Patents Assigned to Utsunomiya University
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Patent number: 9612193Abstract: An ellipsometry system and a detection unit thereof are capable of achieving miniaturization and price reduction associated therewith. The ellipsometry system includes the detection unit that: has an optical polarization element; separates an interference polarization beam obtained by causing the object-reflected polarization beam and reference reflected polarization beam to interfere with each other into a plurality of interference polarization beams on a wavelength basis; and detects the respective separated polarization components in each wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Toyohiko Yatagai, Cense J. Abraham
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Patent number: 9612449Abstract: An axially symmetric polarization conversion element that converts incident light into an axially symmetric polarized beam includes a reflection section having a shape obtained by rotating the cross section of a Fresnel rhomb wave plate along the direction of an optical axis around an axis that is parallel to the optical axis. The axially symmetric polarization conversion element converts the incident light into an axially symmetric polarized beam by utilizing two Fresnel reflections by the reflection section.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignees: Saitama Medical University, Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Toshitaka Wakayama, Toru Yoshizawa, Yukitoshi Otani
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Patent number: 9282887Abstract: Provided is a three-dimensional retina image generator that can detect, in a precise manner, the scanning position displacement during scanning of the retina with a simple configuration and, as a result, and can obtain a high-quality retinal image with a reduced influence of speckle noise therein. In order to detect the movement of retina R, the three-dimensional retina image generator has: second light source unit 210 that outputs a line beam to be imaged on retina R; positional displacement detector 220 that detects the line beam reflected from retina R and that detects the “displacement” of the scanning position during scanning of retina R; and dichroic mirror 230 that causes the line beam to propagate along the same light path as that of the object light scanning beam in inspection unit 140.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Abraham J. Cense, Roy de Kinkelder
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Patent number: 9039175Abstract: An optical coherence eye-fundus tomography device has a high resolution and a good operability, as well as be miniaturized and be produced at a low cost. The optical coherence eye-fundus tomography device includes: a light source unit which emits a source light beam; a reference-light unit which reflects a reference light beam; an inspection unit which illuminates an object with an object scanning light beam, reflected the object scanning light beam; and a detection unit which obtains a tomographic image of the object on the basis of the interference light beam produced by interfering the reflected reference light beam with the reflected object light beam. For example, the light source unit emits the outgoing light beam that has a depth of focus of not less than 300 ?m, and resolution that is 6 ?m×6 ?m or higher in a planar direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the outgoing light beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Toyohiko Yatagai, Cense J. Abraham
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Patent number: 8966881Abstract: It is possible to provide a device and a method for combusting particulate substances which particulate matters discharged from an internal combustion engine can be effectively combusted, and the device configuration is simple and does not become large and heavy.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventor: Takeshi Nagasawa
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Patent number: 8825257Abstract: An autonomous navigation method is a method of causing a mobile body (100) to autonomously navigate while comparing environmental magnetism data obtained in advance by measuring magnetism generated along a navigation path on which the mobile body (100) navigates and measured magnetism detected by actually measuring the magnetism generated along the navigation path when the mobile body (100) navigates along the navigation path. The method includes a step (a) of detecting first measured magnetism and second measured magnetism in different positions on the mobile body (100) and a step (b) of causing the mobile body (100) to autonomously navigate on the basis of the second measured magnetism detected by a magnetism sensor (103), which is not affected by unexpected magnetism (G) not included in the environmental magnetism data, and the environmental magnetism data.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Koichi Ozaki, Rahok Samann
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Publication number: 20140227230Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of controlling TYLCV whereby the infection cycle of TYLCV can be broken. The present invention provides a novel virus that is not transmitted by an insect vector as a tomato yellow leaf curl virus. The present invention also provides a method of controlling a tomato yellow leaf curl disease and a method of preventing transmission of a yellow leaf curl virus by using a tomato yellow leaf curl virus not transmitted by an insect vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicants: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY, KIKKOMAN CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Atarashi, Toshiro Inoue, Haruki Sayama, Hisashi Nishigawa, Tamotsu Murai, Tomohide Natsuaki
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Publication number: 20140192364Abstract: An ellipsometry system and a detection unit thereof are capable of achieving miniaturization and price reduction associated therewith. The ellipsometry system includes the detection unit that: has an optical polarization element; separates an interference polarization beam obtained by causing the object-reflected polarization beam and reference reflected polarization beam to interfere with each other into a plurality of interference polarization beams on a wavelength basis; and detects the respective separated polarization components in each wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Toyohiko Yatagai, Cense J. Abraham
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Patent number: 8716501Abstract: [Problem] There is provided a method for producing an oxygen-containing compound safely and with improved reaction efficiency, in which an undesired peroxide is unlikely to be produced, and efficient heat exchange of the ozonization can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventor: Masaaki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20130282222Abstract: An autonomous navigation method is a method of causing a mobile body (100) to autonomously navigate while comparing environmental magnetism data obtained in advance by measuring magnetism generated along a navigation path on which the mobile body (100) navigates and measured magnetism detected by actually measuring the magnetism generated along the navigation path when the mobile body (100) navigates along the navigation path. The method includes a step (a) of detecting first measured magnetism and second measured magnetism in different positions on the mobile body (100) and a step (b) of causing the mobile body (100) to autonomously navigate on the basis of the second measured magnetism detected by a magnetism sensor (103), which is not affected by unexpected magnetism (G) not included in the environmental magnetism data, and the environmental magnetism data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Koichi Ozaki, Rahok Samann
