Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Abe

Yoshihiro Abe 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: 20240387570
    Abstract: A camera system including a lens; and an imaging device that receives a light through the lens. The imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converter that is configured to convert the light into a signal charge and that is stacked on the semiconductor substrate; a node to which the signal charge is input; a transistor having a source and a drain, one of the source and the drain being connected to the node; and a capacitive element connected between the transistor and a voltage source or a ground. The transistor is configured to switch between a first state and a second state, a sensitivity in the first state being different from a sensitivity in the second state, and in a cross-sectional view, the capacitive element is located between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Masashi MURAKAMI, Kazuko NISHIMURA, Yutaka ABE, Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA, Yoshihiro SATO, Junji HIRASE
  • Patent number: 12122121
    Abstract: Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base made of metal, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes a silane coupling agent with a specific structure having an amino group and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, and polyolefins on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope, a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope, and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakai, Toshihide Yoshitani, Shinya Abe, Kazuma Horita, Takeshi Senga
  • Patent number: 12089947
    Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains use information indicating a state of use of a toilet by a subject; a calculation unit that calculates a total number of times of use of a toilet by the subject, based on the use information obtained by the obtainment unit; an evaluation unit that evaluates a cognitive function of the subject, based on the total number of times of use calculated by the calculation unit; and an output unit that outputs a result of evaluation performed by the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirobumi Nakajima, Kengo Abe, Takashi Nishiyama, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Sadayuki Sumi, Kohji Sasabe
  • Patent number: 12075976
    Abstract: Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base containing metal as a constituent material, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes a specific silane coupling agent and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyolefins at least on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope, a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope, and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakai, Toshihide Yoshitani, Shinya Abe, Kazuma Horita, Takeshi Senga
  • Patent number: 12080732
    Abstract: An imaging device including a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into a signal charge, the photoelectric converter being stacked on the semiconductor substrate; a node to which the signal charge is input; a transistor having a source and a drain, one of the source and the drain being connected to the node; and a capacitive element connected between the transistor and a voltage source or a ground. The transistor is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode, a sensitivity in the first mode being different from a sensitivity in the second mode, and in a cross-sectional view, the capacitive element is located between the semiconductor substrate and the photoelectric converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Murakami, Kazuko Nishimura, Yutaka Abe, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Yoshihiro Sato, Junji Hirase
  • Patent number: 11719860
    Abstract: An antireflection structure includes an antireflection film provided on a front surface of a substrate. The antireflection film has a plurality of holes that are spatially and periodically arranged and pass through front and back surfaces of the antireflection film. A thickness and a relative dielectric constant of the antireflection film are set according to a relative dielectric constant and a thickness of the substrate and an incident angle ? of an electromagnetic wave. The thickness and the relative dielectric constant of the antireflection film are set for an electromagnetic wave incident at the angle ? so that, for example, an electromagnetic wave reflected by the antireflection film provided on the front surface of the substrate and an electromagnetic wave reflected by a back surface of the substrate deviate from each other by a half wavelength and cancel each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Shinichiro Matsuzawa
  • Patent number: 11661012
    Abstract: The invntion provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover installed on the rear portion of the vehicle and a tonneau cover bracket attached to the rear end portion of the tonneau cover, and the tonneau cover bracket extends in the width direction of the vehicle. A columnar portion serving as a rotation axis of the tonneau cover and a handle portion arranged in front of the columnar portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending downward are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Masakazu Hanano
  • Publication number: 20220134852
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover installed on the rear portion of the vehicle and a tonneau cover bracket attached to the rear end portion of the tonneau cover, and the tonneau cover bracket extends in the width direction of the vehicle. A columnar portion serving as a rotation axis of the tonneau cover and a handle portion arranged in front of the columnar portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending downward are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABE, Masakazu HANANO
  • Publication number: 20200271830
    Abstract: An antireflection structure includes an antireflection film provided on a front surface of a substrate. The antireflection film has a plurality of holes that are spatially and periodically arranged and pass through front and back surfaces of the antireflection film. A thickness and a relative dielectric constant of the antireflection film are set according to a relative dielectric constant and a thickness of the substrate and an incident angle ? of an electromagnetic wave. The thickness and the relative dielectric constant of the antireflection film are set for an electromagnetic wave incident at the angle ? so that, for example, an electromagnetic wave reflected by the antireflection film provided on the front surface of the substrate and an electromagnetic wave reflected by a back surface of the substrate deviate from each other by a half wavelength and cancel each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABE, Toshiaki WATANABE, Shinichiro MATSUZAWA
  • Patent number: 10481249
