Patents Assigned to National University Corporation NARA Institute of Science and Technology
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Publication number: 20230339111Abstract: A trajectory generation device includes an acquisition unit, a clustering unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires successful trajectory information and failed trajectory information that are trajectory information representing sequences of states of a controlled object being taught by a teacher. The successful trajectory information is trajectory information when a task performed by the controlled object is successful, and the failed trajectory information is trajectory information when the task is failed. From the states of the controlled object belonging to the successful trajectory information and the states belonging to the failed trajectory information, the clustering unit generates clusters of successful classes of the states.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicants: OMRON CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Masashi Hamaya, Takamitsu Matsubara
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Patent number: 11702438Abstract: A nanoribbon includes a structure represented by a structural formula (8), where g, p, q, r, s, t, and u are mutually independent and are integers greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are mutually independent and are one of a hydrogen atom, a substituent, an alkyl moiety, a phenyl moiety, and a halogen atom, and A denotes a hydrogen atom or an aryl group.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: FUJITSU LIMITED, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hideyuki Jippo, Manabu Ohtomo, Hironobu Hayashi, Hiroko Yamada
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Publication number: 20230204802Abstract: A ceramic scintillator according to the present embodiment has a composition represented by (Lu1-xPrx) a (Al1-yGay) bO12, wherein x, y, a, and b in the composition respectively satisfy 0.005?x?0.025, 0.3?y?0.7, 2.8?a?3.1, and 4.8?b?5.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicants: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Daichi USUI, Makoto HAYASHI, Takayuki YANAGIDA, Noriaki KAWAGUCHI, Takumi KATO, Daisuke NAKAUCHI, Hiromi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20220332743Abstract: A nanoribbon includes a structure represented by a structural formula (8), where g, p, q, r, s, t, and u are mutually independent and are integers greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are mutually independent and are one of a hydrogen atom, a substituent, an alkyl moiety, a phenyl moiety, and a halogen atom, and A denotes a hydrogen atom or an aryl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hideyuki Jippo, Manabu Ohtomo, Hironobu Hayashi, Hiroko Yamada
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Patent number: 11401291Abstract: A nanoribbon includes a structure represented by a structural formula (8), where g, p, q, r, s, t, and u are mutually independent and are integers greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are mutually independent and are one of a hydrogen atom, a substituent, an alkyl moiety, a phenyl moiety, and a halogen atom, and A denotes a hydrogen atom or as aryl group.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: FUJITSU LIMITED, National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hideyuki Jippo, Manabu Ohtomo, Hironobu Hayashi, Hiroko Yamada
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Patent number: 11276194Abstract: Provided are a method and a device that can efficiently generate a training dataset.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Keita Tomochika, Takuya Kiyokawa, Tsukasa Ogasawara, Jun Takamatsu, Ming Ding
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Patent number: 11246966Abstract: An antimicrobial article, a cell culture article, an antithrombotic article, or a biopharmaceutical article that can reduce adhesion of proteins, blood components, cells, or bacteria containing a copolymer that contains a polymerized unit (A) represented by —CH2—CHOH— and a polymerized unit (B) represented by —CH2—CX2—, wherein Xs are the same as or different from each other, and are each an alkyl group having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, and optionally containing an oxygen atom between carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, and optionally containing a hetero atom between carbon atoms, a siloxy group having a carbon number of 3 or greater, an ester group containing an aromatic ring or an alkyl group and having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, or H, excluding those in which both Xs are H.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ando, Masayasu Totani, Masao Tanihara, Shota Shibutani, Yoshito Tanaka, Takuma Kawabe, Haruhiko Mohri
