Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kato

Yutaka Kato 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: 20240135692
    Abstract: An inspection model adapted to an environment of a site is generated with a lighter learning workload. A plurality of first element models different from each other in a specific feature are prepared. A second model is generated by adjusting at least one of the plurality of first element models to adapt to adjustment data different from training data of the model. From a set of element models including the plurality of first element models and the second element model, a plurality of the element models including at least one of the second element models are selected. An integrated model is generated by integrating the plurality of the element models selected. The integrated model outputs any of classes into which input data is classified based on presence or absence of all of a plurality of the specific features related to the plurality of the element models selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Masashi Kurita
  • Patent number: 11952661
    Abstract: A deposition method includes: forming an adsorption inhibiting region on an adsorption site formed on a substrate, by causing the adsorption site to adsorb adsorption inhibiting radicals by a predetermined amount; causing an area on the adsorption site, on which the adsorption inhibiting region is not formed, to adsorb a raw material gas; and depositing a film of a reaction product on the adsorption site by causing the raw material gas adsorbed on the adsorption site to react with a reactant gas activated by a plasma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kato, Kazumi Kubo, Yutaka Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240101759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following Formula. R1-[B]-[A]-CH2—R2—CH2-[C]-[D]-R3 (R2 is a perfluoropolyether chain; [A] is Formula (2-1); [B] is Formula (2-2); [C] is Formula (3-1); [D] is Formula (3-2); R3 is Formula (4); and R1 is a terminal group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Resonac Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke YAGYU, Tsuyoshi KATO, Naoya FUKUMOTO, Ayano ASANO, Masaki NANKO, Yutaka TANJI, Shoko UETAKE
  • Publication number: 20240101467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive glass in which a Li2SiO3 crystal is precipitated by exposure and heat treatment, in which the photosensitive glass has a value of Formula (A) described below of 0.50 or more and 0.75 or less, and the photosensitive glass has a dielectric loss tangent at 20° C. and 10 GHz of 0.0090 or less, [Li2O]/([Li2O]+[Na2O]+[K2O]) Formula (A), in Formula (A), [Li2O], [Na2O], and [K2O] respectively indicate contents of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O in the photosensitive glass in terms of mole percentage based on oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Takeyuki KATO, Yutaka KUROIWA, Nobuo INUZUKA, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240098891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit board for a high-frequency device, including: a glass substrate in which a crystal is precipitated and cuttable by etching, and which has a dielectric loss tangent at 20° C. and 10 GHz of 0.0090 or less, and relates to a high-frequency device including the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Takeyuki KATO, Yutaka KUROIWA, Nobuo INUZUKA, Hirofumi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240082812
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a porous body having excellent adsorption performance, an adsorbent including the porous body, and a method of removing a metal and/or a metal ion from a liquid to be treated, with the adsorbent, and, in order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a porous body having a co-continuous structure formed by: a ceramic skeleton including mesopores; and macropores, wherein a surface of the ceramic skeleton is modified by a metal- and/or metal ion-adsorbable nitrogen atom-containing group, wherein the nitrogen atom-containing group is at least one selected from a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, a quaternary ammonium group, an imino group, a nitrilo group and a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic group, and wherein an amount of the nitrogen atom-containing group contained in the porous body is 1.5 mmol/g or more and 5.4 mmol/g or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Takao OSAKO, Kazuhiko KATO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11914248
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photo-alignment copolymer which makes it possible to produce a photo-alignment film having excellent solvent resistance and liquid crystal aligning properties, and a photo-alignment film and an optical laminate produced using the photo-alignment copolymer. A photo-alignment copolymer of the invention is a photo-alignment copolymer having a repeating unit A including a photo-alignment group represented by Formula (A) and a repeating unit B including a crosslinkable group represented by Formula (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Nozoe, Takashi Iizumi, Kazushige Nakagawa, Takahiro Kato, Miho Asahi, Hirofumi Omura, Yuki Hirai
  • Patent number: 11881514
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable semiconductor device in which an influence on device characteristics can be reduced while improving a high temperature and high humidity bias resistance of a termination structure (termination region) of a chip by a relatively simple method. The semiconductor device includes an active region disposed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a termination region disposed on the main surface so as to surround the active region. The termination region includes an interlayer insulating film formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an organic protective film formed so as to cover the interlayer insulating film. An insulating film having a thickness of 100 nm or less and containing nitrogen is provided between the interlayer insulating film and the organic protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Tokumitsu, Masaki Shiraishi, Yutaka Kato, Tetsuo Oda
