Patents by Inventor Yasuo Suzuki

Yasuo 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).

  • Patent number: 11164728
    Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus is provided to suppress plasma from being generated between an antenna conductor and a lid to prevent contamination inside a vacuum chamber and to put an elongated antenna unit to practical use. The plasma treatment apparatus includes a vacuum chamber that accommodates a treatment target; an inductively coupling antenna unit that generates plasma in the vacuum chamber; and a high frequency power source that supplies a high frequency power to the inductively coupling antenna unit. The inductively coupling antenna unit has one or a plurality of antenna conductors and a lid that covers an opening formed in a wall surface of the vacuum chamber, and the one or plurality of antenna conductors are attached to the lid without a gap where discharge may occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Plasma Ion Assist Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Masanori Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210317601
    Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a particle having a pillar-like form, wherein the ratio of the height of the particle to the diameter or the long side of the bottom of the particle is 0.5 to 2.0, the particle has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 200 ?m, and the ratio (Mv/Mn) of the volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of the particle is 2.00 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Shigenori Yaguchi, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kiichi Kamoda, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Shinzo Higuchi, Sohichiroh Iida
  • Publication number: 20210283895
    Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication, having a ratio (Mv/Mn) of 2.00 or less, where Mv represents a volume average particle diameter and Mn represents a number average particle diameter and a ratio of melt mass-flow rate B to melt mass-flow rate A of greater than 0.80 to 1.20, wherein the melt mass-flow rate A and the melt mass-flow rate B are respectively measured at 15 degrees C. higher than the melting point under a load of 2.16 kg according to JIS K7210 format before and after the resin powder is maintained at a temperature 15 degrees C. lower than the melting point under a pressure of 0.1 kPa for four hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Akira SAITO, Shigenori YAGUCHI, Yasuo SUZUKI, Nozomu TAMOTO, Shinzo HIGUCHI, Hitoshi IWATSUKI
  • Publication number: 20210280209
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate including a distal end and a proximal end portion, a wiring member including a gimbal portion and provided. on the support plate, and a magnetic head mounted on the gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a first end portion located on a side of the proximal end portion with respect to the magnetic head and welded to the support plate, a second end located on a side of the distal end portion with respect to the magnetic head and welded to the support plate, a tongue portion on which the magnetic head is mounted, located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and supported so as to be displaceable relative to the support plate, and a limiter opposing the tongue portion with a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Takuma Kido
  • Patent number: 11080829
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a display module, the control apparatus includes: at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: acquiring information which is added to input image data and relates to at least one of a maximum brightness of an input image represented by the input image data and an upper limit brightness being an upper limit value of a dynamic range of the input image, and controlling the display module so as to display a setting image for setting a target range to be displayed on the display module among the dynamic range of the input image data, wherein the setting image includes an index indicating a brightness determined based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Takeshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20210233751
    Abstract: A plasma treatment apparatus includes a plurality of plasma treatment chambers S2 to S6 in which a plasma treatment is performed on a base material X, a tray Y configured to hold the base material X in a standing posture, and a lift mechanism 10 configured to continuously convey the tray Y to the plurality of plasma treatment chambers S2 to S6 in order to continuously perform a plasma treatment even when the base material is difficult to wind on a roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Plasma Ion Assist Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo SUZUKI, Hirokazu SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11074932
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, a wiring member including a gimbal portion and provided on the support plate, and a magnetic head on the gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a first welded portion located near the proximal end portion and welded to the support plate, a second welded portion located near the distal end portion and welded to the support plate, a tongue portion between the first welded portion and the second welded portion, supported displaceably to the support plate, and on which the magnetic head is mounted, and a limiter extending from the tongue portion toward the second welded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20210225394
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, a wiring member including a gimbal portion and provided on the support plate, and a magnetic head on the gimbal portion. The gimbal portion includes a first welded portion located near the proximal end portion and welded to the support plate, a second welded portion located near the distal end portion and welded to the support plate, a tongue portion between the first welded portion and the second welded portion, supported displaceably to the support plate, and on which the magnetic head is mounted, and a limiter extending from the tongue portion toward the second welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasutaka Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11066758
    Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication includes a particle having a pillar-like form, wherein the ratio of the height of the particle to the diameter or the long side of the bottom of the particle is 0.5 to 2.0, the particle has a 50 percent cumulative volume particle diameter of from 5 to 200 ?m, and the ratio (Mv/Mn) of the volume average particle diameter (Mv) to the number average particle diameter (Mn) of the particle is 2.00 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Shigenori Yaguchi, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kiichi Kamoda, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Shinzo Higuchi, Sohichiroh Iida
  • Publication number: 20210217385
    Abstract: An information-processing apparatus comprising: an obtainment unit configured to obtain an input image; and a generation unit configured to generate a graph image indicating brightnesses in the input image, the graph image having at least an axis representing brightness, wherein the generation unit, in a case of generating the graph image indicating a brightness range including a first range and a second range, with the first range being a brightness range of not more than a predetermined brightness, and with the second range being a brightness range of at least the predetermined brightness and having a brightness span of at least a brightness span of the first range, generates the graph image such that a size of the second range is smaller than a size of the first range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20210210117
