Patents by Inventor Yoji Watanabe
Yoji 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).
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Patent number: 11232570Abstract: A diagnostic system, method, and a computer-readable storage medium for determining a severity of a gastric condition, such as gastritis, in a subject are disclosed. The diagnostic system includes a processor that obtains an image of a stomach of the subject collected by an endoscope. The processor can compare the subject image with reference normal and abnormal stomach images. If the subject image is abnormal, the processor can generate a subject abnormality image indicative of the differences between the subject image and the normal image. By comparing the generated subject abnormality image with reference abnormality images representative of different severity levels of gastritis, the processor can diagnose the subject as having a particular severity level of gastritis.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Nozaki, Wataru Hashimoto, Takashi Suzuki, Mitsunori Kubo, Yusuke Kuwa, Yuji Sakamoto, Mariko Otagiri, Naoki Yoshida, Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 11119411Abstract: In a drive method for a spatial light modulator, out of a first boundary region and a second boundary region arranged adjacently in a Y-direction and extending in an X-direction, mirror elements arranged at a first pitch not resolved by a projection optical system, in the X-direction in the first boundary region are set in the phase 0, and the other mirror elements therein are set in the phase ?; mirror elements arranged at a second pitch not resolved by the projection optical system, in the X-direction in the second boundary region are set in the phase ?, and the other mirror elements therein are set in the phase 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 11088991Abstract: A firewall device comprises a storage unit that stores therein one or more rules related to blocking a request for each of a plurality of WEB servers independently of the rule for another WEB server; a feature-amount calculating unit that calculates a feature amount for each of the WEB servers based on a number of detections with regard to each index in each of the WEB servers; and a rule updating unit that updates a rule stored in the storage unit for each of the WEB servers based on the feature amount calculated by the feature-amount calculating unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: CYBER SECURITY CLOUD, INC.Inventors: Yoji Watanabe, Yusuke Sasaki
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Patent number: 11024031Abstract: A diagnostic system, method, and a computer-readable storage medium for determining a severity of a gastric condition, such as gastric cancer, in a subject are disclosed. The diagnostic system includes a processor that can obtain various images of a stomach of the subject including wavelength images and generate difference images from the wavelength images. The processor can compare the subject images with reference images representative of different severity levels of gastric cancer, or can input the subject images into a learned model trained using the reference images stored in the database to extract a feature pattern corresponding to a severity of gastric cancer to diagnose the subject as having a particular severity level of gastric cancer.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Nozaki, Wataru Hashimoto, Takashi Suzuki, Mitsunori Kubo, Yusuke Kuwa, Yuji Sakamoto, Mariko Otagiri, Naoki Yoshida, Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 10761431Abstract: A mirror array device, and related exposure apparatus and manufacturing method, for driving a spatial light modulator that includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Watanabe, Soichi Owa, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10495977Abstract: A spatial light modulator includes a first reflective surface which reflects incident light and is movable between a first position and a second position, the first and the second positions being located along a first axis, a second reflective surface which reflects the incident light, is arranged at a position where the second reflective surface is adjacent to the first reflective surface in a direction along a second axis crossing the first axis, and is movable between a third position and a fourth position, the third and the fourth positions being located along a direction parallel to the first axis, and a reflective part which reflects the incident light and is arranged between the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface in the direction along the second axis, wherein a distance between the first position and the reflective part, defined in the direction parallel to the first axis, is configured to attenuate light reflected at the reflective part by using light reflected at the first reType: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10338479Abstract: A method of driving a spatial light modulator includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Watanabe, Soichi Owa, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20190146354Abstract: A spatial light modulator has a plurality of mirror elements each of which is controllable into a first state in which the mirror element reflects incident light with a change in a phase thereof by a first phase and a second state in which the mirror element reflects the incident light with a change in the phase thereof by a second phase 180° different from the first phase; and a boundary portion arranged between the mirror elements, which changes the phase of the incident light by a third phase substantially (90°+k·180°) (where k is an integer) different from