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).

  • Patent number: 11298419
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to a quail egg, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to a quail egg, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an antigen, and quail eggs or processed products of quail egg which are devoid of such an antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HOYU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Yasuto Kondo, Kazuhiro Hara, Masashi Nakamura, Yuji Aoki
  • Patent number: 11285725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Aoki, Hiroshi Satoh
  • Patent number: 11251739
    Abstract: A vehicle driving device includes an inverter which drives a motor. The inverter includes: a three-phase bridge circuit including a plurality of switching elements; a three-phase short circuit which short-circuits three phases of the motor via the three-phase bridge circuit; and a control circuit. The control circuit includes: a microprocessor which drives the three-phase bridge circuit; a malfunction notification circuit which outputs a malfunction notification signal when the microprocessor is malfunctioning; and a latch circuit which holds the malfunction notification signal outputted from the malfunction notification circuit. The control circuit outputs a three-phase short-circuit drive signal which drives the three-phase short circuit, based on the malfunction notification signal held by the latch circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Maeda, Hisazumi Watanabe, Yuji Aoki, Akitaka Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 11198298
    Abstract: A technique for suppressing a contact failure between a contact portion and an apparatus-side terminal in a cartridge including a case, a liquid supply port, and a contact portion that is disposed at a corner where a front surface and a top surface intersect each other and is in contact with an apparatus-side terminal of a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid supply port is disposed at the center of the case in a width direction in which a first side surface and a second side surface oppose each other, and the contact portion is disposed at a position shifted to one side of the first side surface side and the second side surface side in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Aoki, Atsushi Yoshida, Naoki Naito
  • Patent number: 11186617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an epitope of an antigen; a kit and a composition for diagnosing allergy, wherein the kit and the composition comprise the aforementioned polypeptide, and a method for diagnosing allergy and a method for treating allergy, wherein the methods use the aforementioned polypeptide; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the aforementioned polypeptide; and a raw material or a processed product in which the antigen comprising the aforementioned polypeptide is removed or reduced. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tester for determining the presence or absence of the antigen in an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: HOYU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Aoki, Fumiaki Ono
  • Publication number: 20210322543
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Masashi Nakamura, Yuji Aoki, Erika Kondo
  • Publication number: 20210252941
    Abstract: An air conditioner applied to a hybrid vehicle includes a first heat medium circuit, a first heating heat exchanger, a first pump, a first hydraulic pump capacity controller, a second heat medium circuit, a second heating heat exchanger, a second pump, and a second hydraulic pump capacity controller. The first heat medium circuit and the second heat medium circuit are configured to be independent from each other to set a first air conditioning mode, a second air conditioning mode and a third air conditioning mode. When a temperature difference calculated by subtracting a first temperature of the first heat medium from a second temperature of the second heat medium is lower than or equal to a predetermined reference temperature difference during the third air conditioning mode, the first air conditioning mode is set by switching from the third air conditioning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Terukazu HIGUCHI, Takamitsu KUSABA, Yuji AOKI, Hiroshi FUKUURA, Yasushi KONDO, Kotaro FUKUDA, Yoshinori KUMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210231678
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antigens of an allergy to latex, methods and kits for diagnosing an allergy to latex, compositions comprising such an antigen, latex or processed products of latex in which such an antigen is eliminated, and a tester composition for determining the presence or absence of a latex 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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Yuji Aoki, Masashi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Hara, Tomomi Sakai
  • Patent number: 10978324
    Abstract: An epitaxial deposition chamber having an upper cone for controlling air flow above a dome in the chamber, such as a high growth rate epitaxy chamber, is described herein. The upper cone has first and second components separated by two or more gaps in the chamber, each component having a partial cylindrical region having a first concave inner surface, a first convex outer surface, and a fixed radius of curvature of the first concave inner surface, and a partial conical region extending from the partial cylindrical region, the partial conical region having a second concave inner surface, a second convex outer surface, and a varying radius of curvature of the second concave inner surface, wherein the second concave inner surface extends from the partial cylindrical region to a second radius of curvature less than the fixed radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Oki, Yoshinobu Mori, Yuji Aoki
  • Patent number: 10967644
