Patents by Inventor Satoshi Shimizu

Satoshi Shimizu 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: 20220382767
    Abstract: A device to support work of searching document data for interpreting an information analysis result of analysis data obtained by analyzing a sample containing an analyte, includes: an acquisition unit to acquire first information for identifying the analyte from the analysis data; a reception unit to receive input of second information for searching data of a document for interpreting the information analysis result of the analysis data; an extraction unit to extract, based on the first and second information, terms relevant to the information analysis result, from among terms in data of documents in a database; a calculation unit to calculate, for each relevant term, relevance scores indicating a relevance degree between the relevant term and the first information, and a relevance degree between the relevant term and the second information; and a processing unit to obtain an index value of statistical likelihood from the relevance scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shinji KANAZAWA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Fumio MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11512458
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wet-area device includes a main part, a first layer, and a second layer. The first layer is provided on an outer surface of the main part. The second layer is provided on an outer surface of the first layer. A hardness of the second layer is greater than a hardness of the first layer. The first layer includes a first unevenness at a side of the outer surface of the first layer. The first unevenness includes a plurality of recesses and a plurality of protrusions. The second layer includes a second unevenness at a side of an outer surface of the second layer. The second unevenness includes a plurality of recesses and a plurality of protrusions. The second unevenness is arranged along the first unevenness. An average height of the first unevenness is less than an average length of the first unevenness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Baba, Satoshi Shimizu, Takuma Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20220344362
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, memory opening fill structures vertically extending through the alternating stack in a memory array region, and an electrically conductive spacer extending vertically and electrically connecting a first drain-select-level electrically conductive layer to a second drain-select-level electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zhixin CUI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220344365
    Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. A plurality of arrays of memory opening fill structures is formed through the alternating stack. A plurality of dielectric plates is formed, which laterally surrounds a respective array of memory opening fill structures. Self-aligned drain-select-level isolation structures are formed between a respective neighboring pair of arrays of memory opening fill structures through gaps between neighboring pairs of the dielectric plates into a subset of layers within the alternating stack. Drain side select gate electrodes are provided from a divided subset of the spacer material layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuyuki FUJIMURA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Takumi MORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220344266
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, where the electrically conductive layers include word-line-level electrically conductive layers and drain-select-level electrically conductive layers located above the word-line-level electrically conductive layers, memory opening fill structures vertically extending through the alternating stack, and drain-select-level contact via structures. A first one of the drain-select level contact structures directly contacts at least a first two of the drain-select-level electrically conductive layers that are vertically spaced apart from each other. A second one of the drain-select level contact structures directly contacts at least a second two of the drain-select-level electrically conductive layers that are vertically spaced apart from each other and which are located below the at least the first two of the drain-select-level electrically conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Akihiro TOBIOKA, Satoshi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11464597
    Abstract: [Problem] An adhesion-preventing material having a high adhesion-preventing effect has been demanded. [Solution] An adhesion-preventing material including a sterilized biocompatible sponge-like laminate, wherein the sponge-like laminate comprises a sponge-like first layer and a sponge-like second layer each of which is at least partially crosslinked with a curing agent and comprises a low-endotoxin alginic acid monovalent metal salt, the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the first layer has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 2,000,000, the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the second layer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000, the weight average molecular weights are measured by a GPC-MALS method after a decrosslinking treatment, and the weight average molecular weight of the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the first layer is higher than that in the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Ito, Seiichi Ohta, Norihiro Kokudo, Mitsuko Isaji, Satoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220289296
