Patents by Inventor Yuji Aoki
Yuji Aoki 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: 20250051910Abstract: A pre-heat ring and a process chamber having the same are described herein. In one example, a process chamber for film deposition comprises a chamber volume, a substrate support disposed in the chamber volume, the substrate support having a radially outward surface, and a pre-heat ring surrounding the substrate support. The pre-heat ring comprises a tapered wall facing the radially outward surface. The tapered wall narrows towards a top surface of the pre-heat ring and towards the substrate support.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Shinichi OKI, Yoshinobu MORI, Yuji AOKI
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Patent number: 12165899Abstract: Embodiments of bipolar electrostatic chucks are provided herein. In some embodiments, a bipolar electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic plate; a plurality of electrodes disposed in the ceramic plate, wherein the plurality of electrodes include one or more positive electrodes arranged in a first pattern and one or more negative electrodes arranged in a second pattern; an aluminum base plate coupled to the ceramic plate; a positive conduit extending through the aluminum base plate and electrically coupled to the one or more positive electrodes, and a negative conduit extending through the aluminum base plate and electrically coupled to the one or more negative electrodes; and a first insulative tube disposed about each of the positive conduit and the negative conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Shinichi Oki, Yuji Aoki, Trishul Byregowda Shivalingaiah
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Publication number: 20240393292Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to wheat, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to wheat, compositions comprising such an antigen, wheat or processed products of wheat in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of a wheat antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also relates to polypeptides comprising an epitope of an antigen, kits, compositions and methods for diagnosing an allergy, comprising such a polypeptide, compositions comprising such a polypeptide, and raw materials or processed products in which an antigen comprising such a polypeptide is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further relates to a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Yuji Aoki, Erika Hasegawa, Tomomi Sakai
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Publication number: 20240359562Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a mounted object operated by power; and a vehicle body equipped with the mounted object, in which the vehicle body includes: a battery that supplies power to an electric motor for operation of the vehicle body; a first power supply line that supplies the power from the battery to the mounted object; a first protection circuit that is installed on the first power supply line and that is capable of cutting off the power; and a control section that controls an operation of the first protection circuit, and the mounted object includes: a second power supply line that is connected to the first power supply line; a load that receives the power via the second power supply line; and a second protection circuit that is installed on the second power supply line and that is capable of cutting off the power.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Yuji AOKI, Futoshi YAMANE, Takuya KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20240262106Abstract: A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a ?X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji AOKI, Hiroshi SATOH
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Patent number: 12017459Abstract: Provided is a liquid container configured to be detachably attached to a printer body. The liquid container includes a liquid containing portion, a supplying passage member, and an adapter. The liquid containing portion is a portion for containing liquid. The supplying passage member has a supplying passage in liquid communication with the liquid containing portion, the liquid contained in the liquid containing portion being supplied toward the printer body through the supplying passage. The adapter is mounted on the supplying passage member and configured to couple the supplying passage to the printer body. The adapter and the supplying passage member are joined by snap fitting.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Karasawa, Naoki Naito, Yuji Aoki, Kazuyuki Hirata, Kiyoteru Katsuki
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Publication number: 20240142005Abstract: A timer valve 1 relating to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a housing 2 including a spool hole 5 being in communication with a drain port 9, a feeding port 6 configured to receive hydraulic oil fed thereto and a discharge port 7 configured to discharge the hydraulic oil; and a spool 3 movably provided in the spool hole 5. The spool 3 has a first connection recess 15 defined in an outer surface 3a, the first connection recess 15 being configured to establish communication between the feeding port 6 and the discharge port 7; and a liaison channel 30 establishing communication between the first connection recess 15 and the drain port 9. Within the liaison channel 30, a filter 25 is formed between the spool hole 5 and the outer surface 3a of the spool 3 to stop foreign matter from entering into the drain port 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Takuhiro KARINO, Yuji AOKI
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Patent number: 11964491Abstract: A cartridge includes a concave portion. The concave portion has an opening, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall has a tilted surface tilted. The tilted surface is provided with a cartridge side terminal group. The first side wall is provided with a first restriction portion which restricts movements in a +Z axis direction and a +X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit, and the second side wall is provided with a second restriction portion which restricts movements in the +Z axis direction and a ?X axis direction of an apparatus side terminal unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Aoki, Hiroshi Satoh
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Publication number: 20240120229Abstract: Embodiments of bipolar electrostatic chucks are provided herein. In some embodiments, a bipolar electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic plate; a plurality of electrodes disposed in the ceramic plate, wherein the plurality of electrodes include one or more positive electrodes arranged in a first pattern and one or more negative electrodes arranged in a second pattern; an aluminum base plate coupled to the ceramic plate; a positive conduit extending through the aluminum base plate and electrically coupled to the one or more positive electrodes, and a negative conduit extending through the aluminum base plate and electrically coupled to the one or more negative electrodes; and a first insulative tube disposed about each of the positive conduit and the negative conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Shinichi OKI, Yuji AOKI, Trishul BYREGOWDA SHIVALINGAIAH
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Publication number: 20240108719Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to shrimp, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to shrimp, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, shrimps or processed products of shrimp in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of a shrimp antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also relates to polypeptides comprising an epitope of an antigen, kits, compositions and methods for diagnosing an allergy, comprising such a polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a polypeptide, and raw materials or processed products in which an antigen comprising such a polypeptide is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further relates to a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: HOYU CO., LTD.Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Masashi Nakamura, Naoshi Shimojo, Nayu Sato, Yuji Aoki, Tomomi Sakai