  • Patent number: 11843036
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable semiconductor device in which an influence on device characteristics can be reduced while improving a high temperature and high humidity bias resistance of a termination structure (termination region) of a chip by a relatively simple method. The semiconductor device includes an active region disposed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a termination region disposed on the main surface so as to surround the active region. The termination region includes an interlayer insulating film formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an organic protective film formed so as to cover the interlayer insulating film. An insulating film having a thickness of 100 nm or less and containing nitrogen is provided between the interlayer insulating film and the organic protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeo Tokumitsu, Masaki Shiraishi, Yutaka Kato, Tetsuo Oda
  • Publication number: 20230390214
    Abstract: An object is to provide an adhesive patch that is excellent in both percutaneous absorbability of a drug and adhesiveness to the skin. An adhesive patch of the present invention includes a backing and an adhesive layer integrally laminated on one side of the backing, the adhesive layer including a drug, levulinic acid, and an acrylic adhesive including an acrylic polymer (A) containing a vinyl-based monomer (I) moiety having a solubility parameter of 9 (cal/cm3)1/2 or more. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an adhesive patch that is excellent in both percutaneous absorbability of a drug and adhesiveness to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TOYOCHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto TERASHIMA, Yutaka KATO, Tomomi HOSHINO, Toshikazu KOMODA
  • Patent number: 11750902
    Abstract: An image sensor includes an imaging device, an optical system including a liquid lens, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the liquid lens, a heater that heats the liquid lens, a temperature adjuster that controls the heater to adjust the temperature of the liquid lens to a predetermined temperature, a nonvolatile memory storing property information about the liquid lens, a refractive power controller that determines, based on a target refractive power and the property information stored in the nonvolatile memory, an application voltage applicable to the liquid lens adjusted to have the predetermined temperature and applies the application voltage to the liquid lens to control a refractive power of the liquid lens to match the target refractive power, and an image processor. The optical system, the nonvolatile memory, and the temperature sensor are disconnectable from a body module including the refractive power controller and the image processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke Watanabe, Yasuhito Uetsuji, Yutaka Kato
  • Publication number: 20230222645
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus according to one or more embodiments extracts an attention area from a target image using a first estimation model, performs a computational process with a second estimation model using the extracted attention area, and determines whether a target product has a defect based on a computational result from the second estimation model. The first estimation model is generated based on multiple first training images of defect-free products in a target environment. The second estimation model is generated based on multiple second training images of defects. The computational process with the second estimation model includes generating multiple feature maps with different dimensions by projecting the target image into different spaces with lower dimensions. The extracted attention area is integrated into at least one of the multiple feature maps in the computational process with the second estimation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi KURITA, Sakon YAMAMOTO, Yuki HASEGAWA, Yuki HANZAWA, Shigenori NAGAE, Yutaka KATO
  • Patent number: 11619591
    Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes: an image capturing unit which captures images of an object; a transparent illumination unit which has a light-emitting surface which radiates light to the object and is configured to be able to control a light-emitting position on the light-emitting surface and a radiation direction of the light; and a control unit which is configured to control the image capturing unit and the illumination unit. The control unit causes the illumination unit to change the light-emitting position and the radiation direction, causes the image capturing unit to capture images of the object, identifies a light-emitting position and a radiation direction of the illumination unit when a measurement point of the surface of the object is illuminated from images of the object, and calculates a distance to the measurement point on the basis of the identified light-emitting position and the identified radiation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Shingo Inazumi
  • Patent number: 11567013
    Abstract: An image inspection device and a lighting device capable of setting an irradiation solid angle for each location of a visual field and capable of miniaturization are provided. The image inspection device includes a photographing portion that photographs the target, and a light transmissible lighting portion that is disposed between the target and the photographing portion and configured to irradiate light in a direction toward the target. The lighting portion includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that is arranged in a matrix form and configured to be capable of selectively emitting light, and an optical system configured to control irradiation directions of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light-emitting portions to be directions corresponding to positions of each of the plurality of light-emitting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Shingo Inazumi
