Patents by Inventor Ryo Maeda

Ryo Maeda 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: 11505896
    Abstract: The present invention is a synthetic leather including a base fabric (i), an intermediate layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), in which the intermediate layer (ii) is formed of an aqueous urethane resin composition (C) containing a urethane resin (A) and an aqueous medium (B), the urethane resin (A) is a reaction product of a polyol (a1) containing a polyol (a1-1) having an anionic group and an aromatic polyisocyanate (a2), and has an anionic group in a concentration of 0.35 mmol/g or less, the skin layer (iii) is formed of an aqueous urethane resin composition (Z) containing a urethane resin (X) and an aqueous medium (Y), and the urethane resin (X) is a reaction product obtained by using a polyol (b1), a reactive silicone (b2) having a functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group, and a polyisocyanate (b3) as essential raw materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11503243
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of holding at least an image captured by the image capturing apparatus and capable of communicating with the mounted device in accordance with a predetermined standard is provided. The apparatus outputs to a device, if the device having a function of executing image analysis processing for image data captured by the image capturing apparatus is mounted in the mounting part, a command complying with the predetermined standard and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing. The apparatus outputs at least two commands associated with each other and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing, wherein each of the at least two commands includes data representing that the at least two commands are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11479908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material and water (B). The skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) having an anionic group concentration of 0.15 mmol/g or less and water (Y). The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. The urethane resin (A) has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11479911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material and water (B). The skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water (Y), and an anionic surfactant (Z). The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. The urethane resin (A) has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/kg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11479910
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base material (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), wherein both the adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are formed of a urethane resin composition containing an anionic urethane resin having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water, and an anionic surfactant. Preferably, the anionic surfactant is an alkylsulfosuccinate. The anionic group concentration of the anionic urethane resin is preferably within the range of 0.005 to 0.25 mmol/g and more preferably within the range of 0.01 to 0.2 mmol/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11479909
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base material (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), wherein the adhesive layer (ii) is formed of an anionic urethane resin composition containing an anionic urethane resin (S) having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water (T), and an anionic surfactant (U), and the skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (A), for which a raw material is reactive silicone (a1) having a functional group that reacts with an isocyanate group, and containing water (B). Preferably, the urethane resin (A) is an anionic urethane resin having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 11466402
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are both formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin and water, the urethane resin being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The urethane resin composition forming the adhesive layer (ii) preferably includes a urethane resin (A) and water (B), the urethane resin (A) being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material. The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. It is preferable that the urethane resin (A) include an anionic group and the concentration of the anionic group in the urethane resin (A) be 0.35 mmol/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Maeda, Tomohiro Tetsui
  • Publication number: 20220220250
    Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided an urethane resin composition containing an urethane resin (A), water (B), and a surfactant (C) having no aromatic ring, and having a hydrophobic portion having 10 or more carbon atoms, wherein the urethane resin composition has a carbonate structure (X) and an oxyalkylene structure (Y) derived from the urethane resin (A). Further, the present invention provides a foamed urethane sheet which is formed from the urethane resin composition, wherein the foamed urethane sheet has a density of 200 to 1,000 kg/m3. The urethane resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio of the carbonate structure (X) to the oxyalkylene structure (Y) [X/Y] is in the range of from 10/90 to 90/10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Norie Fujishita, Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220191384
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that allows a photographer to easily recognize whether or not a blurring generated in an image at the time of image capturing is due to a spherical aberration variable mechanism is provided. The image capturing apparatus, to/from which a lens barrel can be attached/detached, comprising a mounting unit configured to mount the lens barrel, a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the image capturing apparatus to obtain an adjustment amount of spherical aberration from the lens barrel mounted on the mounting unit, and control a display device to display information about the adjustment amount together with an image obtained through the lens barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Ryo Maeda, Yasuhiro Kuwabara
  • Publication number: 20220169887
    Abstract: The present invention provides an urethane resin composition containing an urethane resin (A), water (B), and a film forming auxiliary (C), wherein the film forming auxiliary (C) is a polyethylene glycol (c1) and/or a polyethylene glycol (c2) having an alkoxy group having 11 or less carbon atoms. Further, the present invention provides a layered product having at least a substrate (i) and a foamed layer (ii) which is formed from the above-mentioned urethane resin composition. The polyethylene glycol (c1) and the polyethylene glycol (c2) preferably have a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 100 to 4,000. The urethane resin (A) preferably has an anionic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Norie Fujishita, Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20220025104