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a support member of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement member disposed along a longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body to reinforce the support member of the vehicle body. The reinforcement member is a processed product formed by shaping a tubular body, and includes a flange portion that protrudes on an outer peripheral portion and that is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body. The flange portion is joined to the support member of the vehicle body at a location other than locations where the support member of the vehicle body is joined to other members different from the reinforcement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Masayuki Ishizuka, Takashi Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20220274651
    Abstract: Provided is a flanged member that has a tubular shape and includes a flange portion, the flanged member including: a cross-section changing portion of which a cross-sectional shape changes along an axial direction of the flanged member, in which in any two cross-sections in the cross-section changing portion, a perimeter of one cross-section is 1.25 times or less a perimeter of the other cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Masayuki Ishizuka, Masayuki Saika, Norieda Ueno
  • Publication number: 20220271175
    Abstract: Provided is solar cell-attached electronic equipment (100) including: a board (30) including a wire and a land; a conductive cushion material (31a, 31b) disposed on the board (30); and a solar cell (20) disposed to face the board (30). The solar cell (20) including an electrode (21a, 21b) disposed to face the land. The land and the electrode (21a, 21b) are electrically connected together through the conductive cushion material (31a, 31b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: SATOSHI SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220254733
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes a first word-line region including a first alternating stack of first word lines and continuous insulating layers, first memory stack structures vertically extending through the first alternating stack, a second word-line region comprising a second alternating stack of second word lines and the continuous insulating layers, second memory stack structures vertically extending through the second alternating stack, plural dielectric separator structures located between the first word-line region and the second word-line region, and at least one bridge region located between the plural dielectric separator structures and between the between the first word-line region and the second word-line region. The continuous insulating layers extend through the at least one bridge region between the first alternating stack in the first word-line region and the second alternating stack in the second word-line region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Genta MIZUNO, Kenzo IIZUKA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Keisuke IZUMI, Tatsuya HINOUE, Yujin TERASAWA, Seiji SHIMABUKURO, Ryousuke ITOU, Yanli ZHANG, Johann ALSMEIER, Yusuke YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220240177
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides technology of setting the reception period of a repeater or the transmission period of a transmitter. The present disclosure provides a method of setting the reception period of a repeater 100 including a battery 120 and configured to receive radio waves transmitted by at least one transmitter 200, the method including setting the reception period of the repeater 100 based on a power consumption Pk (Wh) of the at least one transmitter 200 and a power consumption Pc (Wh) of the repeater 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi NISHINA, TOMOHISA YOSHIE, Yuki KYODA, MASATO SASAKI, SATOSHI SHIMIZU, DAISUKE TOYOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11379976
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes: a display unit; and circuitry configured to: acquire volume data including tissues, and set a first mask region and a second mask region which include a voxel to be rendered among a plurality of voxels included in the volume data; set a first plane which intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region; display a first image in which a first region formed by cutting the first mask region by the first plane and the second mask region are rendered; receive through an operation unit a first operation for setting a second plane which is parallel to the first plane and intersects both the first mask region and the second mask region; and display a second image in which a second region formed by cutting the first mask region by the second plane and the second mask region are rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZIOSOFT, INC.