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Publication number: 20210317246Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent for fibers containing a bottle brush polymer having a structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1 is H or CH3; R2 is a divalent organic group; R3 is a polymer chain having a structure represented by the following formula (2) (wherein R4 is H or CH3; R5 is a C16-C40 monovalent hydrocarbon group; and n is an integer of 10 to 1000); and m is an integer of 10 to 5000:Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTDInventors: Tsuyoshi ANDO, Kayo TERADA, Nobuo MURASE, Shota SHIBUTANI, Yoshito TANAKA, Takuma KAWABE, Ikuo YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 11123324Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition to be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of allergic diseases. More specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition to be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of allergic diseases, which contains a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells. As a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells, a PKC activator can be used. In addition, a composition containing a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells can also be useful as a mucosal adjuvant.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: NOSTER INC., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Reiko Shinkura, Kota Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11119451Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including a plurality of agents that each set some devices among a plurality of devices provided in a facility to be target devices, wherein each of the plurality of agents includes a state acquiring section that acquires state data indicating a state of the facility; a control condition acquiring section that acquires control condition data indicating a control condition of each target device; and a learning processing section that uses learning data including the state data and the control condition data to perform learning processing of a model that outputs recommended control condition data indicating a control condition recommended for each target device in response to input of the state data.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignees: Yokogawa Electric Corporation, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Takamitsu Matsubara, Yunduan Cui, Lingwei Zhu, Hiroaki Kanokogi, Morihiro Fujisaki, Go Takami, Yota Furukawa
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Publication number: 20210246462Abstract: An isolated expression enhancer active in a plant, portion of a plant or plant cell, the expression enhancer is provided. The isolated expression enhancer may be selected from the group consisting of nbMT78 (SEQ ID NO:1); nbATL75 (SEQ ID NO:2); nbDJ46 (SEQ ID NO:3); nbCHP79 (SEQ ID NO:4); nbEN42 (SEQ ID NO:5); atHSP69 (SEQ ID NO:6); atGRP62 (SEQ ID NO:7); atPK65 (SEQ ID NO:8); atRP46 (SEQ ID NO:9); nb30S72 (SEQ ID NO:10); nbGT61 (SEQ ID NO:11); nbPV55 (SEQ ID NO:12); nbPPI43 (SEQ ID NO:13); nbPM64 (SEQ ID NO:14); and nbH2A86 (SEQ ID NO:15). Methods for using the isolated expression enhancer are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicants: Medicago Inc., National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Mitsubishi TanabePhatmaCorporationInventors: Pierre-Oliver LAVOIE, Marc-Andre D'AOUST, Ko KATO, Shotaro YAMASAKI
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Patent number: 10955323Abstract: To provide a method whereby viscoelasticity of an object can be measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion in a short time. By this method, elastic waves and light are radiated to an object and the viscoelasticity of an object is measured nondestructively and in non-contact fashion using a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the surface of the object. Specifically, the present invention has an elastic wave transmission step for pressurizing or exciting the object by elastic waves and causing a minute displacement of the object surface shape, a photoirradiation step for radiating light to the minutely displaced object surface, an image acquisition step for acquiring a shadow change based on a change in the direction of a line normal to the object surface, and a viscoelasticity estimation step for processing an image of the acquired shadow change and calculating a viscoelasticity.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Takahito Aoto, Yasuhiro Mukaigawa
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Publication number: 20200277319Abstract: A nanoribbon includes a structure represented by a structural formula (8), where q, p, q, r, s, t, and u are mutually independent and are integers greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are mutually independent and are one of a hydrogen. atom, a substituent, an alkyl moiety, a phenyl moiety, and a halogen atom, and A denotes a hydrogen atom or as aryl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hideyuki Jippo, Manabu Ohtomo, Hironobu Hayashi, Hiroko Yamada
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Publication number: 20200246512Abstract: An antimicrobial article, a cell culture article, an antithrombotic article, or a biopharmaceutical article that can reduce adhesion of proteins, blood components, cells, or bacteria containing a copolymer that contains a polymerized unit (A) represented by —CH2—CHOH— and a polymerized unit (B) represented by —CH2—CX2—, wherein Xs are the same as or different from each other, and are each an alkyl group having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, and optionally containing an oxygen atom between carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, and optionally containing a hetero atom between carbon atoms, a siloxy group having a carbon number of 3 or greater, an ester group containing an aromatic ring or an alkyl group and having a linear, branched, or cyclic structure, or H, excluding those in which both Xs are H.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTDInventors: Tsuyoshi ANDO, Masayasu TOTANI, Masao TANIHARA, Shota SHIBUTANI, Yoshito TANAKA, Takuma KAWABE, Haruhiko MOHRI
