Patents by Inventor Naoki Yamamoto

Naoki Yamamoto 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: 11232568
    Abstract: A display control unit is configured to display a second image on a display. The second image is an image of a subject seen in a first direction from a first viewpoint. A reference figure calculation unit is configured to calculate a reference figure on the basis of three-dimensional coordinates of at least two points that have been set on the basis of at least one reference point. A viewpoint calculation unit is configured to calculate a second direction and a second viewpoint on the basis of the reference figure. An image generation unit is configured to generate a third image that is a three-dimensional image of the subject seen in the second direction from the second viewpoint. The display control unit is configured to display the third image on which information representing a position of the reference figure has been superimposed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11177185
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory according to an embodiment includes first and second areas, an active region, a non-active region, a first stacked body, a plurality of first pillars, a first contact, a second stacked body, and a second contact. The active region includes part of each of the first and second areas. The non-active region includes part of each of the first and second areas. The second stacked body is in the non-active region. The second stacked body includes second insulators and second conductors which are alternately stacked. A second contact is in contact with a second conductor in a first interconnect layer and a second conductor in a second interconnect layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Yu Hirotsu
  • Patent number: 11156947
    Abstract: A fixing device includes: an endless fixing belt; a pad unit and a driven roller disposed opposite to an inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt so as to entrain the fixing belt; a pair of first supports located so as to sandwich the fixing belt in a width direction of the fixing belt, the pair of first supports supporting the pad unit by fixing the pad unit; and a pair of second supports located so as to sandwich the pair of first supports in the width direction of the fixing belt, the pair of second supports rotatably journaling the driven roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11141576
    Abstract: An applicator of one embodiment is for applying a sheet member to skin. The applicator includes: a body including a bottom plate configured to face the skin and a bending portion provided to the bottom plate; a cap being movable along a slide direction substantially orthogonal to the bottom plate; and an elastic member configured to extend along the slide direction between the body and the cap. The elastic member applies, to the cap, elastic force that acts in a direction away from the bottom plate, the cap being movable toward the bottom plate against the elastic force. The bending portion bends the sheet member that has advanced thereto in a pressed state in which the cap has been moved toward the bottom plate, thereby applying the sheet member to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Tajima, Naoki Yamamoto, Seiji Tokumoto
  • Publication number: 20210313101
    Abstract: Provided is a soft magnetic powder that can produce a dust core having excellent magnetic properties. The soft magnetic powder has a chemical composition, excluding inevitable impurities, represented by a composition formula of FeaSibBcPdCueMf, where the M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, Zr, Ta, W, Hf, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, C, Al, S, O, and N, 79 at %?a?84.5 at %, 0 at %?b<6 at %, 0 at %<c?10 at %, 4 at %<d?11 at %, 0.2 at %?e?0.53 at %, 0 at %?f?4 at %, a+b+c+d+e+f=100 at %, a particle size is 1 mm or less, and a median of circularity of particles constituting the soft magnetic powder is 0.4 or more and 1.0 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki YAMAMOTO, Takuya TAKASHITA, Makoto NAKASEKO, Akio KOBAYASHI, Akiri URATA, Miho CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20210300859
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound that inhibits the activity of TRPV4 and is useful for prevention or amelioration of an overactive bladder, an irritable bowel syndrome, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro TAKAMURA, Naoya KITAMURA, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Kohjiro HASHIZUME
  • Publication number: 20210299326
    Abstract: Gamma ray and e-beam irradiation provided efficient sterilization of certain self-assembling peptides (including RADA16 in solution) without substantial degradation of the major peptide, while, e.g., another self-assembly peptide, QLEL12 was significantly degraded following irradiation. Irradiation sterilization enhances the rheological property of, for example, RADA16 hydrogel once applied to tissue at a physiological pH. The rheological property increase can result in higher efficacy in a variety of biomedical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: 3-D Matrix, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marika G. Rioult, Eun Seok Gil, Elton Aleksi, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210291221
    Abstract: Provided is a resin curing device capable of improving work efficiency when curing a liquid resin. A controller (2) of a resin curing device (1) controls opening degrees of three valves (51 to 53) so that a gas flow passage becomes a circulation passage (40) when an execution condition of an operation of feeding air to a curing furnace (10) is satisfied, and controls the opening degrees of the three valves (51 to 53) so that the gas flow passage becomes a bypass passage (41) when the execution condition is not satisfied (STEPS 30 to 41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki YAMAMOTO, Nobuhisa TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210276427
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: two front wheels which are front right and left wheels and two rear wheels which are rear right and left wheels; a brake system capable of applying a braking force to only one of (a) the two front wheels and (b) two rear wheels, independently of each other utilizing a friction force; and a drive system configured to drive at least the other of (a) the two front wheels and (b) the two rear wheels by a force of electric, motors, each as a drive source, respectively corresponding to the other of (a) the two from wheels and (b) the two rear wheels, the drive system being capable of applying a braking force to at least the other of (a) the two front wheels and (b) the two rear wheels, independently of each other utilizing regeneration by the electric motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki YAMAMOTO, Satoshi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20210265378
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor memory device in an embodiment, includes: forming a first mask pattern having a first opening and a plurality of second openings above a stacked body; forming a second mask pattern covering some of the plurality of second openings; and etching the stacked body with the first mask pattern as a mask while sequentially exposing the plurality of second openings by causing an end of the second mask pattern to retreat to form a first hole extending in the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body at a position of the first opening and form a plurality of second holes extending in the stacked body to different depths in the stacking direction at positions of the plurality of second openings, and reaching first layers of a plurality of first layers at different levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Shunpei TAKESHITA, Naoki YAMAMOTO, Kojiro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11101279
