Patents by Inventor Shintaro Maekawa
Shintaro Maekawa 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: 20240088174Abstract: A signal processing device includes a plurality of pixel signal processing units and a signal line group. The plurality of pixel signal processing units is arranged in a first direction and a second direction, each of the plurality of signal processing units acquiring a digital signal having a plurality of bits based on an output from a corresponding avalanche photodiode. The signal line group is arranged corresponding to the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction and including a signal line to which a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of bits of different digits of the digital signal held in each of the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction are commonly output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
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Patent number: 11855106Abstract: A signal processing device includes a plurality of pixel signal processing units and a signal line group. The plurality of pixel signal processing units is arranged in a first direction and a second direction, each of the plurality of signal processing units acquiring a digital signal having a plurality of bits based on an output from a corresponding avalanche photodiode. The signal line group is arranged corresponding to the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction and including a signal line to which a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of bits of different digits of the digital signal held in each of the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction are commonly output.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
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Publication number: 20230348669Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by General Formula (1) in General Formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent a group selected from the following Formulae,Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yoshiyuki TOTANI, Kosuke MANO
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Patent number: 11746187Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by General Formula (1) in General Formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent a group selected from the following Formulae,Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Yoshiyuki Totani, Kosuke Mano
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Publication number: 20230273344Abstract: Provided are an insolation correction method, an insolation correction device, a recording medium, a model, a model generating method, and a model providing method in which insolation data having a small deviation from an actually measured value can be provided. An insolation correction method includes: acquiring insolation data; acquiring weather data; and correcting the acquired insolation data, on the basis of the acquired weather data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yuji INATOMI, Tsuyoshi SHIODA
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Patent number: 11665431Abstract: The disclosed photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit outputting a pulse signal in response to an incident of photon, a signal processing unit that is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit and counts the pulse signal, and a control unit that controls the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit includes a first count processing unit and a second count processing unit arranged in parallel. The control unit is configured to set an active period and an inactive period for each of the first count processing unit and the second count processing unit. A period during which the first count processing unit is active includes a first period during which the second count processing unit is active and a second period during which the second count processing unit is inactive.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shintaro Maekawa
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Patent number: 11601608Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes one or more first avalanche diodes, a first processing circuit configured to be connected to the first avalanche diode(s), one or more second avalanche diodes, and a second processing circuit configured to be connected to the second avalanche diode(s), wherein the first avalanche diode(s) is/are configured to be connected to the second processing circuit by a selection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shintaro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20230022186Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by General Formula (1) in General Formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent a group selected from the following Formulae,Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yoshiyuki TOTANI, Kosuke MANO
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Publication number: 20220236420Abstract: A device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a photodiode, a generation circuit that generates a detection pulse based on an output generated by incidence of photon on the photodiode, a counter that counts the detection pulse and outputs a count value of a plurality of bits, and a determination circuit that outputs a determination signal indicating that the count value exceeds a predetermined threshold value based on a transition of any one bit of the counter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20220238574Abstract: A signal processing device includes a plurality of pixel signal processing units and a signal line group. The plurality of pixel signal processing units is arranged in a first direction and a second direction, each of the plurality of signal processing units acquiring a digital signal having a plurality of bits based on an output from a corresponding avalanche photodiode. The signal line group is arranged corresponding to the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction and including a signal line to which a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of bits of different digits of the digital signal held in each of the plurality of pixel signal processing units arranged in the first direction are commonly output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
