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).

  • Publication number: 20240088174
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
  • Patent number: 11919408
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls a vehicle having a service power supply used to provide a service and a driving power supply used for traveling. The information processing apparatus has a storage unit configured to store service-related information concerning the service provided by the vehicle, and a controller configured to select any of a first mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are independently used, and a second mode, in which the service power supply and the driving power supply are shared, based on the service-related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shintaro Matsutani, Aya Sato, Yasuki Nakagawa, Shigeru Inamori, Fuminori Matsuoka, Taro Hasegawa, Masaki Nanahara, Misaki Sato, Motoki Maekawa, Hiroki Ashizawa
  • Publication number: 20240067818
    Abstract: A resin composition including a liquid crystalline polymer and a fluororesin, wherein the fluororesin has a peak area percentage of a CF3 groups content relative to a CF2 groups content in the fluororesin of 0.05% or more, as determined by the following [Method for measuring CF3 groups content]: the CF3 groups content relative to the CF2 groups content in the fluororesin is calculated as an area percentage from a peak area ICF3 corresponding to the CF3 groups and a peak area ICF2 corresponding to the CF2 groups measured by 19F solid-state NMR, and is determined by the following formula (f1): CF3 groups content (%)={(ICF3/3)/(ICF2/2)}×100 (f1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yuta KIKUCHI, Shintaro SAITO, Kensuke MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 11855106
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
  • Publication number: 20230348669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yoshiyuki TOTANI, Kosuke MANO
  • Patent number: 11746187
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Yoshiyuki Totani, Kosuke Mano
  • Publication number: 20230273344
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yuji INATOMI, Tsuyoshi SHIODA
  • Patent number: 11665431
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
  • Patent number: 11601608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20230022186
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yoshiyuki TOTANI, Kosuke MANO
  • Publication number: 20220238574
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoya Sasago, Shintaro Maekawa, Yu Maehashi, Yasuharu Ota
  • Publication number: 20220236420
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20220201182
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20210037203
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventor: Shintaro Maekawa
  • Patent number: 10606169
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuo Kohmura, Takashi Kozeki, Daiki Taneichi, Shintaro Maekawa, Yosuke Ono, Tsuneaki Biyajima
  • Publication number: 20180239242
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuo KOHMURA, Takashi KOZEKI, Daiki TANEICHI, Shintaro MAEKAWA, Yosuke ONO, Tsuneaki BIYAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160264851
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Chojiro Higuchi, Ryohei Ogawa, Akifumi Kagayama
  • Patent number: 9309402
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro Maekawa, Shinichi Usugi, Hitoshi Onishi
  • Patent number: 9221949
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Fujii, Shintaro Maekawa, Hitoshi Onishi, Akifumi Kagayama
  • Publication number: 20140131691
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugo Yamamoto, Masatoshi Takagi, Shunsuke Fujii, Shintaro Maekawa, Setsuko Oike