Patents by Inventor Shoji Maruo

Shoji Maruo 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).

  • Molding device, liquid column moving device, molding method, liquid column moving method, and program
    Patent number: 12076914
    Abstract: A molding device includes a movement processing unit configured to move a liquid column sandwiched between two substrates and a molding unit configured to perform a molding process by partially changing the liquid column to a solid within a prescribed molding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: National University Corporation Yokohama National University
    Inventors: Shoji Maruo, Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Hotaka Hirata
  • Shaping apparatus, droplet moving device, object production method, shaping method, droplet moving method, shaping program, and droplet moving program
    Patent number: 12036725
    Abstract: A shaping apparatus includes: a movement processing unit that heats a droplet such that a temperature of the droplet on a peripheral side in a horizontal direction becomes higher than that on a center side in the horizontal direction and move the droplet by moving a heating area; and a shaping unit that performs shaping by partially changing the droplet into a solid in a predetermined shaping area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: National University Corporation Yokohama National University
    Inventors: Shoji Maruo, Hotaka Hirata, Taichi Furukawa
  • MOLDING DEVICE, LIQUID COLUMN MOVING DEVICE, MOLDING METHOD, LIQUID COLUMN MOVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20220396027
    Abstract: A molding device includes a movement processing unit configured to move a liquid column sandwiched between two substrates and a molding unit configured to perform a molding process by partially changing the liquid column to a solid within a prescribed molding region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: National University Corporation Yokohama National University
    Inventors: Shoji Maruo, Hiroyuki Tadokoro, Hotaka Hirata
  • SHAPING APPARATUS, DROPLET MOVING DEVICE, OBJECT PRODUCTION METHOD, SHAPING METHOD, DROPLET MOVING METHOD, SHAPING PROGRAM, AND DROPLET MOVING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20220193979
    Abstract: A shaping apparatus includes: a movement processing unit that heats a droplet such that a temperature of the droplet on a peripheral side in a horizontal direction becomes higher than that on a center side in the horizontal direction and move the droplet by moving a heating area; and a shaping unit that performs shaping by partially changing the droplet into a solid in a predetermined shaping area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Shoji Maruo, Hotaka Hirata, Taichi Furukawa