    Abstract: A head suspension assembly includes a support plate, an interconnection member including a metal plate on the support plate, a first insulating layer on the metal plate, a conductive layer on the first insulating layer and forming a pair of connection pads, and a second insulating layer on the conductive layer, a head mounted in the interconnection member, and a piezoelectric element electrically connected to the connection pads and configured to displace the head when a predetermined voltage is applied across the connection pads. At least one opening is formed in each of the connection pads. The piezoelectric element is electrically connected to each of the connection pads by a conductive adhesive that is between the piezoelectric element and each of the connection pads and filled in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Yasuo SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 11052649
    Abstract: A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication, having a melting point of 100 degrees C. or higher as measured according to ISO 3146 regulation and a ratio of melt mass-flow rate B to melt mass-flow rate A of greater than 0.80 to 1.20, wherein the melt mass-flow rate A and the melt mass-flow rate B are respectively measured at 15 degrees C. higher than the melting point under a load of 2.16 kg according to JIS K7210 format before and after the resin powder is maintained at a temperature 15 degrees C. lower than the melting point under a pressure of 0.1 kPa for four hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Saito, Shigenori Yaguchi, Yasuo Suzuki, Nozomu Tamoto, Shinzo Higuchi, Hitoshi Iwatsuki
  • Patent number: 11011102
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to the present invention includes: a display unit configured to display an image based on input image data on a screen; and a control unit configured to execute control to reduce an upper limit value of a display brightness range of a second area, which is different from a first area, of the screen of the display unit below an upper limit value of a display brightness range of the first area of the screen of the display unit, so that a power consumption of the display unit does not exceed a predetermined power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tada, Takeshi Ikeda, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210116106
    Abstract: A line lighting device includes a light emitting unit, a light guide rod and a case. The light emitting unit includes a light emitter emitting light. The light guide rod transmits the light emitted by the light emitting unit and guides the light in a longitudinal direction thereof. The case includes a case main body receiving the light guide rod therein. The light emitting unit is installed to the light guide rod and the case by rotating the light emitting unit by a predetermined angle with respect to the light guide rod and the case, while maintaining a state where a first end of the light guide rod in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod is opposed to the light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo SUZUKI, Sho OKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210116113
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a bus bar and a circuit substrate. In a state where the bus bar is installed in the housing, a base part and a first spring part of the bus bar are held by the housing in a first direction, and the bus bar is positioned with respect to the housing in the first direction. In a state where the circuit substrate is installed to the bus bar installed in the housing, a bus bar contact part of the circuit substrate contacts a substrate contact part provided to a second spring part of the bus bar such that the circuit substrate is held by the base part and the second spring part in the first direction, and the circuit substrate is positioned with respect to the bus bar in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sho OKAMURA, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10984825
    Abstract: A head suspension assembly includes a support plate, an interconnection member including a metal plate on the support plate, a first insulating layer on the metal plate, a conductive layer on the first insulating layer and forming a pair of connection pads, and a second insulating layer on the conductive layer, a head mounted in the interconnection member, and a piezoelectric element electrically connected to the connection pads and configured to displace the head when a predetermined voltage is applied across the connection pads. At least one opening is formed in each of the connection pads. The piezoelectric element is electrically connected to each of the connection pads by a conductive adhesive that is between the piezoelectric element and each of the connection pads and filled in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10964276
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a light emission unit including a plurality of light sources that emit light; a display unit displays an image by modulating the light on the basis of frames; a determination unit determines a luminescence intensity of each of the light sources for each sub-frame; and a control unit controls lighting of each of the light sources for each sub-frame at the luminescence intensity, wherein the determination unit (1) determines a leakage light quantity, wherein the leakage light quantity is a transmission quantity of light from other light sources that is generated due to response delay in modulation by the display unit, for each region of the display unit corresponding to each of the light sources, and (2) determines the luminescence intensity in accordance with the difference of the leakage light quantity between the regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuru Tada, Takeshi Ikeda, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210056931
    Abstract: An apparatus that displays a display image based on data about an input image comprises a liquid crystal panel, a backlight including a plurality of light source units corresponding to a plurality of divided regions of the liquid crystal panel; and a controller configured to control each of the plurality of light source units, wherein the controller changes, based on a feature amount related to a luminance in a first region of the input image, a light emission luminance of a light source unit, among the plurality of light source units, corresponding to a second region different from the first region of the input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Koji Mito, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200398458
    Abstract: Provided is a resin particle producing method including: a fiber aggregate producing step of directly joining fibers containing a thermoplastic resin with each other to obtain a fiber aggregate; and a particle forming step of forming the fiber aggregate into particles to obtain resin particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Nozomu TAMOTO, Hitoshi IWATSUKI, Yasuo SUZUKI, Yasuyuki YAMASHITA, Sohichiroh IIDA, Shinzo HIGUCHI, Akira SAITO, Kiichi KAMODA, Yoshihiko FURUGOHRI, Shinsuke NAGAI
  • Patent number: 10859234
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a first cover, and a second cover. The housing is configured to house a light source and a circuit body constituting a circuit between the light source and an outside of the housing. The first cover is mountable to the housing and configured to emit light from the light source to the outside of the housing. The second cover is mountable to the housing and includes a cover-side attachment portion attachable to an attachment hole of a lighting attachment member. The second cover is configured to emit the light from the light source to the outside of the housing through the attachment hole. The first cover and the second cover are selectively mountable to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Shinji Mochizuki, Ryohei Ochiai