Patents by Inventor Takashi Watanabe

Takashi Watanabe 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: 20220251409
    Abstract: A liquid composition contains a macrocyclic compound enclosing a metal ion, water, and an organic solvent, wherein a recording medium where the liquid composition has been applied has at least one of an antibacterial activity or an antiviral activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun SAITO, Kento Sugita, Koichiro Oyama, Mizuki Kuroha, Satoshi Takahashi, Yuuki Yokohama, Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11393781
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment comprises a first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a first wire, a first connection pad electrically connected to the first wire, and a first dummy pad. The second chip includes a second wire, a second connection pad electrically connected to the second wire and joined to the first connection pad, and a second dummy pad joined to the first dummy pad. A thickness of the first dummy pad is smaller than a thickness of the first connection pad and a thickness of the second dummy pad is also smaller than a thickness of the second connection pad, or the thickness of the first dummy pad is smaller than the thickness of the first connection pad or the thickness of the second dummy pad is smaller than the thickness of the second connection pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11387856
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a multilayer substrate, an input switch, an output switch, and filters. A switch IC is disposed on a main surface of the multilayer substrate. The input switch is disposed in the switch IC and includes a first input terminal and first output terminals. The output switch is disposed in the switch IC and includes second input terminals and a second output terminal. The filters are disposed outside the switch IC and are connected to the first output terminals and the second input terminals. In a plan view of the multilayer substrate, the first input terminal and the first output terminals are disposed close to a first side of an exterior of the switch IC, and the second input terminals and the second output terminal are disposed close to a second side different from the first side of the exterior of the switch IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11387810
    Abstract: A high-frequency module includes a substrate having a mounting surface, a laminated component disposed on the mounting surface, and a wiring, in which the laminated component includes a lower stage component, and an upper stage component disposed on the lower stage component, the lower stage component includes a lower surface 31 facing the mounting surface, an upper surface facing the lower surface 31 back to back, and a connection terminal 33 provided on the lower surface 31, the upper stage component includes a lower surface 41 facing the upper surface, and a connection terminal 43 provided on the lower surface 41, and the wiring is provided on the upper surface, and is connected with the connection terminal 43.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syuichi Onodera, Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11367712
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment includes a first chip and a second chip. A first pad is disposed so as to be exposed from a first region on a first surface. A first mark is provided by a first pattern and is disposed so as to be exposed from a second region. The second chip includes a second substrate, a second wire, a second pad, and a second mark. The second wire is disposed on the second substrate. The second pad is disposed so as to be exposed from a third region on a second surface, and is electrically connected to the second wire and the first pad. The second mark is provided by a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern, is disposed so as to be exposed from a fourth region, and has a thinner thickness than the second pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11338821
    Abstract: A display system includes a display that displays a first image simulating a road on which a host vehicle is traveling, and a display controller that causes the display to display a second image simulating a recommended lane given to a controller that performs driving control of the host vehicle at a position associated with the first image, and to display a third image simulating a target trajectory generated by the controller that performs driving control of the host vehicle at a position associated with the first image, wherein the display controller changes the third image to an image simulating the target trajectory for lane change without changing a display position of the second image when the controller executes driving control for causing the host vehicle to return to an original lane after causing the host vehicle to perform lane change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Ikeda, Kenji Sugiyama, Yoshitaka Mimura, Takashi Watanabe, Taichi Sogo, Masayuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11340611
    Abstract: An autonomous system including a plurality of autonomous bodies, each of the autonomous bodies includes a situation grasping unit that grasps situation, an operation determining unit that determines an operation based on the grasped situation, and an operation executing unit that executes the determined operation, the plurality of autonomous bodies included in the autonomous body system includes one or more first autonomous bodies and two or more second autonomous bodies, situation grasped by the situation grasping unit of the first autonomous body includes situation of the second autonomous body, the situation grasped by the situation grasping unit of the second autonomous body includes a result of an operation executed by the operation executing unit of the first autonomous body, and the operation determining unit of the second autonomous body determines an operation based on the result of the operation executed by the operation executing unit of the first autonomous body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Moriya, Takashi Watanabe, Nobutaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11335484
