Patents by Inventor Yusuke

Yusuke 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: 20240038913
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving element, a distance measuring system, and an electronic device capable of reducing unintended edge breakdown in a case where a pixel is miniaturized. A light receiving element includes a pixel that includes a PN junction region in which a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type are joined, and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type that is not connected to any wiring outside the first semiconductor region near a first surface of a substrate on which a wiring that supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to the first semiconductor region is formed. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring sensor that receives reflected light and measures a distance, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhisa TANAKA, Yusuke OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20240037594
    Abstract: An incentive providing system capable of letting a user behave in such a way that his/her stress level is lowered and thus reducing his/her stress is provided. The incentive providing system according to the present disclosure executes: processing for acquiring a stress level indicating a degree of stress of a user; and providing an incentive for a user in a case in which the stress level of the user is lower than a predetermined standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Issei NAKASHIMA, Toru MIYAGAWA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Bing XUE, Yuta MORI, Takashi HOMMA
  • Publication number: 20240038972
    Abstract: An electrode material comprises a composite particle. The composite particle includes a core particle and a covering layer. The covering layer covers at least part of a surface of the core particle. The core particle includes an active material. The covering layer includes a first layer and a second layer. At least part of the first layer is interposed between the core particle and the second layer. The first layer includes a first solid electrolyte. The second layer includes a second solid electrolyte. The first solid electrolyte is a fluoride. The second solid electrolyte is a sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki YABE, Izuru Sasaki, Kazuya Hashimoto, Yuta Sugimoto, Yusuke Nishio
  • Publication number: 20240033605
    Abstract: A server includes a detection signal reception unit that receives a detection signal related to a detection of an exercise of a user A, an exercise schedule reception unit that acquires an exercise schedule of the user A, and a message request transmission unit that transmits a message request to a UEN of a user N before the exercise schedule. The server further includes a message reception unit that receives a message corresponding to the message request from the UEN of the user N, a determination unit that determines whether or not the user A is exercising according to the exercise schedule based on the exercise schedule and the detection signal, and a mess age transmission unit that provides the user A with the message when the determination unit determines that the user A is exercising according to the exercise schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Issei NAKASHIMA, Toru MIYAGAWA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Makoto ASO, Takatoshi MORIMITSU, Aya ISHIHARA, Hiroshi SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20240033628
    Abstract: An item selected by a user is set as a first owned item. A state change item which changes a state of an operation character from a first state to a second state is associated with the operation character, and the operation character is caused to own a second owned item associated with the state change item. During a game, when a state change condition is satisfied, the state of the operation character is changed from the first state to the second state. When the operation character is in the first state, use item candidates not including the second owned item are presented to the user, and when the operation character is in the second state, use item candidates including the second owned item are presented and a game event is advanced using an item designated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Yuya ISHII, Susumu ISHIHARA, Yusuke SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20240034080
    Abstract: There is provided a controller for an image forming system including a head in which nozzles are formed. The controller includes: a first communication interface; and a second communication interface. The controller is configured to: form a test pattern on a medium at first resolution by causing the head to discharge a liquid, via the second communication interface, the test pattern including patterns formed respectively by the nozzles; obtain a plurality of test pattern data via the first communication interface, the plurality of test pattern data being generated by imaging, at second resolution lower than the first resolution, the test pattern with an imaging device a plurality of times; and detect a discharge-defect-nozzle of the nozzles based on the plurality of test pattern data obtained from the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira AKAZAWA, Yusuke KURITA, Takeshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20240040158
