract: An imprint mold includes a mesa portion projecting from a base material. The mesa portion includes a contact surface configured for contact with a curable composition made of an organic material, and a surface of a side wall at which the contact surface projects from the base material. A liquid repellent surface is formed on at least the surface of the side wall, the liquid repellent surface having a contact angle with respect to the curable composition being higher than a contact angle of the contact surface. The liquid repellent surface includes at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of an oxide of an inorganic element, a fluoride of an inorganic element, and a nitride of an inorganic element.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiki Ito, Masayuki Nakajima, Kiyohito Yamamoto, Yuichiro Oguchi, Naoki Kiyohara
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Publication number: 20220139564Abstract: A medical data processing device according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires estimated data related to a state of a biological organ at a first timing, and actually measured data indicating the state of the biological organ at the first timing. The processing circuitry calculates a parameter based on the estimated data and the actually measured data. The processing circuitry estimates a state of the biological organ in a predetermined time phase at a second timing different from the first timing based on the parameter and the estimated data in the predetermined time phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi OOIDA, Kenichi UEYAMA, Yuichiro OGUCHI, Naoki KIYOHARA, Gakuto AOYAMA
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Publication number: 20210394230Abstract: A substrate surface planarization method includes an arranging step of arranging a liquid curable composition onto a substrate surface having unevenness, a waiting step of waiting until the surface of the layer of the liquid curable composition becomes smooth, and a light exposure step of applying light to cure the layer of the liquid curable composition in this order. The arranging step includes a first arranging step of arranging a layer made of a first liquid curable composition (A1) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a1), and a second arranging step of arranging droplets of a second liquid curable composition (A2) containing at least a polymerizable compound (a2) onto the layer made of the first liquid curable composition (A1) by dropping the droplets discretely.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Naoki Kiyohara, Keiko Chiba, Timothy Brian Stachowiak, Keiji Yamashita
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Publication number: 20200341370Abstract: An imprint mold includes a mesa portion projecting from a base material. The mesa portion includes a contact surface configured for contact with a curable composition made of an organic material, and a surface of a side wall at which the contact surface projects from the base material. A liquid repellent surface is formed on at least the surface of the side wall, the liquid repellent surface having a contact angle with respect to the curable composition being higher than a contact angle of the contact surface. The liquid repellent surface includes at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of an oxide of an inorganic element, a fluoride of an inorganic element, and a nitride of an inorganic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Toshiki Ito, Masayuki Nakajima, Kiyohito Yamamoto, Yuichiro Oguchi, Naoki Kiyohara
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Publication number: 20090028616Abstract: A coil spring 60 is provided in an empty room (inside of a fixing roller 50) of a main body 52 of a roller. The coil spring 60 is in contact with an inside wall 52a surrounding the empty room of the roller main body 52 and pushes the inside wall 52a outward. The coil spring 60 and the inside wall face 52a are coated with a black film 66 except the contact portion 62 of the coil spring 60 and the inside wall 52a.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: CANON FINETECH INC.Inventors: Michinori NAKAMURA, Naruhiko ITO, Kazuaki TESHIMA, Kazuhiro MURAKAMI, Kazuki YOKOKAWA, Takeshi INOUE, Naoki KIYOHARA, Kazuaki IMAIZUMI, Yasushi SAWADA, Hiroshi OGAWA, Hidekatsu WADA, Tomoaki CHIBA
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Patent number: 7266337Abstract: A coil spring 60 is provided in an empty room (inside of a fixing roller 50) of a main body 52 of a roller. The coil spring 60 is in contact with an inside wall 52a surrounding the empty room of the roller main body 52 and pushes the inside wall 52a outward. The coil spring 60 and the inside wall face 52a are coated with a black film 66 except the contact portion 62 of the coil spring 60 and the inside wall 52a.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.Inventors: Michinori Nakamura, Naruhiko Ito, Kazuaki Teshima, Kazuhiro Murakami, Kazuki Yokokawa, Takeshi Inoue, Naoki Kiyohara, Kazuaki Imaizumi, Yasushi Sawada, Hiroshi Ogawa, Hidekatsu Wada, Tomoaki Chiba
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Publication number: 20050180789Abstract: A coil spring 60 is provided in an empty room (inside of a fixing roller 50) of a main body 52 of a roller. The coil spring 60 is in contact with an inside wall 52a surrounding the empty room of the roller main body 52 and pushes the inside wall 52a outward. The coil spring 60 and the inside wall face 52a are coated with a black film 66 except the contact portion 62 of the coil spring 60 and the inside wall 52a.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Michinori Nakamura, Naruhiko Ito, Kazuaki Teshima, Kazuhiro Murakami, Kazuki Yokokawa, Takeshi Inoue, Naoki Kiyohara, Kazuaki Imaizumi, Yasushi Sawada, Hiroshi Ogawa, Hidekatsu Wada, Tomoaki Chiba
