Patents by Inventor Satoru Matsumoto

Satoru Matsumoto 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: 11076086
    Abstract: An electronic device communicates with a lens unit whose focus range is a first range between a first position and a second position of a focus lens. The electronic device obtains first information indicating a third position of the focus lens, at which the focus distance of the lens unit infinity, and a second range between the third position and the second position of the focus lens. The electronic device controls, on the basis of the first information, a display unit to display the first range and the second range of the focus lens to be distinguishable from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoru Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20210164212
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a casing, an illuminator, and a controller. The nozzle discharges water toward a private part of a user in a state of the nozzle is advanced into a toilet. The casing includes a nozzle storage part configured to store an entirety of the nozzle in a state of the nozzle is retracted. The illuminator irradiates sterilizing light into the nozzle storage part. The sterilizing light has a sterilizing action. The controller controls the illuminator. The controller includes a first irradiation mode of causing sterilizing light irradiated from the illuminator to be irradiated toward an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle. The controller includes a second irradiation mode of causing sterilizing light irradiated from the same illuminator as the first irradiation mode to be irradiated toward an inner wall of the nozzle storage part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuma BABA, Toshinari YAOKA, Keisuke TASHIRO, Satoru MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210164211
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a private part washing nozzle, a casing, a sterilizing water generator, and an illuminator. The private part washing nozzle discharges water toward a private part of a user in a state of the private part washing nozzle is advanced into a toilet. The casing includes a nozzle storage part configured to store an entirety of the private part washing nozzle in a state of the private part washing nozzle is retracted. The sterilizing water generator generates sterilizing water supplied to the private part washing nozzle and the nozzle storage part. The illuminator irradiates sterilizing light into the nozzle storage part. The sterilizing light has a sterilizing action. The illuminator irradiates the sterilizing light toward a residual water occurrence portion at which the sterilizing water supplied into the nozzle storage part remains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Toshinari YAOKA, Kazuma BABA, Satoru MATSUMOTO, Keisuke TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20210052646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lipid nanoparticle containing the following (a) to (c): (a) a nucleic acid encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or an exogenous T cell receptor (TCR); (b) a cationic lipid; and (c) a non-cationic lipid. The present invention also provides a CAR- or exogenous TCR-zo expressing immunocyte obtained by introducing the lipid nanoparticle into in vivo or ex vivo T cells, and an in vivo or ex vivo therapeutic approach using the immunocytes for disease such as cancer and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shinobu KUWAE, Satoru MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10907334
    Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a drive device, a casing, a nozzle lid, and an illuminator. The casing includes a nozzle container. The nozzle lid is provided to be openable and closable with respect to an opening provided at a front end of the nozzle container. The nozzle lid is in a closed state in which the opening is closed when the entirety of the nozzle is stored in the nozzle container. The illuminator irradiates sterilizing light into an interior of the nozzle container. The sterilizing light has a sterilizing effect. At least one of the nozzle lid or a vicinity of the nozzle lid is luminous in a state of being visible to the user when the nozzle lid is in the closed state and the sterilizing light from the illuminator is irradiated into the interior of the nozzle container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari Yaoka, Minoru Sato, Keisuke Tashiro, Satoru Matsumoto, Shogo Kanda
  • Patent number: 10888687
    Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Takayuki Hori
  • Patent number: 10851533
    Abstract: The toilet device includes a toilet 800 and a sanitary washing device 100 mounted on the toilet 800. The sanitary washing device 100 includes a nozzle 473, a casing 400, a toilet seat 200, a toilet lid 300, and an illuminator 700. When the user operates an operation part 500 built into the interior of the casing 400, the nozzle 473 is advanced into the bowl 801 of the toilet 800. The casing 400 includes a nozzle container 480 that can store the entire nozzle 473. The illuminator 700 irradiates sterilizing light which is light having a sterilizing action. The illuminator 700 irradiates the sterilizing light L directly on the front surface 473a of the nozzle 473 and/or the part 480c of the bottom surface part 480b positioned below the front surface 473a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinari Yaoka, Minoru Sato, Keisuke Tashiro, Satoru Matsumoto, Shogo Kanda, Yo Morotomi
  • Publication number: 20200331841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique that enables introduction of active ingredients, in particular, nucleic acids, into cells with superior efficiency; and cationic lipids, etc., for use in the technique. The compound or a salt thereof according to the present invention is a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof. In formula (I), n represents an integer of 2 to 5, R represents a linear C1-5 alkyl group, a linear C7-11 alkenyl group, or a linear C11 alkadienyl group, and wavy lines each independently represent a cis-bond or a trans-bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Omori, Masahiro Mineno, Yusutaka Hoashi
  • Patent number: 10738453
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a toilet device includes: a washing unit washing a surface of a bowl in a toilet bowl; a water supplying unit supplying washing water to the washing unit; a silicic acid polymerization inhibiting unit adding inhibitor for silicic acid polymerization to the washing water left on the surface of the bowl after the washing of the bowl, the inhibitor inhibiting polymerization of silicic acid component in the washing water left on the surface of the bowl; and a control portion executing a control starting an operation of the silicic acid polymerization inhibiting unit before the surface of the bowl is evaporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yagi, Tomoyasu Ichiki, Hiroaki Amemori, Ayumu Umemoto, Yo Morotomi, Masahiro Yamamoto, Satoru Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200019040