    Abstract: A decoder includes memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate a first coefficient value by applying a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process to a first reconstructed image sample of a luma component; clip the first coefficient value such that the clipped first coefficient value is within a first range from ?27 to 27?1; generate a second coefficient value by applying an ALF (adaptive loop filtering) process to a second reconstructed image sample of a chroma component; clip the second coefficient value such that the clipped second coefficient value is within a second range different from the first range; generate a third coefficient value by adding the clipped first coefficient value to the clipped second coefficient value; and generate a third reconstructed image sample of the chroma component using the third coefficient value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Jing Ya LI, Han Boon TEO, Chong Soon LIM, Hai Wei SUN, Che-Wei KUO, Chu Tong WANG, Tadamasa TOMA, Takahiro NISHI, Kiyofumi ABE, Yusuke KATO
  • Patent number: 11889215
    Abstract: A light detector is configured such that a light receiving portion having APDs and a peripheral circuit portion are provided on a first principal surface of a p-type semiconductor substrate, and further includes a back electrode provided on a second principal surface of the semiconductor substrate and a p-type first separation portion provided between the light receiving portion and the peripheral circuit portion. The APD has, on a first principal surface side, an n-type region and a p-epitaxial layer contacting the n-type region in a Z-direction. The peripheral circuit portion has an n-type MISFET provided at a p-well and an n-well provided to surround side and bottom portions of the p-well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kabe, Hideyuki Arai, Hisashi Aikawa, Yuki Sugiura, Akito Inoue, Mitsuyoshi Mori, Kentaro Nakanishi, Yusuke Sakata
  • Patent number: 11884812
    Abstract: A hydrogenated block copolymer containing polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) each mainly containing an aromatic vinyl compound-derived structural unit and polymer blocks (B) and (C) each mainly containing a conjugated diene compound-derived structural unit, at least one of the polymer blocks (B) and (C) being present between the polymer blocks (A1) and (A2), the hydrogenated block copolymer having a total content of the polymer blocks (A1) and (A2) of 5 to 30% by mass, a 3,4-bond and 1,2-bond content in the polymer block (B) of 1 to 40% by mole, a 3,4-bond and 1,2-bond content in the polymer block (C) of 50 to 100% by mole, and a mass ratio [(C)/{(B)±(C)} of the polymer block (C) to the sum of the polymer blocks (B) and (C) of 26/100 to 63/100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Takahashi, Yusuke Nojima
  • Patent number: 11884093
    Abstract: A mechanical pencil includes a ball chuck, a rotation drive mechanism having a rotary part and receiving an axial direction retraction operation due to writing pressure received by the lead held by the ball chuck and an axial direction advance operation due to release of the writing pressure to drive the rotary part to rotate in one direction, a feed cam face having a ring-shaped cam face vertical to the axial direction and an axial direction step part, and a slider having an abutting part abutting against the feed cam face and a holding chuck holding a lead and rotating upon receiving a rotation drive force of the rotary part, which is configured so that the lead held by the holding chuck is pulled out from the ball chuck due to the advance operation of the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takamasa Fukuda, Yusuke Koizumi
  • Patent number: 11884450
    Abstract: A pallet includes: a top plate that has a rectangular shape and that is to be loaded with a load object; multiple blocks that are disposed at a multiple locations including four corners of the top plate and that support the top plate from below; and a bottom plate that is disposed such that the multiple blocks are placed on the bottom plate. The top plate has a long side and a short side. Blocks included in the multiple blocks and disposed at the corners of the top plate each has a long side and a short side. The long side of each of the blocks included in the multiple blocks and disposed at the corners of the top plate is disposed along the short side of the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kabe, Naoto Chiba, Takaaki Yoshida, Seiya Imai, Misaki Suruga, Koichi Tabira
  • Patent number: 11884756
    Abstract: A method of producing modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer particles, includes mixing vinyl alcohol-based polymer particles with a mixed medium containing unsaturated carboxylic acid, an acid catalyst, and water, wherein, by mixing the vinyl alcohol-based polymer particles with the mixed medium, the vinyl alcohol-based polymer particles are reacted with the unsaturated carboxylic acid to obtain modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer particles containing a vinyl ester unit represented by a formula (2) below, having a vinyl alcohol unit content based on the total constitutional units of 60 mol % or more and less than 95 mol %, and having an average particle diameter from 50 to 2000 ?m. The production method is capable of controlling the particle shape and does not cause the problem of the residual sulfur content, and is further convenient and economically advantageous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Tachibana, Yusuke Amano, Yuki Shimizu, Kazuhiko Maekawa
  • Patent number: 11887256
    Abstract: Novel images may be generated using an image generator implemented on a processor. The image generator may receive as input neural features selected from a neural texture atlas. The image generator may also receive as input one or more position guides identifying position information for a plurality of input image pixels. The novel images may be evaluated using an image discriminator to determine a plurality of optimization values by comparing each of the plurality of novel images with a respective one of a corresponding plurality of input images. Each of the novel images may be generated from a respective camera pose relative to an object identical to that of the respective one of the corresponding plurality of input images. The image generator and the neural features may be updated based on the optimization values and stored on a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Fyusion, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Bertel, Yusuke Tomoto, Srinivas Rao, Krunal Ketan Chande, Rodrigo Ortiz-Cayon, Stefan Johannes Josef Holzer, Christian Richardt
