Patents by Inventor Naoto Kimura

Naoto Kimura 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: 11954276
    Abstract: A touch panel including an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity is provided. The touch panel includes a transistor, a second insulating film, and a touch sensor. The transistor includes a gate electrode; a gate insulating film; a first oxide semiconductor film; a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first insulating film; and a second oxide semiconductor film. The second insulating film is over the second oxide semiconductor film so that the second oxide semiconductor film is positioned between the first insulating film and the second insulating film. The touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. One of the first and second electrodes includes the second oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hajime Kimura, Masami Jintyou, Yasuharu Hosaka, Naoto Goto, Takahiro Iguchi, Daisuke Kurosaki, Junichi Koezuka
  • Patent number: 11955538
    Abstract: A semiconductor device that can be miniaturized or highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first conductor, a second conductor over the first conductor, a first insulator covering the second conductor, a first oxide over the first insulator, and a second oxide over the first oxide, an opening overlapping with at least part of the first conductor is provided in the first oxide and the first insulator, and the second oxide is electrically connected to the first conductor through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Toshihiko Takeuchi, Naoto Yamade, Hiroshi Fujiki, Tomoaki Moriwaka, Shunsuke Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240101806
    Abstract: A styrene-based resin composition containing a styrene-based resin (A) having a syndiotactic structure, a styrene-based elastomer (B), a compatibilizer (C), an inorganic filler (D), and a colorant (E), having a content of the styrene-based elastomer (B) of 2.0 to 30.0% by mass based on the total amount of the styrene-based resin (A) having a syndiotactic structure, the styrene-based elastomer (B) and the compatibilizer (C) as 100% by mass, and a content of the colorant (E) of 0.0001 to 6.5% by mass based on the entire amount of the styrene-based resin composition as 100% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Shota TAKIGUCHI, Naoto OKUBO, Seita KIMURA, Yukio ANZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240068920
    Abstract: A rotary viscometer device including a rotor and a sample cup includes: a viscometer including the rotor and a closure portion having a larger diameter than the rotor; and a temperature control portion separate from the viscometer, wherein the sample cup is provided at the temperature control portion, and the sample cup is positioned with respect to the closure portion by inserting a vertically movable guide pin of the viscometer into a positioning portion of the temperature control portion that is capable of in-plane movement while lowering the guide pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Takahisa ISHIKAWA, Naoto YAMADA, Masahiro KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240027116
    Abstract: A heat source unit connected to a utilization unit includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and a receiver. The heat source unit further includes a first cooler and a second cooler. The first cooler cools a primary refrigerant flowing from the receiver toward the utilization unit. The second cooler cools the primary refrigerant flowing from the first heat exchanger functioning as a radiator toward the first expansion valve, using a coolant other than outdoor air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki TAKEGAMI, Akitoshi UENO, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240011671
    Abstract: A heat source unit connected to a utilization-side unit and configured to perform a refrigeration cycle includes a low-stage compressor, a high-stage compressor, a four-way switching valve, a low-stage pipe, and a controller. The low-stage pipe is provided in parallel with the low-stage compressor, and the refrigerant flows therethrough while the low-stage compressor is stopped. The controller outputs an instruction signal for actuating the four-way switching valve, to the four-way switching valve while the low-stage compressor is stopped and the high-stage compressor is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki TAKEGAMI, Naoto KIMURA, Masahiko KANEDA
  • Publication number: 20230410265
    Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, an extraction unit extracts a plurality of AC signals of a plurality of different frequency bands from image data input by an input unit; a generation unit generates first and second adjustment values for adjusting positive and negative components of an amplitude of each AC signal; an adjustment unit adjusts the amplitude of each AC signal using the first and second adjustment values; a detection unit detects a skin area from the image data; and a correction unit corrects image data of the skin area using the adjusted AC signals. The generation unit generates the first adjustment value such that the positive component of the amplitude of the AC signal of a first frequency band is less attenuated than that of the AC signal of a second frequency band which is lower than the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: NAOTO KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11817339
    Abstract: This electrostatic chuck device (1) includes a base (11) having one main surface serving as a mounting surface (19) on which a plate-shaped sample is mounted, and an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface (19) in the base (11), in which the base (11) consists of a ceramic material as a forming material, and the ceramic material contains aluminum oxide and silicon carbide as main components thereof, and has a layered graphene present at a grain boundary of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11743573
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus, for performing photography in a state where a live image is displayed, includes: a display unit configured to display the live image on a display; a selection unit configured to select a plurality of photographed images; a generating unit configured to generate support information, which indicates a target for changing photographing conditions of the live image, on the basis of information on the selected photographed images, and to display the generated support information on the display; a changing unit configured to change the photographing conditions of the live image on the basis of a user operation; and a photographing unit configured to photograph the live image according to the changed photographing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11551962
    Abstract: A ceramic substrate made of a dielectric material including silicon carbide particles, which is used as a forming material, in which the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area on the surface of the substrate is smaller than the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area in a cross section of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kosakai, Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura, Hironori Kugimoto
  • Patent number: 11477384
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of first captured images acquired in a plurality of first image capturing operations based on a first imaging parameter, and motion information for a subject in the plurality of first captured images, a setting unit configured to set a second imaging parameter, an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on the motion information and the second imaging parameter, a motion blur of a subject in a second captured image acquired when a second image capturing is performed based on the second imaging parameter and a notification unit configured to notify of the motion blur. The motion blur is a statistic of a motion blur in each of the plurality of first captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shota Yamaguchi, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11345639
    Abstract: A ceramic composite sintered body, including: a metal oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and an average crystal grain size of the silicon carbide dispersed at the crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide is 0.30 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Hidaka, Naoto Kimura
  • Patent number: 11341622
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains image data having a first dynamic range, the image data having been applied with a predetermined tone curve, the predetermined tone curve being a tone curve representing visual characteristics based on a relationship between the first dynamic range and an absolute luminance that is output. A first compression unit compresses the image data from the first dynamic range to a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range while maintaining the predetermined tone curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoto Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220155090
    Abstract: A voice output unit is mounted on a vehicle. A determiner determines whether or not voice information generated in connection with traveling of the vehicle and output from the voice output unit is information for which an output point of the voice information is specified. A musical piece interval detector detects a time point at which there arrives an interval between musical pieces being reproduced, which are output from the voice output unit. An output controller changes an output time to the arrival time of the interval between musical pieces when the output time, which is specified for the voice information determined by the determiner as not being information for which the output point is specified, arrives at a time point other than the interval between musical pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220120480
    Abstract: A valve mechanism (14a, 14b, 63a, 63b, 90) includes: a valve body (80, 95); a first flow path (81) located opposite a distal end (80a, 95b) of the valve body (80, 95); a driver (85) configured to move the valve body (80, 95) to a first position where the distal end (80a, 95b) of the valve body (80, 95) closes the first flow path (81) and a second position where the distal end (80a, 95b) of the valve body (80) opens the first flow path (81); and a second flow path (82) configured to communicate with the first flow path (81) when the valve body (80) is at the second position. The high-pressure flow path (I1, I2, O2, O3, 48) causes the high-pressure refrigerant to always flow through the second flow path (82) and first flow path (81) of the valve mechanism (14a, 14b, 63a, 63b, 90) in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki TAKEGAMI, Akitoshi UENO, Takuya HORITA, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220070384
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus, for performing photography in a state where a live image is displayed, includes: a display unit configured to display the live image on a display; a selection unit configured to select a plurality of photographed images; a generating unit configured to generate support information, which is used for changing photographing conditions of the live image, on the basis of information on the selected photographed images, and displaying the generated support information on the display; a changing unit configured to change the photographing conditions of the live image on the basis of a user operation; and a photographing unit configured to photograph the live image according to the changed photographing conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Naoto KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11072534
    Abstract: Industrial-scale production of diiodosilane through reaction between phenylsilane and iodine is safely and efficiently performed. Provided is a diiodosilane producing method wherein reaction is started between phenylsilane and iodine at a low temperature, the method including at least the step of, after dropping and mixing step finishes, pumping a reaction solution little by little continuously while raising a temperature thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: YAMANAKA HUTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kimura, Yasushi Yamamoto, Shigeaki Yonemori
  • Publication number: 20210114937
    Abstract: A ceramic composite sintered body, including: a metal oxide as a main phase, and silicon carbide as a sub-phase, in which crystal grains of the silicon carbide are dispersed in crystal grains of the metal oxide and at crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide, and an average crystal grain size of the silicon carbide dispersed at the crystal grain boundaries of the metal oxide is 0.30 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210013081
    Abstract: A ceramic substrate made of a dielectric material including silicon carbide particles, which is used as a forming material, in which the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area on the surface of the substrate is smaller than the number of the silicon carbide particles per unit area in a cross section of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mamoru KOSAKAI, Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA, Hironori KUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210013082
    Abstract: This electrostatic chuck device (1) includes a base (11) having one main surface serving as a mounting surface (19) on which a plate-shaped sample is mounted, and an electrode for electrostatic attraction (13) provided on the side opposite to the mounting surface (19) in the base (11), in which the base (11) consists of a ceramic material as a forming material, and the ceramic material contains aluminum oxide and silicon carbide as main components thereof, and has a layered graphene present at a grain boundary of the aluminum oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro HIDAKA, Naoto KIMURA