Patents by Inventor Shintaro Suzuki
Shintaro Suzuki 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: 20240124389Abstract: An object of present invention is to provide a compound or a salt thereof constituting lipid particles that can achieve a high nucleic acid encapsulation rate and excellent delivery of nucleic acids, and to provide lipid particles and pharmaceutical composition using the compound or a salt thereof, which can achieve a high nucleic acid encapsulation rate and excellent delivery of nucleic acids. According to an aspect of the present invention, a compound represented by Formula (1) or a salt thereof is provided. In the formula, each symbol has a meaning defined in the present specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shintaro TANABE, Tatsuya NITABARU, Mashiko YAMAMOTO, Hirofumi FUKUNAGA, Naoto NAKAMURA, Noriyuki KASAGI, Taisuke ENDO, Keiko SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20240108197Abstract: A white balance adjustment jig for an endoscope includes: an insertion portion that includes at least one insertion hole into which a distal end part of an endoscope is inserted; a lid portion that is disposed to face the insertion portion; and an outer peripheral portion that is in contact with the insertion portion and the lid portion to form an internal space. The lid portion includes a chart having a plurality of marks on a surface on an insertion portion side, and the chart is inclined with respect to a perpendicular plane perpendicular to the insertion direction of the distal end part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroaki SUZUKI, Kenichi OTANI, Yu YOSHIMORI, Shintaro HATTORI
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Patent number: 11899388Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a development cartridge, a toner cartridge, and a controller. The development cartridge includes a development roller, a development chamber, and a development memory. The toner cartridge includes a case in which toner is stored, a toner supply unit configured to supply toner from the case into the development chamber, and a toner memory. The controller stores, in the development memory, information regarding a cumulative received toner amount and a cumulative toner consumption amount. The controller subtracts the cumulative toner consumption amount from the cumulative received toner amount to find a difference, and causes the toner supply unit to supply a first predetermined amount of toner into the development chamber when the difference is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value. The controller stores, in the toner memory, information regarding the cumulative supplied toner amount.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Hinoue, Shintaro Suzuki, Sota Hirano
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Patent number: 11754955Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a display, a drum cartridge configured to be mounted to the main bod, a toner cartridge configured to be mounted to the drum cartridge, and a controller. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing chamber configured to accommodate toner, and a drum memory. The toner cartridge includes a housing configured to accommodate the toner. The controller is configured to store, in the drum memory, a cumulative toner receiving amount which is a cumulative amount of the toner supplied from the toner cartridge and received in the developing chamber, a cumulative toner consumption amount which is a cumulative amount of the consumed toner, and a cumulative drum printing sheet number which is a number of sheets on which an image is formed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma Hinoue, Shintaro Suzuki, Sota Hirano, Ayaka Komori
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Publication number: 20230219115Abstract: coating film having excellent adhesion, even without the presence of a chemical conversion film treatment out as an undercoat and a metal automotive part having the coating film. A powder is deposited by powder-coating onto the surface of a metal automotive part that has been quenched after simultaneously forging, and tempering the metal automotive part and bake-hardening the deposited powder to form a skin film on the surface of the metal automotive part. The surface of the metal automotive part before the powder is powder-coated thereon is a work-hardened material surface that has been not been subjected to a chemical conversion filming treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Takafumi IWAMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHIDA, Masato CHOKYU, Shintaro SUZUKI, Hiromi HAYASHI
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Patent number: 11624996Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a motor, a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a main memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform storing a first rotation number and a second rotation number in the main memory. The first rotation number is the rotation number of the photosensitive drum rotated in a first state where the photosensitive drum rotates and the developing roller is stopped. The second rotation number is the rotation number of the photosensitive drum rotated in a second state where the photosensitive drum rotates and the developing roller rotates. The controller is further configured to perform, in a case where the photosensitive drum rotates, determining a total deterioration quantity of the photosensitive drum which is a cumulative deterioration quantity of the photosensitive drum based on the first rotation number and the second rotation number.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ayaka Komori, Shintaro Suzuki, Sota Hirano, Kazuma Hinoue, Marika Ozaki
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Publication number: 20220365470Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a display, a drum cartridge configured to be mounted to the main bod, a toner cartridge configured to be mounted to the drum cartridge, and a controller. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing chamber configured to accommodate toner, and a drum memory. The toner cartridge includes a housing configured to accommodate the toner. The controller is configured to store, in the drum memory, a cumulative toner receiving amount which is a cumulative amount of the toner supplied from the toner cartridge and received in the developing chamber, a cumulative toner consumption amount which is a cumulative amount of the consumed toner, and a cumulative drum printing sheet number which is a number of sheets on which an image is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma HINOUE, Shintaro SUZUKI, Sota HIRANO, Ayaka KOMORI