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: a substrate including a first and a second regions; first wiring layers disposed in a first direction; a second wiring layer; a third wiring layer closer to the substrate than the first and the second wiring layers; a semiconductor film that penetrates the first and the second wiring layers, and is connected to the third wiring layer; and a gate insulating film disposed between the semiconductor film and the first wiring layers. The first wiring layers include first conductive films opposed to the semiconductor film in the first region, and first films in the second region. The second wiring layer includes a second conductive film opposed to the semiconductor film in the first region, and a second film in the second region. The second film is different from the first films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Komiya, Takamasa Ito, Naoki Yamamoto, Yu Hirotsu, Kazuhiro Tomishige, Yoshinori Nakakubo
  • Publication number: 20210244925
    Abstract: A method of producing a microneedle sheet according to an embodiment includes: preparing a sheet having a first surface and a second surface; making a first cut in a range from the first surface to the second surface of the sheet to form a first outer edge that defines a tip end of the microneedle; and making, after forming the first outer edge, a second cut in a range from the first surface to the second surface of the sheet to form a second outer edge that defines the tip end of the microneedle, thereby forming the tip end of the microneedle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Eisuke HATANAKA, Kazuki KURIYAMA, Naoki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210233895
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive layers arranged in a first direction intersecting a surface of the substrate, and a semiconductor layer extending in the first direction and penetrating the plurality of conductive layers. The plurality of conductive layers includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that are adjacent to each other, a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer that are adjacent to each other, and a fifth conductive layer and a sixth conductive layer that are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi YAMAOKA, Kazuhiro TOMISHIGE, Naoki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11041220
    Abstract: Provided is a blast furnace operation method that enables lowering of the reducing agent ratio of a blast furnace. The blast furnace operation method includes injecting pulverized coal through tuyeres of a blast furnace. The method includes adjusting coal containing moisture and volatile matter to form adjusted pulverized coal having a specific surface area within a range of 2 m2/g or more and 1000 m2/g or less, a lower heating value of 27170 kJ/kg or more, and a volatile matter content within a range of 3 mass % or more and 25 mass % or less. The method further includes injecting, through the tuyeres of the blast furnace, pulverized coal in which the adjusted pulverized coal, in a mixing ratio of 10 mass % or more, is mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Akinori Murao, Kota Moriya, Nobuyuki Oyama
  • Patent number: 11035623
    Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger which includes: multiple heat transfer pipes in which refrigerant flows; and a corrugated fin joined to the heat transfer pipes; and multiple plate-shaped fins. The plate-shaped fins are joined to at least one of each heat transfer pipe or the corrugated fin, and are arranged on a windward side in an air blowing direction with respect to the corrugated fin such that a plate width direction of each plate-shaped fin is substantially coincident with a plate width direction of the corrugated fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI-JOHNSON CONROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
    Inventors: Takumi Hirata, Mamoru Houfuku, Ryoichi Takafuji, Kosuke Kumamoto, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11007358
    Abstract: A microneedle sheet is disclosed that comprises a plurality of microneedles formed on a sheet generally along a principal surface of the sheet, wherein the microneedles contain a water-soluble polysaccharide and water, the water content is 1 mass % or more and less than 19 mass % based on the total mass of the microneedles, and the microneedles are raised from the principal surface by bending the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Seiji Tokumoto
  • Patent number: 10995930
    Abstract: A rear light is a light disposed in a rear portion of a vehicle, and includes: a light source; a light-transmitting plate that guides incident light from the light source; and a dot portion that is disposed on the light-transmitting plate and reflects incident light to the outside of the vehicle with different reflection intensities depending on positions on the light-transmitting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Nakaya, Toshiaki Wakabayashi, Takahiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10987502
    Abstract: The microneedle sheet according to an embodiment comprises a plurality of microneedles formed on a sheet generally along a main surface of the sheet; a bending resistance of the sheet as measured in accordance with a 45° cantilever method defined by JIS L 1096:2010 is 4.2 cm to 12.5 cm; and a material of the sheet is a biodegradable polymer. The microneedles rise from the main surface when the sheet is bent, and the raised microneedles pierce the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Fudoji, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10964711
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate, a metal layer, an adhesive layer on a first region of the metal layer, a conductive layer on a second region of the metal layer and on the adhesive layer, a second insulating layer on the conductive layer, a plurality of wiring layers that are separated from each other and are stacked above the second insulating layer, a semiconductor layer that extends in a first direction perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate and includes a bottom surface connected to the conductive layer, a storage portion disposed between at least one of the plurality of wiring layers and the semiconductor layer, and a slit that extends in the first direction, includes aside surface in contact with the plurality of wiring layers and a bottom surface reaching the conductive layer, and is filled with an insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Murata, Yoshinori Nakakubo, Hiroaki Hayasaka, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10964044
    Abstract: In a method of operating a measurement device, an image acquisition unit acquires a first image of a subject. A display control unit displays the first image or a second image regarding the first image on a display. A reading unit reads one or more pieces of reference information from a storage medium. The reference information represents two reference positions on the subject. The display control unit displays the one or more pieces of reference information on the display. A setting unit sets two reference positions on the first image or the second image after the first image or the second image is displayed on the display and the reference information is displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Yamamoto