    Abstract: The present invention provides a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) and water (Y). The anionic urethane resin (X) is produced using, as essential raw materials: a polyol (a) including a polycarbonate polyol (a1) produced using biomass-derived decanediol as a raw material; and a polyisocyanate (b) including an aliphatic polyisocyanate (b1) and an alicyclic polyisocyanate (b2). Furthermore, the present invention provides a dry coating formed from the urethane resin composition, and provides a synthetic leather including the coating as a skin layer. The polycarbonate polyol (a1) is preferably produced further using butanediol as a raw material. The molar ratio [(b1)/(b2)] of the aliphatic polyisocyanate (b1) to the alicyclic polyisocyanate (b2) is preferably within a range of 10/90 to 90/10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: YaYi Tseng, Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210306591
    Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that includes a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of holding at least an image captured by the image capturing apparatus and capable of communicating with the mounted device in accordance with a predetermined standard is provided. The apparatus outputs to a device, if the device having a function of executing image analysis processing for image data captured by the image capturing apparatus is mounted in the mounting part, a command complying with the predetermined standard and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing. The apparatus outputs at least two commands associated with each other and configured to cause the device to execute the image analysis processing, wherein each of the at least two commands includes data representing that the at least two commands are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210281769
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is capable to set a specific parameter related to exposure, and performs control so that display is performed in a first display mode that displays a live-view image with brightness based on the specific parameter. The electronic apparatus accepts an instruction for moving an execution position of a specific function related to shooting and, in a case where the instruction is received while display is performed in the first display mode, performs control to display a live-view image in a second display mode that displays the live-view image with brightness that is not relevant to the specific parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210230797
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material and water (B). The skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) having an anionic group concentration of 0.15 mmol/g or less and water (Y). The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. The urethane resin (A) has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210230798
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base material (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), wherein both the adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are formed of a urethane resin composition containing an anionic urethane resin having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water, and an anionic surfactant. Preferably, the anionic surfactant is an alkylsulfosuccinate. The anionic group concentration of the anionic urethane resin is preferably within the range of 0.005 to 0.25 mmol/g and more preferably within the range of 0.01 to 0.2 mmol/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210230799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) and the skin layer (iii) are both formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin and water, the urethane resin being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate as a raw material. The urethane resin composition forming the adhesive layer (ii) preferably includes a urethane resin (A) and water (B), the urethane resin (A) being produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material. The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. It is preferable that the urethane resin (A) include an anionic group and the concentration of the anionic group in the urethane resin (A) be 0.35 mmol/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Maeda, Tomohiro Tetsui
  • Publication number: 20210230800
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii). The adhesive layer (ii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A) produced using an aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) as a raw material and water (B). The skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition including an anionic urethane resin (X) having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water (Y), and an anionic surfactant (Z). The aromatic polyisocyanate (a1) preferably includes toluene diisocyanate. The urethane resin (A) has an aromatic ring concentration of 0.1 to 2.5 mol/kg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210158555
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit that executes detection processing for detecting a particular object in an image, a holding unit that holds object information indicating a position and a size of the particular object on the image, a determination unit that determines whether a number of times a particular object is detected in the detection processing on one or more images reaches a predetermined value, a first setting unit that, when the number of times a particular object is detected in the detection processing on the one or more images is determined to reach the value, sets estimation areas on an image based on the object information obtained by the detection processing on the one or more images, and an estimation unit that executes estimation processing for estimating a number of the particular objects in the estimation areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210156083
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic leather including at least a base material (i), an adhesive layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), wherein the adhesive layer (ii) is formed of an anionic urethane resin composition containing an anionic urethane resin (S) having an anionic group concentration of 0.25 mmol/g or less, water (T), and an anionic surfactant (U), and the skin layer (iii) is formed of a urethane resin composition containing a urethane resin (A), for which a raw material is reactive silicone (a1) having a functional group that reacts with an isocyanate group, and containing water (B). Preferably, the urethane resin (A) is an anionic urethane resin having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda
  • Patent number: 10754602
    Abstract: A printing apparatus which is capable of easily issuing an instruction to execute a print job in another file stored at the same storage location without the need to perform a complicated registration operation. The printing apparatus executes a job for printing data based on print settings received from a user. The printing apparatus stores print settings of the job and information indicating a storage location of data printed through execution of the job as a history. The printing apparatus display a selection screen in which a user selects data to be printed from data stored at the storage location when reading the print settings stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Ryo Maeda