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).
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Publication number: 20240387570Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Masashi MURAKAMI, Kazuko NISHIMURA, Yutaka ABE, Yoshiyuki MATSUNAGA, Yoshihiro SATO, Junji HIRASE
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Patent number: 12122121Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Nakai, Toshihide Yoshitani, Shinya Abe, Kazuma Horita, Takeshi Senga
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Patent number: 12089947Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirobumi Nakajima, Kengo Abe, Takashi Nishiyama, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Sadayuki Sumi, Kohji Sasabe
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Patent number: 12075976Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Nakai, Toshihide Yoshitani, Shinya Abe, Kazuma Horita, Takeshi Senga
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Patent number: 12080732Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Murakami, Kazuko Nishimura, Yutaka Abe, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Yoshihiro Sato, Junji Hirase
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Patent number: 11719860Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Toshiaki Watanabe, Shinichiro Matsuzawa
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Patent number: 11661012Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Masakazu Hanano
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Publication number: 20220134852Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro ABE, Masakazu HANANO
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Publication number: 20200271830Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yoshihiro ABE, Toshiaki WATANABE, Shinichiro MATSUZAWA
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Patent number: 10481249Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Klas Alenljung, Yoshihiro Abe
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Patent number: 10363397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Kanemasa, Shinetsu Harata, Yoshihiro Abe, Hayao Tanaka, Masao Ikeda, Keiji Kamada
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Patent number: 10073215Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventor: Yoshihiro Abe
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Publication number: 20170357049Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Yoshihiro ABE
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Patent number: 9772441Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventor: Yoshihiro Abe
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Publication number: 20170139042Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Klas ALENLJUNG, Yoshihiro ABE
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Publication number: 20160051796Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi KANEMASA, Shinetsu HARATA, Yoshihiro ABE, Hayao TANAKA, Masao IKEDA, Keiji KAMADA
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Patent number: 9097796Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Akiyoshi Mizutani, Kazuma Natsume, Yoshihiro Abe
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Patent number: 9075134Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Akiyoshi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20150051541Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Kanemasa, Hayao Tanaka, Yoshihiro Abe
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Patent number: RE49939Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Yoshihiro Abe