Patents by Inventor Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura 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: 20200254146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomaterial-derived sheet-like decellularized material having a maximum value of tensile strength in four directions of 4 MPa or more and an elongation rate in the direction exhibiting the maximum tensile strength of 50% to 300%. The present invention can provide a sheet-like material capable of maintaining excellent pressure resistance when used as an artificial blood vessel or for repair of a blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yu YAMAGUCHI, Takuya KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200222589
    Abstract: A method of producing a decellularized transplantation material, wherein the method includes the steps of (a) harvesting a branch-bearing blood vessel from a vertebrate animal (a donor); (b) decellularizing the blood vessel; and (c) adhering, by a protein denaturation treatment, a portion where a branch has been excised to close the vessel. Also, a graft composition consisting of a biocompatible material that contains the decellularized transplantation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya HIGAMI, Kenichiro HIWATARI, Yu YAMAGUCHI, Haruki OBARA, Takuya KIMURA, Mitsumasa HOMMA, Kyohei OCHIAI, Keita KINOSHITA, Naoki MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10703298
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to allow a viewer to recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, a light projector configured to output the image as light, an optical mechanism capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position at which the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector, a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism, and a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror. The control device estimates a temperature of the light projector, and in a case in which the estimated temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined upper limit temperature, the control device causes the first actuator to reduce the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200124846
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device configured to project light including an image, an optical member provided on a path of the light, and a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical member toward a reflector having optical transparency, wherein in an optical system including the optical member, the concave mirror, and the reflector, a focal length in a vertical direction is shorter than a focal length in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200124851
    Abstract: A display device mounted in a vehicle includes a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator, wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima, Tatsuya Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20200103649
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light including an image; an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and configured to be capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position at which the light is formed as a virtual image; and a control device configured to control the light projection device. The control device corrects a position of an image formed based on an external environment of a vehicle when a distance between a gazing point of an occupant of the vehicle and a vanishing point of a travel lane of the vehicle is less than a predetermined distance, and suppresses the correction of the position of the image when the distance between the gazing point and the vanishing point is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20200105231
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image, an optical mechanism which is capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror which reflects light toward a reflector, a concave mirror actuator which adjusts a reflection angle of the concave mirror, and a control device which controls the light projection device and the concave mirror actuator, in which the control device adjusts a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projection device having an angle formed by a horizontal surface passing through a predetermined position on an image and a segment from the predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image so as to curb fluctuation occurring due to movement of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200105224
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image onto a reflector reflecting incident light to allow an observer to visually recognize the image included in the light reflected by the reflector as a virtual image, and a control device which causes the light projection device to output first light including a first image in a first case where a surrounding brightness is equal to or greater than a threshold value and causes the light projection device to output second light including a second image in a second case where the surrounding brightness is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200103665
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light; an optical mechanism configured to be able to adjust an optical distance to a virtual image; a concave mirror configured to reflect light toward a reflector; a first actuator configured to adjust the optical distance; a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror; and a control device configured to determine a target optical distance and a target reflection angle based on a vehicle state or a situation around a vehicle, control the first actuator such that the optical distance approaches the target optical distance, and control the second actuator such that the reflection angle approaches the target reflection angle. The control device performs predetermined control such that the virtual image becoming a double image when the target optical distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance is curbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200049984
    Abstract: A display device includes a controller configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image on the basis of at least a state of a vehicle and to adjust the depression angle on the basis of a reception result of a first receptor configured to receive adjustment of the depression angle of the position at which the virtual image is visually recognized by the viewer, wherein, when the depression angle has been adjusted on the basis of a reception result of the first receptor in a case in which the virtual image visual recognition distance is not a predetermined distance, the controller is configured to set the adjusted depression angle as a minimum depression angle and is configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image such that the depression angle does not become less than the set minimum depression angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Iwasa, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200049983
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to superimpose an image on a landscape and allow a viewer to visually recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, and an operation unit configured to receive an operation related to display of the image. The image generation device generates a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed on the basis of occurrence of a predetermined event, and the control device changes a display mode of one or both of the first image and the second image output by the image generation device on the basis of a content of the image generated by the image generation device and an operation content by the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200049985
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projector configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector, a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism, and a controller configured to control the light projector and the first actuator. The controller causes the first actuator to change the distance and causes the light projector to project light including an opening image, at a time of an operation start of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200049982
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generator configured to output an image, superimpose the image on a landscape, and allow a viewer to visually recognize the image, a receiver configured to receive a suppression instruction for suppressing an output frequency of the image, and a controller configured to cause the image generator to output an event image associated with an event at a timing at which a predetermined event occurs. In a predetermined period, in a case in which the number of times the receiver receives the suppression instruction causing the image generator to output the event image reaches first number of times, the controller suppresses the output frequency of causing the image generator to output the event image regardless of presence or absence of an operation received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200051529
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to cause an image to be superimposed on a landscape and viewed by a viewer, and a control device configured to control the image generation device, wherein the control device is configured to control the image generation device such that a display mode of the image is changed according to a gaze time during which the viewer gazes at the image output by the image generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200047686
    Abstract: A display device mounted on a vehicle includes an image generation device configured to project image light that is light including an image toward a projection area on a front windshield, a target information acquirer configured to acquire at least a position of a target present around the vehicle, and a controller configured to control the image generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200050002
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device which allows a viewer to visually recognize an image overlaid on a landscape, and a control device which controls the image generation device, wherein the control device infers a degree to which a viewer of the image has understood information represented by the image and controls the light projection device such that a visual attractiveness of the image is changed in response to the inferred degree of understanding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200047688
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to allow a viewer to recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, a light projector configured to output the image as light, an optical mechanism capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position at which the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector, a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism, and a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror. The control device estimates a temperature of the light projector, and in a case in which the estimated temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined upper limit temperature, the control device causes the first actuator to reduce the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200051531
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generator configured to generate a service image to be visually recognized by an observer by outputting light for forming an image toward a reflector reflecting incident light toward the observer's eyes and superimposing the light on a scene, a receiver configured to receive the observer's operation of reducing a visibility of the image, and a controller configured to control a visibility of the service image in accordance with the operation performed on the receiver, and the controller is configured to cause the image generator to generate a warning image in a case in which the operation of reducing the visibility to a predetermined degree is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200016118
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, composition and uses for the of treatment of cancer selected from the group consisting of HCC, RCC, NSCLC, ovarian cancer, CCA, PTC and FTC in a subject, which comprise administering an HDAC inhibitor in combination with a compound inhibiting the VEGF/VEGFR interaction, wherein said subject is characterized in having a platelet count of about 140000 platelets/?l or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicants: 4SC AG, Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rolf KRAUSS, Takuya KIMURA, Masatoshi KUDO
  • Publication number: 20180296728
    Abstract: A sheet of biological tissue which includes on at least one side tapered edge portion thinning down in the thickness direction, towards an end thereof, a tubular structure obtained from the sheet, and an artificial blood vessel made up of the tubular structure are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken-ichiro HIWATARI, Yu YAMAGUCHI, Takuya KIMURA, Akiko TASAKI