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Patent number: 11500321Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum, a motor, and a drum gear train configured to transmit a driving force from the motor to the photosensitive drum. The drum gear train includes a first gear, a second gear and a first clutch. The first gear is rotatable about a first axis upon receipt of the driving force. The second gear is rotatable about the first axis and configured to receive the driving force from the first gear and to transmit the driving force to the photosensitive drum. The first clutch is switchable between a first transmission state where the driving force is transmitted from the first gear to the second gear and a first transmission cutoff state where the transmission of the driving force from the first gear to the second gear is cut off.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazutoshi Nakamura, Tomitake Aratachi, Sota Hirano, Kazuma Hinoue, Shintaro Suzuki, Ayaka Komori, Marika Ozaki
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Publication number: 20220276601Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a development cartridge, a toner cartridge, and a controller. The development cartridge includes a development roller, a development chamber, and a development memory. The toner cartridge includes a case in which toner is stored, a toner supply unit configured to supply toner from the case into the development chamber, and a toner memory. The controller stores, in the development memory, information regarding a cumulative received toner amount and a cumulative toner consumption amount. The controller subtracts the cumulative toner consumption amount from the cumulative received toner amount to find a difference, and causes the toner supply unit to supply a first predetermined amount of toner into the development chamber when the difference is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value. The controller stores, in the toner memory, information regarding the cumulative supplied toner amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma HINOUE, Shintaro SUZUKI, Sota HIRANO
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Patent number: 11408043Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus (1), including: a heating unit (2), which is configured to inductively heat a workpiece (W) to a target temperature; and a drive mechanism, which is configured to move a plurality of the coaxially held workpieces (W) relative to the heating unit (2) being in an energized state in an axial direction of the workpiece (W), wherein the heating unit (2) includes: a plurality of coil members (11) respectively including a ring-shaped coil portion (11a) arranged coaxially with the workpiece (W) so as to be capable of surrounding the workpiece (W); and a frame body (21), which is configured to support each of the plurality of coil members (11) so as to be movable in the axial direction of the workpiece while maintaining the coaxial arrangement between the coil portions (11a).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Yasutoshi Ito, Shintaro Suzuki, Yoshiya Mano
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Patent number: 11286535Abstract: Provided is a heat treatment apparatus (1), including: a conveying device (10), which is configured to convey a rod-shaped workpiece (W) at a predetermined velocity along an axial direction of the workpiece (W); and a heating device (2) including a heating coil (3) configured to inductively heat the workpiece (W) being conveyed to a quenching temperature, wherein the heating coil (3) includes a first heating section (3A) and a second heating section (3B), which are coupled to each other in series along the axial direction of the workpiece (W), and is electrically connected to a single high-frequency power supply (4), and wherein a coil pitch (D2) of the second heating section (3B) arranged relatively on a front side in a conveying direction for the workpiece (W) is larger than a coil pitch (D1) of the first heating section (3A) arranged relatively on a rear side in the conveying direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuneaki Hiraoka, Yuuki Tabuchi, Shintaro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20220091553Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a motor, a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a main memory, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform storing a first rotation number and a second rotation number in the main memory. The first rotation number is the rotation number of the photosensitive drum rotated in a first state where the photosensitive drum rotates and the developing roller is stopped. The second rotation number is the rotation number of the photosensitive drum rotated in a second state where the photosensitive drum rotates and the developing roller rotates. The controller is further configured to perform, in a case where the photosensitive drum rotates, determining a total deterioration quantity of the photosensitive drum which is a cumulative deterioration quantity of the photosensitive drum based on the first rotation number and the second rotation number.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ayaka KOMORI, Shintaro SUZUKI, Sota HIRANO, Kazuma HINOUE, Marika OZAKI