the first phase. In projecting a pattern with the use of the spatial light modulator, an error caused in the pattern can be reduced even if the light quantity of light passing a gap region between the optical elements in the spatial light modulator is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10222700Abstract: A device manufacturing method includes forming, in a first layer, first line patterns of which longitudinal direction is a first direction; and forming, in a second layer above the first layer, second line patterns of which longitudinal direction is a second direction crossing the first direction, and third line patterns of which longitudinal direction is the second direction and having a etching characteristic different from an etching characteristic of the second line patterns. At least one edge portion of each of the second line patterns and at least one edge portion of each of the third line patterns are adjacent. As viewed from above the second layer, the adjacent at least one edge portions of one of the second and third line patterns are positioned between two adjacent line patterns of the first line pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 10222705Abstract: A spatial light modulator has a plurality of mirror elements each of which is controllable into a first state in which the mirror element reflects incident light with a change in a phase thereof by a first phase and a second state in which the mirror element reflects the incident light with a change in the phase thereof by a second phase 180° different from the first phase; and a boundary portion arranged between the mirror elements, which changes the phase of the incident light by a third phase substantially (90°+k·180°) (where k is an integer) different from the first phase. In projecting a pattern with the use of the spatial light modulator, an error caused in the pattern can be reduced even if the light quantity of light passing a gap region between the optical elements in the spatial light modulator is large.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 10054858Abstract: A method of driving a spatial light modulator includes: setting, in an array of mirror elements, mirror elements in a first state for turning incident light into reflected light with the same phase as that of the incident light or with a phase different by a first phase from that of the incident light and mirror elements in a second state for turning incident light into reflected light with a phase different approximately 180° from the first phase to an arrangement with a first phase distribution; and setting, in the array of mirror elements, the first mirror elements and the second mirror elements to an arrangement with a second phase distribution which is an inversion of the first phase distribution.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Watanabe, Soichi Owa, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9997216Abstract: A nonvolatile random access memory including a memory cell array including banks, each bank including rows; an address latch circuit; and a control circuit receiving a first set of signals including a precharge command and a first row address, and a second set of signals including an active command and a second row address. The control circuit executes a first operation in which one of the banks is deactivated when the first set of signals is loaded, executes a second operation in which the first row address is loaded when the first set of signals is loaded, and executes a third operation in which at least one of the rows in the bank is selected and activated based on the second row address when the second set of signals is loaded after the first set of signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignees: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION, SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Yutaka Shirai, Naoki Shimizu, Kenji Tsuchida, Yoji Watanabe, Ji Hyae Bae, Yong Ho Kim
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Patent number: 9946160Abstract: A pattern forming method which includes: forming a plurality of first line patterns of which longitudinal direction is a first direction and a plurality of second line patterns of which longitudinal direction is the first direction and of which etching characteristic is different from etching characteristic of the plurality of first line patterns, so that at least one edge portion of each of the plurality of first line patterns and at least one edge portion of each of the plurality of second line patterns are adjacent to each other; and removing at least a portion of the plurality of first line patterns by etching.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20170219931Abstract: A spatial light modulator has a plurality of mirror elements each of which is controllable into a first state in which the mirror element reflects incident light with a change in a phase thereof by a first phase and a second state in which the mirror element reflects the incident light with a change in the phase thereof by a second phase 180° different from the first phase; and a boundary portion arranged between the mirror elements, which changes the phase of the incident light by a third phase substantially (90°+k·180°) (where k is an integer) different from the first phase. In projecting a pattern with the use of the spatial light modulator, an error caused in the pattern can be reduced even if the light quantity of light passing a gap region between the optical elements in the spatial light modulator is large.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9651871Abstract: A spatial light modulator has a plurality of mirror elements each of which is controllable into a first state in which the mirror element reflects incident light with a change in a phase thereof by a first phase and a second state in which the mirror element reflects the incident light with a change in the phase thereof by a second phase 180° different from the first phase; and a boundary portion arranged between the mirror elements, which changes the phase of the incident light by a third phase substantially (90°+k·180°) (where k is an integer) different from the first phase. In projecting a pattern with the use of the spatial light modulator, an error caused in the pattern can be reduced even if the light quantity of light passing a gap region between the optical elements in the spatial light modulator is large.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Soichi Owa, Yoji Watanabe, Tomoharu Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9638124Abstract: A control system for an engine adjusts an engine torque based on an operation of an organ-type accelerator pedal for pivoting about a supporting point. The control system includes an accelerator opening acquiring module for acquiring an accelerator opening, a target acceleration setting module for setting a target acceleration of a vehicle based on the acquired acceleration opening, and an engine control module for adjusting the engine torque to achieve the set target acceleration. The target acceleration setting module sets the target acceleration corresponding to the acquired accelerator opening by using a predetermined range of the accelerator opening including a value at which the target acceleration becomes zero. The predetermined range is set such that a pedal reaction force F (N) applied from a predetermined position of the accelerator pedal when the accelerator opening is within the predetermined range is within a range of 2.5?F?26.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Toru Takeyoshi, Keisuke Agusa, Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 9613671Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory includes a memory cell array with banks, each bank including rows, a first word lines provided in corresponding to the rows, an address latch circuit which latches a first row address signal, a row decoder which activates one of the first word lines, and a control circuit which is configured to execute a first operation which activates one of the banks based on a bank address signal when a first command is loaded, and a second operation which latches the first row address signal in the address latch circuit, and execute a third operation which activates one of the first word lines by the row decoder based on a second row address signal and the first row address signal latched in the address latch circuit when a second command is loaded after the first command.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, SK HYNIX INC.Inventors: Yutaka Shirai, Naoki Shimizu, Kenji Tsuchida, Yoji Watanabe, Ji Hyae Bae, Yong Ho Kim
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Patent number: 9599906Abstract: A method for driving a spatial light modulator includes setting a plurality of mirror elements in a first region into a state of phase 0, setting a plurality of optical elements in a second region adjacent in a Y-direction to the first region into a state of phase ?, and setting auxiliary pattern elements consisting of a plurality of mirror elements arranged at a pitch P over a resolution limit of a projection optical system in an X-direction in a boundary region extending in the X-direction between the first region and the second region, into the state of phase ?. In projecting a pattern onto an object with use of the spatial light modulator having the array of optical elements, the pattern can be formed in position accuracy or shape accuracy finer than the width of images of the optical elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventor: Yoji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20160273469Abstract: A control system for an engine adjusts an engine torque based on an operation of an organ-type accelerator pedal for pivoting about a supporting point. The control system includes an accelerator opening acquiring module for acquiring an accelerator opening, a target acceleration setting module for setting a target acceleration of a vehicle based on the acquired acceleration opening, and an engine control module for adjusting the engine torque to achieve the set target acceleration. The target acceleration setting module sets the target acceleration corresponding to the acquired accelerator opening by using a predetermined range of the accelerator opening including a value at which the target acceleration becomes zero. The predetermined range is set such that a pedal reaction force F (N) applied from a predetermined position of the accelerator pedal when the accelerator opening is within the predetermined range is within a range of 2.5?F?26.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Toru Takeyoshi, Keisuke Agusa, Yoji Watanabe
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Patent number: 9420199Abstract: An imaging device of the present invention comprises an imaging section, including an image sensor for imaging a subject, for generating image data based on output signals of the image sensor; a control section for casing repeated operation of the imaging section in accordance with a single release operation; an adding processing section for sequentially adding image data repeatedly output from the imaging section and generating added mage data; an image display section for displaying the added image data; and a setting section for setting a repeat period for the imaging section and instructing to the control section.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventor: Yoji Watanabe