Patents by Inventor Akira Uchiyama
Akira Uchiyama 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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Publication number: 20240013261Abstract: A content control device includes a reception unit configured to receive sales data transmitted from a terminal of a store, a first calculation unit configured to obtain a sales amount, which is a sum of prices for first products sold, as target products, on the basis of the received sales data, and to obtain an inventory quantity of the first products, a determination unit configured to determine a magnitude relationship between at least one of the sales amount and the inventory quantity and a reference value, a control unit configured to determine a display level for displaying contents related to the first products and contents related to second products that is different from the first products in a display region according to a result of the determination, and a second calculation unit configured to output instructions to display the contents related to the first products and the contents related to the second products in a display region according to a display level determined by the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11865794Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg that has high impact resistance despite being an all-carbon-fiber FRP (CFRP), the prepreg moreover enabling a molding time to be set to five minutes or less and making it possible to reduce molding costs. This prepreg is obtained by impregnating carbon fiber with a matrix resin comprising a mixture of a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin, and a curing agent, wherein: the thermoplastic resin is a phenoxy resin; the thermosetting resin is a urethane acrylate resin; the thermoplastic resin and the thermosetting resin are compounded in a mass ratio of 15:85-35:65 (thermoplastic resin/thermosetting resin); and the curing agent causes cross-linking to occur due to a radical polymerization reaction, and is formed so as to include first and second peroxides having mutually different initiation temperatures, initiation of the second peroxide starting at a temperature at which termination of the first peroxide occurs.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Uchiyama, Hiroshi Tanaka, Masaaki Hirai
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Publication number: 20230110200Abstract: An advertisement delivery system includes a calculation unit and a display processing unit. The calculation unit calculates an advertisement switching time on the basis of a time of departure from a facility or a time at which a destination within the facility should be reached in accordance with detection of a prescribed trigger event. The display processing unit displays an advertisement in a prescribed display area. Also, the display processing unit displays an advertisement associated with the facility in the prescribed display area when a current time is not past the switching time and displays an advertisement not associated with the facility in the prescribed display area when the current time is past the switching time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11598680Abstract: A system includes first and second acquisition units that acquire first and second biological information of a target, and an estimation unit. The first acquisition unit includes at least one first sensor. The second acquisition unit includes at least one second sensor different from the at least one first sensor. The estimation unit estimates a thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. The estimation unit further estimates a first thermal comfort of the target based on the first biological information, and the thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. When the second acquisition unit does not acquire the second biological information, the estimation unit sets, as the thermal comfort of the target, the first thermal comfort that is corrected using previous thermal comfort of the target estimated by the estimation unit based on at least the second biological information previously acquired by the second acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Akira Uchiyama, Teruo Higashino, Hiroki Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20230022500Abstract: A content attribute acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of content attribute information respectively indicating attributes of a plurality of contents to be displayed before a main part of a movie. An order determination unit determines, using the plurality of pieces of content attribute information, a display order of the plurality of contents and outputs order information indicating the display order to a screening content generation device. A content storage unit stores the plurality of contents as well as the plurality of pieces of content attribute information. The content attribute acquisition unit acquires the plurality of pieces of content attribute information from the content storage unit, and also acquires the plurality of contents from the content storage unit. The order determination unit outputs to the screening content generation device, the order information together with the plurality of contents acquired from the content attribute acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20220383360Abstract: An acquirer acquires last date information and at least one of frequency information and money amount information. The last date information indicates a last store visit date when a customer last visited a store or a last purchase date when the customer last purchased a product at the store. The frequency information indicates at least one of a frequency with which the customer has visited the store and a frequency with which the customer has made a purchase at the store. The money amount information is information about an amount of money of products purchased by the customer at the store. A product selector selects a product whose advertisement is required to be presented to the customer using at least one of the frequency information and the money amount information. On the basis of the last date information, an information amount determiner sets a condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20220358372Abstract: A learning apparatus learns a quality of sleep of a sleeping person. The learning apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a learning unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires, as a state variable, a feature quantity related to a core body temperature of the sleeping person or a feature quantity related to a skin temperature of the sleeping person. The learning unit learns the state variable and the quality of sleep in association with each other. The generation unit generates, based on a learning result of the learning unit, a learning model that receives, as an input, the feature quantity related to the core body temperature at sleep onset of the sleeping person. or the feature quantity related to the skin temperature and infers the quality of sleep of the sleeping person at the sleep onset of the sleeping person.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Yuki NISHIKAWA, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Shouta HORI, Akira UCHIYAMA, Teruo HIGASHINO
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Publication number: 20220261055Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is an electronic device connectable to an external device by using a communication device and capable of supplying and receiving power to and from the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2019Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20220146335Abstract: A system includes first and second acquisition units that acquire first and second biological information of a target, and an estimation unit. The first acquisition unit includes at least one first sensor. The second acquisition unit includes at least one second sensor different from the at least one first sensor. The estimation unit estimates a thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. The estimation unit further estimates a first thermal comfort of the target based on the first biological information, and the thermal comfort of the target based on the first and second biological information. When the second acquisition unit does not acquire the second biological information, the estimation unit sets, as the thermal comfort of the target, the first thermal comfort that is corrected using previous thermal comfort of the target estimated by the estimation unit based on at least the second biological information previously acquired by the second acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Akira UCHIYAMA, Teruo HIGASHINO, Hiroki YOSHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11328598Abstract: A parking lot guidance system includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether the parking lot is in a congested state based on a result of detection from a detection unit; a selection unit configured to select a predetermined number of empty spaces in the parking lot based on a determination from the determination unit; and a display unit configured to display the predetermined number of empty spaces. The selection unit selects the empty spaces from further inside in an extending direction of the vehicle passage in a first parking block which is a parking block including an empty space and being closer to a facility entrance provided at a position different from that of a parking lot entrance of the parking lot out of a plurality of parking blocks along a plurality of vehicle passages when the determination unit determines that the parking lot is in the congested state.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Akira Uchiyama
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Patent number: 11159761Abstract: A video display device that acquires video information including various signals required to display a video from an external device and displays a video based on the video information on a display screen includes: an operation receiving unit configured to receive an operation; an extraction unit configured to extract a signal of which a change in a signal value before and after the video information has changed is greater than a threshold value out of the various signals in case that the video information has changed and the operation is received by the operation receiving unit; an identification unit configured to identify an adjustment item of the display screen corresponding to the signal extracted by the extraction unit; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust a set value of the adjustment item identified by the identification unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventor: Akira Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20210281795Abstract: A video display device that acquires video information including various signals required to display a video from an external device and displays a video based on the video information on a display screen includes: an operation receiving unit configured to receive an operation; an extraction unit configured to extract a signal of which a change in a signal value before and after the video information has changed is greater than a threshold value out of the various signals in case that the video information has changed and the operation is received by the operation receiving unit; an identification unit configured to identify an adjustment item of the display screen corresponding to the signal extracted by the extraction unit; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust a set value of the adjustment item identified by the identification unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20210174683Abstract: A parking lot guidance system includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether the parking lot is in a congested state based on a result of detection from a detection unit; a selection unit configured to select a predetermined number of empty spaces in the parking lot based on a determination from the determination unit; and a display unit configured to display the predetermined number of empty spaces. The selection unit selects the empty spaces from further inside in an extending direction of the vehicle passage in a first parking block which is a parking block including an empty space and being closer to a facility entrance provided at a position different from that of a parking lot entrance of the parking lot out of a plurality of parking blocks along a plurality of vehicle passages when the determination unit determines that the parking lot is in the congested state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventor: Akira UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20210040283Abstract: The present invention provides a prepreg that has high impact resistance despite being an all-carbon-fiber FRP (CFRP), the prepreg moreover enabling a molding time to be set to five minutes or less and making it possible to reduce molding costs. This prepreg is obtained by impregnating carbon fiber with a matrix resin comprising a mixture of a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin, and a curing agent, wherein: the thermoplastic resin is a phenoxy resin; the thermosetting resin is a urethane acrylate resin; the thermoplastic resin and the thermosetting resin are compounded in a mass ratio of 15:85-35:65 (thermoplastic resin/thermosetting resin); and the curing agent causes cross-linking to occur due to a radical polymerization reaction, and is formed so as to include first and second peroxides having mutually different initiation temperatures, initiation of the second peroxide starting at a temperature at which termination of the first peroxide occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Arisawa MFG. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira UCHIYAMA, Hiroshi TANAKA, Masaaki HIRAI
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Publication number: 20200132236Abstract: The present invention provides a piping unit that facilitates downsizing of a cooler by decreasing the temperature of fluid to be introduced into the cooler without reducing the cooling effect of a cooler. A piping unit is for introduction of heated fluid into a cooler, the piping unit being formed from synthetic resin and including a heat exchange structure on an inner peripheral surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: ROKI CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahisa AKITA, Masaharu Hirai, Akira Uchiyama, Yuichiro Yano, Hidemasa Usui, Yuta Abe
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Patent number: 9500649Abstract: A method of determining the condition of the oral cavity in a subject is provided by using an analytical tool comprising the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the dental caries risk for a test sample obtained from the oral cavity, (B) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the periodontal disease risk for the test sample obtained from the oral cavity, and (C) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the degree of oral cleanliness for the test sample obtained from the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc.Inventors: Eiji Nishinaga, Akira Uchiyama, Naho Suzuki, Tetsu Fukasawa, Riichi Maki, Akio Okubo, Isao Fukuta
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Publication number: 20160280979Abstract: A resin composition for a flexible printed circuit board that can attain high adhesiveness and solder reflow resistance even if a base film having low dielectric properties is used, and that attains excellent electrical properties. The resin comprises a fluororesin and an isocyanate compound, wherein the fluororesin has a content of 1 to 50% by mass, and a hydroxyl equivalent of 300 to 5500 g/equivalent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Akira Uchiyama, Kazuo Yoshikawa, Makoto Tai, Nobuyuki Iwano
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Publication number: 20150038350Abstract: Means of determining the condition of the oral cavity in a subject is provided. The condition of the oral cavity in the subject is determined by using an analytical tool comprising the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the dental caries risk for a test sample obtained from the oral cavity, (B) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the periodontal disease risk for the test sample obtained from the oral cavity, and (C) a reagent for measuring one or more parameters that reflect the degree of oral cleanliness for the test sample obtained from the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: ARKRAY, INC.Inventors: Eiji Nishinaga, Akira Uchiyama, Naho Suzuki, Tetsu Fukasawa, Riichi Maki, Akio Okubo, Isao Fukuta
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Publication number: 20140190764Abstract: There is provided an air intake duct capable of fully achieving intake-air noise attenuation effect. The air intake duct has a duct wall section formed of resin in form of tube and configured to introduce external air into an internal combustion engine or alternate power supply system. The duct wall section is provided with a silencing member formed of a lamination of a surface layer formed of a non-woven fabric to which thermosetting resin is impregnated and a ventilation adjusting layer formed of an extendable paper material having a surface in which a plurality of concave and convex portions are formed, and the silencing member includes at least one pair of the surface layers on front and back surfaces of at least one pair of the ventilation adjusting layers, and an intermediate layer is formed between the paired ventilation adjusting layers, the intermediate layer being formed of a same material as that of the surface layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: ROKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Taketoshi Matsumoto, Akira Uchiyama, Tadayuki Onoda
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Publication number: 20130316170Abstract: A resin composition for a flexible printed circuit board that can attain high adhesiveness and solder reflow resistance even if a base film having low dielectric properties is used, and that attains excellent electrical properties. The resin comprises a fluororesin and an isocyanate compound, wherein the fluororesin has a content of 1 to 50% by mass, and a hydroxyl equivalent of 300 to 5500 g/equivalent.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Uchiyama, Kazuo Yoshikawa, Makoto Tai, Nobuyuki Iwano