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Patent number: 6807888Abstract: There is provided a recording material cutting device having a mechanism for cutting a recording material by the whole edge of a cutter blade so as to prolong the service life of the cutter blade, while allowing to simplify the structure of the device, to downsize the device, and to improve the straightness of the cut portion of the recording material. Upon starting the cutting, the cutting-in depth of the cutter blade 130 is the deepest, and the recording material 113 is cut by the near-root portion of the cutter blade 130. As the whole of the cutter unit 112 moves in the direction C while the seizing member 123 abuts onto the cammed surface of the cammed portion 132, the cutter holder 122 is gradually lifted up so that the cutting-in depth of the cutter blade 130 into the recording material 113 is gradually shallowed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2001Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.Inventors: Naoki Kiyohara, Yousuke Tatsumi, Kazutaka Miyamoto
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Patent number: 6721060Abstract: A recording medium cutter capable of moving between two positions, a cutting position and a non-cutting position, in a short time, and also capable of cutting a recording medium at accurate positions. A main body (40) rotatably holding a rotary blade (32) and a driven blade (34) is located between side plates (36 and 38) of the cutter (30). A main shaft (39) serving as the center shaft of the rotary blade (32) is rotatably secured to the side plates (36 and 38). The main shaft (39) also serves as the rotating shaft of the main body (40). A driving motor is secured to the mounting plate (42) of the side plate (36). When the main shaft (39) is rotated by the driving motor (44), the rotary blade (32) rotates. Because the driven blade (34) is pressed against the side face of the rotary blade (32), as the rotary blade (32) rotates, the driven blade (34) revolves around the main shaft (39). As a result, the main body (40) also rotates around the main shaft (39).Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1999Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Canon Finetech Inc.Inventors: Iwao Kawamura, Ryouma Suzuki, Kazuhiro Murakami, Naoki Kiyohara, Kensuke Izuma, Kiyokazu Namekata, Tatsuo Fujimura, Mitsuharu Takizawa, Keiko Nazuka
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Patent number: 6478491Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a print member for forming an image on a recording sheet while reciprocating in a predetermined direction includes a pair of conveyance rollers and a separating member for separating the of conveyance rollers from one another. A control lever for controlling the separating member is provided as is a changeover element for permitting the control lever to rotate when said print member moves in a predetermined direction and is not located at an interference area in which the print member would collide with the conveyance rollers if they were separated, and for prohibiting the control lever from rotating when the print member is located at the interference area.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Copyer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishimura, Iwao Kawamura, Kiyokazu Namekata, Kazuhiro Murakami, Ryoma Suzuki, Naoki Kiyohara, Kensuke Izuma
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Patent number: 6312071Abstract: When a carriage 16 is positioned in an end portion in the direction indicated by arrow B in a scanning area thereof, an attachment 46 is in contact with a main frame side wall 1a of a plotter 1, and turns in the direction indicated by arrow D against the enabling force in the direction indicated by arrow C of a helical torsion coil spring 50, so that an image position detector 40 is stored in a storage unit 16c of the carriage 16.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: Copyer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Iwao Kawamura, Kazuhiro Murakami, Ryoma Suzuki, Kensuke Izuma, Naoki Kiyohara, Kiyokazu Namekata
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Patent number: 6302602Abstract: The relative positions of cutter blade 42, platen 28, pressing member 44, and bending guide 46 are adjusted to obtain the acute angle &THgr; between side face 42a of cutter blade 42 facing to the delivery direction and recording medium 29 in the range from 25° to 65°.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Copyer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kiyohara, Iwao Kawamura, Ryoma Suzuki, Takashi Nakamura, Kensuke Izuma, Kiyokazu Namekata
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Patent number: 6273624Abstract: A cam 37 is rotated in an arrow F direction. This causes sheet conveyance rollers 10a, 10b and guide elements 33, 34 to rotate on a lower conveyance shaft 27 and an upper conveyance shaft 30, respectively, so that they are separated from a drive roller 12. Thus, a spur plate 21 faces the upward stream end with respect to the recording sheet conveyance direction and opens in synchronism with the sheet conveyance rollers 10a and 10b, etc. Accordingly, it is possible to readily remove a recording sheet subjected to the jam.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1998Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Copyer Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishimura, Iwao Kawamura, Kiyokazu Namekata, Kazuhiro Murakami, Ryoma Suzuki, Naoki Kiyohara, Kensuke Izuma