    Abstract: A permanent magnet including R and T. R are rare earth elements including Sm and at least one selected from Y and Gd. T is Fe alone or Fe and Co. T maybe partly substituted with M, and M is one or more selected from Ti, V, Cr, Mo, W, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Al, Si, Cu, Zn, Ga and Ge. In a total content of R, Sm content is 60 at % or more and 95 at % or less, and a total content of Y and Gd is 5 at % or more and 35 at % or less. The permanent magnet includes main phase crystal grains having a ThMn12 type crystal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Tomita, Ryuji Hashimoto, Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11336854
    Abstract: A distance image capturing apparatus has a light source unit that emits an intermittent light pulse into a space, a light receiving unit that includes a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion device and electric charge accumulating units, and a distance image processing unit. The distance image processing unit acquires an electric charge amount distributed by a predetermined fixed number of times and accumulated in the accumulating units. The distance image processing unit acquires electric charge amounts accumulated in the accumulating units with different number of times of electric charge distribution as one set and selects one of a first electric charge amount with a larger number of electric charge distribution and a second electric charge amount for acquiring a distance from a subject based on a comparison result with a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Brookman Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Akahori
  • Patent number: 11306884
    Abstract: A planar light-emitting device having a linear light-emitter having a substrate extending in a predetermined direction, a first line and a second line including a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged along the predetermined direction on the substrate, the first line and the second line being arranged side by site along the predetermined direction with an interval, a first frame arranged on the substrate so as to surround the first line, a second frame arranged on the substrate so as to surround the second line, a first seal arranged inside the first frame for sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements, a second seal arranged inside the second frame for sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a plurality of electrodes arranged on the substrate and electrically connected with the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a light guide plate having an incidence surface having a first flat portion facing to the first line, a second flat portion facing to the second line, a projecting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Kazuya Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20220098419
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a cured product film, which is capable of increasing the formation accuracy of a fine cured product film and also increasing the adhesion of the cured product film. The method for producing a curable film according to the present invention includes an application step in which a curable composition that is photocurable and thermocurable and also is in liquid form is applied using an ink jet device, a first light irradiation step in which the curable composition is irradiated with light from a first light irradiation part, and a heating step in which a precured product film irradiated with light is heated, the ink jet device has an ink tank to store the curable composition, a discharge part, and a circulation flow path part, and in the application step, the curable composition is applied while being circulated in the ink jet device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanikawa, Takashi Watanabe, Michihisa Ueda, Shigeru Nakamura, Hiroshi Maenaka, Ryosuke Takahashi, Takanori Inoue, Yoshito Fujita, Osamu Inui
  • Patent number: 11285974
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a vehicle, an information terminal apparatus that can provide, on a display unit, a plurality of contents which provide training on an operation method of the vehicle, and a server that can communicate with the vehicle and the information terminal apparatus. The information terminal apparatus includes a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display a first content that provides training on an operation method including a method to start an operation of a specific function of the vehicle and a second content that provides, to a user of the vehicle who has been trained by the first content and is registered in the server, training on an operation method corresponding to a phenomenon that can occur while the specific function is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Ikeda, Takafumi Hirose, Kentaro Ishisaka, Takashi Watanabe, Junpei Yashima, Katsuya Yashiro, Toru Kokaki, Daiki Nishida, Yuta Takada, Yuji Fujiki
  • Patent number: 11267249
    Abstract: A wiping device includes a first web material, a second web material, and a pressing member. The second web material is different from the first web material. The pressing member presses the first web material and the second web material to a target to be wiped. The first web material and the second web material are overlaid on top of one another and pressed against the target to be wiped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hase, Taku Hatakeyama, Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11260497