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Patent number: 10711097Abstract: A polylactide derivative according to the present invention is expressed by the following general formula (1) or general formula (2): In general formula (1), one of X1-X5 is an aldehyde group, one of the other four is an alkoxy group, and the other three are hydrogen atoms. In general formula (2), one of R1-R3 is selected from a chlorine atom, fluorine atom, aldehyde group, alkoxy group, alkyl group and ester, while the other two are selected from the chlorine atom, fluorine atom, aldehyde group, alkoxy group, alkyl group, ester, and hydrogen atom.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hiroharu Ajiro, Kai Kan, Mitsuru Akashi
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Patent number: 10628916Abstract: An image generating apparatus for generating an output image based on an input panorama image, includes a parameter input unit inputting an output range parameter and a correction parameter, the output range parameter designating an output range in the panorama image, the correction parameter designating a correction part to be corrected in the output image; and an image correction unit correcting the correction part designated by the correction parameter in the output image. Further, the image correction unit calculates a similarity between the correction part and peripheral pixels and corrects the correction part based on the similarity and the peripheral pixels, and the output image is generated from the output range of the panorama image and is the panorama image corrected by the correction.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Daisuke Nakagawa, Norihiko Kawai, Tomokazu Sato, Naokazu Yokoya
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Patent number: 10614168Abstract: A translation apparatus that can perform translation based on a correct syntax, a syntax evaluation apparatus employed in the translation apparatus, a syntax evaluation method, and a syntax evaluation program are provided. A syntax evaluation unit 13 includes a grammatical element guessing part 131 that guesses a grammatical element that should be connected before and after or after a word string indicated by first fragment data, and a grammatical element complementing part 132 that complements, based on the guessing result of the grammatical element guessing part 131, the first fragment data as necessary to generate second fragment data. When the grammatical element guessing part 131 guesses a grammatical element, the grammatical element complementing part 132 complements, at a location to which the grammatical element of the word string indicated by the first fragment data should be connected, a tag indicating the grammatical element in order to generate the second fragment data.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yusuke Oda, Graham Neubig, Sakriani Sakti, Tomoki Toda, Satoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10614992Abstract: Provided is a compact device which captures, over a large solid angle range, electrically charged particles emitted from a point source and parallelizes the trajectories of said charged particles. The present invention is configured from: an electrostatic lens comprising a plurality of axisymmetric electrodes (10-14) and an axisymmetric aspherical mesh (2) which has a surface that is concave away from the point source; and a flat collimator plate (3) positioned coaxially with the electrostatic lens. The acceptance angle for the electrically charged particles generated from a point source (7) is ±30° or greater. The shape of the aspherical mesh (2), and the potentials and the positions of a ground electrode (10) and application electrodes (11-15) are adjusted so that the trajectories of the electrically charged particles are substantially parallelized by the electrostatic lens. The electrostatic lens and the flat collimator plate are positioned on a common axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: National University Corporation Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Fumihiko Matsui, Hiroyuki Matsuda
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Patent number: 10475934Abstract: A thin film transistor having a high operation speed with a field effect mobility greater than 20 cm2/Vs and a method for manufacturing the same, and a semiconductor device having the same are provided. A thin film transistor in which a gate electrode, a gate insulating film and an oxide semiconductor film are laminated on a substrate, a source region and a drain region are respectively formed in outer portions of the oxide semiconductor film in the width direction, and a channel region is formed in a region between the source region and the drain region; and a source electrode is connected to the source region, while a drain electrode is connected to the drain region. The gate insulating film contains fluorine; and the ratio of the width W of the channel region to the length L thereof, namely W/L is less than 8.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, NISSIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukiharu Uraoka, Haruka Yamazaki, Mami Fujii, Eiji Takahashi
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Patent number: 10367130Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a dopant composition-nanomaterial composite, which method makes it possible to simply and efficiently change a Seebeck coefficient value of a nanomaterial. This manufacture method of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) putting a dopant composition in contact with a nanomaterial in a solvent; (b) drying a mixture obtained in the step (a) so as to remove the solvent, the dopant composition containing a given anion and an onium ion.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nonoguchi, Tsuyoshi Kawai, Fumihiko Kamikonya, Kenji Ohashi, Kazuhiro Takeda