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Patent number: 8481753Abstract: A method for manufacturing isoindolic compound, which can adopt a condition capable of being put to industrially practical use, which can produce stable isoindolic compound, and which can further produce the isoindolic compound with a high yield. The method for manufacturing isoindolic compound includes a thermal treatment step where a compound of which molecule includes a structure of pyrrole fused with bicyclo [2.2.2] octadiene skeleton, and includes a formula (I): is subjected to a supercritical carbon dioxide atmosphere. The thermal treatment step is preferably performed at a temperature of not less than 50° C. and not more than 300° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Satoshi Ito, Naotsugu Itoh, Takafumi Sato
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Patent number: 8389642Abstract: A method of treating a polymer includes oxidatively treating the polymer including a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of higher than 140° C. and lower than 200° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Toshiharu Goto, Masaaki Yoshida, Ryosuke Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120147326Abstract: An optical coherence eye-fundus tomography device has a high resolution and a good operability, as well as be miniaturized and be produced at a low cost. The optical coherence eye-fundus tomography device includes: a light source unit which emits a source light beam; a reference-light unit which reflects a reference light beam; an inspection unit which illuminates an object with an object scanning light beam, reflected the object scanning light beam; and a detection unit which obtains a tomographic image of the object on the basis of the interference light beam produced by interfering the reflected reference light beam with the reflected object light beam. For example, the light source unit emits the outgoing light beam that has a depth of focus of not less than 300 ?m, and resolution that is 6 ?m×6 ?m or higher in a planar direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the outgoing light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Toyohiko Yatagai, Cense J. Abraham
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Publication number: 20120124969Abstract: It is possible to provide a device and a method for combusting particulate substances which particulate matters discharged from an internal combustion engine can be effectively combusted, and the device configuration is simple and does not become large and heavy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventor: Takeshi Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20120053354Abstract: [Problem] There is provided a method for producing an oxygen-containing compound safely and with improved reaction efficiency, in which an undesired peroxide is unlikely to be produced, and efficient heat exchange of the ozonization can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Utsunomiya UniversityInventor: Masaaki Yoshida
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Patent number: 8107075Abstract: An optical characteristic measuring apparatus includes an optical system 10 including first and second carrier retarders 24 and 32 having the retardations being known and differing from each other. The optical characteristic measuring apparatus performs: a spectrum extraction process of extracting a plurality of spectral peaks from a frequency spectrum obtained by analyzing a light intensity signal detected by light-receiving/spectroscopic means; and an optical characteristic element calculation process of calculating an optical characteristic element representing optical characteristics of a measurement target based on the spectral peaks and the retardations of the first and second carrier retarders.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Yukitoshi Otani, Toshitaka Wakayama
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Publication number: 20110172371Abstract: A method of treating a polymer includes oxidatively treating the polymer including a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of higher than 140° C. and lower than 200° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicants: HITACHI CABLE, LTD., UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Toshiharu GOTO, Masaaki YOSHIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 6958487Abstract: A mesa-shaped superconducting-superlattice structure is formed and adhered with epoxy onto a dielectric substrate where plural superconducting layers and plural insulating layers are naturally and alternately stacked. A ?/4 micro strip line (which means the length of the strip line is one-fourth of the wavelength of a microwave to be introduced) is electrically connected via a metallic film onto the mesa structural portion of the superconducting-superlattice structure, and a metallic electrode is electrically connected to the additional mesa structural portion of the superconducting-superlattice structure via a metallic film.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Utsunomiya UniversityInventors: Akinobu Irie, Ginichiro Oya
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Publication number: 20050166207Abstract: Provided is a self-optimizing computer system that can achieve ultimate optimization (improvement in the speed) by preparing a mechanism that can observe the behavior of the program execution in the self-optimizing computer system and optimize dynamically depending on the execution behavior of program. The self-optimizing computer system comprising multiple processing units, characterized in that each of the processing units operates as at least one of an operation processing unit for executing a program, an observation processing unit for observing the behavior of the program under execution, an optimization processing unit for performing an optimization process according to the observation result of the observation processing unit, and a resource management processing unit for performing a resource management process of whole of the system such as a change of the contents of execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Takanobu Baba, Takashi Yokota, Kanemitsu Otsu
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Publication number: 20030209706Abstract: A mesa-shaped superconducting-superlattice structure is formed and adhered with epoxy onto a dielectric substrate where plural superconducting layers and plural insulating layers are naturally and alternately stacked. A &lgr;/4 micro strip line (which means the length of the strip line is one-fourth of the wavelength of a microwave to be introduced) is electrically connected via a metallic film onto the mesa structural portion of the superconducting-superlattice structure, and a metallic electrode is electrically connected to the additional mesa structural portion of the superconducting-superlattice structure via a metallic film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Applicant: UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITYInventors: Akinobu Irie, Ginichiro Oya