Patents by Inventor Ryo CHIBA
Ryo CHIBA 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: 20240112446Abstract: An image processing device according to the present technology includes: a foreground-background classification unit configured to classify an input image into a foreground image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a foreground is captured and a background image portion which is a portion in which a subject in a background farther than the foreground image portion is captured; a foreground correction unit configured to correct the foreground image portion; and an inconsistency correction unit configured to correct an inconsistent portion caused by the correction of the foreground image portion by the foreground correction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiro CHIBA, Shogo KUBOTA, Mariko NISHIYAMA, Ryo MIYAO, Tetsuo IKEDA, Maho HAYASHI, Yuya TAKAYAMA
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Patent number: 11538715Abstract: The present invention provides a stage which comprises: a plate-shaped member having a mounting surface on which a workpiece to be processed is mounted and a rear surface facing the mounting surface, said plate-shaped member being provided with a through hole that penetrates through the mounting surface and the rear surface; and an embedded member disposed inside the through hole. This stage is configured such that the surface of the embedded member is provided with at least one of a concave portion and a convex portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Ryo Chiba, Yasuharu Sasaki, Akira Nagayama
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Patent number: 11446895Abstract: A decorative film that exhibits visual effects such as, e.g., stereoscopic effect, luxurious feel, and the like; and can also exhibit complex flip-flop properties that have expansion, depth, fluctuation, and the like, and whereby a pattern can be made visible or invisible depending on the viewing angle. In one embodiment, the decorative film can include, in order, a base layer and, adjacent to the base layer, a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface; or a brightening base layer including a brightening material and having a concavo-convex surface; adjacent to the brightening layer or the brightening base layer, a transparent resin layer; and, adjacent to the transparent resin layer, a semi-transparent metallic layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Norihito Shibahara, Rie Sakai, Ryo Chiba
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Publication number: 20220249506Abstract: To provide a technique for improving the dissolution of meloxicam. A granulated product, including the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) meloxicam or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof; (B) one or more basic compounds selected from the group consisting of potassium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, arginine, lysine, magnesium hydroxide, and magnesium oxide; and (C) a water-swellable polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Ryo CHIBA, Yoshifumi MURAKI
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Publication number: 20210319987Abstract: An edge ring to be disposed to encircle a substrate is provided. The edge ring includes a bottom used to define vertical heights that are from points on the circumference of a virtual circle, to the bottom of the edge ring, the virtual circle having a radius from a first point that is placed on a central axis of the edge ring, the first point being defined as the center of the virtual circle, the radius being half of a diameter ranging from an inner diameter to an outer diameter of the edge ring, and an absolute value indicative of a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value for the vertical heights being set to be less than or equal to a preset upper limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Ryo CHIBA, Akira NAGAYAMA, Yasuharu SASAKI, Daiki SATOH, Taketoshi TOMIOKA
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Publication number: 20210155492Abstract: Calcium carbonate and a calcium carbonate preparation for food addition use which hardly sediment and are excellent in dispersibility when they are added to foods such as beverages, and which can impart good springiness to fish paste products when they are added to such products; and a food are provided. The calcium carbonate is characterized by having a BET specific surface area in the range of 20 to 45 m2/g, and a volume of voids having a void size of 0.1 ?m or less of 30% or more of the whole volume of voids in a pore size distribution curve (0.01 to 10 ?m) by mercury porosimetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: SHIRAISHI KOGYO KAISHA, LTD.Inventors: Shinsuke Nakai, Yoshiki Kuma, Yukari Tanaka, Ryo Chiba
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Patent number: 10910252Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck and a lifter pin. The electrostatic chuck has a mounting surface on which a target object is mounted and a back surface opposite to the mounting surface, and a through hole formed through the mounting surface and the back surface. The lifter pin is at least partially formed of an insulating member and has a leading end accommodated in the through hole. The lifter pin vertically moves with respect to the mounting surface to vertically transfer the target object. A conductive material is provided at at least one of a leading end portion of the lifter pin which corresponds to the through hole and a wall surface of the through hole which faces the lifter pin.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Akira Ishikawa, Ryo Chiba
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Publication number: 20200335384Abstract: The present invention provides a stage which comprises: a plate-shaped member having a mounting surface on which a workpiece to be processed is mounted and a rear surface facing the mounting surface, said plate-shaped member being provided with a through hole that penetrates through the mounting surface and the rear surface; and an embedded member disposed inside the through hole. This stage is configured such that the surface of the embedded member is provided with at least one of a concave portion and a convex portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Ryo CHIBA, Yasuharu SASAKI, Akira NAGAYAMA
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Publication number: 20190326153Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck and a lifter pin. The electrostatic chuck has a mounting surface on which a target object is mounted and a back surface opposite to the mounting surface, and a through hole formed through the mounting surface and the back surface. The lifter pin is at least partially formed of an insulating member and has a leading end accommodated in the through hole. The lifter pin vertically moves with respect to the mounting surface to vertically transfer the target object. A conductive material is provided at at least one of a leading end portion of the lifter pin which corresponds to the through hole and a wall surface of the through hole which faces the lifter pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yasuharu SASAKI, Akira ISHIKAWA, Ryo CHIBA
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Publication number: 20190267277Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a mounting stage including a mounting surface, on which an object to be processed is mounted, a back surface provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface, a plate-like member, in which a first hole penetrating through the mounting surface and the back surface is formed, and a base having a supporting surface for supporting the plate-like member and having a second hole communicating with the first hole; and an embedment member disposed inside the first and second holes, the first embedment member being disposed inside the first hole, the second embedment member being disposed inside the second hole, wherein the first embedment member and the second embedment member are not mutually fixed, and the first embedment member has a portion having a wider width than a width of an upper end portion on a lower side than the upper end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Yasuharu SASAKI, Ryo CHIBA, Akira NAGAYAMA
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Patent number: 10388558Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck and a lifter pin. The electrostatic chuck has a mounting surface on which a target object is mounted and a back surface opposite to the mounting surface, and a through hole formed through the mounting surface and the back surface. The lifter pin is at least partially formed of an insulating member and has a leading end accommodated in the through hole. The lifter pin vertically moves with respect to the mounting surface to vertically transfer the target object. A conductive material is provided at at least one of a leading end portion of the lifter pin which corresponds to the through hole and a wall surface of the through hole which faces the lifter pin.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yasuharu Sasaki, Akira Ishikawa, Ryo Chiba
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Publication number: 20190224941Abstract: A decorative film that exhibits visual effects such as, e.g., stereoscopic effect, luxurious feel, and the like; and can also exhibit complex flip-flop properties that have expansion, depth, fluctuation, and the like, and whereby a pattern can be made visible or invisible depending on the viewing angle. In one embodiment, the decorative film can include, in order, a base layer and, adjacent to the base layer, a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface; or a brightening base layer including a brightening material and having a concavo-convex surface; adjacent to the brightening layer or the brightening base layer, a transparent resin layer; and, adjacent to the transparent resin layer, a semi-transparent metallic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Norihito SHIBAHARA, Rie Takiguchi, Ryo Chiba
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Publication number: 20180158711Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes an electrostatic chuck and a lifter pin. The electrostatic chuck has a mounting surface on which a target object is mounted and a back surface opposite to the mounting surface, and a through hole formed through the mounting surface and the back surface. The lifter pin is at least partially formed of an insulating member and has a leading end accommodated in the through hole. The lifter pin vertically moves with respect to the mounting surface to vertically transfer the target object. A conductive material is provided at at least one of a leading end portion of the lifter pin which corresponds to the through hole and a wall surface of the through hole which faces the lifter pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Yasuharu SASAKI, Akira ISHIKAWA, Ryo CHIBA
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Publication number: 20160068054Abstract: An in-wheel motor unit for a vehicle having a drive output shaft of a drive unit body and a wheel hub shaft supported by a hub bearing with respect to a case member of the drive unit body are connected via a displacement absorption mechanism. The displacement absorption mechanism comprises an output shaft side drive transmission fitting portion allowing a first inner tooth portion of the drive output shaft to mesh with a first outer tooth portion of a gear coupling shaft, and a hub shaft side drive transmission fitting portion allowing a second inner tooth portion of the wheel hub shaft to mesh with a second outer tooth portion of the gear coupling shaft, the second outer tooth portion being arranged axially in the vehicle exterior side with respect to a wheel mounting surface on which a tire wheel is mounted to the wheel hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Manabu ABE, Ryo CHIBA, Takashi SENOO, Katsunori ASOGAWA