Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Kitamura
Yasuyuki Kitamura 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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Patent number: 11977566Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor, in which the processor receives a search objective target selected as a search objective from among a plurality of objective targets which are objective target subjects or objective target objects capable of being the search objective, receives a search condition designated for the search objective target, outputs a search result obtained by searching for a search target based on the search condition, and accumulates the search condition used for a search performed as the search objective target, as a search history, for each of the plurality of objective targets.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhisa Kaneko, Nobuya Kitamura, Tomohide Hiragami, Yasuyuki Hosono, Kenji Nagamiya
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Publication number: 20240145045Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor. The processor acquires input information, which is information input to the information processing apparatus, and generates symptom information regarding a symptom of a user, which is capable of being entered in a medical questionnaire, based on input information satisfying a predetermined condition within the input information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Yasuhisa KANEKO, Yasuyuki HOSONO, Nobuya KITAMURA, Kenji NAGAMIYA, Tomohide HIRAGAMI
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Patent number: 11194434Abstract: An input device includes a plurality of first transparent electrodes, a plurality of second transparent electrodes, coupling portions each electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes of the second transparent electrodes, and bridge portions each electrically connecting two adjacent first transparent electrodes of the first transparent electrodes. The first and second transparent electrodes are arranged in directions orthogonal to each other and are formed of a material containing conductive nanowires. The bridge portions each include a bridge wiring part, an insulating layer, and a buffer layer. The buffer layer is disposed between each of the coupling portions and the insulating layer. The buffer layer is formed of a light-transmissive, inorganic oxide-based material.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Manabu Yazawa, Ken Yamamura, Tomoya Kuwabara, Sota Takahashi
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Patent number: 10969915Abstract: A capacitive sensor has: a base material; a plurality of first transparent electrodes arranged along a first direction on one main surface of the base material; a plurality of second transparent electrodes arranged along a second direction that closes the first direction, the second transparent electrode including conductive nanowires; a link that electrically connects two adjacent first transparent electrodes to each other; a bridge wiring part provided at a portion where the bridge wiring part closes the link, the bridge wiring part electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes to each other and including an amorphous oxide material; and a reflection reduction layer that has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the second transparent electrode and lower than the refractive index of the bridge wiring part.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Manabu Yazawa, Yuta Hiraki, Keita Tashiro, Yasuyuki Kitamura
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Patent number: 10886037Abstract: A conductor includes (i) a substrate, (ii) a transparent conductive film formed on the substrate and including a silver nanowire, (iii) a metal film formed over the transparent conductive film such that at least a portion thereof overlaps the transparent conductive film, and (iv) a buffer film provided between the transparent conductive film and the metal film, the buffer film having adhesion to each of the transparent conductive film and the metal film, and not impeding conductivity between the transparent conductive film and the metal film. Preferably, the buffer film is formed of an organic material having respective functional groups capable of bonding to the transparent conductive film and the metal film.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yui Abe, Yoshihiro Taguchi, Mitsuo Bito, Yoshiyuki Asabe, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Tomoyuki Yamai, Koji Oguma, Tomofumi Oba
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Publication number: 20200371642Abstract: An input device includes a plurality of first transparent electrodes, a plurality of second transparent electrodes, coupling portions each electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes of the second transparent electrodes, and bridge portions each electrically connecting two adjacent first transparent electrodes of the first transparent electrodes. The first and second transparent electrodes are arranged in directions orthogonal to each other and are formed of a material containing conductive nanowires. The bridge portions each include a bridge wiring part, an insulating layer, and a buffer layer. The buffer layer is disposed between each of the coupling portions and the insulating layer. The buffer layer is formed of a light-transmissive, inorganic oxide-based material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAI, Yasuyuki KITAMURA, Manabu YAZAWA, Ken YAMAMURA, Tomoya KUWABARA, Sota TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 10564010Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a base material provided with a pattern of a light-transmissive conductive film. The light-transmissive conductive film contains metal nanowires. The pattern includes a detection pattern of a plurality of detection electrodes arranged with intervals, a plurality of lead-out wirings linearly extending in a first direction from corresponding ones of the detection electrodes, and a resistance-setting section connected to at least any one of the lead-out wirings and including a portion extending in a direction not parallel to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Yuta Hiraki, Setsuo Ishibashi, Mitsuo Bito, Manabu Yazawa
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Patent number: 10372280Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a base material provided with a pattern of a light-transmissive conductive film. The light-transmissive conductive film contains metal nanowires. The pattern includes a detection pattern formed of a plurality of detection electrodes arranged with intervals and a plurality of lead-out wirings linearly extending in a first direction from the corresponding ones of the plurality of the detection electrodes. At least one of the detection electrodes of the detection pattern includes a current path-setting section for elongating the linear path length of the current from the detection electrode toward the lead-out wiring.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Mitsuo Bito, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Yuta Hiraki, Setsuo Ishibashi, Manabu Yazawa
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Publication number: 20190220117Abstract: A capacitive sensor has: a base material; a plurality of first transparent electrodes arranged along a first direction on one main surface of the base material; a plurality of second transparent electrodes arranged along a second direction that closes the first direction, the second transparent electrode including conductive nanowires; a link that electrically connects two adjacent first transparent electrodes to each other; a bridge wiring part provided at a portion where the bridge wiring part closes the link, the bridge wiring part electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes to each other and including an amorphous oxide material; and a reflection reduction layer that has a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the second transparent electrode and lower than the refractive index of the bridge wiring part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAI, Manabu YAZAWA, Yuta HIRAKI, Keita TASHIRO, Yasuyuki KITAMURA
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Patent number: 10026523Abstract: A conductor includes: a transparent conductive film which is formed on a transparent substrate and includes a silver nanowire; and a metal film of which at least a portion is formed to overlap the transparent conductive film, in which a portion in which the transparent conductive film and the metal film overlap each other includes a buffer film which has adhesion to each of the transparent conductive film and the metal film and does not impede conduction between the transparent conductive film and the metal film. Preferably, the buffer film is, for example, an ITO film, and at this time, an upper surface of the transparent conductive film is a reverse-sputtered surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yui Abe, Yoshihiro Taguchi, Mitsuo Bito, Yoshiyuki Asabe, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Tomoyuki Yamai, Koji Oguma, Tomofumi Oba
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Patent number: 9965124Abstract: A method for patterning a light transmitting electrically conductive member uses a light transmitting laminate material in which an electrically conductive layer including an overcoat layer and silver nanowires embedded therein is formed on a surface of a light transmitting base film and includes a step of treating a surface of the electrically conductive layer which is not covered with a resist layer using an iodine solution to at least partially iodize the silver nanowires and a step of applying a thiosulfate solution to the surface of the electrically conductive layer which is not covered with the resist layer to remove a silver iodide exposed to a surface of the overcoat layer. Since a white cloudy or a whitened silver iodide is removed, the optical transmission characteristics of the non-electrically conductive region can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Mitsuo Bito, Yasuyuki Kitamura
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Publication number: 20180047478Abstract: A conductor includes (i) a substrate, (ii) a transparent conductive film formed on the substrate and including a silver nanowire, (iii) a metal film formed over the transparent conductive film such that at least a portion thereof overlaps the transparent conductive film, and (iv) a buffer film provided between the transparent conductive film and the metal film, the buffer film having adhesion to each of the transparent conductive film and the metal film, and not impeding conductivity between the transparent conductive film and the metal film. Preferably, the buffer film is formed of an organic material having respective functional groups capable of bonding to the transparent conductive film and the metal film.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Yui ABE, Yoshihiro TAGUCHI, Mitsuo BITO, Yoshiyuki ASABE, Yasuyuki KITAMURA, Tomoyuki YAMAI, Koji OGUMA, Tomofumi OBA
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Publication number: 20170308206Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a base material provided with a pattern of a light-transmissive conductive film. The light-transmissive conductive film contains metal nanowires. The pattern includes a detection pattern formed of a plurality of detection electrodes arranged with intervals and a plurality of lead-out wirings linearly extending in a first direction from the corresponding ones of the plurality of the detection electrodes. At least one of the detection electrodes of the detection pattern includes a current path-setting section for elongating the linear path length of the current from the detection electrode toward the lead-out wiring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAI, Mitsuo BITO, Yasuyuki KITAMURA, Yuta HIRAKI, Setsuo ISHIBASHI, Manabu YAZAWA