    Abstract: An exterior body for storing a liquid storage body including a first main film, a second main film, and a first side film that define an interior space containing a liquid, the first side film having a gusset portion having a fold, the exterior body including an outer shell that forms a storage space storing the liquid storage body, and a pressing portion that is provided in the outer shell, that presses the first side film, and that bend the gusset portion inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Hirata, Yuji Aoki, Hiroshi Nose
  • Publication number: 20210006195
    Abstract: A vehicle driving device includes an inverter which drives a motor. The inverter includes: a three-phase bridge circuit including a plurality of switching elements; a three-phase short circuit which short-circuits three phases of the motor via the three-phase bridge circuit; and a control circuit. The control circuit includes: a microprocessor which drives the three-phase bridge circuit; a malfunction notification circuit which outputs a malfunction notification signal when the microprocessor is malfunctioning; and a latch circuit which holds the malfunction notification signal outputted from the malfunction notification circuit. The control circuit outputs a three-phase short-circuit drive signal which drives the three-phase short circuit, based on the malfunction notification signal held by the latch circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko MAEDA, Hisazumi WATANABE, Yuji AOKI, Akitaka YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200393408
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Yuji Aoki, Erika Hasegawa, Tomomi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200307229
    Abstract: A liquid storage container that is equipped in a liquid ejection apparatus and supplies liquid to the liquid ejection apparatus is provided. The liquid storage container includes: a liquid storage box forming an outer shell of the liquid storage container; and a liquid storage bag accommodated in the liquid storage box, the liquid storage bag having a flexibility for storing liquid therein, wherein regardless of a posture of the liquid storage box, a first inner circumferential length of the liquid storage bag in one cross-section is larger than a second inner circumferential length of the liquid storage box in the one cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro KARASAWA, Kazuyuki HIRATA, Yuji AOKI
  • Publication number: 20200276821
    Abstract: A technique for suppressing a contact failure between a contact portion and an apparatus-side terminal in a cartridge including a case, a liquid supply port, and a contact portion that is disposed at a corner where a front surface and a top surface intersect each other and is in contact with an apparatus-side terminal of a liquid ejecting apparatus, the liquid supply port is disposed at the center of the case in a width direction in which a first side surface and a second side surface oppose each other, and the contact portion is disposed at a position shifted to one side of the first side surface side and the second side surface side in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji AOKI, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Naoki NAITO
  • Patent number: 10704146
    Abstract: A processing chamber for processing a substrate is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the processing chamber includes a support shaft assembly. The support shaft assembly has a ring shaped susceptor, a disc shaped heat plate, and a support shaft system. The support shaft system supports the susceptor and the heat plate, such that the susceptor is supported above the heat plate defining a gap between the heat plate and the susceptor. In another embodiment, the heat plate includes a plurality of grooves and the susceptor includes a plurality of fins. The fins are configured to sit within the grooves such that the susceptor is supported above the heat plate, defining a gap between the heat plate and the susceptor. In another embodiment, a method of processing a substrate in the aforementioned embodiments is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Oki, Yuji Aoki, Peter Demonte, Yoshinobu Mori
  • Publication number: 20200188510
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kayoko Matsunaga, Akiko Yagami, Masashi Nakamura, Naoshi Shimojo, Naya Sato, Yuji Aoki, Tomomi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200189284
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji AOKI, Hiroshi SATOH
  • Publication number: 20200122471
    Abstract: An exterior body for storing a liquid storage body including a first main film, a second main film, and a first side film that define an interior space containing a liquid, the first side film having a gusset portion having a fold, the exterior body including an outer shell that forms a storage space storing the liquid storage body, and a pressing portion that is provided in the outer shell, that presses the first side film, and that bend the gusset portion inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki HIRATA, Yuji AOKI, Hiroshi NOSE
  • Publication number: 20200020556
    Abstract: An epitaxial deposition chamber having an upper cone for controlling air flow above a dome in the chamber, such as a high growth rate epitaxy chamber, is described herein. The upper cone has first and second components separated by two or more gaps in the chamber, each component having a partial cylindrical region having a first concave inner surface, a first convex outer surface, and a fixed radius of curvature of the first concave inner surface, and a partial conical region extending from the partial cylindrical region, the partial conical region having a second concave inner surface, a second convex outer surface, and a varying radius of curvature of the second concave inner surface, wherein the second concave inner surface extends from the partial cylindrical region to a second radius of curvature less than the fixed radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shinichi OKI, Yoshinobu MORI, Yuji AOKI
  • Patent number: D875173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Naito, Yuji Aoki