Patents by Inventor Naoki Morimoto
Naoki Morimoto 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: 12038068Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a silent chain drive device that can minimize loss of strength and wear of link plates, as well as prevent the chain from lifting up to achieve better power transmission efficiency. The silent chain drive device includes a silent chain designed for inside flank meshing/inside flank seating, and a sprocket with sprocket teeth. The plurality of link plates in the silent chain, which each have a pair of teeth, are configured to make contact with the sprocket teeth only at the inside flanks of each pair of teeth when the silent chain wraps around the sprocket and meshes with all of the sprocket teeth.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.Inventors: Takayuki Morimoto, Kosuke Yabuki, Shigeki Doi, Naoki Okamoto, Ryosuke Nanri
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Publication number: 20240055239Abstract: In a method in which inside a vacuum chamber, a silicon target and a to-be-deposited object are disposed in a positional relationship to face each other; a sputtering gas, containing therein nitrogen gas, is introduced into the vacuum chamber which is in a vacuum atmosphere; a negative potential is applied to the silicon target such that a silicon nitride film having a tensile stress is deposited in a reactive sputtering on a surface of the to-be-deposited object that is placed in an electrically floated state. The method includes steps: in which the to-be-deposited object is made to a state in which a bias potential is free from being applied thereto; and at least one of a flow ratio of the nitrogen gas to the sputtering gas, and the potential to be applied to the silicon target is controlled such that the surface of the silicon target can be maintained in a transition mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: ULVAC, INC.Inventors: Yuta Ando, Akira Igari, Naoki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20230384244Abstract: An X-ray phase imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source; an X-ray detector; a plurality of gratings; a subject holder arranged in an X-ray irradiation area and configured to hold the subject; and an image processor configured to generate an X-ray phase contrast image based on an intensity distribution of the X-rays detected by the X-ray detector. The subject holder is formed of a first material having an X-ray transmittance greater than metal and a scattering degree smaller than the metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahiro DOKI, Kenji KIMURA, Taro SHIRAI, Naoki MORIMOTO
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Publication number: 20230212508Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an adipose tissue regeneration substrate that has high handleability and that enables regeneration of a large volume of adipose tissue in a normal shape. Provided is an adipose tissue regeneration substrate including: a plurality of granular bodies made of a bioabsorbable material, each granular body having an inner space and having on a surface a plurality of openings leading to the inner space; and a bag-shaped body made of a bioabsorbable material, the bag-shaped body having an opening and wrapping the granular bodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Saki MATSUBARA, Yuuki KATO, Naoki MORIMOTO, Shuichi OGINO
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Publication number: 20230168195Abstract: A main objective of the present technology is to improve separation performance of a fluorescence spectrum. The present technology provides a particle analysis system including: a light irradiation unit including at least one first light source that emits light with a wavelength equal to or greater than 350 nm and at least one second light source that emits light with a wavelength less than 350 nm; and a processing unit configured to perform unmixing processing on light data obtained by irradiating particles with light by the light irradiation unit. In addition, the present technology also provides an information processing method including an unmixing processing step of performing unmixing processing on light data obtained by irradiating particles with light by a light irradiation unit including at least one first light source that emits light with a wavelength equal to or greater than 350 nm and at least one second light source that emits light with a wavelength less than 350 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Koji Futamura, Naoki Morimoto, Takamichi Yamakoshi
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Patent number: 11415529Abstract: The X-ray phase imaging apparatus includes an imaging system, a position switching mechanism for switching between a retracted position and an imaging position, a control unit for controlling switching between the retracted position and the imaging position, and an image processing unit for generating an X-ray phase contrast image based on the first image and the second image. The control unit is configured to control sequentially imaging at the retracted position and imaging at the imaging position.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahiro Doki, Kenji Kimura, Taro Shirai, Satoshi Sano, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11386561Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus is configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of slice image data from volume data, acquire a plurality of pieces of first processed image data by performing first processing, acquire a plurality of pieces of second processed image data by performing second processing, detect edges of the subject based on the acquired plurality of pieces of the second processed image data, and acquire edge image data including detected edges of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Naoki Morimoto, Kenji Kimura, Taro Shirai, Takahiro Doki
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Patent number: 11385190Abstract: The X-ray phase imaging apparatus includes an imaging system, a position switching mechanism for switching between a retracted position and an imaging position, a control unit for controlling switching between the retracted position and the imaging position, and an image processing unit for generating an X-ray phase contrast image based on the first image and the second image. The control unit is configured to control sequentially imaging at the retracted position and imaging at the imaging position.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Takahiro Doki, Kenji Kimura, Taro Shirai, Satoshi Sano, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20220208316Abstract: A test server includes: a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of communication terminals via a network, the plurality of communication terminals each being connectable to a test device capable of executing a test on the presence or absence of a disease and each being capable of inputting a diagnosis on the presence or absence of the disease, the diagnosis being related to the test and made by a doctor; and a control unit that acquires at least one of a result of the test and the diagnosis as a test information item from each of the plurality of communication terminals via the communication unit, causes a storage unit to store the plurality of acquired test information items therein, performs statistical processing on the plurality of stored test information items, and causes the communication unit to return a result of the statistical processing according to a demand given from each of the communication terminals before the doctor makes a diagnosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: TOMOHIKO NAKAMURA, NAOKI MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 11327029Abstract: The X-ray imaging device (100) is provided with an X-ray source (1), a plurality of gratings, a moving mechanism (8), and an image processing unit (6). The image processing unit (6) is configured to generate a phase-contrast image (16) by associating a pixel value in each pixel of a subject (T) in a plurality of subject images (10) with phase values of a Moire fringe (30) at each pixel and aligning the pixel of the subject of the same position in the plurality of subject images.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Koichi Tanabe, Kenji Kimura, Yukihisa Wada, Satoshi Tokuda, Taro Shirai, Takahiro Doki, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11311260Abstract: In this X-ray phase imaging apparatus, at least one of a plurality of gratings is composed of a plurality of grating portions arranged along a third direction perpendicular to a first direction along which a subject or an imaging system is moved by a moving mechanism and a second direction along which an X-ray source, a detection unit, and a plurality of grating portions are arranged. The plurality of grating portions are arranged such that adjacent grating portions overlap each other when viewed in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Koichi Tanabe, Yukihisa Wada, Satoshi Tokuda, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11302425Abstract: A test server includes: a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of communication terminals via a network, the plurality of communication terminals each being connectable to a test device capable of executing a test on the presence or absence of a disease, the diagnosis being related to the test and made by a doctor; and a control unit that acquires at least one of a result of the test and the diagnosis as a test information item from each of the plurality of communication terminals via the communication unit, causes a storage unit to store the plurality of acquired test information items, performs statistical processing on the plurality of stored test information items, and causes the communication unit to return a result of the statistical processing according to a demand given from each of the communication terminals before the doctor makes a diagnosis.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Nakamura, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11272894Abstract: The X-ray imaging device (100) is provided with an imaging system (CS) including an X-ray source (1), a detector (5), and a plurality of gratings, a moving mechanism (8), a position information acquisition unit (7a), and an image processing unit (6) for generating a phase-contrast image (16) in a tomographic plane by acquiring a phase distribution in a tomographic plane (40) based on a plurality of X-ray images (10) and the acquired tomographic position (z+jd).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Koichi Tanabe, Yukihisa Wada, Satoshi Tokuda, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20220073691Abstract: An object is to provide a non-red phosphorus type flame retardant composition for polyurethane foam that does not undergo dripping ignition and readily forms a carbonized layer when the polyurethane foam is burned and a flame-retarded polyurethane foam containing the flame retardant composition for polyurethane foam. As a solution, a flame retardant composition for polyurethane foam having high carbonization properties, the flame retardant composition for polyurethane foam containing a phosphorus compound represented by formula (1), is provided. (In formula, M is Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, or Zn, and m is 2, 3, or 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Takashi NAKAMURA, Yusuke KAWAUCHI, Kentaro GOTO, Naoki MORIMOTO, Noriko GOTO
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Patent number: 11268916Abstract: This X-ray phase imaging system (100) includes an X-ray source (1), a detector (2), a first grating group (3), a second grating group (4), a moving mechanism (5), and an image processing unit (6). The moving mechanism is configured to relatively move a subject (T) and the imaging system (9) such that the subject (T) passes through a first grating region (R1) and a second grating region (R2). The image processing unit is configured to generate a first phase-contrast image (14a) and a second phase-contrast image (14b).Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Koichi Tanabe, Yukihisa Wada, Satoshi Tokuda, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11250934Abstract: A test server includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with a plurality of communication terminals via a network. Each communication terminal is connectable to a test device capable of executing a test on presence or absence of a disease and is capable of inputting a diagnosis on the presence or absence of the disease. The diagnosis is related to the test and made by a doctor. The control unit acquires at least one of a result of the test and the diagnosis as a test information item from each communication terminal via the communication unit, causes a storage unit to store the plurality of acquired test information items, performs statistical processing on the plurality of stored test information items, and causes the communication unit to return a result of the statistical processing according to a demand given from each communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Nakamura, Naoki Morimoto
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Publication number: 20210364453Abstract: This X-ray phase imaging system (100) includes an X-ray source (1), a detector (2), a first grating group (3), a second grating group (4), a moving mechanism (5), and an image processing unit (6). The moving mechanism is configured to relatively move a subject (T) and the imaging system (9) such that the subject (T) passes through a first grating region (R1) and a second grating region (R2). The image processing unit is configured to generate a first phase-contrast image (14a) and a second phase-contrast image (14b).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Satoshi SANO, Koichi TANABE, Yukihisa WADA, Satoshi TOKUDA, Akira HORIBA, Naoki MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 11179124Abstract: An X-ray phase imaging method includes a step of correcting a gradation that occurred along an orthogonal direction to a translation direction as viewed from an optical axis direction of X-rays in a phase-contrast image based on a distribution state of the gradation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Koichi Tanabe, Yukihisa Wada, Satoshi Tokuda, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11175241Abstract: This X-ray phase image capturing system (100) includes an X-ray source (1), a plurality of gratings, and a detector (4), a moving mechanism (8), and an image processing unit (5). The image processing unit (5) is configured to generate a phase-contrast image (15) based on a plurality of feature quantities (12) and feature quantities 14 extracted from a plurality of X-ray image sets (R) acquired by performing fringe scanning a plurality of times in a short time.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Satoshi Sano, Kenji Kimura, Taro Shirai, Masanobu Sato, Takahiro Doki, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto
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Patent number: 11172897Abstract: A radiation phase contrast imaging device includes an X-ray source, an X-ray detector configured to detect radiated X-rays, a plurality of gratings, an image processor configured to generate a reconstructed image from an X-ray image acquired from the X-ray detector, a display, and a controller configured or programmed to perform control to display, on the display, the X-ray image before reconstruction and the reconstructed image generated by the image processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Kenji Kimura, Taro Shirai, Takahiro Doki, Satoshi Sano, Akira Horiba, Naoki Morimoto