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Publication number: 20170307413Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a base material provided with a pattern of a light-transmissive conductive film. The light-transmissive conductive film contains metal nanowires. The pattern includes a detection pattern of a plurality of detection electrodes arranged with intervals, a plurality of lead-out wirings linearly extending in a first direction from corresponding ones of the detection electrodes, and a resistance-setting section connected to at least any one of the lead-out wirings and including a portion extending in a direction not parallel to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAI, Yasuyuki KITAMURA, Yuta HIRAKI, Setsuo ISHIBASHI, Mitsuo BITO, Manabu YAZAWA
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Publication number: 20160139710Abstract: A method for patterning a light transmitting electrically conductive member uses a light transmitting laminate material in which an electrically conductive layer including an overcoat layer and silver nanowires embedded therein is formed on a surface of a light transmitting base film and includes a step of treating a surface of the electrically conductive layer which is not covered with a resist layer using an iodine solution to at least partially iodize the silver nanowires and a step of applying a thiosulfate solution to the surface of the electrically conductive layer which is not covered with the resist layer to remove a silver iodide exposed to a surface of the overcoat layer. Since a white cloudy or a whitened silver iodide is removed, the optical transmission characteristics of the non-electrically conductive region can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamai, Mitsuo Bito, Yasuyuki Kitamura
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Publication number: 20150221413Abstract: A conductor includes: a transparent conductive film which is formed on a transparent substrate and includes a silver nanowire; and a metal film of which at least a portion is formed to overlap the transparent conductive film, in which a portion in which the transparent conductive film and the metal film overlap each other includes a buffer film which has adhesion to each of the transparent conductive film and the metal film and does not impede conduction between the transparent conductive film and the metal film. Preferably, the buffer film is, for example, an ITO film, and at this time, an upper surface of the transparent conductive film is a reverse-sputtered surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Yui ABE, Yoshihiro TAGUCHI, Mitsuo BITO, Yoshiyuki ASABE, Yasuyuki KITAMURA, Tomoyuki YAMAI, Koji OGUMA, Tomofumi OBA
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Patent number: 6935181Abstract: A capacitive vacuum sensor includes an elastic diaphragm electrode and a rigid fixed electrode opposite the elastic diaphragm electrode. An internal space is defined between the elastic diaphragm electrode and the rigid fixed electrode. The elastic diaphragm electrode deflects elastically in response to any change in the pressure of a gas applied on the elastic diaphragm electrode, and the capacitive vacuum sensor is responsive to any change in the capacitance between the elastic diaphragm electrode and the rigid fixed electrode that may occur in accordance with the deflection of the elastic diaphragm electrode so that it can measure the pressure of the gas. The vacuum sensor can include an anticorrosive diaphragm electrode that can resist the corrosive action of the reactive gas when it is exposed to such gas, and can be fabricated by the micromachining technology.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignees: Anelva CorporationInventors: Haruzo Miyashita, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Masayoshi Esashi
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Publication number: 20040206185Abstract: A capacitive vacuum sensor includes an elastic diaphragm electrode and a rigid fixed electrode opposite the elastic diaphragm electrode. An internal space is defined between the elastic diaphragm electrode and the rigid fixed electrode. The elastic diaphragm electrode deflects elastically in response to any change in the pressure of a gas applied on the elastic diaphragm electrode, and the capacitive vacuum sensor is responsive to any change in the capacitance between the elastic diaphragm electrode and the rigid fixed electrode that may occur in accordance with the deflection of the elastic diaphragm electrode so that it can measure the pressure of the gas. The vacuum sensor can include an anticorrosive diaphragm electrode that can resist the corrosive action of the reactive gas when it is exposed to such gas, and can be fabricated by the micromachining technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Haruzo Miyashita, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Masayoshi Esashi
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Publication number: 20020019711Abstract: The present invention concerns the capacitive vacuum sensor that includes an elastic diaphragm electrode and rigid fixed electrodes disposed to face opposite the elastic diaphragm electrode, with an internal space being delimited between the elastic diaphragm electrode and rigid fixed electrodes, wherein the elastic diaphragm electrode deflects elastically in response to any change in the pressure of a gas applied on the said elastic diaphragm electrode, and wherein the capacitive vacuum sensor is responsive to any change in the capacitance between the elastic diaphragm electrode and rigid fixed electrodes that may occur in accordance with the deflection of the elastic diaphragm electrode so that it can measure the pressure of the gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: Haruzo Miyashita, Yasuyuki Kitamura, Masayoshi Esashi