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Patent number: 11209123Abstract: A support apparatus includes a base member, an intermediate member, an upper member, a pair of first rails provided at the base member, the pair of first rails extending in a first direction, and a pair of second rails provided at the upper member, the pair of second rails extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The intermediate member includes a pair of first rollers engaging with the first rails and a pair of second rollers engaging with the second rails. The intermediate member constitutes a first pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the first direction and a second pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the second direction. The intermediate member includes a first drive portion that drives the first rollers to rotate and a second drive portion that drives the second rollers to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Nobutoki, Shintaro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210356900Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive drum, a motor, and a drum gear train configured to transmit a driving force from the motor to the photosensitive drum. The drum gear train includes a first gear, a second gear and a first clutch. The first gear is rotatable about a first axis upon receipt of the driving force. The second gear is rotatable about the first axis and configured to receive the driving force from the first gear and to transmit the driving force to the photosensitive drum. The first clutch is switchable between a first transmission state where the driving force is transmitted from the first gear to the second gear and a first transmission cutoff state where the transmission of the driving force from the first gear to the second gear is cut off.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazutoshi NAKAMURA, Tomitake ARATACHI, Sota HIRANO, Kazuma HINOUE, Shintaro SUZUKI, Ayaka KOMORI, Marika OZAKI
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Patent number: 11137055Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a rail, a shaft, and a motion body. At least a part of the rail is curved such that an opening groove of the rail is curved when the rail is seen from a side orthogonal to an axial direction. The shaft includes flexibility. The shaft includes an engagement portion which is formed in a spiral shape at a circumferential surface thereof. The motion body includes a case portion and an engaged portion held by the case portion so as to be movable, the engaged portion extending inside the rail through the opening groove from an outward of the rail, the engaged portion engaged with the engagement portion of the shaft. The engaged portion is movable in a first direction, and includes an orientation fixed relative to the case portion in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventor: Shintaro Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210131537Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a rail, a shaft, and a motion body. At least a part of the rail is curved such that an opening groove of the rail is curved when the rail is seen from a side orthogonal to an axial direction. The shaft includes flexibility. The shaft includes an engagement portion which is formed in a spiral shape at a circumferential surface thereof. The motion body includes a case portion and an engaged portion held by the case portion so as to be movable, the engaged portion extending inside the rail through the opening groove from an outward of the rail, the engaged portion engaged with the engagement portion of the shaft. The engaged portion is movable in a first direction, and includes an orientation fixed relative to the case portion in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shintaro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10933462Abstract: A forging method for a shaft member includes preforming at least one of a plurality of enlarged diameter portions to obtain a semi-finished member, and forming a remainder of the enlarged diameter portions in the semi-finished member using a mold. The mold includes a punch, split dies, and a workpiece receiving member. The forming of the remainder of the enlarged diameter portions includes allowing the semi-finished member having the at least one of the enlarged diameter portions to be placed on the workpiece receiving member, cramping the semi-finished member in its radial direction by closing the split dies, and filling the semi-finished member into forming surfaces of the split dies by the pressure applied by the punch under the state in which the semi-finished member is cramped.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiya Mano, Shintaro Suzuki, Shunichirou Tsuboi, Akira Nagatake, Renji Natsume, Masazumi Kobayashi, Tatsuro Sugiyama, Yoshio Enomoto
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Publication number: 20210003247Abstract: A support apparatus includes a base member, an intermediate member, an upper member, a pair of first rails provided at the base member, the pair of first rails extending in a first direction, and a pair of second rails provided at the upper member, the pair of second rails extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The intermediate member includes a pair of first rollers engaging with the first rails and a pair of second rollers engaging with the second rails. The intermediate member constitutes a first pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the first direction and a second pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the second direction. The intermediate member includes a first drive portion that drives the first rollers to rotate and a second drive portion that drives the second rollers to rotate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi NOBUTOKI, Shintaro Suzuki
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Patent number: 10844447Abstract: When a rod-shaped workpiece (W) having an outer peripheral surface with a circular cross section is inductively heated to a quenching temperature while being conveyed at a predetermined velocity along an axial direction of the rod-shaped workpiece (W), the rod-shaped workpiece (W) being currently conveyed is heated to a predetermined temperature equal to or lower than the quenching temperature by a first heating coil (2A), which is electrically connected to a first high-frequency power supply (3) and has a constant output. Then, the rod-shaped workpiece (W) being currently conveyed is heated so as to be maintained at the quenching temperature by a second heating coil (2B), which is electrically connected to a second high-frequency power supply (4) and has a constant output.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuneaki Hiraoka, Shintaro Suzuki, Yuuki Tabuchi
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Publication number: 20200317017Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a pendulum mechanism arranged between an under body and an upper body of a vehicle to allow an oscillation of the upper body relative to the under body, a vehicle height adjuster allowing the under body to incline, and an inclination controller controlling an operation of the vehicle height adjuster to cause the under body to incline in a direction where the upper body inclines while oscillating around a support point that is defined by the pendulum mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi NOBUTOKI, Shintaro SUZUKI