Patents by Inventor Yohei Nishikawa

Yohei Nishikawa 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: 20250019546
    Abstract: A decorative sheet includes a primary film layer and a surface protective layer which has a gloss level of 15 or less; the surface protective layer has on its surface a ridged portion projecting in a ridged pattern to form an uneven shape, has a Martens hardness of 20 N/mm2 or greater and 200 N/mm2 or less; and contains as a main material an ionizing radiation curable resin; the ionizing radiation curable resin contains as a main component a tetrafunctional acrylic resin containing a repeating structure; the number of repetitions of the repeating structure is 12 or more; and RSm/Ra of the uneven shape of the surface protective layer is in a range of 10 or more and 300 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Erika AKUTSU, Yohei NISHIKAWA, Kosuke SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240425717
    Abstract: A decorative sheet includes: a primary film layer; and a surface protective layer, wherein the surface protective layer has a gloss level of 15 or less, the surface protective layer includes a ridged portion projecting in a ridged pattern from a surface of the surface protective layer to form an uneven shape on the surface, the surface protective layer contains an ionizing radiation-curable resin as a main material, the ionizing radiation-curable resin contains, as a main component, a tetrafunctional acrylic resin having a repeating structure, the number of repetitions of the repeating structure is 12 or more, a content of vinyl groups contained in the ionizing radiation-curable resin is 20% or less relative to carbonyl groups contained in the ionizing radiation-curable resin, and the uneven shape of the surface protective layer (5) has RSm/Ra in a range of 10 or greater and 300 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Erika AKUTSU, Yohei NISHIKAWA, Kosuke SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240359210
    Abstract: A decorative sheet comprises a primary film layer and a surface protective layer, wherein the surface protective layer has a gloss of 15 or less; the surface protective layer has a ridge part protruding in a ridge shape on tis surface to form an irregular shape; the surface protective layer has a Martens hardness within the range of 20 N/mm2 or more and 200 N/mm2 or less; the surface protective layer contains an ionizing radiation curable resin as a main material; the ionizing radiation curable resin contains a trifunctional acrylic resin having a repeating structure as a main component; the number of repetitions of the repeating structure is 3 or more; and the irregular shape of the surface protective layer has RSm/Ra within the range of 10 or more and 300 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Erika AKUTSU, Yohei NISHIKAWA, Kosuke SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 12115455
    Abstract: In the case where an event occurs in game software being executed, an event information acquiring section acquires, from the game software, event information including an event code that identifies the event that has occurred. An update processing section updates a record associated with the acquired event information in a first memory. A transmission processing section sends the acquired event information from a communication unit to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Nishikawa, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Takahisa Ishikawa, Steven Trombetta, Adil Sherwani, Nobukazu Koyama, Akihiko Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 12097436
    Abstract: A first ring buffer records a game moving image by game software currently being executed, together with time information. In a case where an event is generated in a game, an event information acquiring part acquires event information including an event code that identifies the generated event, from the game software. A second ring buffer records therein the acquired event information together with the time information synchronized with the first ring buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa, Takahisa Ishikawa, Akihiko Kusumoto, Nobukazu Koyama, Masahiro Fujihara, Steven Trombetta, Adil Sherwani
  • Publication number: 20240308174
    Abstract: A decorative sheet includes a primary film layer and a surface protection layer, the surface protection layer has a gloss level of 15 or less, the surface protection layer includes on a surface thereof a ridged portion protruding in a ridged pattern and thus has an irregular shape formed on the surface, the surface protection layer contains an ionizing radiation-curable resin as a main material, the ionizing radiation-curable resin contains as a main component a trifunctional acrylic resin having a repeating structure, the repeating structure is any of an ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or & ?-caprolactone structure, the number of repetitions of the repeating structure is 3 or more, and vinyl groups contained in the ionizing radiation-curable resin is 20% or less relative to carbonyl groups contained in the ionizing radiation-curable resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Erika AKUTSU, Yohei NISHIKAWA, Kosuke SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 12011664
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods for cross-platform spoiler blocking are provided herein. An example method includes ascertaining by a data platform data potentially available to a user of a service having a media object; identifying by the data platform at least one object revealed by the media object, the at least one object being associated with an application; receiving by the data platform metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata indicative of whether the at least one object should be hidden from the user; determining by the data platform, based on the metadata, the at least one object is a potential spoiler; and blocking by the data platform, the user from interacting with the media object through the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Adil Sherwani, Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11927125
