Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yamamoto

Satoshi Yamamoto 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).

  • Base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus and circuit, and channel switching method
    Patent number: 9699792
    Abstract: A base station apparatus including a plurality of communication units which communicate through a different plurality of communication channels with an upper layer apparatus of the base station apparatus, a base station information acquisition unit which acquires base station information relating to the state of the base station apparatus, a channel selection unit which selects any of the plurality of communication channels in accordance with base station information, and a channel switching unit which dynamically switches the channel which is used for transmission of traffic of the mobile station apparatus to a channel which is selected by the channel selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Nitta
  • Electrochromic compound, electrochromic composition, display element, and dimming element
    Patent number: 9688706
    Abstract: An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I); where X1 to X4 are each a substituent represented by the following general formula (II), an alkyl group that may contain a functional group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may contain a functional group, or a hydrogen atom, and at least two selected from X1 to X4 are the substituents represented by the general formula (II); where R1 to R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent group that may contain a substituent; B is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent group that may contain a functional group; A?is a monovalent anion; and m is any of 0 to 3, and R1 to R8, B, and m may each independently be different when a plurality of the substituents represented by the general formula (II) are present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mamiko Inoue, Masaomi Sasaki, Tohru Yashiro, Keiichiroh Yutani, Yoshinori Okada, Sukchan Kim, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Koh Fujimura, Yoshihisa Naijo, Kazuaki Tsuji, Shigenobu Hirano, Toshiya Sagisaka, Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Goto, Keigo Takauji
  • NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY
    Publication number: 20170170525
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which swelling due to charge-discharge cycling is inhibited. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a flat electrode assembly in which a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate having a different polarity from the first electrode plate are wound with a separator provided therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Mitani, Satoshi Yamamoto, Yasunori Watanabe, Kentaro Takahashi, Masaki Deguchi, Yuta Ichikawa, Masaya Ugaji
  • ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170168366
    Abstract: An electrochromic element is provided. The electrochromic element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first layer overlying the first electrode, and a second layer overlying the second electrode. The first layer contains an oxidizable color-developing electrochromic compound. The second layer contains a compound having the following formula (1): wherein each of R1 to R5 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group, and at least one of R1 to R5 has a functional group directly or indirectly bindable to hydroxyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato SHINODA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Toshiya SAGISAKA, Daisuke GOTO, Tamotsu HORIUCHI, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Fuminari KANEKO, Mamiko INOUE, Tohru YASHIRO
  • Ophthalmic microscope
    Patent number: 9662013
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ophthalmic microscope includes an illumination system, a pair of light-receiving systems, and a first mechanism. The illumination system is configured to irradiate a subject's eye with illumination light. Each of the light-receiving systems includes a first objective lens and a first imaging device, and is configured to guide return light of the illumination light returning from the subject's eye to the first imaging device through the first objective lens. The objective optical axes of the light-receiving systems are not parallel to each other. The first mechanism is configured to move the light-receiving systems relative to each other to change an angle formed by the objective optical axes of the light-receiving systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Kazuhiro Oomori, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • OPTICAL PLATE, LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE, LIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, LIGHT IRRADIATION METHOD, AND LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20170146720
    Abstract: An optical plate is an optical plate for irradiating a target with light, and includes a light input surface for inputting the light, a light output surface for outputting the light, a back surface opposite to the light output surface, and a light diffusion portion formed at least inside the optical plate by converging laser light, for diffusing the light. The light input surface is a surface between the light output surface and the back surface, and the light input from the light input surface is diffused in the light diffusion portion and output from the light output surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Kenshi FUKUMITSU
  • HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS RETINOID-RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR (ROR) GAMMA-T INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20170144973
    Abstract: Provided are heterocyclic compounds having a ROR?t inhibitory action represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Takenda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Junya SHIRAI, Tsuneo ODA, Mitsunori KONO, Atsuko OCHIDA, Takashi IMADA, Hidekazu TOKUHARA, Yoshihide TOMATA, Naoki ISHII, Michiko TAWADA, Yoshiyuki FUKASE, Tomoya YUKAWA, Shoji FUKUMOTO
  • Heterocyclic compound
    Patent number: 9650343
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Tsuneo Oda, Mitsunori Kono, Atsuko Ochida, Takashi Imada, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshihide Tomata, Naoki Ishii, Michiko Tawada, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Tomoya Yukawa, Shoji Fukumoto
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLATED COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20170135222
    Abstract: A method for producing a plated part, includes: applying a catalyst inactivator to a surface of a base member; irradiating with light or heating a part of the surface of the base member to which the catalyst inactivator is applied; applying an electroless plating catalyst to the surface of the base member; and bringing an electroless plating solution into contact with the surface of the base member applied with the electroless plating catalyst to form an electroless plating film at a light-irradiated portion or a heated portion of the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiko KITO, Atsushi YUSA, Naoki USUKI, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hideto GOTO, Masashi SUENAGA
  • BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170125999
    Abstract: A battery monitoring device is configured to include a monitoring unit that monitors a state of a battery, an interrupter that interrupts a power supply to a load, and another interrupter that interrupts a power supply to the interrupter, wherein the monitoring unit controls an operation of the interrupter such that a power supply to the load is interrupted, and controls an operation of the other interrupter such that a power supply to the interrupter is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki KATO, Kimihiro SATO, Takuya YAMAMOTO, Ryusuke HASE, Takahiro TSUZUKU
  • BATTERY MONITORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170117595
    Abstract: A battery monitoring device is configured to include a monitoring unit that transmits state information that indicates a state of a battery and that interrupts, using an interrupter, a power supply from a battery to a load upon receiving a power-interruption request or when a power supply to the monitoring unit is interrupted, and a controller that transmits a power-interruption request to the monitoring unit upon determining, on the basis of the state information transmitted from the monitoring unit, that an anomaly has occurred in the battery, wherein the controller interrupts, using an interrupter, a power supply to the monitoring unit upon determining that a communication anomaly has occurred between the monitoring unit and the controller, or that an anomaly has occurred in the monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Ryusuke HASE, Takahiro TSUZUKU, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Hiroaki KATO
  • Heterocyclic compound
    Patent number: 9630924
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Tsuneo Oda, Mitsunori Kono, Atsuko Ochida, Takashi Imada, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshihide Tomata, Naoki Ishii, Michiko Tawada, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Tomoya Yukawa, Shoji Fukumoto
  • AMIDE COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20170107240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound (I) or a salt thereof which has a ROR?t inhibitory action. In the formula (I), each symbol is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Mitsunori Kono, Yoshihide Tomata, Ayumu Sato, Atsuko Ochida, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Shoji Fukumoto, Tsuneo Oda, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Naoki Ishii, Yusuke Sasaki
  • VARIED STORAGE MEDIA DENSITY FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES IN VIBRATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20170097877
    Abstract: To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage system is presented. The data storage system includes data storage devices each configured for storage of data at associated storage media densities. The data storage system includes a control processor configured to vary storage media densities of ones of the plurality of data storage devices based at least on positioning of the plurality of data storage devices within an associated enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Abhishek Dhanda, Toshiki Hirano, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Salt and photoresist composition comprising the same
    Patent number: 9612533
    Abstract: A salt which generates an acid by light irradiation, said salt comprising: an acid-labile group having an acetal structure from which group a moiety having a fluorine-containing base-labile group is removed by bring into contact with the acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Koji Ichikawa, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • ENHANCED LOW OVERHEAD DATA PROTECTION IN DATA STORAGE DRIVES
    Publication number: 20170090798
    Abstract: To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage device is presented that performs a write process to store data on a storage medium of the data storage device responsive to one or more write operations received over a host interface. The data storage device monitors a quality of the write process and determines when the quality of the write process falls below a threshold quality. Responsive to the quality of the write process falling below the threshold quality, the data storage device indicates the quality of the write process to a data protection node for determination of data parity information that compensates for the quality of the write process, where the data parity information is provided by the data protection node for storage in a selected parity storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Hassner, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Optical module
    Patent number: 9606307
    Abstract: Object To prevent deformation of locating pins and breakage of the glass substrate on which locating holes are formed. Means for Solving the Problems There is provided an optical module including: a glass substrate that includes an optical-electric-conversion element, that is transparent to either one of light emitted from the optical-electric-conversion element and light received by the optical-electric-conversion element, and in which a locating hole is formed; and an optical component in which a locating pin is formed, the glass substrate and the optical component being positioned by fitting the locating pin to the locating hole through a protective film so that the protective film is in contact with the locating hole and the locating pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Matsumaru, Satoshi Yamamoto, Hiroto Nakazato
  • HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20170050974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound (I) or a salt thereof which has a ROR?t inhibitory action. wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shoji Fukumoto, Tsuneo Oda, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshihide Tomata, Naoki Ishii, Michiko Tawada, Mitsunori Kono, Atsuko Ochida, Takashi Imada, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Tomoya Yukawa
  • Heterocyclic compound
    Patent number: 9573903
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a ROR?t inhibitory action. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Junya Shirai, Tsuneo Oda, Mitsunori Kono, Atsuko Ochida, Takashi Imada, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshihide Tomata, Naoki Ishii, Michiko Tawada, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Tomoya Yukawa, Shoji Fukumoto
  • Compound, resin, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern
    Patent number: 9562122
    Abstract: A resist composition has a resin (A1) including a structural unit having an acid-labile group, a resin (A2) including a structural unit having a group represented by formula (Ia), and an acid generator. wherein R1 in each occurrence independently represents a fluorine atom or a C1 to C6 fluorinated alkyl group, ring W represents a C5 to C18 alicyclic hydrocarbon group, n represents an integer of 1 to 6, and * represents a binding site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuro Masuyama, Satoshi Yamamoto, Koji Ichikawa