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Publication number: 20220201182Abstract: The disclosed photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit outputting a pulse signal in response to an incident of photon, a signal processing unit that is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit and counts the pulse signal, and a control unit that controls the signal processing unit. The signal processing unit includes a first count processing unit and a second count processing unit arranged in parallel. The control unit is configured to set an active period and an inactive period for each of the first count processing unit and the second count processing unit. A period during which the first count processing unit is active includes a first period during which the second count processing unit is active and a second period during which the second count processing unit is inactive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
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Publication number: 20210037203Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes one or more first avalanche diodes, a first processing circuit configured to be connected to the first avalanche diode(s), one or more second avalanche diodes, and a second processing circuit configured to be connected to the second avalanche diode(s), wherein the first avalanche diode(s) is/are configured to be connected to the second processing circuit by a selection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
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Patent number: 10606169Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a pellicle frame which is not susceptible to deterioration even if irradiated with short-wavelength light such as excimer light, and which is not susceptible to generation of an outgas or foreign substance; and a pellicle which uses this pellicle frame. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, this pellicle frame for supporting the outer periphery of a pellicle film is configured to comprise a frame and a film that is formed on the surface of the frame and contains a polyimide resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Kazuo Kohmura, Takashi Kozeki, Daiki Taneichi, Shintaro Maekawa, Yosuke Ono, Tsuneaki Biyajima
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Publication number: 20180239242Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a pellicle frame which is not susceptible to deterioration even if irradiated with short-wavelength light such as excimer light, and which is not susceptible to generation of an outgas or foreign substance; and a pellicle which uses this pellicle frame. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, this pellicle frame for supporting the outer periphery of a pellicle film is configured to comprise a frame and a film that is formed on the surface of the frame and contains a polyimide resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Kazuo KOHMURA, Takashi KOZEKI, Daiki TANEICHI, Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yosuke ONO, Tsuneaki BIYAJIMA
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Publication number: 20160264851Abstract: The aqueous dispersion of the present invention is an aqueous dispersion in which a biodegradable resin composition (C) in the form of a fine solid is dispersed in an aqueous medium, and the biodegradable resin composition (C) comprises a copolymer (A) comprising a constituent unit (a-1) derived from a polyvalent carboxylic acid and a constituent unit (a-2) derived from a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a biodegradable resin (B), and wherein the mass composition ratio [(A)/(B)] of the copolymer (A) to the biodegradable resin (B) is 1/99 to 100/0 provided that the total amount of the copolymer (A) and the biodegradable resin (B) is 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Chojiro Higuchi, Ryohei Ogawa, Akifumi Kagayama
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Patent number: 9309402Abstract: Disclosed are a biodegradable resin composition comprising a copolymer (A) with a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000, which comprises a constituent unit (a-1) derived from a multivalent carboxylic acid except for an amino acid and a constituent unit (a-2) derived from a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a biodegradable resin (B), which has excellent hydrolyzability and excellent transparency; and a biodegradable molded article composed of this biodegradable resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Shinichi Usugi, Hitoshi Onishi
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Patent number: 9221949Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a resin, which has a high refractive index, excellent heat resistance and moldability, and high transparency, and is useful as a material for configuring optical devices, etc. The invention provides a resin comprising acyl hydrazone bonds and having a number average molecular weight of 500-500,000, wherein the acyl hydrazone bond equivalent is 100-4000.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shunsuke Fujii, Shintaro Maekawa, Hitoshi Onishi, Akifumi Kagayama
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Publication number: 20140131691Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polymerizable resin composition with which the cured product refractive index is high and the viscosity under a high shear stress is a specific viscosity or lower. Provided is an polymerizable epoxy composition comprising (A1) an S-containing epoxy resin represented by a general formula, (A2) an epoxy compound having a softening point of 70° C. or lower, (B) a curing promoter, and (C) a thiol compound having two or more thiol groups per molecule, wherein viscosity at 25° C. and 60 rpm as determined using a B viscometer is between 100 and 15,000 mPa·s.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Yugo Yamamoto, Masatoshi Takagi, Shunsuke Fujii, Shintaro Maekawa, Setsuko Oike
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Publication number: 20140011965Abstract: Disclosed are a biodegradable resin composition comprising a copolymer (A) with a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000, which comprises a constituent unit (a-1) derived from a multivalent carboxylic acid except for an amino acid and a constituent unit (a-2) derived from a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a biodegradable resin (B), which has excellent hydrolyzability and excellent transparency; and a biodegradable molded article composed of this biodegradable resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Shinichi Usugi, Hitoshi Onishi
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Publication number: 20140001950Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a resin, which has a high refractive index, excellent heat resistance and moldability, and high transparency, and is useful as a material for configuring optical devices, etc. The invention provides a resin comprising acyl hydrazone bonds and having a number average molecular weight of 500-500,000, wherein the acyl hydrazone bond equivalent is 100-4000.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Shunsuke Fujii, Shintaro Maekawa, Hitoshi Onishi, Akifumi Kagayama