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Publication number: 20240009683Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flotation method with which a flotation treatment can be efficiently performed even when the substance to undergo flotation is fine mineral particles including particles having a particle diameter of about 25 ??m or less. This is a flotation method that separates and recovers mineral particles through a flotation treatment, wherein mineral particles are floated in a liquid to be processed by using minute air bubbles having an air bubble diameter of 200 ?m or less and air bubbles having a diameter larger than the minute air bubbles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hayato Fujita, Yuji Aoki
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Publication number: 20240000924Abstract: The present invention provides a novel antigen for an egg allergy, a method for diagnosing an egg allergy and a kit for diagnosing an egg allergy, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antigen, an egg, a processed product of an egg, or a bird which lays or has hatched from the egg in which the antigen is eliminated or reduced, a method for producing a processed product of an egg in which the antigen is eliminated or reduced, and a tester for determining the presence or absence of an egg antigen in an object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: HOYU CO., LTD.Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Masashi Nakamura, Yuji Aoki, Erika Kondo
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Patent number: 11697862Abstract: A mineral processing method capable of efficiently separating a copper mineral from a molybdenum mineral is provided. The mineral processing method includes: a conditioning step of adding sulfite as a surface treatment agent to a mineral slurry containing a copper mineral and a molybdenum mineral; and a flotation step of performing flotation using the mineral slurry after the conditioning step. The hydrophilicity of the copper mineral can be selectively enhanced by sulfite, so as to be able to produce a difference in hydrophilicity between the copper mineral and the molybdenum mineral. Therefore, the molybdenum mineral can be selectively caused to float, and the copper mineral and the molybdenum mineral can be efficiently separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hirajima, Hajime Miki, Gde Pandhe Wisnu Suyantara, Yuji Imaizumi, Yuji Aoki, Eri Takida
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Publication number: 20230190924Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to egg, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to egg, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, eggs or processed products of egg in which such an antigen is eliminated or reduced, birds that deliver such eggs or are born from such eggs, a method for producing processed products of egg in which such an antigen is eliminated or reduced, and a tester for determining the presence or absence of an egg antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also relates to polypeptides comprising an epitope of an antigen, kits, compositions and methods for diagnosing an allergy, comprising such a polypeptide, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a polypeptide, and raw materials or processed products in which an antigen comprising such a polypeptide is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further relates to a tester for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Fumiaki Ohno, Yuji Aoki
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Publication number: 20230150248Abstract: A liquid storage bag includes a bag configured to store a liquid and a feeder that feeds the liquid in the bag to an external component. The bag is formed of a film. The film includes a first base layer, a second base layer, and a first black layer located between the first base layer and the second base layer. The first black layer is formed of a black colorant filling a layer surface of the second base layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki NAITO, Yuji AOKI
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Patent number: 11595341Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing an estimation program that causes a processor included in a computer to execute a process. The process includes receiving a message of an estimation target of a forwarding destination, searching past messages for a message similar to the received message, estimating, when there is no similar message among the past massage, the forwarding destination of the message using a model of estimating the forwarding destination based on a keyword that is identified based on a word included in the received message, and outputting a forwarding destination of the searched similar message or the estimated forwarding destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Naoya Hirota, Yukihiro Takeuchi, Hiroshi Iyobe, Shoichi Kogiso, Yuji Aoki, Masahiro Shimomura, Takashi Ikezaki
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Publication number: 20230018269Abstract: Provided is a liquid container configured to be detachably attached to a printer body. The liquid container includes a liquid containing portion, a supplying passage member, and an adapter. The liquid containing portion is a portion for containing liquid. The supplying passage member has a supplying passage in liquid communication with the liquid containing portion, the liquid contained in the liquid containing portion being supplied toward the printer body through the supplying passage. The adapter is mounted on the supplying passage member and configured to couple the supplying passage to the printer body. The adapter and the supplying passage member are joined by snap fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro KARASAWA, Naoki NAITO, Yuji AOKI, Kazuyuki HIRATA, Kiyoteru KATSUKI
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Publication number: 20220355313Abstract: Provided is a mineral processing method that can efficiently separate a copper mineral and a molybdenum mineral. A mineral processing method includes a conditioning step of adding a disulfite to a mineral slurry containing a copper mineral and a molybdenum mineral and a flotation step of performing flotation using the mineral slurry after the conditioning step. By selectively enhancing hydrophilicity of the copper mineral with the disulfite, the hydrophilicity between the copper mineral and the molybdenum mineral can be differentiated. Thus, the molybdenum mineral can be selectively floated, and the copper mineral and the molybdenum mineral can be efficiently separated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicants: KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi HIRAJIMA, Hajime MIKI, Keiko SASAKI, Gde Pandhe Wisnu SUYANTARA, Yuki SEMOTO, Shigeto KUROIWA, Yuji AOKI, Yoshiyuki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220323575Abstract: The present invention provides a novel milk allergy antigen, a milk allergy diagnosis method or diagnosis kit, a composition comprising the antigen, a milk or processed milk product with the antigen removed, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of the milk antigen in an object of interest. The present invention also pertains to an antigen epitope-comprising polypeptide, a kit for diagnosing an allergy comprising the polypeptide, diagnostic composition, a diagnosis method, a composition comprising the polypeptide, and a raw material or processed product in which the polypeptide-comprising antigen is eliminated or reduced. The present invention further pertains to a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of an antigen in an object of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Yasuto Kondo, Yuji Aoki, Erika Hasegawa, Tomomi Sakai
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Patent number: D1016142Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Karasawa, Naoki Naito, Yuji Aoki, Kiyoteru Katsuki