    Abstract: There is provided a focus adjustment apparatus. A first obtainment unit obtains a focus degree in a predetermined region of a shooting range. A driving unit drives a focus lens in response to an operation unit being operated. A movement amount of the focus lens per unit of an operation amount of the operation unit during the driving is lower in a case where the focus degree is greater than a focus threshold than in a case where the focus degree is lower than the focus threshold. The focus threshold is higher in a case where the focus lens is moving in a direction that increases the focus degree than in a case where the focus lens is moving in a direction that reduces the focus degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Yuichiro Ishitsuka
  • Publication number: 20190394391
    Abstract: An electronic device communicates with a lens unit whose focus range is a first range between a first position and a second position of a focus lens. The electronic device obtains first information indicating a third position of the focus lens, at which the focus distance of the lens unit infinity, and a second range between the third position and the second position of the focus lens. The electronic device controls, on the basis of the first information, a display unit to display the first range and the second range of the focus lens to be distinguishable from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190394409
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting a focus distance of a lens unit and obtainment unit for obtaining, from the lens unit, first information relating to a first range and second information relating to a second range. The first range being a focus range of the lens unit, and the second range being a focus range, in the first range, in which adjustment by the adjustment unit is limited. The electronic device controls, on the basis of the first information and the second information, the display device so as to display the first range and the second range to be distinguishable from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Satoru Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190368181
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device, comprises a private part wash nozzle, a drive device, a casing, and an illuminator; the private part wash nozzle is tilted downward toward a front side and has a water discharge hole discharging washing water toward a private part of a user; the drive device causes the private part wash nozzle to advance and retract; the casing includes a nozzle container that can store an entirety of the private part wash nozzle in a state in which the private part wash nozzle is retracted; the illuminator irradiates sterilizing light which is light having a sterilizing action; and the illuminator irradiates the sterilizing light on at least a front surface of the private part wash nozzle and a part of a bottom surface part of the nozzle container positioned below the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Toshinari Yaoka, Minoru Sato, Keisuke Tashiro, Satoru Matsumoto, Shogo Kanda, Yo Morotomi
  • Publication number: 20190368180
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a drive device, a casing, a nozzle lid, and an illuminator. The casing includes a nozzle container. The nozzle lid is provided to be openable and closable with respect to an opening provided at a front end of the nozzle container. The nozzle lid is in a closed state in which the opening is closed when the entirety of the nozzle is stored in the nozzle container. The illuminator irradiates sterilizing light into an interior of the nozzle container. The sterilizing light has a sterilizing effect. At least one of the nozzle lid or a vicinity of the nozzle lid is luminous in a state of being visible to the user when the nozzle lid is in the closed state and the sterilizing light from the illuminator is irradiated into the interior of the nozzle container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Toshinari Yaoka, Minoru Sato, Keisuke Tashiro, Satoru Matsumoto, Shogo Kanda
  • Publication number: 20190336726
    Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru MATSUMOTO, Takayuki HORI
  • Patent number: 10391276
    Abstract: A catheter that prevents excessive concentration of stress while providing sufficient flexibility to a distal end portion of the catheter, even when the catheter is inserted and curved in patient's a blood vessel. Thus, breakage of the catheter at a radiopaque marker is prevented/reduced. The catheter includes a catheter tube and the radiopaque marker, which is disposed in the catheter tube. The radiopaque marker is fixed in the catheter so that a gap is provided between the radiopaque marker and the catheter tube in a radial direction of the catheter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Takayuki Hori
  • Publication number: 20190241770
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to an adhesive composition used for connecting electronic members, the adhesive composition comprising: a first conductive particle that is a conductive particle having a projection capable of penetrating an oxide film formed on a surface of an electrode of the electronic member; and second conductive particle that is a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle, the second conductive particle having a nonconductive core body and a conductive layer provided on the core body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuyuki SHIRAKAWA, Satoru MATSUMOTO, Yusuke ASAKAWA, Tatsuya KUMADA, Takahiro FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20190241771
    Abstract: A conductive film includes an elongated release film and a plurality of conductive adhesive film pieces provided on the release film. Then, the plurality of adhesive film pieces are arranged in a longitudinal direction X of the release film. For this reason, the adhesive film piece can be set to an arbitrary shape. Accordingly, it is possible to attach the adhesive film piece to adhesive surfaces having various shapes and to efficiently use the adhesive film piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Takashi TATSUZAWA, Kazuya MATSUDA, Yutaka TSUCHIDA, Takashi SEKI, Mitsuyoshi SHIMAMURA, Kengo SHINOHARA, Tetsuyuki SHIRAKAWA, Yasunori KAWABATA, Satoru MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10253487
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yo Morotomi, Koichiro Matsushita, Satoru Matsumoto, Katsunori Ishii, Yukiko Yano
  • Patent number: 10232855
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (11) of a drive assist apparatus (10) acquires electric power source identification information for identifying a source of an electric power currently charged in a battery and electric power amount information representing an electric power amount corresponding to the source from an electric power acquisition unit (14), thereby recognizing a battery remaining amount SOCrg representing a green electric power, a battery remaining amount SOCj representing a privately generated green electric power, and a battery remaining amount SOCrs representing a non-green electric power. The unit (11) presents travelable ranges each formed by connecting a group of maximum reachable points to which a PHV can reach by using each of a battery total remaining amount SOCr and the battery remaining amounts SOCrg, SOCj, and SOCrs to a user (driver) by using an information presentation unit (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoru Matsumoto, Kentaro Takahashi, Masato Endo