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a transmitting portion including transmitter elements that emits a transmitting signal as a radar wave toward an object; a receiving portion including receiver elements receiving a reflection signal; and an estimation portion. The estimation portion generates a virtual receiving array including virtual receiver elements. The estimation portion divides the virtual receiving array into identical sub-arrays. The estimation portion generates covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays. The estimation portion averages the covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays to decorrelate a direct reflection signal from the object and multipath reflection signal among the reflection signal and spatially smooths the reflection signal. The estimation portion resolves the direct reflection signal from the object and the multipath reflection signal. The estimation portion determines the direction of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Klas Alenljung, Yoshihiro Abe
  • Patent number: 10363397
    Abstract: A catheter of the invention includes an elongated flexible tubular main body; a plurality of manipulation wires inserted through the tubular main body and having tips connected to a distal part of the tubular main body; a manipulation-part main body provided at a base end of the tubular main body; and a bending manipulation part. The bending manipulation part has an engagement part engaging with base ends of the manipulation wires, and individually applies pulling force to the plurality of manipulation wires through pulling operations so as to bend the distal part of the tubular main body. The bending manipulation part is provided so as to be movable with respect to the manipulation-part main body. The path lengths of the plurality of manipulation wires from the tips thereof to the engagement part are simultaneously increased or decreased when the bending manipulation part and the manipulation-part main body move relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kanemasa, Shinetsu Harata, Yoshihiro Abe, Hayao Tanaka, Masao Ikeda, Keiji Kamada
  • Patent number: 10073215
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20170357049
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Yoshihiro ABE
  • Patent number: 9772441
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20170139042
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a transmitting portion including transmitter elements that emits a transmitting signal as a radar wave toward an object; a receiving portion including receiver elements receiving a reflection signal; and an estimation portion. The estimation portion generates a virtual receiving array including virtual receiver elements. The estimation portion divides the virtual receiving array into identical sub-arrays. The estimation portion generates covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays. The estimation portion averages the covariance matrix data for each of the sub-arrays to decorrelate a direct reflection signal from the object and multipath reflection signal among the reflection signal and spatially smooths the reflection signal. The estimation portion resolves the direct reflection signal from the object and the multipath reflection signal. The estimation portion determines the direction of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Klas ALENLJUNG, Yoshihiro ABE
  • Publication number: 20160051796
    Abstract: A catheter of the invention includes an elongated flexible tubular main body; a plurality of manipulation wires inserted through the tubular main body and having tips connected to a distal part of the tubular main body; a manipulation-part main body provided at a base end of the tubular main body; and a bending manipulation part. The bending manipulation part has an engagement part engaging with base ends of the manipulation wires, and individually applies pulling force to the plurality of manipulation wires through pulling operations so as to bend the distal part of the tubular main body. The bending manipulation part is provided so as to be movable with respect to the manipulation-part main body. The path lengths of the plurality of manipulation wires from the tips thereof to the engagement part are simultaneously increased or decreased when the bending manipulation part and the manipulation-part main body move relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi KANEMASA, Shinetsu HARATA, Yoshihiro ABE, Hayao TANAKA, Masao IKEDA, Keiji KAMADA
  • Patent number: 9097796
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a signal processor. The transmitter outputs a radar wave. The receiver includes a plurality of receiving antennas and a plurality of receiving devices. Each of the receiving devices mixes a reception signal from the corresponding receiving antenna with a local signal and outputs a beat signal. The signal processor samples the beat signal while selecting one of the receiving devices in order with a selecting period that is less than a half of a sampling period. The signal processor samples the beat signal with the sampling period and derives position information of a target by pair matching of peaks of a rising-modulation signal and a falling-modulation signal of the beat signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Mizutani, Kazuma Natsume, Yoshihiro Abe
  • Patent number: 9075134
    Abstract: A radar system for detecting positions of targets using a high resolution algorithm is presented. The number of incorrect target detections due to incorrect estimation of the number of radar reflections is reduced. A two-dimensional (azimuth and distance) peak having maximum power is detected, and a virtual beam formed centering on that peak. If that two-dimensional peak is buried in the virtual beam it is assumed to be a noise peak and removed. This is repeated for all two-dimensional peaks, thereby removing noise peaks and reducing the number of unnecessary target detections. The system can also correctly detect peaks that are close together at a certain resolution but have a power larger than the virtual beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Akiyoshi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20150051541
    Abstract: Provided is a medical instrument which can reliably protect a sub-lumen and a method of manufacturing the medical instrument. In such a medical instrument, a catheter includes a resin tubular main body (sheath), in which a main lumen and a sub-lumen which is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the main lumen and extends along a longitudinal direction of the main lumen, are formed; a reinforcement layer which is disposed between the main lumen and the sub-lumen and surrounds the main lumen; and a wire which is disposed further on an outer peripheral surface side of the tubular main body than the sub-lumen and is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the main lumen. The wire is embedded in the tubular main body and supports the outer peripheral surface of the tubular main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kanemasa, Hayao Tanaka, Yoshihiro Abe
  • Patent number: RE49939
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source; an optical component provided separately from the light source; a holding member holding the light source and the optical component; and a variable pressing member variably pressing the optical component against the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Abe