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes a holder holding a target. A polisher polishes the target. An irradiator irradiates the target with an irradiation light from below the polisher. A photoreceiver receives a reflection light reflected from the polishing target to detect a relation between a wavelength and a light quantity of the reflection light. A first reflector bends the irradiation light from the irradiator in a direction tilted to the polishing target. A second reflector bends the reflection light from the polishing target to the photoreceiver. The first reflector irradiates the polishing target with the irradiation light in a direction tilted to the polishing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11265571
    Abstract: A video encoding apparatus is a video encoding apparatus for subjecting a video image to motion compensated prediction coding, comprising an acquisition module to acquire available blocks of blocks having motion vectors from encoded blocks adjacent to a to-be-encoded block and number of the available blocks, an acquisition/selection module to select one selection block from the encoded available blocks, a selection information encoder to encode selection information specifying the selection block using a code table corresponding to the number of available blocks, and an image encoder to subject the to-be-encoded block to motion compensated prediction coding using a motion vector of the selection block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Saori Asaka, Takeshi Chujoh, Akiyuki Tanizawa, Goki Yasuda, Naofumi Wada, Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11220604
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a cured product film, which is capable of increasing the formation accuracy of a fine cured product film and also increasing the adhesion of the cured product film. The method for producing a curable film according to the present invention includes an application step in which a curable composition that is photocurable and thermocurable and also is in liquid form is applied using an ink jet device, a first light irradiation step in which the curable composition is irradiated with light from a first light irradiation part, and a heating step in which a precured product film irradiated with light is heated, the ink jet device has an ink tank to store the curable composition, a discharge part, and a circulation flow path part, and in the application step, the curable composition is applied while being circulated in the ink jet device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tanikawa, Takashi Watanabe, Michihisa Ueda, Shigeru Nakamura, Hiroshi Maenaka, Ryosuke Takahashi, Takanori Inoue, Yoshito Fujita, Osamu Inui
  • Patent number: 11215362
    Abstract: A flame detection system includes: a UV sensor that serves as a flame sensor detecting a UV ray generated by a flame; an application voltage generation unit that applies a driving voltage to the UV sensor; a discharge detection unit that detects a discharge in the UV sensor; a discharge count unit that counts the number of detected discharges; a discharge probability calculation unit that calculates a discharge probability on the basis of the number of discharges counted by the discharge count unit and the number of times the driving voltage is applied; a UV intensity determination unit that determines an intensity of the UV ray on the basis of the discharge probability; and a determination result output unit that outputs the intensity of the UV ray determined by the UV intensity determination unit via display or communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Shigeki Ishii, Yuichi Kumazawa, Kayo Suzuki, Satoru Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11201633
    Abstract: A radio frequency module has a substrate, a first chip inductor, an integrated circuit, and a first amplifier connected to the first chip inductor. The first chip inductor is on a first main surface of the substrate and the integrated circuit is on a second main surface of the substrate, the second main surface being opposite the first main surface. The integrated circuit includes the first amplifier. When the substrate is viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first main surface of the substrate, the first chip inductor at least partially overlaps the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210368123
    Abstract: A distance image capturing apparatus has a light source unit that emits an intermittent light pulse into a space, a light receiving unit that includes a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion device and electric charge accumulating units, and a distance image processing unit. The distance image processing unit acquires an electric charge amount distributed by a predetermined fixed number of times and accumulated in each the electric charge accumulating unit. The distance image processing unit acquires at least two electric charge amounts accumulated in the electric charge accumulating units with different number of times of electric charge distribution as one set and selects one of a first electric charge amount with a larger number of electric charge distribution and a second electric charge amount for acquiring a distance from a subject on the basis of a comparison result of the first electric charge amount with a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Akahori
  • Patent number: 11161389
    Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning device includes: an air-conditioning device having an all-seat air-conditioning mode in which air-conditioned air is blown out to occupants of all seats in a vehicle cabin and an individual air-conditioning mode in which the air-conditioned air is blown out to some of the occupants of all seats; a selection device used to select the all-seat air-conditioning mode and the individual air-conditioning mode; and a controller configured to control the air-conditioning device in an air-conditioning mode selected in the selection device. When the vehicle is activated by a remote starter device configured to remotely activate the vehicle, the controller controls the air-conditioning device by switching the air-conditioning mode to the all-seat air-conditioning mode even when the air-conditioning mode selected at previous turning-off of an ignition device is the individual air-conditioning mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe