Patents by Inventor Norio Masuda

Norio Masuda 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102216
    Abstract: A wet-laid nonwoven fabric sheet includes at least three types of thermoplastic fibers having different fiber diameters, in which the wet-laid nonwoven fabric sheet has a fiber diameter ratio (R/r) of a fiber diameter R of a fiber having a maximum fiber diameter to a fiber diameter r of a fiber having a minimum fiber diameter of 30?R/r?150, an average pore size of 0.10 ?m to 15 ?m, and a maximum frequency of a pore size distribution of 70% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kosuke Hamada, Norio Suzuki, Masato Masuda
  • Publication number: 20240084260
    Abstract: Provided is a method of culturing a human hepatic parenchymal cell, including culturing a human hepatic parenchymal cell in a medium containing: a culture supernatant of a human hepatic nonparenchymal cell; a Wnt signaling promoter; and a mitogenic growth factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Norio MASUDA, Toshiro SATO
  • Publication number: 20220298485
    Abstract: A production method for a proliferative liver organoid includes culturing liver stem cells or a tissue fragment including liver stem cells in a growth medium to obtain a proliferative liver organoid, in which the growth medium contains an interleukin-6 family cytokine. A production method for a metabolically activated liver organoid includes culturing the proliferative liver organoid produced by the production method for a proliferative liver organoid in a differentiation medium to obtain a metabolically activated liver organoid, in which the differentiation medium does not substantially contain an interleukin-6 family cytokine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: JSR Corporation, KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Norio MASUDA, Toshiro SATO, Ryo IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 10856445
    Abstract: To provide an electronic component housing apparatus that is able to efficiently cool the heat of a first and second electronic component, a first electronic component housing chamber 5000 houses the high voltage power supply module 100 (the first electronic component). A second electronic component housing chamber 6000 houses the TWT 200 (the second electronic component). At least some of a first partition plate 2500 and a second partition plate 2600 are provided so as to face each other. A first gap part G1 is provided between the first partition plate 2500 and the second partition plate 2600.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NEC NETWORK AND SENSOR SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Murakami, Norio Masuda
  • Publication number: 20200060046
    Abstract: To provide an electronic component housing apparatus that is able to efficiently cool the heat of a first and second electronic component, a first electronic component housing chamber 5000 houses the high voltage power supply module 100 (the first electronic component). A second electronic component housing chamber 6000 houses the TWT 200 (the second electronic component). At least some of a first partition plate 2500 and a second partition plate 2600 are provided so as to face each other. A first gap part G1 is provided between the first partition plate 2500 and the second partition plate 2600.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Network and Sensor Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro MURAKAMI, Norio MASUDA
  • Patent number: 10506742
    Abstract: To provide an electronic component housing apparatus that is able to efficiently cool the heat of a first and second electronic component, a first electronic component housing chamber 5000 houses the high voltage power supply module 100 (the first electronic component). A second electronic component housing chamber 6000 houses the TWT 200 (the second electronic component). At least some of a first partition plate 2500 and a second partition plate 2600 are provided so as to face each other. A first gap part G1 is provided between the first partition plate 2500 and the second partition plate 2600.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NEC NETWORK AND SENSOR SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Murakami, Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 10483075
    Abstract: Provided are a slow wave circuit and a traveling wave tube suitable for an increase in fineness with regard to processing beam holes, and suitable for higher frequencies. A slow wave circuit (10) includes a meandering waveguide (1) and a beam hole (2) that pierces the meandering waveguide (1), and the cross-section of the beam hole (2) in the direction orthogonal to the long direction is in the shape of a polygon having a larger number of sides than a quadrilateral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NEC NETWORK AND SENSOR SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Norio Masuda, Takashi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20180337016
    Abstract: Provided are a slow wave circuit and a traveling wave tube suitable for an increase in fineness with regard to processing beam holes, and suitable for higher frequencies. A slow wave circuit (10) includes a meandering waveguide (1) and a beam hole (2) that pierces the meandering waveguide (1), and the cross-section of the beam hole (2) in the direction orthogonal to the long direction is in the shape of a polygon having a larger number of sides than a quadrilateral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Network and Sensor Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio MASUDA, Takashi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20180324981
    Abstract: To provide an electronic component housing apparatus that is able to efficiently cool the heat of a first and second electronic component, a first electronic component housing chamber 5000 houses the high voltage power supply module 100 (the first electronic component). A second electronic component housing chamber 6000 houses the TWT 200 (the second electronic component). At least some of a first partition plate 2500 and a second partition plate 2600 are provided so as to face each other. A first gap part G1 is provided between the first partition plate 2500 and the second partition plate 2600.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Network and Sensor Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro MURAKAMI, Norio MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20140221475
    Abstract: New platinum(IV) complexes which has a strong antitumor activity and has a feature that a side effect is relatively reduced is provided. The new complex is platinum(IV) complexes with cis,cis-spiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diamine ligand and is platinum(IV) complexes with optically active cis,cis-spiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diamine ligand. Especially, the new complex is dichloromalonato((1S,5S,6S)-spiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-diamine)platinum(IV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: UNITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisae Arai, Hisao Kondo, Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 8704531
    Abstract: There is provided a shield-structured loop element which can suppress noise via a silicon substrate and can be manufactured by a semiconductor process. The loop element includes: a first well of a first polarity that is formed on a substrate; a deep well of a second polarity that is formed below the first well; a ring-shaped second well of a second polarity that is formed on the deep well along an outer periphery of the deep well; a third well of the first polarity that is formed in an island area surrounded by the deep well and the second well; a looped conductor that is formed in a layer above the third well and has smaller outer dimensions than those of the third well; and a first path that connects the second well to a bias power supply. The second well and the deep well are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 8519323
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor fabrication method of directly forming, with an aerosol deposition method, at a tip of an optical fiber, a magnetooptical layer having a refractive index that changes depending on a magnetic field, the method includes establishing a relationship of dc?d?dr among a diameter d of the magnetooptical layer, a diameter dc of a core of the optical fiber, and a diameter dr of a clad thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Nakada, Mizuki Iwanami, Keishi Oohashi, Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 8447539
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field distribution measurement apparatus (10) according to the present invention includes: an electromagnetic field probe (20) for measuring an electromagnetic field distribution; a scan apparatus (30) for scanning the vicinity of a wiring (120) with the electromagnetic field probe (20); and a data processing apparatus (50) for calculating the offset value (?Xd) of the coordinate of the electromagnetic field probe (20) from the coordinate of the wiring (120). The data processing apparatus (50) extracts a characteristic point (E1 to E3) of the measured electromagnetic field distribution and calculates the offset value (?Xd) based on the coordinates of the extracted characteristic point (E1 to E3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Norio Masuda
  • Publication number: 20120244804
    Abstract: A communication device comprises: a first transmitting and receiving element that generates and detects a magnetic field; and a second transmitting and receiving element that detects a magnetic field generated by the first transmitting and receiving element and generates a magnetic field detectable by the first transmitting and receiving element. The first and second transmitting and receiving elements transmit and receive signals through magnetic field coupling between ends of the first element second transmitting and receiving elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: NETCOMSEC CO., Ltd.
    Inventor: Norio MASUDA
  • Patent number: 8233753
    Abstract: An electric field sensor or a magnetic field sensor includes an optical fiber and an electro-optic layer or a magneto-optic layer. The electro-optic layer or a magneto-optic layer is provided on an end surface of an end portion of the optical fiber. The end surface of the optical fiber is a convex shape. The optical fiber may have the end portion with a shape of a substantial cone formed by extending the end portion, and the electro-optic layer or the magneto-optic layer may be formed on a side surface of a front end of the substantial cone. A dielectric layer may be further included between the optic layer and the end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mizuki Iwanami, Masafumi Nakada, Norio Masuda, Keishi Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20120164321
    Abstract: An electric field sensor is obtained by directly forming an electrooptical film of Fabry-Perot resonator structure on a polished surface at a tip of an optical fiber by an aerosol deposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi NAKADA, Mizuki IWANAMI, Keishi OOHASHI, Norio MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20120086110
    Abstract: An IC package which can avoid electromagnetic waves leaked from a side surface of the IC package includes: an electric circuit board on which an IC chip is mounted; a first conductive board arranged at a position facing the electric circuit board while the IC chip on the electric circuit board is sandwiched therebetween; and a magnetic body which is arranged on a surface of the first conductive board on a side facing the IC chip and which is arranged at least partially on end portions of the first conductive board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 8153955
    Abstract: An electric field sensor is obtained by directly forming an electrooptical film of Fabry-Perot resonator structure on a polished surface at a tip of an optical fiber by an aerosol deposition method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Nakada, Mizuki Iwanami, Keishi Oohashi, Norio Masuda
  • Patent number: 8053479
    Abstract: This invention provides a high-purity, high-concentrated silica sol with long-term stability and low viscosity by preventing viscosity-increase after production, and method for producing the same. In one embodiment, the silica sol produced by an alkoxide method comprises at least a dispersing agent and silica, wherein the concentration of said dispersing agent is 10-3000 ppm with respect to the silica, wherein said dispersing agent may be an inorganic acid, inorganic acid salt, organic acid or organic acid salt whose degradation temperature and boiling point are both 60° C. or higher, wherein said silica sol has a silica concentration of 20% weight or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Masuda, Shinsuke Ota
  • Publication number: 20100321035
    Abstract: There is provided a shield-structured loop element which can suppress noise via a silicon substrate and can be manufactured by a semiconductor process. The loop element includes: a first well of a first polarity that is formed on a substrate; a deep well of a second polarity that is formed below the first well; a ring-shaped second well of a second polarity that is formed on the deep well along an outer periphery of the deep well; a third well of the first polarity that is formed in an island area surrounded by the deep well and the second well; a looped conductor that is formed in a layer above the third well and has smaller outer dimensions than those of the third well; and a first path that connects the second well to a bias power supply. The second well and the deep well are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Norio Masuda