    Abstract: A prediction device that predicts time for a reducing agent accommodated in a container mounted on a work vehicle to freeze includes a remaining amount information acquisition unit configured to acquire remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the reducing agent in the container, a wall surface temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a wall surface temperature of the container, a reducing agent temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a temperature of the reducing agent, and a time calculation unit configured to calculate the time for the reducing agent to freeze based on the wall surface temperature, the reducing agent temperature, and the remaining amount information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Oka, Tatsuya Yamakawa, Yohei Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220249956
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods for cross-platform spoiler blocking are provided herein. An example method includes ascertaining by a data platform data potentially available to a user of a service having a media object; identifying by the data platform at least one object revealed by the media object, the at least one object being associated with an application; receiving by the data platform metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata indicative of whether the at least one object should be hidden from the user; determining by the data platform, based on the metadata, the at least one object is a potential spoiler; and blocking by the data platform, the user from interacting with the media object through the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Adil Sherwani, Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220213825
    Abstract: A prediction device that predicts time for a reducing agent accommodated in a container mounted on a work vehicle to freeze includes a remaining amount information acquisition unit configured to acquire remaining amount information indicating a remaining amount of the reducing agent in the container, a wall surface temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a wall surface temperature of the container, a reducing agent temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a temperature of the reducing agent, and a time calculation unit configured to calculate the time for the reducing agent to freeze based on the wall surface temperature, the reducing agent temperature, and the remaining amount information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Oka, Tatsuya Yamakawa, Yohei Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220195485
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique enabling analysis of cell viability information and nucleic acid information together for each single cell in a cell population when analyzing the composition of the cell population. The present disclosure discloses a method that is for analyzing the composition of a cell population and that comprises: a step for providing gel capsules in each of which a single cell of the cell population is encapsulated in a state of being labeled with a labeling agent, where the labeling agent distinctively labels a living cell and a dead cell; a step for amplifying a nucleic acid derived from each single cell of the cell population; a step for obtaining cell viability information for each single cell of the cell population; and a step for analyzing the amplified nucleic acid derived from each single cell of the cell population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Masahito Hosokawa, Haruko Takeyama, Yohei Nishikawa, Masato Kogawa
  • Publication number: 20220176253
    Abstract: In the case where an event occurs in game software being executed, an event information acquiring section acquires, from the game software, event information including an event code that identifies the event that has occurred. An update processing section updates a record associated with the acquired event information in a first memory. A transmission processing section sends the acquired event information from a communication unit to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Nishikawa, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Takahisa Ishikawa, Steven Trombetta, Adil Sherwani, Nobukazu Koyama, Akihiko Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220176256
    Abstract: A first ring buffer records a game moving image by game software currently being executed, together with time information. In a case where an event is generated in a game, an event information acquiring part acquires event information including an event code that identifies the generated event, from the game software. A second ring buffer records therein the acquired event information together with the time information synchronized with the first ring buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa, Takahisa Ishikawa, Akihiko Kusumoto, Nobukazu Koyama, Masahiro Fujihara, Steven Trombetta, Adil Sherwani
  • Patent number: 11318388
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods for cross-platform spoiler blocking are provided herein. An example method includes ascertaining by a data platform data potentially available to a user of a service having a media object; identifying by the data platform at least one object revealed by the media object, the at least one object being associated with an application; receiving by the data platform metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata indicative of whether the at least one object should be hidden from the user; determining by the data platform, based on the metadata, the at least one object is a potential spoiler; and blocking by the data platform, the user from interacting with the media object through the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Adil Sherwani, Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11245776
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods and systems for providing a uniform data platform for at least one application of a plurality of applications are disclosed. Exemplary methods include receiving application data from at least one of a device and a server, a device executing a portion of an application of a plurality of applications, storing the application data in a data platform, the data model including at least one metadata and at least one event, the one metadata corresponding to at least one object indicated in the data model, and the one event corresponding to a trigger condition associated with the one metadata entry, wherein values of the one metadata and one event are associated with a user profile and accessing via a plurality of remote networked services, the application data stored in the data platform, the plurality of remote network services accessing the application data using the data model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Adil Sherwani, Steven Patrick Trombetta, Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Oleksii Kyrych, Nitin Mohan, Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer, Paul Edridge, Pritpal Singh Panesar, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa, Nobukazu Koyama
  • Patent number: 11219332
    Abstract: A beverage extraction device includes: a cylinder, having a bottomed cylindrical shape, having a lower-surface opening which is closed with a bottom portion; a mesh member, having a disk shape, having a plurality of through holes, moving close to and away from the bottom portion to extract beverage from beverage raw material and hot water, fed through an upper-surface opening of the cylinder, so that the extracted beverage is discharged through an extraction passage connected to the bottom portion; an ultrasonic vibrator provided on the bottom portion; and a control unit, when a cleaning instruction is given, driving the ultrasonic vibrator in a state where the hot water is stored in the cylinder to apply ultrasonic waves to the hot water, and causing the mesh member to move close to and away from the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Nishikawa, Hajime Erikawa
  • Patent number: 11185186
    Abstract: A beverage extraction device includes a mesh member, a cover member that is movable between a first position and a second position; a scraper portion, an upper end portion of which is pivotally supported by the cover member with a lower end portion of the scraper portion being swingable along a vertical direction, that takes a basic attitude in which the lower end portion is positioned lower than the upper end portion under a normal condition, the lower end portion being configured to slide on the mesh member when the cover member is moved from the first position toward the second position; and a contact member configured to come into contact with the scraper portion sliding on the mesh member to cause the scraper portion to take an attitude in which the lower end portion swings upward when the cover member approaches the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yohei Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11142787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a genome library production method in which cell lysis and genome amplification are performed using a simple operation. More particularly, the present invention provides a method that is for amplifying polynucleotides in cells and that comprises: a step for using a sample containing two or more cells or cell-like structures, and encapsulating the cells or cell-like structures into droplets, one for each droplet; a step for gelling the droplets to generate gel capsules; a step for performing lysis of the cells or cell-like structures by immersing the gel capsules in one or more types of reagents for lysis so as to cause the polynucleotides in the cells to be eluted in the gel capsules and to be kept in the gel capsules in a state where substances binding to the polynucleotides are removed; and a step for bringing the polynucleotides into contact with a reagent for amplification to amplify the polynucleotides in the gel capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: bitBiome, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito Hosokawa, Haruko Takeyama, Yohei Nishikawa, Masato Kogawa
  • Publication number: 20210246495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a genome library production method in which cell lysis and genome amplification are performed using a simple operation. More particularly, the present invention provides a method that is for amplifying polynucleotides in cells and that comprises: a step for using a sample containing two or more cells or cell-like structures, and encapsulating the cells or cell-like structures into droplets, one for each droplet; a step for gelling the droplets to generate gel capsules; a step for performing lysis of the cells or cell-like structures by immersing the gel capsules in one or more types of reagents for lysis so as to cause the polynucleotides in the cells to be eluted in the gel capsules and to be kept in the gel capsules in a state where substances binding to the polynucleotides are removed; and a step for bringing the polynucleotides into contact with a reagent for amplification to amplify the polynucleotides in the gel capsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Masahito Hosokawa, Haruko Takeyama, Yohei Nishikawa, Masato Kogawa
  • Publication number: 20200122041
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods for cross-platform spoiler blocking are provided herein. An example method includes ascertaining by a data platform data potentially available to a user of a service having a media object; identifying by the data platform at least one object revealed by the media object, the at least one object being associated with an application; receiving by the data platform metadata associated with the at least one object, the metadata indicative of whether the at least one object should be hidden from the user; determining by the data platform, based on the metadata, the at least one object is a potential spoiler; and blocking by the data platform, the user from interacting with the media object through the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Adil Sherwani, Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Benedikt Neuenfeldt, Yohei Nishikawa