    Inventors: Shusuke Chino, Tsuyoshi Nagata, Satoshi Shimizu, Yasuhiro Kondo, Yutaka Karasawa, Shinichiro Seo
  • Publication number: 20220192908
    Abstract: A caring device includes an adjustment command section configured to give a command for an adjustment of a standing start position of a support member, a standing operation command section configured to give a command for assistance of the standing operation using the support member, and a control device. The control device perform a cooperative operation of the first arm and the second arm so that the support member moves in an up-down direction when a command of the adjustment command section is received. The control device performs a cooperative operation of the first arm and the second arm so that a reference position of the support member moves along different movement trajectories in accordance with the standing start position adjusted by the command of the adjustment command section when a command of the standing operation command section is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki NOMURA, Ryu TAKAHASHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11368425
    Abstract: An ENUM/DNS system with enhanced processing efficiency is provided. Provided is an ENUM/DNS system including an ENUM/DNS client that performs a connection destination information query indicating a connection destination associated with a telephone number of a destination terminal added to a connection request transmitted from an originating terminal, and an ENUM/DNS server that receives the connection destination information query and outputting the connection destination as a connection destination information query response. The ENUM/DNS server includes a determination unit configured to determine an attribute of the originating terminal based on the connection destination information query, and a conversion unit configured to convert a SIP domain included in REGEXP of the connection destination information query response to a SIP domain indicating the connection destination based on the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Hanazawa, Satoshi Shimizu, Shiro Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20220175598
    Abstract: An assistance information management system including a usage record data storage section configured to store usage record data in which usage information on use of an assistance device is recorded in association with usage time information on a date and time when the assistance device is used and assisted person identification information used to identify the assisted person using the assistance device, an assistance record data storage section configured to store assistance record data, an extraction section configured to extract the usage information and the assisted person management information on a specific assisted person, an association section configured to associate the usage information and the assisted person management information with each other based on the usage time information and the management time information, and a presentation section configured to present the associated usage information and the assisted person management information in a visually recognizable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki KAMIYA, Takehiro HIRAOKA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Ryu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220172832
    Abstract: An assistance system includes a storage section configured to store usage record data in which usage information as to a use of an assistance device configured to assist an operation of a care receiver is recorded in association with time information as to a date and time when the assistance device is used and user identification information used to identify a user using the assistance device, an extracting section configured to extract the usage information and the time information as to a specific user based on the user identification information included in the usage record data, and a display section configured to display a time series change in the usage information as to the specific user in a graspable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki KAMIYA, Takehiro HIRAOKA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Ryu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220124042
    Abstract: When congestion occurs, the ENUM/DNS server can identify a priority packet without relaying on origin terminal information. An ENUM/DNS packet priority control system 100 includes a call control server 10 that, upon receiving a connection request from a terminal, determines whether or not the connection request is to be subjected to priority processing based on predetermined determination logic, and generates an ENUM/DNS packet that has a priority flag upon determining that the connection request is to be subjected to priority processing. The ENUM/DNS packet priority control system 100 also includes an ENUM/DNS server 20 that, upon receiving an ENUM/DNS packet that has the priority flag, determines that the packet is to be subjected to priority processing, and transmits, to the call control server 10, connection destination information that corresponds to the call destination terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yuta SUGIKI, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Kodai YAMAMOTO, Kenichi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11302714
    Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes a source contact layer overlying a substrate, an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located overlying the source contact layer, and a memory opening fill structure located within a memory opening extending through the alternating stack and the source contact layer. The memory opening fill structure includes a composite semiconductor channel and a memory film laterally surrounding the composite semiconductor channel. The composite semiconductor channel includes a pedestal channel portion having controlled distribution of n-type dopants that diffuse from the source contact layer with a lower diffusion rate provided by carbon doping and smaller grain sizes, or has arsenic doping providing limited diffusion into the vertical semiconductor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Zhixin Cui, Satoshi Shimizu, Yanli Zhang
  • Patent number: 11285371
    Abstract: A video reproduction apparatus determines a position of a joint of a performer based on a sensing result by a sensor. The video reproduction apparatus calculates an angle formed by a joint used for scoring an element of an athletic event by using calculation information regarding a calculation formula for calculating the angle and the determined position of the joint of the performer. The video reproduction apparatus displays a performance image of the performer acquired from a camera and a scoring image having the angle displayed on a 3D model image of the performer which is generated according to the sensing result so as to be compared with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazumi Kubota, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Satoshi Shimizu, Hirohisa Naito, Takuya Masuda
  • Publication number: 20220056486
    Abstract: Provided is a method which allows, for example, suppression of foaming in the purification step such as distillation and continuous operation, as well as direct treatment of a waste liquid (can liquid) without having to subject the same to an extra purification treatment by removing the microorganisms, nitrogen compounds, and phosphorous compounds at once from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained from microbial fermentation. Also disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance, comprising a microbial fermentation step, a separation step, a liquefaction step, and a second purification step, wherein the concentration of the nitrogen compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 150 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid, and the concentration of the phosphorous compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 5 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU