Patents by Inventor Akio Kobayashi
Akio Kobayashi 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).
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Patent number: 8094285Abstract: It is to suppress the interference of the reflected light easily and securely even in a highly fine liquid crystal display device. The reflection plate comprises recessed or protruded parts and a reflection film formed over the recessed or protruded parts. A unit shape of the recessed or protruded parts is a polygon, an arbitrary point other than a centroid of the polygon that constitutes the recessed or protrude part is placed at a position that meets with an orderly-mannered lattice point as an origin, and each of the unit-shape polygons is arranged at a position that is rotated randomly with respect to the origin.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Yasuki Kudo, Kenichirou Naka
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Patent number: 8093338Abstract: Provided is an eucommia-derived biopolymer, which is obtained by biologically decaying an eucommia to obtain an eucommia decomposition product, and washing the eucommia decomposition product. The biopolymer is obtained by such a convenient method, and contains mainly a trans-isoprenoid and has a relatively high molecular weight. Therefore, the biopolymer is solid and elastomeric, and is useful as an industrial material.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Zosen CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Nakazawa, Yoko Nakadozono, Akio Kobayashi, Shuntaro Maeta, Tuyoshi Takeda, Takeshi Bamba
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Patent number: 8075213Abstract: A medium transport apparatus includes a feeding roller configured to rotate around a rotational axis. A guide rail extends along the rotational axis. A slider is supported by the guide rail and movable along the rotational axis. A rotatable pinch roller is configured to clamp medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller to move the medium. A lever is connected to the pinch roller and movable to change a clamping state with respect to the medium between the feeding roller and the pinch roller. An arm is connected to the slider and configured to take an engaging position where the arm moves the lever to change the clamping state when the slider moves along the rotational axis and a standby position where the arm is not engaged with the lever when the slider moves along the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8072643Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) includes a bus (B1) and a bus (B2). A series of processes for creating YUV image data for HDTV is executed by means of a bus (B1) and an SDRAM (32). Furthermore, a series of processes for creating YUV image data for LCD monitor (66) is executed by means of a bus (B3) and an SDRAM (54). Here, the resolution of the YUV image data for HDTV is higher than that of the YUV image data for LCD monitor. That is, the bus (B1) and the SDRAM (32) are utilized for high-resolution moving image data processing, and the bus (B3) and the SDRAM 54 are utilized for low-resolution moving image data processing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Toru Asaeda, Hidefumi Okada, Mitsuaki Kurokawa
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Patent number: 7955444Abstract: A high tensile steel sheet having 980 MPa or higher tensile strength with excellent elongation and stretch-flange formability, suitable for the press-forming of complex cross sectional shape such as automobile parts, is manufactured by adjusting the steel to consist essential of a ferrite single phase structure, to precipitate carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V, of smaller than 10 nm of average particle size, in dispersed state, and to have an average composition of the carbide containing Ti, Mo, and V satisfying [V/(Ti+Mo+V)?0.3 (atomic ratio].Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: JFE Steel CorporationInventors: Tamako Ariga, Takeshi Yokota, Akio Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Seto
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Patent number: 7948650Abstract: A printer-plotter includes a guide rail, a first head, a second head, a driving device, a first connecting mechanism and a second connecting mechanism. The guide rail extends in a longitudinal direction. The first head is supported by the guide rail and movable along the longitudinal direction. The second head is supported by the guide rail and movable independently of the first head along the longitudinal direction. The driving device includes a driving force transmitting member and a driving mechanism configured to move the driving force transmitting member. The first connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the first head to the driving force transmitting member. The second connecting mechanism is configured to detachably connect the second head to the driving force transmitting member.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20110083230Abstract: According to this invention, a gene cluster involved in the non-mevalonate pathway of Hevea brasiliensis was obtained and nucleotide sequences of these genes were determined. The gene cluster according to this invention involved in the IPP biosynthesis in the non-mevalonate pathway is involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin E and carotenoids. Therefore, the Hevea brasiliensis obtained by introducing the gene cluster of the present invention can be expected to produce high-quality rubber with improved permanence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichiro FUKUSAKI, Tomoki Sando, Norie Watanabe, Akio Kobayashi, Teuku Tajuddin
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Patent number: 7919194Abstract: A high strength steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same has superior phosphatability properties and hot-dip galvannealed properties besides a tensile strength of 950 MPa or more and a high ductility, and also having a small variation in mechanical properties with the change in annealing conditions.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignees: JFE Steel Corporation, ThyssenKrupp Steel AGInventors: Kenji Kawamura, Taro Kizu, Shusaku Takagi, Kohei Hasegawa, Hiroshi Matsuda, Akio Kobayashi, Yasunobu Nagataki, Yasushi Tanaka, Thomas Heller, Brigitte Hammer, Jian Bian, Günter Stich, Rolf Bode, Brigitte Bode, legal representative
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Publication number: 20110003958Abstract: Provided is an eucommia-derived biopolymer, which is obtained by biologically decaying an eucommia to obtain an eucommia decomposition product, and washing the eucommia decomposition product. The biopolymer is obtained by such a convenient method, and contains mainly a trans-isoprenoid and has a relatively high molecular weight. Therefore, the biopolymer is solid and elastomeric, and is useful as an industrial material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihisa Nakazawa, Yoko Nakadozono, Akio Kobayashi, Shuntaro Maeta, Tuyoshi Takeda, Takeshi Bamba
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Publication number: 20100248157Abstract: It is to suppress the interference of the reflected light easily and securely even in a highly fine liquid crystal display device. The reflection plate comprises recessed or protruded parts and a reflection film formed over the recessed or protruded parts. A unit shape of the recessed or protruded parts is a polygon, an arbitrary point other than a centroid of the polygon that constitutes the recessed or protrude part is placed at a position that meets with an orderly-mannered lattice point as an origin, and each of the unit-shape polygons is arranged at a position that is rotated randomly with respect to the origin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Akio KOBAYASHI, Yasuki KUDO, Kenichirou NAKA
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Patent number: 7803985Abstract: According to this invention, a gene cluster involved in the non-mevalonate pathway of Hevea brasiliensis was obtained and nucleotide sequences of these genes were determined. The gene cluster according to this invention involved in the IPP biosynthesis in the non-mevalonate pathway is involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin E and carotenoids. Therefore, the Hevea brasiliensis obtained by introducing the gene cluster of the present invention can be expected to produce high-quality rubber with improved permanence.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Eiichiro Fukusaki, Tomoki Sando, Norie Watanabe, Akio Kobayashi, Teuku Tajuddin
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Patent number: 7789484Abstract: A printer-plotter includes first and second heads which are supported by a guide rail and are movable along a longitudinal direction of the guide rail, independently. A driving member is supported by the guide rail and configured to move along the longitudinal direction between the first head and the second head. A first connecting mechanism is configured to connect the first head to the driving member detachably. A second connecting mechanism is configured to connect the second head to the driving member detachably. The first head is connected to the driving member by the first connecting mechanism and the second head is separated from the driving member in order to make the first head operate. The second head is connected to the driving member by the second connecting mechanism and the first head is separated from the driving member in order to make the second head operate.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanori Takada, Tadanori Ipponyari, Eiji Miyashita, Tetsuharu Ikeda, Akio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20100218272Abstract: A method for increasing the amount of trans-1,4-polyisoprene contained in a plant, and a method for effectively producing trans-1,4-polyisoprene using a plant are provided. A long-chain trans-prenyl diphosphate synthase gene that comprises DNA having at least one base sequence selected from the group consisting of a base sequence from positions 88 to 1134 of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a complementary sequence thereof, a base sequence from positions 42 to 1088 of the base sequence of SEQ D NO: 3 or a complementary sequence thereof, and a base sequence from positions 91 to 1140 of the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 or a complementary sequence thereof are disclosed; as well as a plant transformed with an expression vector containing the gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihisa Nakazawa, Yoko Harada, Hirotaka Uefuji, Ren Chen, Takeshi Bamba, Akio Kobayashi, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Kazumasa Hirata, Koichiro Gyokusen
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Patent number: 7780291Abstract: A wavefront aberration compensating apparatus includes: a deformable mirror which compensates a wavefront aberration of a light flux entered, the deformable mirror including a plurality of electrodes, and a thin-film mirror which changes a configuration thereof in accordance with a voltage value applied to each of the electrodes; an optical system provided with the deformable mirror, and including an object subjected to aberration compensation; a wavefront sensor which receives the light flux traveled through the object and the deformable mirror, and which measures the wavefront aberration of the light flux; and a controller configured to calculate the voltage value applied to each of the electrodes, on the basis of differences, from a signal outputted from the wavefront sensor, between application points on the thin-film mirror and target points both corresponding to the electrodes, respectively, and to repeat compensation of the configuration of the thin-film mirror of the deformable mirror on the basis ofType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCONInventors: Noriko Saito, Akio Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kawashima
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Publication number: 20100206439Abstract: A high strength hot rolled thick steel sheet has a tensile strength of 440 to 640 MPa, preferably 490 to 590 MPa, and an elongation of 20% or more; is excellent in uniformity in a sheet thickness direction and in strength and toughness after heat treatment; and is suitably used for structural components of automobiles, construction machines, and the like, and a method for manufacturing the hot rolled thick steel sheet. A steel material having a composition including C: 0.10 to 0.20%, Ti: 0.01 to 0.15%, B: 0.0010 to 0.0050%, and proper amounts of Si, Mn, Al, P, S, and N is hot-rolled at a finisher delivery temperature of 820 to 880° C. in finish rolling, is cooled at a cooling rate of 15 to 50° C./s until a temperature reaches a cooling stop temperature of 500 to 600° C., and is coiled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Seto, Nobuyuki Nakamura, Akio Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7773173Abstract: It is to suppress the interference of the reflected light easily and securely even in a highly fine liquid crystal display device. The reflection plate comprises recessed or protruded parts and a reflection film formed over the recessed or protruded parts. A unit shape of the recessed or protruded parts is a polygon, an arbitrary point other than a centroid of the polygon that constitutes the recessed or protrude part is placed at a position that meets with an orderly-mannered lattice point as an origin, and each of the unit-shape polygons is arranged at a position that is rotated randomly with respect to the origin.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Akio Kobayashi, Yasuki Kudo, Kenichirou Naka
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Publication number: 20100186109Abstract: It is a subject of this invention to isolate a gene group of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin E of Para rubber tree, and to determine the base sequence of each gene. According to this invention, genes encoding enzymes involved in the vitamin E biosynthesis were isolated from Para rubber tree and the base sequences of these genes were determined. Since vitamin E is an antioxidant existing in nature, it is expected that transformation of a plant by using the genes obtained in the invention would result in an increase in the vitamin E content of the plant and, in its turn, contribute to the prevention of rubber from aging.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicants: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, Badan Pengkajian Dan Penerapan TeknologiInventors: Tomoki Sando, Norie Watanabe, Koichiro Tamaizumi, Eiichiro Fukuzaki, Akio Kobayashi, Haska Nadirman, Purbowasito Wahyu
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Publication number: 20100186111Abstract: According to the present invention, a gene cluster encoding various kinds of prenyl transferase of Hevea brasiliensis is obtained, and the nucleotide sequences of these genes are determined. The prenyl transferases are involved in the biosynthesis of isoprene backbone of natural rubber. Therefore, improvement of productivity of rubber can be expected, by transforming plants by the gene cluster obtained in the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichiro FUKUSAKI, Tomoki Sando, Norie Watanabe, Akio Kobayashi, Nadirman Haska
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Patent number: 7744220Abstract: A deformable mirror device includes a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a first face of the support member facing to the substrate to a second face of the support member opposite from the first face; a deformable electrode film formed below the first face of the support member so as to be opposed to the electrodes with a distance and so as to cover the opening; an insulation film provided between the deformable electrode film and the support member; and a reflection film provided on a face of the deformable electrode film opposite from the electrodes so as to overlap the opening. The electrodes are electrically insulated each other by a plurality of grooves radially extending from a region which includes a position corresponding to a center of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kabushiki Kaisha TopconInventors: Kei Masunishi, Akihiro Koga, Ryo Furukawa, Osamu Nishimura, Akio Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kawashima
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Patent number: 7740357Abstract: A deformable mirror device includes a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a first face of the support member facing to the substrate to a second face of the support member opposite from the first face; a deformable electrode film formed below the first face of the support member so as to be opposed to the electrodes with a distance and so as to cover the opening; an insulation film provided between the deformable electrode film and the support member; a reflection film provided on a face of the deformable electrode film opposite from the electrodes so as to overlap the opening; and a plurality of through holes passing through the reflection film and the deformable electrode film and disposed so as to overlap the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kabushiki Kaisha TopconInventors: Kei Masunishi, Akihiro Koga, Ryo Furukawa, Osamu Nishimura, Akio Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Kawashima