  • Patent number: 11888111
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure is represented by the chemical formula Li6-4aMaX6. M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, and Ti, X denotes at least one halogen element, and a is greater than 0 and less than 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sakai, Masashi Sakaida, Yusuke Nishio, Tetsuya Asano, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11885902
    Abstract: A vehicle radar system includes at least one radar, a detection section, an extraction section, a pair determination section, and a target position determination section. The extraction section extracts at least one observation point pair from a plurality of detected observation points. The observation point pair is a pair of the observation points located in the same direction. The target position determination section calculates a surface direction of a reflection surface from a reflection surface observation point of the observation point pair and observation points around the reflection surface observation point, and determines a position of the target from the calculated surface direction and the at least one observation point pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kondo, Yusuke Akamine, Yasuyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 11888227
    Abstract: An antenna device is supported by a supporting member. The antenna device includes a dielectric substrate and a patch antenna. The patch antenna comprises a radiating element and a ground conductor that are provided to the dielectric substrate. The linear conductor fixes a relative position between the antenna device and the supporting member in a direction orthogonal to a normal direction of the dielectric substrate. At least a part of the linear conductor is electromagnetically coupled with the patch antenna to act as a linear antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Okajima
  • Patent number: 11883683
    Abstract: A particle therapy system includes an accelerator 1 which generates a particle beam for extraction, an irradiation apparatus 21 which irradiates the particle beam to an irradiation target 26, a gantry 18 which rotates together with the irradiation apparatus 21, and an MRI apparatus 50 which rotates together with the gantry 18. The MRI apparatus 50 includes a magnetic circuit composed of an iron core 60 and a plurality of coils 61 serving as a magnetic flux source. The iron core 60 includes two oppositely disposed magnetic poles 63A and 63B, and a return yoke 64 for connecting the magnetic poles 63A and 63B. The magnetic poles 63A, 63B have cavities 65A, 65B. The particle beam passing through the cavity 65A is irradiated to the irradiation target 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yusuke Fujii, Ryuya Ando, Manabu Aoki, Kikuo Umegaki, Shinichi Shimizu, Taeko Matsuura, Hiroki Shirato
  • Patent number: 11885621
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a sensor element, a substrate, and a bonding wire. Over the substrate, provided is the sensor element. The bonding wire forms at least part of a connection path that electrically connects the sensor element and the substrate together. The bonding wire is provided to connect two connection surfaces that intersect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Nakashima, Takashi Uchida, Yusuke Nakamura, Hideki Ueda, Naruhito Noda, Toshitsugu Konishi, Toshio Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11885963
    Abstract: A head-up display device includes an image display device that outputs display light of an image; a mirror having a reflecting surface that reflects the display light toward a reflecting portion, and an input shaft; a motor that has an output shaft located on an extended line of the input shaft, and rotates the output shaft; a transmission member that has a cylindrical fitting portion to which the input shaft is press-fitted and a coupling portion coupled with the output shaft and transmitting output torque of the motor from the output shaft to the input shaft; a holding member that holds the motor; and a first spring that is interposed between the holding member and the transmission member, and imparts, to the transmission member, a biasing force oriented to bring the mirror close to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Tsubakihara, Kunikazu Takahashi, Yusuke Fujimoto, Takehisa Fukunaga, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Katsuyoshi Itahana, Kohji Matsuura, Keita Mochizuki, Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11887822
    Abstract: An edge ring includes a ramp surface of which a height decreases from an outer edge-side portion toward an inner edge-side portion. The edge ring is configured to satisfy the relation of T2/T1>T4/T3. Where, T1 is a thickness of the edge ring, before plasma treatment, at a first position on the ramp surface of the inner edge-side portion, and T2 is a thickness of the edge ring, before plasma treatment, at a second position on the ramp surface of the outer edge-side portion. T3 is a thickness of the edge ring, after plasma treatment, at the first position, and T4 is a thickness of the edge ring, after plasma treatment, at the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Toshifumi Ishida, Yusuke Saitoh