  • Patent number: 11536667
    Abstract: The image inspection apparatus includes an image capturing unit which captures images of an object, a transparent illumination unit disposed between the object and the image capturing unit, and a control unit configured to control the image capturing unit and the illumination unit. The illumination unit radiates light to the object in a first direction and causes the light to scan and radiates light to the object in a second direction and causes the light to scan. The image capturing unit captures images of the object. The control unit identifies a light-emitting position of the illumination unit when a measurement point of the surface of the object is illuminated from images of the object captured, and calculates a distance to the measurement point on the basis of the identified light-emitting position, the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Kato, Shingo Inazumi
  • Publication number: 20220394164
    Abstract: An image sensor includes an imaging device, an optical system including a liquid lens, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the liquid lens, a heater that heats the liquid lens, a temperature adjuster that controls the heater to adjust the temperature of the liquid lens to a predetermined temperature, a nonvolatile memory storing property information about the liquid lens, a refractive power controller that determines, based on a target refractive power and the property information stored in the nonvolatile memory, an application voltage applicable to the liquid lens adjusted to have the predetermined temperature and applies the application voltage to the liquid lens to control a refractive power of the liquid lens to match the target refractive power, and an image processor. The optical system, the nonvolatile memory, and the temperature sensor are disconnectable from a body module including the refractive power controller and the image processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kosuke WATANABE, Yasuhito UETSUJI, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20220390925
    Abstract: The present invention can detect early an abnormality or signs of abnormality in a workpiece. A sensor system 1 is provided with: a first sensor 30a that measures a workpiece; a second sensor 30b that measures the workpiece in a relatively longer cycle than the first sensor 30a; and a master unit 10. The master unit 10 includes: an acquisition unit 11 that acquires data measured by the first sensor 30a and data measured by the second sensor 30b; and a generation unit 12 that generates learning data which is used for machine learning of a learning model and in which the acquired data of the first sensor 30a is regarded as input data and the acquired data of the second sensor 30b is regarded as label data indicating a property of the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke IIDA, Norihiro TOMAGO, Kohei TANISUE, Yutaka KATO, Masanori TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220248675
    Abstract: In production of crops of agriculture and horticulture or the like, damage caused by diseases is still large, and, due to factors such as occurrence of resistant diseases to existing drugs, development of new agrohorticultural fungicides is desired. The present invention provides an agrohorticultural fungicide and a method of use thereof, an active ingredient thereof being a compound represented by the general formula (I) or salts thereof: {wherein R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or (C1-C6)alkyl group or the like. R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or the like. R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or (C1-C6)alkyl group or the like. R4 denotes a (C1-C6)alkyl group, (C3-C6)cycloalkyl group or aryl group or the like. X1 and X2 denote a hydrogen atom or halogen atom or the like. Y denotes an oxygen atom.}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Naoya FUJITA, Yutaka KATO
  • Publication number: 20220199786
    Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable semiconductor device in which an influence on device characteristics can be reduced while improving a high temperature and high humidity bias resistance of a termination structure (termination region) of a chip by a relatively simple method. The semiconductor device includes an active region disposed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, and a termination region disposed on the main surface so as to surround the active region. The termination region includes an interlayer insulating film formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an organic protective film formed so as to cover the interlayer insulating film. An insulating film having a thickness of 100 nm or less and containing nitrogen is provided between the interlayer insulating film and the organic protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Tokumitsu, Masaki Shiraishi, Yutaka Kato, Tetsuo Oda
  • Patent number: 11368603
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device which has: an image input part configured to input a multi-spectral image which includes N (N is an integer of 4 or more) channels corresponding to N bands; a reference vector setting part configured to cause a user to set, as three reference vectors, three types of N-dimensional vectors having sensitivities of the respective N bands as elements; and a conversion part configured to convert the multi-spectral image into a 3-channel image including three channels by decomposing a spectral distribution of each pixel of the multi-spectral image on the basis of the three reference vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Kato